Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Rob on November 25, 2009, 11:32:22 AM
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Well, a new job has both kept me out of the field and off the board - just to slammed.
Washington was not kind to me in the three days i was able to be out hunting, but my Dad and i did get a couple of decent Mulies in Wyoming (I made sure when I took the job that I could take 2 days to hunt with Dad-that annual trip is a top priority!)
We went in early October. It was 16 degrees with 30 mph sustained wind on the tops of the hills and gusts over that. I snuck around a ridge line and managed to get a 75 yard shot on mine, and Dad took an amazing 325 yard shot from the top of a hill into a valley to get his-not too bad for a guy pushing 74 with two new knees and a new ankle! Note the blond shoulder on his buck. kinda odd.
We did Pronghorn the day before. Slim pickings this year due to a spring storm that put the hurt on the prongs-we normally have 200 to 500 animals to look over. I think we saw 40. The weather was much nicer that day! limited wind and temps in the 20's with some sun.
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Those are great looking animals, way to go! I agree that is a very interesting mark on your dad's buck. I've never seen one with blonde like that. Where abouts in Wyoming were you guys hunting?
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He is having the hide tanned due to the unusual blond spot.
We were North of Gillette, near a place (I hesitate to call the two buildings a town) called Spotted Horse if you know the area.
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:tup:
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Great Job...very nice bucks and probably an even better time by the looks of it. :brew:
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Congrats! Trips with the "more experienced" are always memorable.
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great hunt and photos.... :tup: