RidgeRunner76
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Going put this in the deer section since that was the majority of the animals killed.
2016 was an pretty long and epic season. Not so much due to the animals taken, but more so the amount of time afield I was able to spend with my family and a few great friends. The pics are not the greatest as my DSLR was stolen by my daughters as they have a photography class this year. Hence all of the pics were either taken with cell phones or a Point and Shoot.
I'll try not to use much commentary and just let the pictures speak about most the hunt. I'll just try and caption things to keep the timelines and describe the scene.
We'll start with the 2nd Rifle season here in CO. My cousin and I drew bull tags, and he and my dad also had buck tags. This is the same unit we drew last year. Cousin ended up getting his tag as someone turned it in and didn't want to hunt. Otherwise it is a 6 year wait for a buck tag. Along with us was a friend from CO that also got a turned in tag for a buck. While the elk were there none of us connected. We did however take three 4pt bucks and had an excellent time.
Here is a bull that was found the night before the opener.
He was pushing 29 cows still. My cousin and I hunted him for several days, but were always 1 ridge too far(700+ yards) and a dollar short. The last night of the season my dad shot his buck 2 hours before dark, and while he was taking care of him I hiked in around the ridge and found a lone bull in the 350"+ range. Unfortunately end of legal shooting light left my at 587 yards with no time and no shot opportunity. Was one hell of a rush.
Onto the pics..
Bucks we saw that I could get photo's of
My cousin scored on this buck the 1st night right at sundown
2016 was an pretty long and epic season. Not so much due to the animals taken, but more so the amount of time afield I was able to spend with my family and a few great friends. The pics are not the greatest as my DSLR was stolen by my daughters as they have a photography class this year. Hence all of the pics were either taken with cell phones or a Point and Shoot.
I'll try not to use much commentary and just let the pictures speak about most the hunt. I'll just try and caption things to keep the timelines and describe the scene.
We'll start with the 2nd Rifle season here in CO. My cousin and I drew bull tags, and he and my dad also had buck tags. This is the same unit we drew last year. Cousin ended up getting his tag as someone turned it in and didn't want to hunt. Otherwise it is a 6 year wait for a buck tag. Along with us was a friend from CO that also got a turned in tag for a buck. While the elk were there none of us connected. We did however take three 4pt bucks and had an excellent time.
Here is a bull that was found the night before the opener.
He was pushing 29 cows still. My cousin and I hunted him for several days, but were always 1 ridge too far(700+ yards) and a dollar short. The last night of the season my dad shot his buck 2 hours before dark, and while he was taking care of him I hiked in around the ridge and found a lone bull in the 350"+ range. Unfortunately end of legal shooting light left my at 587 yards with no time and no shot opportunity. Was one hell of a rush.
Onto the pics..
Bucks we saw that I could get photo's of
My cousin scored on this buck the 1st night right at sundown
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