As they lay

[nwihunter]

my 2023 utah bull

That is a beautiful bull

 

[TheTone]

Nope, I grew up hunting the desert and don't deal well with the truly thick timber. The trees were a lot thicker behind me when I took that photo though, he was laying on the edge.

I have lived here all my life and have never been further north than Grangeville. I vaguely remember 1 brief trip to Elk City about 30 years ago.

Plenty of timbered hell awaits you further north.

 

[CT_SD]

My buck after another buck beat on him for 10 minutes and moved him 15 yards into a dry creek bed after he was dead.

 

[westbranch]

Walked up slow to this one, deer hunt changed quickly.

 

[F250]

This is one of my favorite threads. Always so exciting when first approaching the downed animal.

 

[JaegerRex]

 

[X13]

 

[Caseknife]

Tonight, retrieval by Kubota, didn't have to sweat much

 

[BuzzH]

 

[tackdriver]

My north of the border double dropper from this week.

 

[EKYHunter]

Kentucky doe. Her head ended up under a log!

 

[duck wrangler]

 

[buck23]

 

[Deleted member 13457]

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[kgriff2424]

 

[Caseknife]

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That bull appears to be a contortionist! At least he didn't include a couple down lodgepoles in his tangle.

 

[nastynate]

This is one of my favorite threads. Always so exciting when first approaching the downed animal.

No matter how well you think you hit it, if it ran off, I get this pang of anxiety until I see it down, and I always get this huge rush of relief when I find it. Same thing when the dog comes up with a wounded/dead bird that you couldn't find.

 

[nastynate]

Seeing the big golden eagle dive-bombing the mule deer last night was one of the strangest things I've witnessed while hunting.
Thankfully the eagle left, the deer settled down, and I shot this buck.
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I need to do a much better job of taking a landscape shot along with the critter. And I need to hunt in cooler places like this one. Outstanding pic!

 

[trb]

CO Abert's opener. The rare 2 squirrel tree.

 

[appmtnhntr]

CO 3rd season OTC Public 6pt.