MITCHMO
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I thought I'd share a couple pictures from a successful western deer hunt. I have never shot a whitetail out west and finally got one on the ground. Somehow a mule deer always seems to get in the way before a white tail does. We didn't see much the first morning except for one decent buck chasing a doe at about 100 mph. We were headed back to the truck at midday when we came over the hill and saw this nice buck bedded down.
We watched him for a while and decided he wasn't what we were after on the first day. nice mature deer though. After a couple hrs of hiking, we got back to the truck and decided to try a place that we knew from a previous hunt and headed out. On the way, we saw some good looking territory off in the distance and after a quick check of the map, knew there was some public in there. We worked our way back into it, and popped over a huge ridge. Over the other side to our surprise was a pile of big bull elk and some spikes.
We were so excited to see the elk, we were having trouble controlling the volume of our voices. I looked out and at about 500 yards I saw a deer sneaking off that we had spooked. Well after about 2 miles of cat and mouse across hills and wooded draws, we finally caught up to him and had him on the ground. To say I was excited would be an understatement!
It was a couple miles through some steep hills back to the truck. At least it was 8°F with a good brisk wind to keep us from overheating. If anyone has a good eye for detail, I'm wearing my new First Lite puffy pants and coat. I don't buy myself nice things because I destroy them, but these are worth their weight in gold. Best money I have spent on gear ever.
We watched him for a while and decided he wasn't what we were after on the first day. nice mature deer though. After a couple hrs of hiking, we got back to the truck and decided to try a place that we knew from a previous hunt and headed out. On the way, we saw some good looking territory off in the distance and after a quick check of the map, knew there was some public in there. We worked our way back into it, and popped over a huge ridge. Over the other side to our surprise was a pile of big bull elk and some spikes.
We were so excited to see the elk, we were having trouble controlling the volume of our voices. I looked out and at about 500 yards I saw a deer sneaking off that we had spooked. Well after about 2 miles of cat and mouse across hills and wooded draws, we finally caught up to him and had him on the ground. To say I was excited would be an understatement!
It was a couple miles through some steep hills back to the truck. At least it was 8°F with a good brisk wind to keep us from overheating. If anyone has a good eye for detail, I'm wearing my new First Lite puffy pants and coat. I don't buy myself nice things because I destroy them, but these are worth their weight in gold. Best money I have spent on gear ever.
