T Bone
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So I go to church with this guy and he asked me to take him hunting...Hmmm. No.
He kept asking me all summer and he kinda wore me down. I let him know what he needed to get in licenses and tags. I loaned him my grandfathers Remington 721 in 30-06. He grew up shooting airguns competitively and to tell you the truth, he outshot me on the range session. He handled the rifle safely.
The area we go is public access but what makes it a good area for big bucks is that it requires a 2 mile hike to get to the good area. I made it clear to him that I'm going for big bucks and he can take anything he wants. Did I mention newbie is 75 pounds overweight? Should prove interesting I thought.
Opening morning arrives. We walk, and this guy is a heavy breather and quickly soaks himself with his own liquids. He gets sick and has to rest....We keep going and arrive at the place just past first light. Deer show up on schedule. Newbie's glasses are too fogged for him to see the medium sized 4x4 at 100 yards. The buck politely freezes in place while the glasses unfog. Finally the buck is spotted and I see this guy completely come unglued with buck fever. What fun. 3 shots missed.
Day progesses with 4 more missed bucks. One at 150 yards, second and third at 40 yards and #4 was a longish 200. Meanwhile I hose up and spook a dandy buck I was trying to stalk in his bed. The sun is getting low, newbie is beat physically and mentally. We ease over this hill and sit while his glasses unfog. There 150 yards out is a bedded fork horn buck. Finally glasses clear and newbie starts freaking out again. I calm him down as the buck is oblivious to our presence. He takes a prone position over my pack and cracks off a round. Miss low and right about 4 feet....buck is still bedded. Newbie reloads and cracks off another shot. Buck rolls over and flails. Dead buck! 180 grain Hornady through both shoulders. We quarter him out and I agree to pack him out for him if he buys me dinner.
He earned the buck. He didn't have any quit in him. All shots taken were followed up to ensure the deer weren't hit.
He kept asking me all summer and he kinda wore me down. I let him know what he needed to get in licenses and tags. I loaned him my grandfathers Remington 721 in 30-06. He grew up shooting airguns competitively and to tell you the truth, he outshot me on the range session. He handled the rifle safely.
The area we go is public access but what makes it a good area for big bucks is that it requires a 2 mile hike to get to the good area. I made it clear to him that I'm going for big bucks and he can take anything he wants. Did I mention newbie is 75 pounds overweight? Should prove interesting I thought.
Opening morning arrives. We walk, and this guy is a heavy breather and quickly soaks himself with his own liquids. He gets sick and has to rest....We keep going and arrive at the place just past first light. Deer show up on schedule. Newbie's glasses are too fogged for him to see the medium sized 4x4 at 100 yards. The buck politely freezes in place while the glasses unfog. Finally the buck is spotted and I see this guy completely come unglued with buck fever. What fun. 3 shots missed.
Day progesses with 4 more missed bucks. One at 150 yards, second and third at 40 yards and #4 was a longish 200. Meanwhile I hose up and spook a dandy buck I was trying to stalk in his bed. The sun is getting low, newbie is beat physically and mentally. We ease over this hill and sit while his glasses unfog. There 150 yards out is a bedded fork horn buck. Finally glasses clear and newbie starts freaking out again. I calm him down as the buck is oblivious to our presence. He takes a prone position over my pack and cracks off a round. Miss low and right about 4 feet....buck is still bedded. Newbie reloads and cracks off another shot. Buck rolls over and flails. Dead buck! 180 grain Hornady through both shoulders. We quarter him out and I agree to pack him out for him if he buys me dinner.
He earned the buck. He didn't have any quit in him. All shots taken were followed up to ensure the deer weren't hit.
