bigbuckfever

I have had a couple of antelope come to me by waving a paper napkin. One time I spotted a smaller buck with a doe approx 500 yds across a wide open field. They were just inside the shrub line and I was walking to them without a stick to hide behind. I just waved the Taco Bell napkin over my head and was able to walk up to about 70 yds to them as they watched me. They are very curious. When I crouched behind a small shrub I put the napkin on an arrow and waved it above the bush. The doe started coming closer and the buck followed. I didn't quite get the shot that time , but it was close. Another time I spotted a herd with about twenty does and a real nice buck bedded. I was able to sneak up to about 100 yds from them and hunker down behind some small shrubs. I put the napkin on my arrow and started waving it. He got up and started coming to check it out. Just before he got within range, the lead doe got up and ran away. He spotted her and went after her. He brought her back to the herd and then started to come my way again. That b*tch took off again just before I could draw. He went after her again and this time I crawled up to the bush he had been by. I started drawing him in a third time and this time the whole herd took off. He saw them running, looked my way, and decided to follow the herd. That matriarch saved his bacon that day. The napkin trick doesn't always work, but if the buck hasn't seen that trick yet, you might get a chance. Best of luck on the tag.

Some deer get skittish and some don't seem to pay much attention. I had 4 big muleys slowly approach a tank I had a pop up bling set up by the fence- all brushed in- and three stayed back while the one got about 45 yds but decided he didn't like what he saw so they all left. Other times I've sat my chair behind some branches and sat still while a 4x4 looked my way once and just kept coming in till I double lunged him at 23 yds. I personally think wind and scent control are priorities

Waiting for card hits each year is my "kid on Christmas morning" experience. This year my brother used his card and he says he doesn't know how to check his card for hits!! Doing a slow burn right now. I told him to call the number on back of his card.

Love the mount on the stump. Great way to display without a vaulted ceiling.

And what year?

Bummer about the chip and the friendship. What is the let off on this one?

Holy schnikees. That is soooo wrong

dang Gus, that's a toad !!

Shhhh, don't tell whats his name or pretty soon he'll have a pic posted with him, under a powerline, at night,with his brother.

I hunt and vote. Knowing that the democratic party leaders have intentionally removed any mention of God from their party platform, I personally could never vote for any democrat.

That's about a miles worth of backstrap

HMM=Heavy Marines Medium My father was in HMM-262 in Viet-Nam. Congrats on raising her right

If I was closer I would be there. Just heard the last shoot of the AZ 3-D series is the end of this month at Globe. Looking forward to getting back to shooting.

Ouch. Almost feel bad for him, then I remember what him and his friends do to fawns.

Dang, that went quick. Did you guys have bison for every meal?

Mine just showed up in the ole mailbox yesterday.

Sounds like a good time for you and your son. Once and a while you get lucky on a limited opp hunt. I tagged an antelope and a 6x7 bull on a muzzleloader hunt once. Get out there and look for em!

Time to start shooting at the 3 spot targets.

Jerks have been leaving their crap in the forests forever. I always have extra cans and mylar balloons to unload from my pack when I get back to camp. Found these two that I didn't toss on my last two trips looking for antlers. Coors and Bud from days of old. If someone can explain how to turn these I would greatly appreciate it (for this and future posts)

ah, the old CH

Dang, the only balloons I find are the mylar ones that come down in the mountains to die. Yours would be a lot cooler to find

Ill be curious to see how the courts are going to rule on all the lawsuits that will spring from the fallout of these constitutional abuses. The sheer volume of businesses that are going to go under can't even be fully understood yet.

Wow, great trip for you guys. Congrats on some awesome shots. Thanks for sharing!

I drove thru Star Valley Friday on the way to take the wife so she could go sit on a mountain (her request!). I saw the sign but couldn't stop.

Nice!!!