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congrats now you can focus on deer

Congrats way to stick it out

Congrats to both of you getting to spend time with your kids in the field is priceless getting to actually take an animal is a bonus way to stick it out. Don't worry Parker every one misses

Good luck I hope you find him

That thing is incredible congrats

Great job that awesome that you got to take your son out and experience that together

Great buck congrats

My daughter had a year that would make most people envious. we went on 7 hunts were she was able to harvest 5 big game animals over the course of the year the only thing she wasn't successful on was a spring turkey and a elk on our late muzzle loader elk hunt in 3b. She refused to shoot anything that wasn't a mature bull. We did see a lot of small bulls but she stuck to her guns. The year started out with her harvesting a javelina at 10 yards I was able to call a couple of them in. This was very exciting for both of us. Next came a buffalo from the Raymond Ranch herd ,I had drawn a tag for a yearling bull and signed over to her. This should have been a slam dunk but some how my turrets had moved on my scope and she made a non vital hit on the bull. So we spent the rest of day chasing a wounded buffalo all over that place. Finally around dark she was able to finish it off. She will never let me forget this lesson learned. She drew a unit 7 antelope tag and was able to make a 420 yard shot to harvest her first antelope. After not drawing a deer tag we both applied for the left over tags she was not successful but I drew a 36b tag that I signed over to her. Before this hunt a good friend of ours invited us to Idaho to hunt on her dads ranch. She was able to harvest a nice whitetail first morning at 250 yards. We saw over 100 deer it was amazing hoping to get invited back. With all of these hunts she was missing a lot of school, so for the coues hunt we only had 2 days to hunt. She was able to take a nice 3x3 at 350 yards right in its bed it was a great shot. The time we spend in the outdoors together is priceless I would have never believed I could get more enjoyment from some one else harvesting a animal instead of me. The good Lord has blessed me more than I could possibly deserve, Tessa is an amazing young lady and is turning out to be a great outdoors lady as well I cant wait to see what this year holds in store for us pigs in 20b-21 in a few weeks and turkey in 19a and ?

That's awesome sounds like it was truly the hunt of a life time for both of you. It is clear that you enjoy and care about what you do and the people you get to do it with. When I do draw a sheep tag I will call you first, congrats to you and Averi

Great job you now have venison to go with your elk meat

That makes it nice when you can hunt in your own back yard congrats

congrats on a nice bull the velvet is a nice touch

Does any one know of a place where a chance of harvesting a bull elk would be possible for the remainder of 2014 ?

Good luck to you

That's an awesome ram you guys sure know how to find those big ones lots of time in the field behind your optics. One day when I draw I will be calling you guys great job.

Good luck to you guys on your next outing I am sure you will get one can't wait to see the pictures .

Congrats on the hunt of a life time awesome ram

That's awesome congrats to you both its people like you and your son clay that will keep our hunting heritage strong

I am looking to buy myself a GPS for Christmas looking for the latest and greatest any input would be appreciated thanks

Great job on two nice bulls

congrats on you and your families success

After my daughter Tessa and myself were both unsuccessful for the deer draw this year we both reapplied for the second draw. I was lucky enough to get drawn for 36b along with a friend of mine that had hunted the unit on several occasions. I have been so busy with work I failed to notice the date on the tag was for November 7 - 13 . When I called my buddy Aaron to tell him the hunt was less than a week away he told me know it was the following Friday he had looked at the mule deer hunt accidentally. He had a commitment for the Saturday of the opening weekend. We were going to back pack into an area he had hunted before and had some success. I was talking to my wife about the hunt when my 13 year old daughter came running into the room letting me know that I could not go with out her. I explained how hard of a hunt it was going to be having to pack into an area and just how much it demanded. She was determined she told me she would do what ever it took as long as I would sign my tag over to her. Seeing how excited she was to go and that she was willing to do what ever it would take I told her ok she already had gotten my buffalo tag from this year what was one more. After telling Aaron what I was planning on doing he decided that we should camp close to the main road and travel the 20 plus miles back to another hunting spot that he new o in his ranger. We did not leave town till after 9 on Saturday night by the time we arrived and unloaded it was 12:30 A.M. Before I new it we were bouncing down the road towards are destination. We glassed all morning found a buck but he made it over the hill before we get situated for a shot as the day went on we spotted a few does and fawns. Around 4:30 I glassed up 4 bucks on a nearby hill we made a plan and were soon in route headed for the bucks, when we peeked up over the hill to see were they were at they were gone we soon figured out why another hunter was walking the ridge right above were they had been. What a disappointment we continued to look for them but the sun was starting to sink fast as we topped the next hill we had a buck and doe take off from right below us, the buck never presented a good shot so we walked back to the ranger and went back to camp. Monday morning we headed back to the same hill we had been on the day before after parking and getting on are packs we discovered that Aarons son Colters back pack came out of the ranger it had a new pair of bino's and a outdoorsman tripod. He told us he was going back to look for the pack and would catch up to us shortly. After the hike into are glassing spot I was soon looking over the same country as the day before in hopes of relocating the 4 bucks. After not seeing anything up moving I soon started looking for any sign of bedded deer. The good man upstairs must of been listening to my prayers because I immediately found a buck bedded on the same hill that buck from yesterday was on we already new the distance 350 yards. I put the claw on the tripod set the turret cranked up the night force scope to 25 power Tessa was telling me to hurry up and get out of her way. She told me she had him and was ready I told her ok I was watching through my swarovskis she shot and the deer didn't even move the shot had killed it instantly. Aaron got there just as we finished taking pictures and field dressing it he volunteered to pack the deer out he put the whole deer on his pack and in know time we were back at camp loading up. This is Tessa's fifth big game animal she has killed this year we both have elk tags for the end of the month. She is starting to really come into her own I could not be more proud of her. I need to thank my Heavenly Father and my beautiful wife for allowing me to do these things with out them none of it would be possible. Also I want to thank Aaron for inviting me on this hunt.

Congrats that unit can be very tough nice bull

Looks like you all killed great bucks congrats

Great buck