A Picture worth a 1000 words!

[MT. CAT]

Congradulations Paul. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Paul if you remember you stopped at our camp and chatted for almost an hour with us Mike, Brett, and Rick from West Virginia. I had the dodge diesel with the pipes in the bed. You also left us with your Colorado Bowhunters magazine. Guys this man is a stud in my books. He has some wild stories and does it all on solo no help from anyone! And all with the bow. We told you we were gunna be back the next weekend but never made it. I will be going down Sat. morning to the same spot. What a sweet buck! Did you happen to get him anywhere near our area? Hopefully you didnt have to pack him to far.

[1denogean]

Very nice coues buck, My goal for 2009 is to nail me a buck like that for the wall.

[Browning'sCustomMeat]

Awesome buck there.....can you say "Holy 3rds"?

 

-Jeremy-

[willhunt4coues]

Holy Antlers. That thing is sweet. Congrats

[Hunterdan]

That is a Great Buck and with a Bow! Congrats to you.

[WFGinNM]

Very nice Paul, someday I'll try with a bow.

 

Congrats,

--Bill

[Basser15]

Like everyone said....Beautiful buck!

[COOSEFAN]

That's a huge accomplishment right there, congrats big time to ya! JIM>

[Guest 300ultramag.]

I hate you! nicely done.....Congrats

[WHT_MTNMAN]

What a great buck.. Huge congrats, my Dec. buck had that rust look also, very nice. Glad to see you got it done on a great buck.

[paul navarre]

Thunderbolt. I spotted a small 3x3 buck in the same area the day before as he followed a few does down to water in a near by stream.

 

The next morning, with a NE wind, I slipped into this transitional area between the stream bottom and higher surrounding, rocks, thornbrush, cactus area, at first light and waited, on my knees for any deer to present themselves. There was a grove of mesquite trees that gave me good cover and also gave the deer good cover and shade.

 

At 10 am this buck, following a doe, came down the hill. She was intent to drink. He had other intentions, if allowed.

 

Being on my knees and these deer being only 34-36 inch high, I misjudged the distance and shot over him at 30 yards. Well, the beauty of bow hunting is, no noise, so the deer did not spook out of the country but only followed the doe. An hour later I saw him at 60 yards, in the brush, heading away. A few of the does had bedded so I crawled up to within 35 yards, in hope that the buck may return. Two hours passed.

 

One on the does saw some movement and came on alert but could not make me out as danger so she did not spook but stood there for 15 minutes just staring in my direction. Even through I was wearing knee pads, my knees were giving out. JUST THEN THE BUCK SHOWED UP AT HIGH NOON!!!.

 

He check out another doe and then came up behind this one. She turned to greet him and that gave me a shot opportunity at 25 yards. There was a branch half way to the buck that I had to shoot over. At 250fps, it did not take the arrow long to reach its target. The shot was a little high and angled back to the opposite hip taking out the lungs, at least one. Upon impact, the gray ghost was gone from my sight.

 

I waited for 1/2 hour before I advanced to where the buck was standing and then followed the tracked to where I had last seen the deer before it disappeared, out of the stream botton and into the rocks. Then no tracks.

 

NOT ONE DROP OF BLOOD WAS FOUND! Well, I have been in this situation before so I just starting trailing out the few trails and started to make half circles, twenty yards apart. Little did I know on the second pass, I passed within 10 yards of the buck. ON the third twenty yards pass, (now 100 yards from where the buck was last seen) I found him in a small depression. I was able to breath again! I back tracked and did not find one drop of blood. Because of the high body shot, the blood had stayed internal. I shot him with a 100 gr Magnus Stinger, 4 bls.

 

This is the same arrow and broadhead and accounted for a Colorado Bull elk, a Nebraska and Kansas WT in 2008. This buck made it four for four and what a great way to start the New Year. Now I have to wait for two months before turkey season starts.

 

Attached picture as I found him.

 

Thanks for the questions, Regards, Paul

[paul navarre]

Mt. Cat. Yes, I remember you guys and sorry we did not get to visit longer. I stayed in the area a few more days, saw a total of four bucks, got within 100 yards of two, but figure I would need a 270 cal to kill one in that open country side. I hunted farther back in beyond the gate but ran into 4 other guys. Too many for that area.

 

I left on Sunday, stayed on Benson for the night for a beer and a good meal and room, and traveled to the Panagonia area arriving early monday morning. I set up my tent camp and hunted that afternoon, sighting the small buck that afternoon.

 

The next morning is when I slipped into the stream botton and killed this buck at high noon. It was a mile and a half back to camp but I carried out the four quarters and meat in my large cargo back pack and finished boning out at camp.

 

Attached is one of the bucks I saw in your area but 1/2 mile to the west on the end of one of the ridges. Actually there are two bucks in the picture. The spike is licking the larger bucks face?????????????

 

Thanks for the kind comments as we all know, we are only on this earth for a short time and we have to take advantage of our time here.

 

Keep the passion. Paul

[WHALE]

great buck and thx for sharing the story

[SO I HUNT]

Holy moley

[Eagle Eye]

Great buck. Congrats to you. Put him on the wall.. great lookin buck.