COUES4JOHN Report post Posted December 6, 2009 The day started very early. My buddy had scouted the area for a couple of days and said that there was alot of activity and basically had to draw out the plan due to my work schedule. We walked in to a ridge in the dark and just made it to our glassing location probably about 15 minutes ahead of another group of hunters heading for the same spot. After they spotted our flashlights already on the little ridge they very respectfully turned and headed the other way. The morning got off to a great start and we were glassing up deer all over the ridges and finally spotted a spike chasing a doe in the flats. As tempting as it was to put some tasty venison in the freezer we opted to stay still and keep glassing. We were both glassing different ridges when I spotted another deer at the very top of this ridge, but he had his head down about to bed. I waited until he layed down and saw antlers, I told my friend "I'm on a buck", after a quick description he picked him up on his binoculars. We made sure he was a shooter and I decided to go after him while my friend kept a close eye on him, but once I started to make a move he got up and moved to the very top and was out of sight. We decided that this was the deer we were going to go after and made our way up the steep ridge. About half way up the hill I remembered why I should have been in better shape for my hunt. After climbing and climbing we heard a noise behind us and it was another hunter on horseback making a bee line for the deer. We weren't sure if he had seen him, but we were sure he was going to spook him so we hussled up the last few yards of the ridge and we spotted him at 130 yds. I tried to steady my rifle and with my labored breathing I missed the first shot right under him, I tried to steady myself and missed the second shot. He ran further away and crossed a short draw on the side of the mountain and came up on the other side and stopped to turn back and that was his final mistake. The 3rd shot put him down and after a brief celebration and some careful glassing we made our way over to him. This was an awesome experience and some important lessons learned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BELLOTABUCKS Report post Posted December 6, 2009 great buck! welcome to the site! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antlerdog Report post Posted December 6, 2009 Hey BELLOTABUCKS Still want to hear the story on that buck on your avatar? WHAT DOES HE SCORE, AND WHERE DID YOU SHOOT HIM? looks like a really good deer! Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Packer Report post Posted December 6, 2009 Good looking buck, Congratulations. Aaron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted December 7, 2009 Congratulations on a nice buck. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZantlerhead Report post Posted December 7, 2009 Heck Yeah!!! Congrats and thanks for shareing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Report post Posted December 8, 2009 Tough weekend to be hunting - great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingW Report post Posted December 8, 2009 Nice buck !!! Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted December 8, 2009 Much congrats. Nice buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
natureboyfloyd Report post Posted December 9, 2009 What did you shoot him with? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUES4JOHN Report post Posted December 9, 2009 What did you shoot him with? He was shot with a Winchester 243 100 grain nosler partition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcoues Report post Posted December 9, 2009 good one congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June Report post Posted December 9, 2009 Nice buck and great story. You may have needed some counseling if that third shot didn't put him down. A big congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinspe25 Report post Posted December 9, 2009 Nice job man! that is a great buck! did you have that dude on a horse pack him out for you? Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
