Tines Report post Posted December 2, 2010 I'll try to make this a condensed version. We had a great time. The first 2 days I spike "camped" in with a buddy who had the same tag. We couldn't locate any big bucks but saw plenty of young bucks with great potential. We took Sunday off and I was able to go out with my dad on Monday. Earlier that weekend, my brother and dad went out and my brother was able to shoot a buck. Congrats to my brother, and sorry to everyone as I don't have any pictures..... Monday was pretty uneventful as my dad and I saw plenty of deer but nothing to get us excited. My wife called that afternoon and I had a leaky sink to fix. Seriously, I did. And BTW, when you're replacing a garbage disposal, don't forget to nock out the cap where your dishwasher hose goes into it, the dishwasher doesn't work that well if you don't . Luckily my wife had a good sense of humor about it because I was in such a big hurry to get things in order for my dad and I to leave Monday night. We made it to camp and before we knew it, we were sitting on our hill watching deer all around us. Those who happened to be in the field Tuesday morning will attest to how cold it was. I LOVED it!!So did the deer because they were everywhere. I found several bucks and one that was really nice. He was too far for my dad to go so I decided to hang tight, find a closer buck for my dad to go after, and save that bigger buck for the next couple of days by myself. Sure enough, I found a 3x3 across the canyon and my dad was ecstatic to shoot him. A well placed, 1-shot kill was all it took and we hiked over to find the buck. We couldn't find him so my dad hike back to the hill we shot him from to walk me in. I found him, dressed the buck and loaded him onto my pack. There was no need for my dad to come back and help me. Which is why I don't have any pictures of his buck.......sorry. As we were hiking back I asked my dad if we could stop on the last point before it dropped down to the truck. It was 445pm now and it was perfect glassing conditions. I really wanted to rest too. I glassed to the West while my dad looked to the East. The sun was making it difficult to look to the West so I turned to glass with my dad until the sun went down. Not 10 seconds after looking with him I found this buck towards the bottom of the canyon. At first he looked like a giant 2-point but the I saw his 3rd on his left side. It didn't matter what he had, he just had "the look" and that was enough. I yelled to my dad to get me rifle and rangefinder. I think he thought I was joking because I JUST sat down! But he sensed the urgency in my voice and brought them to me. We got set up and my dad was spotting. I ranged the buck, dialed the turrets and actually dry-fired a couple of times to calm myself down. It all happened pretty fast. Everything felt good and I sent a round the bucks way. My dad told me that it was just over the bucks shoulders. I shot again, with no changes just in case it was me that made the bullet hit high. I hit in the same spot. So I lowered the crosshairs at the bottom of his chest and shot again. "He's down!" my dad said. So, in good ol' Jake fashion, I put another one behind his shoulder just in case. We hiked down to the bottom and set our heavy packs down. We're now about to pack a second buck out. Knowing that my dad couldn't do it, we decided to just pack one out that evening and come back for the other in the morning. After getting to my buck I was just as excited as I was when I glassed him up. Basically a big 'ol 2 point with great mass and a right main beam that just kept going!!! Way cool. We hiked my buck down to the bottom and wouldn't you know it, we can't find our packs. After looking for 45 minutes and being tired, we decided to come back for everything in the morning. Not an easy thing to do when considering more than $5,000 worth of equipment you're leaving behind... :( We made it back to the canyon bottom first thing in the morning to find everything, well, where we left it. Well, everything but the backstraps to my buck! Some little critter must have run off with them during the night. Guess they know their cuts of meat.... Anyway, thanks for reading if you did. I'm tickled to death to shoot such a cool buck and even happier that I experienced it with my dad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 Nice buck I like those long beams also. How far was the shot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1denogean Report post Posted December 2, 2010 wow thats a pretty buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted December 2, 2010 Cool looking buck for sure. Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted December 3, 2010 What an amazing day to spend with your pops! I'm sure neither of you will forget it and sharing experiences like that together is what makes hunting special as far as I'm concerned! Huge congrats to you and your dad on a great day together! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted December 3, 2010 Congrats on a very cool buck! It sounds like it was a heck of a day. It doesn't get any better then spending time in the field with family and to be able to get two bucks in the same day.....just awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coues7 Report post Posted December 3, 2010 Awesome buck Jake. Thanks for sharin' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azlongears Report post Posted December 3, 2010 That is a cool buck!!!! You're a killer for sure my friend. Glad you got to spend that time with your Pops. Congrats to you both!!! AK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted December 3, 2010 Great two pointer! Okay, 2x"3". Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted December 3, 2010 Wow what a brute great job to both of you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adddict Report post Posted December 3, 2010 Amen! That is a great deer. Love the mass and length. Good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daryl_s Report post Posted December 3, 2010 Jake, that buck is awesome. It's even better that you were able to share your hunt with your dad and that you both filled your tags. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueshunter Report post Posted December 3, 2010 Great buck and great story. Did you find the pack????? I know that feeling ..........Allen.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunterjohnny Report post Posted December 3, 2010 He does have the look. Very nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest super jumbo Report post Posted December 3, 2010 Big 2 by 3 ! Always better with the family. Trophy in anyones book. Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
