wildcat Report post Posted December 7, 2014 2014 has been a good a year for me. It started out with my Dad and I drawing archery bull tags for a second year in a row. Unlike last year however, we were both able to wrap tags around our first elk. My Dad's Mine After accomplishing one of my biggest dreams on the elk hunt, I knew I would be completely content if I didn’t take another animal the rest of the year (or years even). I had a rifle Coues tag in my pocket though so I figured I’d see if I could have even more success. The first weekend started out slow with lots of glassing with some friends and a few does and a couple smaller bucks. Fast forward to this Thursday and there was a lot of rain and fog and not much glassing or hunting. At least my dad was there to hunt with me this time. Friday I decided to go back to where I was the previous morning, only this time I was able to glass and glass until I saw this guy. I decided on a game plan to close the distance for a shot. My Dad and friend stayed back to watch the show. I got within my shooting range and got settled down and waited. I ended up waiting about two hours, so I had plenty of time to digiscope some pictures and admire this awesome buck. He finally stood up to stretch and after one warning shot, I was able to drop him. I waited for my Dad and friend to make their way over to help with the recovery. Luckily, there was a road that ran across the bottom of the hill he was on. I couldn’t believe how perfectly everything worked out and felt truly lucky to be able to walk up to a 100”+ buck like this. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to take a buck of this quality and it finally paid off. I roughly scored him at 107. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acftfireman Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Great season! Really nice buck! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Sweet critters, terrible hat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2 Full Curls Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Right on man!...Awesome animals. Great photos too! And +1 on the hat comment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DAS Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Congrats on your success. That's an awesome buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Great buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Nice job. What a great looking buck and being out there huntin' with Dad has to be icing on the cake. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnie blaze Report post Posted December 7, 2014 You'll never forget this season man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas110 Report post Posted December 7, 2014 thats looks like a nice area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Oh My God!! What a great hunt yes! And a beautiful buck you harvested! CONGRATULATIONS!! Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Stud buck! Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randyolson Report post Posted December 7, 2014 Awesome! Congrats on a great season! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted December 8, 2014 Congratulations and I hope you and dad have many more hunts together. Thanks for sharing your trophies. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
