Viper Report post Posted December 14, 2016 Deer hunt success Monday, 12/12/16. This was the toughest adventure of all my hunts. 12 hours from the time I started after this buck until we got him out. Bill, Brian and I glassed him up early morning, one mile across a major canyon. I decided to go after him at 8:30. Bill and Brian kept an eye on him and watched him bed. It took 3 hours to get in position. Bill guided me to the best position on the opposite ridge so I could look back to find him. It took about 20 minutes to find him in his bed, across a canyon at 375 yrds. I focused on what I thought was an ear, until it moved...got him! My only shot, if he doesn't stand up, is through a small opening in the brush. After careful study with the binos, I determined which way he was laying. It took a while to set up. The shot had to be perfect. Sitting up, I rested my rifle on top of my upright pack and used my collapsible shooting sticks under the stock for a rear rest. He had his head resting low, so I blew the grunt call to stand him up. He just raised his head to look, then dropped his head again. I got ready again and blew the call. As he raised his head, I settled the crosshair below his nose and squeezed the trigger....boom...thwap! I got the scope back on him as quick as I could. No movement. I could make out a sliver of his grey back laying there. I phoned Bill..."did you see him bust out?"...."No". "I think he's dead right there!" After the shot, it took 1 hr. to get to him. Brian guided me to him. The bullet hit exactly where I aimed, centered through his lower neck. It took about 2 hours to cape and bone him out and load my pack. Holy CRAP it was heavy! I decided to go a different route, down to a major canyon bottom and up the other side to a trail that led back to where I started. The way I had come in included two brush-choked canyons with serious deadfall. No way I could carry a 80 lb. pack through that. It took 5 hours to pack him out up a long, steep ridge to the trail. It's dark now and Brian and Bill came down the trail to meet me. I made it within a couple hundred yards from the trail when Brian came down to take the load. I had crossed a total of 4 canyons, choked with tall brush and deadfall, and climbed out of the last canyon 500 vertical feet in 1/3 mile. I really had to dig deep and expend every ounce of energy and tenacity I had. I had no idea I was capable of carrying that kind of weight through that kind of country. I learned a little more about myself...and renewed my prayer life . Big thanks to Bill and Brian for sticking behind the binos for so many hours and putting me in position...then helping with the load the last 1/4 mile. The cool thing about this buck is the piebald pigment on his legs, chest, and belly. It should make a unique mount. Not too good with the selfie thing Notice the light colored hoof and piebald leg and chest 80 lb. pack! Backstrap goodness! 25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenDover Report post Posted December 14, 2016 Any pictures? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted December 14, 2016 Updated with pics. Had trouble uploading. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgshooter Report post Posted December 14, 2016 Congats!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanclan4 Report post Posted December 14, 2016 good job Brad!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allforelk Report post Posted December 14, 2016 Great looking Buck! Thanks for the read. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shedhunteraz Report post Posted December 14, 2016 Nice job sir. Great buck. Nice write up. Congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruinPoint Report post Posted December 14, 2016 Nice, unique buck. Very cool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted December 14, 2016 Congrats on a great buck! You surely earned that one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eagle#eyes Report post Posted December 14, 2016 nice deer, congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buddydog Report post Posted December 15, 2016 Great job! Beautiful buck!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted December 15, 2016 good job Brad!!! Thanks Tony. Hows Danny? Haven't seen him in a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carpcody Report post Posted December 15, 2016 Congrats, nice deer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted December 15, 2016 Awesome buck, congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted December 15, 2016 Nice deer man, it will make for a nice mount. Be sure to post pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
