CouesRanger Report post Posted January 15, 2008 Ok so I am finally getting some pics up from my November Whitetail hunt. The hunt was a great one this year I had a little pressure going into it because the three guys I had hunted with the year year before had already got three bucks in the october hunt. I had put in with my dad this year trying to get him into the hunting life with me. After a lot of scouting months prior, we set out for the morning hunt and leave the ranger and start our journey over to a vantage point do set up and glass. We spooked up a small spike just seeing him top the ridge in front of us, but when we made it up to the peak we couldn't find him. Sat up there for a few hours and didn't see any else moving so we headed back to the ranger. Now I don't know about you guys but if you saw a quad or truck parked while out hunting would you park like 50 yards from it. When we got to our ranger there where 6 other quads within 100 yards of ours. I was pissed first come first serve i always say. Nothing that evening just some does. The next morning woke up extra early planning on a tough hike into nice bowl. Got to the place where we were going to hunt and there was a truck parked there already so I decided to head back to the same area I had been the morning before because I have seen many mature bucks there. Got up and in our spot about 20 minutes before shooting light. But my hopes were high that I would see some nice bucks that day. Not 15 minutes after we got into place you hear deer crashing towards us from the top of the hill. Only problem was I had positioned myself for them to come from the bottom so there was a huge rock between them and I. I could see a couple of the deer just slowly feeding down the hillside, but thought they were does and fawns from first glance. I let them feed and continued to glass the rest of the hillside. When the light crested the surrounding mountains I took another look at the deer and saw horns. Last year I took my first deer a small spike, so horns meant shoot to me just wanted something bigger than last year. Grabbed my jacket and rested it on a rock, guessed the buck to be about 170 yards. Lined it up in the cross hairs and let it fly. He jumped in the air walked about 5 yards and fell end over end!! Dead Buck Then got up and got my dad in position in case there where other bucks with him. Sure enough a monster I would put him easily at 100" and 4 other nice bucks had stopped at the top of the hill before going back over into the trees. We got him set up and he got the buck fever for the first time. Squeezed the trigger and missed right over his back and away they went. Man it was a hunt I will never forget and to have my Dad there with me was a once in a lifetime moment. I am guessing he will score between 75-80" anyone have a guess let me know!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longshooter Report post Posted January 15, 2008 Congrats on a nice buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbone Report post Posted January 15, 2008 great buck congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikep35 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Thats an awesome buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROBERT RIVERA Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Nice Deer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
