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Could some help me posting my pictures of my deer,please.
Four of us headed to Wyoming unit89 for opening week, Oct 15th.
Two of us also had pronghorn tags. We got set up in are drop camp on Sunday the 12th with Thunderridge Outfitters, which we have used before. I went out with the outfitter on Monday for a guided Pronghorn hunt, but road conditions made it almost impossible to get around due to the snow storm we got on Saturday. The snow made for very muddy road conditions. We came across a very heavy 14 1/2" Pronghorn, but I had 15" plus in my mind. That turned out to be a mistake. I ended up going goatless on Monday, so I was on my own for the rest of the week. Opening day for deer ended with a few small 4X4 being seen but nothing that we had been dreaming about for the last 18 months. On Thursday morning Steve got a 4X4, and on the way back I spotted a average size Pronghorn(13"). In the evening the other two guys tag out with a big 3X4 and a smaller 3X3. I was left to hunt on my own on Friday since the guys were running there animals into Casper to the butcher shop. After a morning from Hell getting are six wheeler stuck about 7 miles from camp. After a few prayers the six wheeler started to move. I finally got back to camp about 2pm, when are outfitter stopped by to see how I was doing. He knew that I was the only guy that had not tagged out. He gave me some suggestions on where to go for the last night of hunting. After he started to drive away he stopped for a second and talk to his other guide Benny that was in the passenger set. He stuck his head out the window and told me to jump in the truck. I don't think anyone would of beat me to that truck.
We drove to some very high peaks and glassed the valleys and ridges. There were some pretty nice 4X4 that I thought would do me fine since it was my last night. After alittle more glassing Benny thought he spotted a ear and asked Ron to check it out with the spotter. All as I heard was Its a Toad. Ron wouldn't let me see it because he didn't want me to get Buck Fever. After a 1.36 mile stock we were in position to take this animal. I made the mistake of borrowing Ron's gun since I lost one of my scope knob caps in the morin and was not sure if my rifle was on. Ron's gun was custom 7mm STL that cost more that my car, and was set up for some very long shooting, but was not set up for me. We were 420 yards away, which I was Ok with since I practice every week. I missed once, now I missed at 389yrds. Now we are starting to get worried. At 359yrd and straight on I finally got the gun set up to my liking. I took the shot since the buck that was with him took off. He dropped 30yrds from where he was hit.
I can honestly say I think the big guy up stairs was listening to me all day long praying to get me unstuck in the morning and for him to let me get a deer in the evening. I isn't to many times you can shoot at a deer 3 times and he comes closer and get him on the last shot. I was truly a last day last hour story.
Thanks again to Ron, Randy and Benny from Thunderridge Outfitters in Casper Wyoming for a great hunt.
Once agin could someone he me with the photos.
Bake
Four of us headed to Wyoming unit89 for opening week, Oct 15th.
Two of us also had pronghorn tags. We got set up in are drop camp on Sunday the 12th with Thunderridge Outfitters, which we have used before. I went out with the outfitter on Monday for a guided Pronghorn hunt, but road conditions made it almost impossible to get around due to the snow storm we got on Saturday. The snow made for very muddy road conditions. We came across a very heavy 14 1/2" Pronghorn, but I had 15" plus in my mind. That turned out to be a mistake. I ended up going goatless on Monday, so I was on my own for the rest of the week. Opening day for deer ended with a few small 4X4 being seen but nothing that we had been dreaming about for the last 18 months. On Thursday morning Steve got a 4X4, and on the way back I spotted a average size Pronghorn(13"). In the evening the other two guys tag out with a big 3X4 and a smaller 3X3. I was left to hunt on my own on Friday since the guys were running there animals into Casper to the butcher shop. After a morning from Hell getting are six wheeler stuck about 7 miles from camp. After a few prayers the six wheeler started to move. I finally got back to camp about 2pm, when are outfitter stopped by to see how I was doing. He knew that I was the only guy that had not tagged out. He gave me some suggestions on where to go for the last night of hunting. After he started to drive away he stopped for a second and talk to his other guide Benny that was in the passenger set. He stuck his head out the window and told me to jump in the truck. I don't think anyone would of beat me to that truck.
We drove to some very high peaks and glassed the valleys and ridges. There were some pretty nice 4X4 that I thought would do me fine since it was my last night. After alittle more glassing Benny thought he spotted a ear and asked Ron to check it out with the spotter. All as I heard was Its a Toad. Ron wouldn't let me see it because he didn't want me to get Buck Fever. After a 1.36 mile stock we were in position to take this animal. I made the mistake of borrowing Ron's gun since I lost one of my scope knob caps in the morin and was not sure if my rifle was on. Ron's gun was custom 7mm STL that cost more that my car, and was set up for some very long shooting, but was not set up for me. We were 420 yards away, which I was Ok with since I practice every week. I missed once, now I missed at 389yrds. Now we are starting to get worried. At 359yrd and straight on I finally got the gun set up to my liking. I took the shot since the buck that was with him took off. He dropped 30yrds from where he was hit.
I can honestly say I think the big guy up stairs was listening to me all day long praying to get me unstuck in the morning and for him to let me get a deer in the evening. I isn't to many times you can shoot at a deer 3 times and he comes closer and get him on the last shot. I was truly a last day last hour story.
Thanks again to Ron, Randy and Benny from Thunderridge Outfitters in Casper Wyoming for a great hunt.
Once agin could someone he me with the photos.
Bake
