2011 Wasatch Front Buck

MTQuivers

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LAST EDITED ON Nov-22-11 AT 05:16PM (MST)[p]Well with all of my out of state hunts this year I didn't spend much time on the Front, but I was able to sneak up a few times in the last few weeks. I had this buck rutting a doe and he had 3 smaller bucks trying to steal her. I got down in position and waited for 20 minutes to get him to step out of the trees. All 4 bucks were grunting at each other. Pretty cool to see and hear. He finally stepped out at 160 and pushed the doe into a gully. I used that as a chance to move in. I got to 100 yards and accidently kicked over a rock which made a little noise. Instead of spooking this buck he came running out of the gully and charged up the hill at me grunting the whole way. ( I think he thought I was another buck) I ranged where I thought he would come out of the oak brush. It read 58 yards but it said to cut to 50 with the downhill slope. Sure enough he charged out right where I ranged and stopped. I was already at full draw and I hit him perfectly through the heart. He went 10 yards back peddled and tipped over and rolled down the hill. Not the biggest buck by any means but to cool to pass on such an awesome experience. I was hunting alone so I had about a 2 hour pack out with the meat boned out in the pack.

This Friday I am up to Idaho for the opener of the late archery and then next week off to Kansas and eastern Colorado. Should be fun!

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Jason Yates
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Way to go on a late buck! I have seen and heard of quite a few people killing bucks on the front this year! Congrats!!
 
I love it when a plan comes together. It's cool when they are grunting like that, the first time I heard a bunch of bucks grunting like that was on a Bookcliffs hunt with my buddy. Great buck and sounds like you had a great time.
 
Nice - love those big tall 3 bangers!!

Great hunt and story.

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Great buck Jason! We were after that deer and some others up there. I believe you talked to my partner up there.
 
Yes sir. In full sitka with a 2012 vector turbo.. we saw that buck once but he was alone and cruising for chicks... lol
 

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