Bowbuster
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LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-12 AT 10:01PM (MST)[p] Here is a few pics of the buck I shot in colorado 2nd season. We hiked about 3 miles to get to our glassing spot before light. As it started getting light we spotted this buck laying in his bed about a 1000 yards straight across the canyon. We watched this buck for a few minutes and I could tell he was narrow but very tall with a 2 inch kicker off his right side. This was the best buck we had seen in 5 days of hunting, so I decided I would try to go after him. I knew I had to make my move fast because the buck was bedded about fifty yards from the dark timber and I just knew thats where he would go when he got on his feet. I quickly made my way down the ridge and got 250 yards directly below him. My plan worked perfectly, but when I got below him I realized the buck was bedded on a little bench and all I could see was the tops of his antlers. I waited for about fifteen minutes, "seemed like an hour" for him to get up. When he got up there was limbs and grass in the way, so I didn't feel comfortable with the shot, so I had to wait for him to make a move. He started heading toward the dark timber and he went out of sight, due to the bench he was on. He popped out higher up the ridge. I ranged him at 293 yards shooting almost straight uphill. I settled on him and touched it off! I watched the buck roll twenty yards down the hill and rolled into a big log that stopped him from rolling alot farther. As I walked up to him I could tell he was alot heavier than i thought, "I was stoked".
This buck is my biggest to date. He is a 5x5 with 17 4/8 g2's and grosses 164 5/8. This was a hunt of a lifetime for me. I just enjoyed every part of the hunt. Thanks to all that helped me out and thanks Colorado, what an awesome place to hunt.
This buck is my biggest to date. He is a 5x5 with 17 4/8 g2's and grosses 164 5/8. This was a hunt of a lifetime for me. I just enjoyed every part of the hunt. Thanks to all that helped me out and thanks Colorado, what an awesome place to hunt.
