RoadlessHunter
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I finally connected on a good buck in the Wyoming High Country. We got up 1 hour before daylight and headed for the place I missed a 28 inch 4x4 last year. We saw several 26 inch bucks on the way up the hill, but they didn't spark any interest. Then we spotted 3 bucks up high in the basin. As I looked them over, I couldn't believe it. The same buck I missed last year was standing 200 Yards from the spot where I had missed him. His width was similar, but he had added 2 extra points and tons of mass. I went into panic mode sitting in the exact location of the missed shot from the previous year. The shot both years was 500 yards. I steadied the gun on my pack that was stacked on a large rock. At this point, getting closer was out of the question. The only thing between us was ankle high grass and air. The gun is sighted in to hit dead on at 300 yards and I know the hold that I need at 500 yards. At the sound of the gun, I was waiting for dad to say hit. I put another bullet in and heard my dad say you got him. That was a big relief, as the buck ran behind a pine tree and went down. Then 30 seconds later the buck gave a kick and rolled 140 yards down an avalanche shoot. He reached 20 MPH and was going head over hills, but some how only ground the tips down on the ends of about 3 points. He is 30.5 inches wide and has 4 points on one side and 6 on the other.
I have to give dad a credit picture, after all he hiked 50 miles scouting and hunting in the mountains. He also helped pack out my wife's buck and my buck even though he didn't have a tag.
My wife's First buck you can get her story on roadlesshuner's Hunter Challenge page named Wyoming Round 2.
I have to give dad a credit picture, after all he hiked 50 miles scouting and hunting in the mountains. He also helped pack out my wife's buck and my buck even though he didn't have a tag.
My wife's First buck you can get her story on roadlesshuner's Hunter Challenge page named Wyoming Round 2.
