>Sorry fellas for just now getting
>back. Been a crazy week.
>To our misfortune, my dad
>never did get a chance
>to notch his tag on
>a 200" buck. However, we
>stuck to our plan and
>passed on a dozen of
>180s throughout the hunt, still
>holding out for a buck
>that was the next caliber.
>Friday after the snowstorm was
>an unreal day of hunting
>for bucks. The snow had
>the deer moving and early
>morning we had two 190+
>bucks working does on the
>hillside in front us, so
>we left them as our
>plan B and moved to
>another area where we glassed
>another 3 bucks over 180.
>Next few days, the deer
>movement died down and we
>hadn't laid glass on anything
>worth pulling the trigger on,
>so we headed over to
>try and relocated the 2
>190 class bucks sunday. We
>only located one of the
>bucks and he was in
>a bad spot so we
>just got setup for the
>evening hunt and was waiting
>him out all day. He
>was a giant 3x4, with
>ginormous backs and we estimated
>him to be 32-34 inches
>wide, and close to 190-195.
>His body dwarfed every other
>buck on the mountain, so
>we had an idea he
>was running the show up
>there. Of course like a
>big buck would do, he
>didn't come out to push
>does until the last 30
>minutes of shooting light. And
>once he did, he was
>rutting so hard he never
>gave us any time to
>get on him. We ended
>up running out of shooting
>light and we were never
>able to get a shot.
>Oh well thats hunting. We
>talked to the game warden
>and he said that the
>last two seasons have been
>scary cuz the deer are
>just scattered all over the
>place and that he nervous
>about not a lot of
>people were being successful and
>quota was low. We talk
>to other hunters and they
>were in the same boat
>as us. Lot of guys
>with 16+ pts that were
>holding out for the big
>bastards. Best thing is my
>dad and I dont have
>any regrets on the hunt.
>We hunted our assess off
>and gave it everything we
>had and stuck to our
>guns of harvesting a big
>buck or bust. Thanks again
>to all that gave us
>information and advice. It was
>much appreciated!
Thanks for getting back and letting us know how it went. Sorry you did not find a smoker, but at least you had a good hunt. It is pretty common for guys with low post to jump on here and ask for help but never report back. Thanks for the update.
Just to clarify... How many bucks did you see that went over 180?
