2014 Archery

Archery season is my chance to scout a little before rifle season as I just don't get the free time to get out. I have only had the chance to walk three or four times for couple hours each and this past Friday I got my clients fish cleaned and sacked, raced home and changed and went for a walk at noon.

I came across some great beds and trails and could see fresh sign everywhere so I felt good as I elevated from 6500 ft to 9000ft. @ hours in my legs were rubbery and I was on my decent to go get kids from school when I saw a small buck bedded above me at 50 yds. Having two tags we usually take a meat buck then try to be picky from there. So the little guy stood and was just about to die when this buck stood and went uphill before he turned and looked down the hill. He only gave me a neck/small shoulder shot at 60 yds but I settled my 60 pin and let the NAP mechanical blade I wanted to try fly. The tell tale whap with a face plant let me know my shot was true and he never regained his feet and rolled 25 yds down and expired in 2 min or so. I was surprised to see no velvet on him as his little buddy and all other bucks we have seen have had velvet still.
I usually break deer down but was a little unprepared so I gutted him and dragged him down 1.5 miles and then came out the last mile as my buddy offered help. I changed out of my boots, camo clothes and hat that were soaked and put on summer clothes thus the funny photo.
Good fun on solo walk and I am happy with my meat buck! My friend also got a nice 4x3 2 weeks ago on open that had some rely nice bucks running with him!





I am amazed at the entry wound the broad head produced and dead is dead but it did bend a bit slowing penetration. I would not hesitate to use them again. I tried to load photo of the 4x3 but I need to resize it I think.

Nice placement. What zone?

That's a great hunt report, Congrats and Thanks!!

B&B, Where you been? i'd be great if you posted up more often...

Joey


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Good Hunt for sure.

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That's a dandy, Mike! Way to start the season!

Thanks Guys, d 3 to d5 zone. Not posting as I just can't get free time to even sit and read much. Cool to see the nice archery animals and early season bucks guys have been getting. I hope to take one more walk before archery closes just to use as scouting then first four days of rifle go camp out with the boys. Really looking forward to it but until then 3 weeks of fishing, kids soccer, school stuff and normal honey do's.
My buck weighed 140 lbs without guts and legs which would be one of my heavier Cali bucks. I almost always hunt where I get more of a true blacktail but this guy was all muley, nice young healthy buck. Sounds like my friends have also been seeing some great bucks one we named 42 as it is a big 4x2 blacktail, another really wide fork horned and then some sweet little packages of 3x3 and 3x4's around 20 wide. Hopefully the team can get a few again this year but I can't complain from here now that I filled one tag. We struck out on all out of state stuff and also x zones. I have not had an X zone in 20 years! Waaaa waaaaa waaaa

LAST EDITED ON Sep-04-14 AT 11:36PM (MST)[p]Nice buck, B&B! I killed what could have been his twin in C zone last week. Nothing remarkable about that hunt, except, perhaps, the performance of the broadhead. I took an uphill shot with a muzzy at 50 yards, and the broad head shattered the front leg bone and still fully penetrated the chest cavity. There aren't many products that live up to their advertised hype, but this one did, and made a hell of a racket, too. Its nice when everything works as it should. I have never tried a mechanical broadhead, but thanks for the report.

very nice buck, that area is up by sac isnt it ?

Nice buck!..good luck on the second tag.
Mike

Nice buck. Appears to be eating very well!

I don't shoot forkies. .but!
Holy Crap!
I bet it was always forked ..bet hes an 4-5 years
old!
I can't wait for the end of the month.
3 buck tags (and two are outta state ).
27 days away from work out in the sticks..
Again good job!
Jester