Went out this last weekend to Colorado for Kiko Jr's hunt in Colorado.
We thought were in store for a very frigid hunt. Instead by the afternoons, were could have hunted in T-shirts. The little snow that fell on Thursday turned into some pretty good mud. On Saturday morning even though he had a bull tag, Kiko decided he wanted to focus on hunting deer and passed on a 4x3 buck that would have been a good second deer for him. I could not believe he did not shoot. He thought it was a fork or smaller. I guess we were not on the same page on what kind of deer he wanted. As the hunt got harder with tons of hunters and above normal daytime temperatures, he regretted very much passing on the buck. After that he would have taken a fork in a heart beat. Other hunters took some nice deer out there which made the situation harder.
Finally on Sunday evening we hunted with a great friend and he was able to put us on this 5x5 buck on private land. Even though we were on private, it was still a hunt. The deer here get hunted often and do not tolerate hunters dressed like pumpkins to get close. If this hunt was on the PlayStation Deer Hunter Game, it would of qualified at about level 3 (level 5 being the hardest). We had to play the wind and belly crawl about 300 yards. Kiko was able to take it with one good shot from the .300 Short Action Ultr Mag. at 204 yards. He had to take the shot from a very crooked fence post that he used as a rest while on his toes to clear some high grass.
Santiago has been promised to be able to hunt in Colorado in the future. Even though Santiago will be taking hunter Ed. this coming weekend, he will have to wait until he is 12 to hunt Colorado. Santiago can't wait.
Thanks goes out to Lynn (Monkey Boy) for going out with us this weekend (the boys really enjoyed your company), to James for showing us some deer, to Roberto and Josebee for having a Modelo and knives ready when we got home, and to my hunting buddies Santiago and Francisco Jr. for making their daddy proud and sharing some great time in the field with me.
Santiago, Kiko Jr and Lynn (Monkey Boy)
After a long hike...time to shed some layers...sweating!
Big Smiles for Kiko
More Big Smiles!!
My Boys...Man they are growing up quick!!
The Cortez Boys
We thought were in store for a very frigid hunt. Instead by the afternoons, were could have hunted in T-shirts. The little snow that fell on Thursday turned into some pretty good mud. On Saturday morning even though he had a bull tag, Kiko decided he wanted to focus on hunting deer and passed on a 4x3 buck that would have been a good second deer for him. I could not believe he did not shoot. He thought it was a fork or smaller. I guess we were not on the same page on what kind of deer he wanted. As the hunt got harder with tons of hunters and above normal daytime temperatures, he regretted very much passing on the buck. After that he would have taken a fork in a heart beat. Other hunters took some nice deer out there which made the situation harder.
Finally on Sunday evening we hunted with a great friend and he was able to put us on this 5x5 buck on private land. Even though we were on private, it was still a hunt. The deer here get hunted often and do not tolerate hunters dressed like pumpkins to get close. If this hunt was on the PlayStation Deer Hunter Game, it would of qualified at about level 3 (level 5 being the hardest). We had to play the wind and belly crawl about 300 yards. Kiko was able to take it with one good shot from the .300 Short Action Ultr Mag. at 204 yards. He had to take the shot from a very crooked fence post that he used as a rest while on his toes to clear some high grass.
Santiago has been promised to be able to hunt in Colorado in the future. Even though Santiago will be taking hunter Ed. this coming weekend, he will have to wait until he is 12 to hunt Colorado. Santiago can't wait.
Thanks goes out to Lynn (Monkey Boy) for going out with us this weekend (the boys really enjoyed your company), to James for showing us some deer, to Roberto and Josebee for having a Modelo and knives ready when we got home, and to my hunting buddies Santiago and Francisco Jr. for making their daddy proud and sharing some great time in the field with me.
Santiago, Kiko Jr and Lynn (Monkey Boy)
After a long hike...time to shed some layers...sweating!
Big Smiles for Kiko
More Big Smiles!!
My Boys...Man they are growing up quick!!
The Cortez Boys
