>Congratulations Denny! I look forward
>to hearing the story when
>I see you in Idaho.
>
>--Bob
Well here it is:
See Bob I decided that hunting the henries was just too dirty and tough so I needed to find a place that I could pull a trigger and not have to walk more than 3 feet off a road. I then bought the tag on AI. I called my old buddy Doyle and told him what I did. Doyle said he had been on the island the year previous and it was a sad excuse for a hunt, but I reminded Doyle that I pretty much own him so he begrudgingly came along.
We set up base camp(the garden Hilton in Layton) and began scouting this summer. It was tough, we had to wait for the 5 trucks in front of us to pull away so we could scout the deer from where they were parked. After hard scouting that one weekend this summer I felt confident I could get myself a good picture(i mean deer).
I couldn't wait. I told Doyle to keep looking on the island for more bucks near the road. He told me of a few that were on the south of the island, but I might have to walk down a level trail perhaps a mile. I told him to contact THE DON and have him tell the State I could write a bigger check if they would let me ride out there. You see Bob, I feel that having the island closed off, getting a 5 day head start, and hunting the heart of the rut just didn't give me enough value for what I spent. Before I got the States answer, Doyle called and said he had this buck rutting out at the ranch, but that he would be ashamed to have to chase a deer off the front porch of the ranch house just to have someone shoot it, again I asked how he liked his home that I paid for, and that was that.
I flew into the Ogden airport and Doyle picked me up. We again returned to base camp(Garden Hilton) and had some grub(Tepanyakis). We hit the sack early(thank god for turndown service, i was too exhausted to deal with that chore). Up early(8 ish) and a quick sheep hearder breakfast(Mimis) then the trek begain. I told Doyle that if he didn't quit lifting his trucks making it so hard to climb in I would be forced to buy him a new one.
Off we went, along the way I saw all sorts of peasants in camo walking out of the swamp with shotguns. I didn't know that people still did that, don't they know the Million Dollar Club has airboats and sink blinds? Why are they walking? Anyway we finally reached the ranch and I dispatched Doyle to push that buck off the front porch into the field so I could shoot him. Boy it was cold that morning, sure am glad Doyle left the truck running so I could have heat. But again, that dang lifted truck of Doyles, I had to climb down all by myself!! After standing around waiting for Doyle to get out my gun, set up my sticks, and load the rifle I was ready for my shot. Luckily we were wearing camo, because that old buck might have seen us while he was mounting does. BOOM, what a shot, at 50yrds i was concerned with the distance, but I had to chance it. I broke a smile, for some reason Doyle just looked down shaking his head. I HAD TO CLIMB BACK IN THAT BIG TRUCK OF DOYLES, I swear next week I am getting him a new truck! Anyway, I had to turn the heater up, it was cold watching Doyle go out and drag that deer back to the truck. After spinning him around so we didn't get the road or ranch house in the pic, I AGAIN had to climb down out of that truck. Doyle helped me put on my coat and I posed for the money shot! I told Doyle to take care of that, and waited patiently in the truck while he gutted it, and loaded it in the truck. I instructed Doyle to donate the meat to those poor people we saw in camo with shotguns. You see Bob, I am a generous man, I had just saved this island, and now I was going to feed the hungry(like I would eat wild meat, GET REAL!!). I told Doyle to drive fast, I could be at the airport by noon, and home for the wine tasting at 5. Boy Bob, what a hunt! I was exhausted!! I don't know if I will have the energy to call Doyle and have him start scouting for our hunt next week. You have no idea how exhausting it is answering the phone as Doyle lives on the mountain finding me quality animals to shoot. Oh no Bob, I don't think Doyle cleaned my gun, now I will need a new one. Work, work, work, I swear I never get any rest!
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