Howdy Ryan, how you been. Are you all healed from your mishap? How?s the new baby?
I too like velvet muley?s and when jcmuleys posted the photo of his friends velvet buck it reminded me of a buck whose photo I took a couple years ago, set the camera down, picked up my bow and shot him.
I've bowhunted for many years but the last 5 or so years I always try to take the photo of the critter I want shoot before I go form my bow. It's just another satisfying challenge I have added to bowhunting. Most of the time I can't pull it off, but I happened to on this particular evening.
After arrowing the buck, I called a couple friends who came up and helped me pack him out. To be more specific, I should say they packed him out. The group photo are guys who were kind enough to come up and help me that evening.
Here's the photo of the buck just before I arrowed him.
And here's the same buck a few hours later with the group of guys who camed to help me. From left to right, Gary W., Jon L., Jeff D., and yours truly.
Have a good one. BB