2005...What Could Have Been (pic)

HunterHarry

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Hey Guys,
I've been gone a while.
I sent my old computer off with my kid for a few months.
Anyway, I had some kind of year.
First I took a decent Blacktail buck with my bow.
My second hunt was a high country blacktail hunt where I found this decent four point.
I glassed him across the canyon from my spike camp.
I took out my rangefinder and ranged him at 668 yards, I knew my exact bullet drop and dumped him with my first shot.
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Upon him falling down, a buck of monsterous proportions stands up out his bed and bounces away, I was sick.
Guess that's hunting.
October rolled around and found me in Oregon.
Opening day My nephew took this nice 28" wide buck.
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My kid is here posing with it in this photo.
A couple of days later, We were doing a deer drive off this big ridge.
We are nearly to the road, when my kid whispers "Dad Look!"
The two largest Muleys that I have seen in my life are sneaking through the timber away from my brother in law.
I mean these bucks were real toads...30"+, High, Wide, and Heavy.
I have to run about 40 yards to a clearing where I can get a shooting lane, just then the bucks spot another member of our hunting party and head back in the other direction.
I jog back in the other direction to where I can get a shot.
The bucks come trickling through at about 100 yards, I have a tiny window to shoot through.
I'm huffing and puffing, shooting offhand, and proceed to shoot right over the biggest buck I have ever seen in the wild.
I don't thik I will get over this for some time.
Oh, what could have been.
I'm saddened that my year is over for hunting, but look forward to seeing all of you guys and your successes.
On the other hand, I've had some incredible Salmon fishing trips with my kid.
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Take Care (Shoot Straight)
HunterHarry
 
Great Pics, congrats on the deer and fish! Nothing like catching a fish as big as you are!
 
I would say you had a great season! Thanks for sharing your story, that's what keeps us going back year after year.
Mike
 
Great pictures! Just think, that buck you missed will be even bigger next year.... :) I'll bet most of the guys here have missed a few shots that they'd like to do over again, I know I sure have...
 
Nice shot placement for such a distance. congrats to your nephew on his buck.
 
668 yards huh? Wait til the ethical bunch see this.

JB

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
--Benjamin Franklin 1759
 
>668 yards huh? Wait til the
>ethical bunch see this.
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>JB
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Great buck and King,, nothing like doing all this with the son..

I have to bite on this tho,, 668 yards?? what were you shooting?

what are you zeroed at??

how much does your bullet drop? 5 feet?? 6 feet??

just like to know ..

congrats .. on a good year and taking your son you have my respect. A hell of a shot..
 
It's just my guess but I would say just about far enough since he put a tag on a dead buck.LMAO Thanks for sharing Harry.
 
Holy balls H-H!
I thought that you dropped off of the face of the earth! Looks like you had a great year. Good to have you back!!
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Eric
 
LAST EDITED ON Nov-09-05 AT 08:46PM (MST)[p]New Computer.
Click on picture to enlarge.
Here's a few pics that were removed.
This is my long range blacktail.

These are just a few of my salmon from this year.










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Very nice. That is the way it always happens with the big ones. They stay hid just enough for you to shoot his smaller buddy than escape.
 
LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-05 AT 06:40AM (MST)[p]Please excuse me for bumping this topic a bunch of times, I'm getting used to a new computer and photo host.
I'm learning to resize my pics.


Here is that blacktail
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My Blacktail Country
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Very nice!
It's good to know that when we don't hear from you, it means your out beating down the mountains!

Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"
 

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