Salmon River Breaks Buck
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dakotakid
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I dont know if he knows it, but it turned into a whitetail.
Nice bucks!
Mike
Nice bucks!
Mike
ridgerunner
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PAir of nice bucks, looks like steep country over there.
blacktailBC
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Here is the story.....
Tough hunting this year in Idaho. Saw lots of game, just not a lot of bucks. Lots of hunters this year for some reason, had the whitetails all spooked. On the last day it is pouring rain, my buddy convinces me to keep trying, so we hike into this steep canyon. We were trying to get to the next canyon over, away from the roads. I was doing my regular 10 steps and glass routine when I spotted the above buck across the canyon. We got ready quickly as the fog broke for a few minutes. Ranged him at 448......make proper adjustments on the dial.......make sure John has the right bar on his balllisticplex......ready?......boom!...boom!.......boom! Well after one well placed shot and two poor ones, the fog rolls in.....for about an hour! I saw him lay down so I knew he was hit. We hiked over and after a moderate tracking job we found him. It was a ridiculously steep and awkward place to bone him out. Made it out in the dark by headlamp light. 25 mile ride back to camp on the quads. Sure was fun....teamed up on a decent mulie on the last day. The whitetail was taken in the same area last year.
thanks to kilowatt for helping me post pictures since I am retarded.
Tough hunting this year in Idaho. Saw lots of game, just not a lot of bucks. Lots of hunters this year for some reason, had the whitetails all spooked. On the last day it is pouring rain, my buddy convinces me to keep trying, so we hike into this steep canyon. We were trying to get to the next canyon over, away from the roads. I was doing my regular 10 steps and glass routine when I spotted the above buck across the canyon. We got ready quickly as the fog broke for a few minutes. Ranged him at 448......make proper adjustments on the dial.......make sure John has the right bar on his balllisticplex......ready?......boom!...boom!.......boom! Well after one well placed shot and two poor ones, the fog rolls in.....for about an hour! I saw him lay down so I knew he was hit. We hiked over and after a moderate tracking job we found him. It was a ridiculously steep and awkward place to bone him out. Made it out in the dark by headlamp light. 25 mile ride back to camp on the quads. Sure was fun....teamed up on a decent mulie on the last day. The whitetail was taken in the same area last year.
thanks to kilowatt for helping me post pictures since I am retarded.
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Muleyslyr
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Nice buck....looks like conditions were a little tough. Congrats on both bucks.
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HYK
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Nice picture looks like you had a great year!
forkhunter
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Nice job. General season hunt, right? All tough country. I suppose you had to hike UP to get into the country, huh? I am somewhat familiar with the area. Any 4-point muley in the general season in Idaho is a good accomplishment. Especially in some of the marginal areas in northern Idaho.
My Dad has gotten a couple bucks in some of the area off the Salmon, but it is tough work.
My Dad has gotten a couple bucks in some of the area off the Salmon, but it is tough work.
