my 2006 archery buck......

supersider34 · Nov 7, 2006

Well anyways I got some pics of some other bucks and I found this one yesterday running some doe's. I put the stalk on him and I would see them moving down a draw and every time I thought I would get ahead of them I would come up and they would be in the next draw. i would move again and again the next draw. Till finally they went around the finger of a huge rock pile. I cut across and thought I could be above them when they came up along the rocks I would smoke him. Well low and behold they where not there. I was pissed as there should have never got ahead of me. I went down and around a bunch of rocks and never did find them. Found tracks but there was to much fresh sign in there. Well 2 miles back to truck and to head to work. I got to work and several buddies called me and I told them what I saw and they told me to get on him. Well I ran 3 squares of siding and I told my buddy I new where they went and needed to get back out there. He said he would be back around 3 on the job. Well I left job around 1 pm and I found the spike that was with the group I saw that morning. I knew they where near. I moved in as the spike was a 1/2 mile out. Got to where he was and was moving slowly threw the sage brush glassing everything. I thought he fed around a small rock pile and got a wierd feeling and turned back where I came and the spike was bedded 30 yds from me. Behind me. Well he got up and ran out about 40 yds and walked around me and headed up around the small rock pile. As he went over the next hill I moved up and he was heading around the other end of a small bowl and as I came over the top I saw horns 30 yds below me. I stepped back nocked a arrow and came to full draw and the big buck and the 5 doe's where all watching the spike. I nailed the big buck and he ran straight down and up the other side and over the hill. I walked down found my arrow stuck in the dirt and covered in blood. I followed the blood trail up the other side and found him dead up on top. I was jacked as he was a very nice buck. I walked back to my truck and found a way up on top of the rock pile and took a picture and sent it to my brother and he called me and asked who's it was and I told him mine. He was like I just talked to you a couple hours ago. My buddy called me and asked where I was and I told him loading my buck and he said he was on his way out. He is the one who took the pics and he did a awesome job on them.
But here are the pics and I did not score him or measure anything on him.
Enjoy as I have not been this excited on a hunt for several years.

Chef · Nov 7, 2006

Congratulations Jerry!
You sure have a knack for finding your game!
Seems like you have success pics every year!

Again Congrats and thanks for taking us along.
Nice buck to boot.

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

eelgrass · Nov 7, 2006

Another great story and great buck this year! Congrats! If I remember right, you got your buck last year the morning of your daughters wedding.

Eel

257Tony · Nov 7, 2006

I was starting to think you'd get skunked this year! Guess not, great Buck, congrads....

Somebody didn't like bouncing betty

mtmiller · Nov 7, 2006

Sider, glad to see you on here again. Your son got a great buck and glad to see you did well also. Great buck and excellent pics. Thanks for the share.

huntingwabbits · Nov 7, 2006

you are the man to sneak into bow range of that buck in that kind of terrain

way
to
go

AZbowhntr · Nov 7, 2006

Jerry, way to go. One of these years I'm going to come up there and have you show me how you do it. You take nice archery bucks every year. Hope all is well in Jerome. Orlin

Hornseeker · Nov 7, 2006

NIce one Jerry, way to go man!

Ernie

supersider34 · Nov 7, 2006

Been out every morning for who knows how long most nights also. Found one in Sept I was after. Saw him 4 times this year and twice last year. He is a toad.
Pushed married to limits this year big time. Thats why not much posting on here.
Thanks for the kudos.

IdahoBugler · Nov 7, 2006

Congrats Sider on an awesome buck.

IB

NDBadlandsbucks · Nov 8, 2006

Congratulations on another great buck, thanks for showing him to us.

Keep the Sun at Your Back and the Wind in Your Face

NMHUNTNUTT1 · Nov 8, 2006

Great buck! You did awesome brother , would love to arrow a brute like that....Congrats and thank you for putting it on here...Larry

Muleyslyr · Nov 8, 2006

Right on SS! Way to stay with it! Another year, another great buck. Doesn't it kinda look like your sons buck too? You should post the two together, that'd be neat. Congrats to both of you on a great year.

BTW.....gotta say great pictures this year.

triggerhappy · Nov 8, 2006

Congrats, handsome buck!

supersider34 · Nov 8, 2006

Muleyslyr
Here are both sons and mine.

littlefoot · Nov 8, 2006

those guys look 'related', too....good job '34'....always enjoy your posts and pics....thank you.

Muleyslyr · Nov 8, 2006

Nice!! How cool is that??

woodruffhunter · Nov 8, 2006

Sider,

Incredible how you consistently take bucks on public land
with your bow.

Great job and nice buck.

supersider34 · Nov 8, 2006

LAST EDITED ON Nov-08-06 AT 04:27PM (MST)[p]These bucks where shot 25-30 miles apart.
This was the smallest bodied buck I have shot. Was not that big in body.

BOHNTR · Nov 8, 2006

Way to go Jerry.......you're on a roll. Congratulations and thanks for posting them up.

BOHNTR )))---------->

supersider34 · Nov 12, 2006

Caped and fleshed this buck and found number 6 shot on his side and in his face. Not much into shotguns but my buddies where here and they said someone must have shot him while phesant hunting and the shot was around 40-50 yds. Didnt penetrate the hide. The one in the side had about 5 BB's touching meat and there was bruising. Even found a BB in his mouth stuck in his gums. Was lead shot though. Was pretty wild to see this in a buck.