The Ghost (video)
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huntsonora
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WOW! Great buck!
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ridgewalker
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WOW!!! HUGE!
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gilamonster8
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Wyo i been waiting. Thx for post it. No dought hes big.
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Godsten
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that is a GIANT buck just awesome dude
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He is a keeper!
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big bucks in the snow are awsome
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Wow!!! It doesn't get better than that....Monster buck
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Tory,
I've seen that buck as well this fall. In fact we saw him opening day. I do believe you were on the same mountain as I was. There were a lot of elk near that buck opening morning too. I heard you had to leave because your wife had a buffalo tag.
Love the video!
I've seen that buck as well this fall. In fact we saw him opening day. I do believe you were on the same mountain as I was. There were a lot of elk near that buck opening morning too. I heard you had to leave because your wife had a buffalo tag.
Love the video!
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btw there were two guys ahead of you opening morning. I was one of them.
Do you think we should of took the shot that morning?? I didn't feel comfortable taking a skyline shot.
Do you think we should of took the shot that morning?? I didn't feel comfortable taking a skyline shot.
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I saw that buck this summer, when I saw him it made me want to sing that song....mary had a little lamb......or was it a little sheep, I can't remember.
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Also is true you stuck an arrow in him??? I heard you wounded him but he seemed ok by the rifle hunt.
There were 12 people up there looking for that buck opening day. Talk about a Zoo!
There were 12 people up there looking for that buck opening day. Talk about a Zoo!
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Thats an awesome buck for sure!
Thanx for sharing the video.
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By the way,
I live in UT.
There are a lot of UTARDS that live here.
I have also seen quite a few WYOMORONS, NEVADUHNS, COLORADORKS, ID-IOTS and AIRHEADZONANS in my travels.
Thanx for sharing the video.
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By the way,
I live in UT.
There are a lot of UTARDS that live here.
I have also seen quite a few WYOMORONS, NEVADUHNS, COLORADORKS, ID-IOTS and AIRHEADZONANS in my travels.
It's funny how small the huntin community is. Yea I grazed him with an arrow, again, about 15 minutes after that piece of video you just watched. I don't know if you noticed in the video but there are two small drainages between me and the buck, there was also two lone pines to the right of him. He finally moved behind the pines and I made a run for it, got to the bottom of the second small drainage and knocked up, peaked over the top, 54 yards. He had moved just uphill of the pines and laid down, slightly quartering towards me. It wasn't the most perfect shot opportunity but it was all I was going to get. I still am not sure what happened and I've played it in my head 1000 times. I can tell you that my arrow had blood on it from end to end and that I watched him lay down in the adjacent basin until I couldn't see through my binoculars. The shot was through the tips of sagebrush and may have defelected, I still don't know. Backed out and went to the cabin, long night. Followed him the next morning in fresh snow until it melted about 3:00 the next afternoon. Hound dogged him all day. This deer let me get within 15 yards of him 3 different times, but not much I could do with an arrow. It was obviously a superficial wound and I thought if I pushed him enough I would get another chance. Some deer are not meant to be killed. He was still alive and I should have killed him opening morning of the rifle hunt two weeks later. I came in from the east end of the mountain and was climbing by 4:30 that morning. I know his escape route and was positioned within 200 yards of it. As you know YH, predawn pressure pushed him through this saddle before daylight, I never saw him. My hunting partner, who came up the same side of the mountain as you, saw him crest with the eastern sky in the background. As far as I know, noone saw this deer again. He is still up there.
In 2005 I had a couple of opportunities to kill this deer in the archery season (I have still yet to lay eyes on him in October). I had watched him and his very spooky buddy lay down and for some reason that day I had an East wind, very seldom happens. I got to my landmarks and peaked over, the Ghost was laying facing straight away and his buddy was just above me, neither knew I was there. I was reaching for my rangefinder when the wind swirled for just a second, the spooky buck caught it but the Ghost didn't. I thought "It's now or never" as he stood up I came to full draw, held 40, released. It was 46 yards. My arrow had fat on it from end to end, bottom of the brisket. I will never forget that.
Some of the know it alls and arm chair quarterbacks may criticize my actions and choices but I can tell you this; I made the best of the opportunities that were given me, those of you who have hunted long enough and hard enough know what I mean. Hunting the Ghost was an opportunity I may never get again, something I will never forget. Sometimes, the really big ones aren't meant to die.
WyoXtec
In 2005 I had a couple of opportunities to kill this deer in the archery season (I have still yet to lay eyes on him in October). I had watched him and his very spooky buddy lay down and for some reason that day I had an East wind, very seldom happens. I got to my landmarks and peaked over, the Ghost was laying facing straight away and his buddy was just above me, neither knew I was there. I was reaching for my rangefinder when the wind swirled for just a second, the spooky buck caught it but the Ghost didn't. I thought "It's now or never" as he stood up I came to full draw, held 40, released. It was 46 yards. My arrow had fat on it from end to end, bottom of the brisket. I will never forget that.
Some of the know it alls and arm chair quarterbacks may criticize my actions and choices but I can tell you this; I made the best of the opportunities that were given me, those of you who have hunted long enough and hard enough know what I mean. Hunting the Ghost was an opportunity I may never get again, something I will never forget. Sometimes, the really big ones aren't meant to die.
WyoXtec
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WyoXtec,
Too bad you didn't get him with your bow, i doubt anyone will critize your actions.
That buck went over the top into the heavy timber off the backside. There's a little saddle there that you can only see from the top where a lot of those bucks will feed after the pressure of opening day.
Why did you leave your truck up there after opening day? It was pretty frosted over the 2nd morning.
Lets just hope that buck doesn't get poached on the winter range. Hunting season was the least of his problems. He now has 6 months where he has to avoid the scum of the earth.
Too bad you didn't get him with your bow, i doubt anyone will critize your actions.
That buck went over the top into the heavy timber off the backside. There's a little saddle there that you can only see from the top where a lot of those bucks will feed after the pressure of opening day.
Why did you leave your truck up there after opening day? It was pretty frosted over the 2nd morning.
Lets just hope that buck doesn't get poached on the winter range. Hunting season was the least of his problems. He now has 6 months where he has to avoid the scum of the earth.
YH,
So how do you know these things? LOL
We left Old Green up there because it gets 10 mpg no matter what, I was letting my brother in law use it. An alternative tactic may have been to let people know we were already in there, I guess the frost on the windows ruined that idea. The truck I was driving was a 2001 Blue GMC 2500 HD with a "Huntin Fool" sticker in the back window.
WyoXtec
So how do you know these things? LOL
We left Old Green up there because it gets 10 mpg no matter what, I was letting my brother in law use it. An alternative tactic may have been to let people know we were already in there, I guess the frost on the windows ruined that idea. The truck I was driving was a 2001 Blue GMC 2500 HD with a "Huntin Fool" sticker in the back window.
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LOL,
Sometimes when you scout its good to also scout people who also have a tag LOL
Did your wife get her buffalo? Thats a fun hunt. I went with a guy that got a old bull on shadow mountain.
I also heard you like going to Alaska hunting. Got pics from there???
Sometimes when you scout its good to also scout people who also have a tag LOL
Did your wife get her buffalo? Thats a fun hunt. I went with a guy that got a old bull on shadow mountain.
I also heard you like going to Alaska hunting. Got pics from there???
YH,
The wife still has the cow buffalo tag, went up Oct 13-14 and hunted Shadow Mountain. Lots of bulls, 17 she could have taken but the cows know the boundaries a little better. I think after it storms we'll head back up, the range that they are on now looks like a herd of sheep have been in there all summer, not much to eat.
If you plan on sheep hunting Alaska let me know, I'll tell you what I've learned.
You don't happen to work for an electrical contractor do you?
WyoXtec
The wife still has the cow buffalo tag, went up Oct 13-14 and hunted Shadow Mountain. Lots of bulls, 17 she could have taken but the cows know the boundaries a little better. I think after it storms we'll head back up, the range that they are on now looks like a herd of sheep have been in there all summer, not much to eat.
If you plan on sheep hunting Alaska let me know, I'll tell you what I've learned.
You don't happen to work for an electrical contractor do you?
WyoXtec
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LOL,
When we hunted shadow mountain we were looking for a bull and were finding nothing but cows. Thats how it goes sometimes.
Another place to check for cows is just south of Hatchet. We saw a lot of buffalo over there.
I'll be moving to AK next year to chase sheep and bears for a few years. Can't wait....
I guess I do "work" for an electrical contractor but theres not much work getting done these days hahahahhaha.
When we hunted shadow mountain we were looking for a bull and were finding nothing but cows. Thats how it goes sometimes.
Another place to check for cows is just south of Hatchet. We saw a lot of buffalo over there.
I'll be moving to AK next year to chase sheep and bears for a few years. Can't wait....
I guess I do "work" for an electrical contractor but theres not much work getting done these days hahahahhaha.
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manny15
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kinda dishartenting having so many people huntin one buck, better take up long range shooting maybe ?
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toughshed
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not the greatest camera work may be the understatement of the year...I about tossed while watching...
Better luck next time and ya can't bring him home if you don't shoot. If it was easy, we wouldn't do it...
Better luck next time and ya can't bring him home if you don't shoot. If it was easy, we wouldn't do it...AZtrophyhunter
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I guess the buck was killed. Look on the other post by Xtec where he shared the pic of the buck he got. About half way down a guy says he killed it.
