Finally the story.........so since June I had been on a narrow high 4x4. Two weeks before season cows moved on and moved the bucks I had spent all summer on. Didnt have any other spots scouted at all. Decided to hunt in the oak brush pine mix on opening morning. Well the first day I saw more bears then bucks. 5 bears four bucks. One 3x3 that was about 28 inches wide. Couldn't get a clear shot. Decided to get on the high point that evening. Saw four more bucks nothing special the biggest was 140-145. Sunday morning decided to hint the same spot as Saturday morning, for got to mention I saw the starts of a nice non-typical in June and would from the week before season that there was a 190 non-typical in there. Anyway.... Only a couple deer on Sunday morning. Late morning decided to get into the aspen and slowly work my way through. 40 elk and two small bucks. Early afternoon more aspen and the elk were screaming.... 2pm on 4x3 maybe 145-150 decide to pass. Evening hunt low, nothing. Monday morning decided I head down to the tongue area. It was a little windy, only a couple of fork horns. Late morning decided to hit another aspen patch. 4x4 160 at 40 yard bedded to clear shot. Waited a few minutes... Drew again decided to whistle. Buck looks right at and starts to run before he even stands up. Couldn't hunt the second weekend. Third weekend only one day to hunt. Pretty excited. Spoke to a guy , that told me where a 170 buck was..... Sweet. Get up there before light. Pull off to the side of the road and wait....start to go just before light. And I have a flat tire. No breaker bar, spare is flat, but I have an air pump and some other tools. Start messing around with airing up the flat getting jack set and look behind me. Four bucks largest was a 170-175 buck. They are gone!!!!! Get the tire changed and go to the spot where the other hunter told me to go. Simeon camped right it the same spot. So a wasted day. Second Wednesday before the end I decide that I am going to shoot a buck, whatever I see and at least get some meat. Afternoon hunt only. Do a short loop find a pond not on the map, decided to hang out for about 30 mins. Nothing. Decide to call it about 30 mins from sunset, thinking I might see something on the way down. About 500 yards from the jeep I spot a deer, it's about 60 yards away can tell its a buck not sure how big. It doesn't matter if I get a clear shot he's dead. Decoded to act like I didnt see him, ( the trail I was in would get me closer but it wasn't directly at him). Looking at him through the side of my eyes with my head down I stop when his head is right behind a tree and I have a foot wide opening right at his vitals. 36 yards and the rest is history. Sorry about the run on sentences, crappy spelling but there's the story. Good luck to everyone and shoot straight. Big weekend up coming!!!!!!good nihht
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