I hunted for the first 5 days in Nevada and patterned a group of bucks. One a 28" 3X4, another a 4X4 about 24" wide, and last a 24" 2X2 that was a very mature huge bodied buck. After chasing the 3X4 about 1500 vertical feet down the canyon system I glassed up to the top of the peak where I was camped to find the 4X4 bedded under a tree about 400 yards below my camp. This would be the last I saw of the 3X4. I built a blind 27 yards from the bedding area. Next morning I sat in it with no results, however, did get an opportunity at the 2X2 and his 4 friends. The next morning I got up earlier so I would be in place well before light. After a couple hours of sitting in the blind, I got tired and left the blind to sleep under a tree behind the blind. An hour or so later woke up to find a buck bedded in the bedding area. I was stretching and yawning and standing when I looked through my nap tree to see the inside of his ears. Well. let's just say I didn't make it back into the blind where my bow was.
2 weeks later, (this last weekend), I got a chance to go back to my spot! I left friday afternoon and was excited about my chances in the blind! Unfortunately mother nature had other ideas. The wind was blowing 30 mph and it was cooler. The bucks had completely changed patterns and were 12-1500 feet lower on the hill. I did get to see my friend the 2X2 and compadres, but was very discouraged at the change in pattern. Yesterday morning I saw them headed for a saddle that was about 800 feet down from camp (top of peak). I got over there in time and waited, and waited telling myself "don't Peak at them". Finally I just had to peak, and found that they were gone, but wait, that is them 400 yards below in that quakie patch. This patch was head high and about an acre. When the last one bedded, I contemplated whether I was going to go home and get some work done, or go down there. I finally decided they probably couldn't see me if I went straight at them. So, I did just that, and found myself 20 yards from where I thought they were. Now, I knew I had to get them out of the patch to get a clear shot, so, I did the old throw the rock trick. I decided I would shoot the first buck that came out. That was this 3X3 and I hit him behind the shoulder at 25 yards. He only went 80 yards or so. Wish it was the 2X2 (I love the way these old 2X's look with big forks), but am very happy and grateful to take a nice buck on my last day I was planning to hunt.
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