NMPaul
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My son and I convinced my wife to hike into our little camp and spend the night before her deer season started.
After setting up camp, we went up to glass. We immediately scared off 2 really really nice bucks that were a few hundred yards from where we were glassing. These were as good a bucks as I had seen in this unit. We had seen a few nice bucks while hunting for elk the previous few weeks.
Next morning up before dawn and in position. First 40 minutes all we saw was a doe in the distance.
Then I spotted 3 bucks a little over a mile away. Kim and I took off and Zach watched them in the spotting scope for another 20 seconds before they disappeared from his view.
Kim and I got to where we last saw them and found this buck bedded. we were 330 yards away when we first saw him, so we were able to close to 300 yards across the canyon.
Kim made the shot off of a bog pod (tripod shooting sticks) at 300 yards standing up (the only shot we had). When we first got there he was standing, but, not giving us a broadside shot. Then he layed down and all that was visible was the head and neck.
Kim, shot through the oak brush where his body was and he went about 30 yards and was down. Zach then joined us and we packed him out. It was a real full day and a tough pack out.
I am not sure I could have made the shot. When Kim has time she is a pretty good shot.
After setting up camp, we went up to glass. We immediately scared off 2 really really nice bucks that were a few hundred yards from where we were glassing. These were as good a bucks as I had seen in this unit. We had seen a few nice bucks while hunting for elk the previous few weeks.
Next morning up before dawn and in position. First 40 minutes all we saw was a doe in the distance.
Then I spotted 3 bucks a little over a mile away. Kim and I took off and Zach watched them in the spotting scope for another 20 seconds before they disappeared from his view.
Kim and I got to where we last saw them and found this buck bedded. we were 330 yards away when we first saw him, so we were able to close to 300 yards across the canyon.
Kim made the shot off of a bog pod (tripod shooting sticks) at 300 yards standing up (the only shot we had). When we first got there he was standing, but, not giving us a broadside shot. Then he layed down and all that was visible was the head and neck.
Kim, shot through the oak brush where his body was and he went about 30 yards and was down. Zach then joined us and we packed him out. It was a real full day and a tough pack out.
I am not sure I could have made the shot. When Kim has time she is a pretty good shot.
