This year I drew an Antlered Elk and Antlered Mule deer. No luck with the Elk in spite of seeing 5 bulls. Been seeing lots of Mule bucks so decided I’d take one if a “shooter” appeared. 45 minutes into the hour drive to the hunt spot this morning and I “tagged” a white tail buck with my Tacoma. It was drivable so back home to pick up my 3/4 ton Ford ... and less than a km from home I hit the ditch (lots of snow and nasty slippery today). Walked home for the tractor to pull the Ford out and back on the road in an hour. By this time, in the mood to shoot something Buddy and I pushed his home quarter trying to coax an elk into the open with no luck. Deer were rutting hard and moving all day so when I saw this poor bugger chasing a doe, he never even had a chance to fart before the lights went out. 280 yds. Never got to use my deer gun as I was packing a 30-284 for elk.