Back Already from hunting

[Big Bucks]

Well I didn't get my monster , he was 20 feet from me and i couldn't get a shot , and then he just vanished into the fog and snow , so it has been 3 years in a row that i have missed him . On Friday morning on are way in we saw five 4-pointers , two of them were really good shooters just things just didn't work out , was pretty dead from the hike in , it's a hard one . That evening we were out glassing and I spotted a nice 4 point , really high tines , nice high rack ,but not the biggest spread , good mass . So my buddy that i was hunting with hasn't shot a big buck yet so I asked him if he wanted that one and of course he said yes, so we moved in as close as we could until he spotted us , it was really open country , so i said to him it's a very long shot if you feel confident then shoot . He set up for the shot while i covered him just in case he missed because i would have shot him too . Well my buddy took the shot and dropped him , now i have taken some far shots in my day but this was the farthest shot i have seen , we estimate 600 yards with his 300 mag , it was just a sick shot but i was really happy for him , it was his first big buck . We scored it when we got home and it scored 174 , one of the fattest deer i have seen .It took all morning to pack him out thats why i didn't stay for my monster , it's just to far in for 2 bucks but I'm glad he got his first . I just love the alpine and love hunting I'm glad i was part of this . Here are some photo's that i got .http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb94/ColinFire/RodAndColinsDeerHunt007.jpghttp://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb94/ColinFire/RodAndColinsDeerHunt003.jpghttp://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb94/ColinFire/RodAndColinsDeerHunt009.jpg

[Big Bucks]

Here are some more.
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[Mtnhunter]

Beautiful country! Nice Buck!!!

[Big Bucks]

And more.
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[Big Bucks]

And more.
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[30-06]

nice looking buck.congrates. i want one like that

[bc sportsman]

That's beautiful country. What general area were you in?

[quadrakid]

honey!bring me a wet dry vac i just drooled all over the keyboard, nice country nice deer.

[horshur]

Way to get it done!!!!. Great pics and nice buck.

[Seth]

What region is he from?

[Big Bucks]

Zone 3 , it's too bad i didn't connect on my big one though.

[Alpine85]

Awesome pictures and great buck!
Did you guys have good weather the whole time???

[frenchbar]

Nice job B.B. sounds like ya had a good trip.country looks familiar:-)

[Big Bucks]

No the weather was bad at first, it was snowing then rain then sun . And Frenchbar ya i guess you would find it really famiiar.

[tracker]

hard to resist a buck like that one,good shooting and nice gun!!!

[Big Bucks]

Ya I have shot some nice bucks in my day but it's pretty hard to pass on a 170 buck , i would have shot it if my buddy didn't , he just needed his first .

[dana]

Some great looking highcountry and a great highcountry buck to boot. Way to go! Were many of the bucks you saw hard-horned? I haven't seen anything rubbed yet.

[Big Bucks]

Dana , it was half and half , my 190 guy was still in velvet , very green up in the hills this year , the busk in the pic was so fat .

[30-06]

i seen a very small 3x2 today fully outa velvet today
again nice buck

[dana]

Really green around here too. I've been seeing some incredible antler growth this year. Got my son in on another whopper typical this morning. Solid 180+. Just a split second too fast for us. Not used to them not giving a second look this early in the season, but we cut several sets of fresh lion tracks, so I suppose he's got a reason to bail.

[Big Bucks]

Ya i think there right in the middle of change

[Big Bucks]

Hey Dana don't you got yours picked out yet , or are ya really trying to get the son a bruiser , oh ya by the way i'll take a 180 buck

[Big Bucks]

And ya it seems like the bucks had a really good year , lots of growth , and they all seem to have put on the weight.

[dana]

I'm focusing this year on trying to get my son a deer. He keeps on passing up on the little guys so I figured I better show him some bucks that would get his heart a racin'. :)

[Big Bucks]

Good for you , it's great that you got your son into it , i still remember when me and my dad went hunting the first time , up the marshall lake road , i just remember us not knowing where to start .

[Allen50]

nice buck, great looking area,, lots of hard work doe's produce the big ones. funny thing i noteice is how everone wants to know where you go, hoping maybe if they go there they will get a big one too:confused:, when my hunting buddy and i got two 5x5's in 2002, everone wanted to know where we went, :???:i said if i took you by the hand and showed you the spot, you probley would never see another buck close to there, even telling the area we went, there are millions of arcers around there and you could find a big buck if you leave your truck and walk abit and look, as we did, you will find one some place,, good luck. :twisted:

nice work guys, nice to see some big buck's going to the dinner table..:mrgreen:

[Gateholio]

Awesome buck, well done!!

[srupp]

great buck well done..
Steven

[mapguy]

very nice buck

[rock]

Great pictures beautiful country and one hella va deer.

[beeker]

nice buck, great looking area,, lots of hard work doe's produce the big ones. funny thing i noteice is how everone wants to know where you go, hoping maybe if they go there they will get a big one too:confused:, when my hunting buddy and i got two 5x5's in 2002, everone wanted to know where we went, :???:i said if i took you by the hand and showed you the spot, you probley would never see another buck close to there, even telling the area we went, there are millions of arcers around there and you could find a big buck if you leave your truck and walk abit and look, as we did, you will find one some place,, good luck. :twisted:

nice work guys, nice to see some big buck's going to the dinner table..:mrgreen:

I don't think it's wrong to wonder where in the province a nice buck came from...

[Mr. Dean]

Job done good.

Congrats too the both of you.

[Will]

Great Pics........Great Buck !
Thanks for the Pumper !!! :cool:

[lapadat]

Sweet alpine buck - gotta love when all the hard work comes together. Do you have a rough idea of what your deer weighed for the hike out?
lap

[Big Bucks]

I'm not to sure but my pack was over 100pounds easy , my legs were just done at the end of it , i'm still hurting from it , but it was well worth it

[WoodOx]

600 yards? Thats an insane shot alright... does he practice at that distance?

Nice buck, deep forks. 174 gross or net? Congrats to your friend, a very fine animal

[Big Bucks]

No we always practice out to 300 yards thats it . He grossed 168

[Gamebuster]

....Well my buddy took the shot and dropped him , now i have taken some far shots in my day but this was the farthest shot i have seen , we estimate 600 yards with his 300 mag....

Nice buck!

Out of curiosity, what kind of hold at 600 yds?

I would think it must be 60+".....pretty difficult shot..

[Big Bucks]

We were on a pretty big slope so all he could do is lay it off his knee and shoulder off the hill side , Through his scope he aimed about a foot over his back and dropped him one shot , i didn't even have to throw lead in the air . Next year i will borrow my buddies yardage pro and measure , but i would say 600+ .

[kennyg826]

cudos to you bb on lettin your buddy take him. nice buck and nice country.

[Big Bucks]

After he was down i was kinda thinking to my self why did i let him take it and not me ,but as long as i'm a part of it thats all that matters to me , it was a really good hunting trip , a little short but really fun . I think everyone is gonna have a really good year , it seems that there feed is in great amounts at this time of the season so your going to see some big bucks . The 2 bigger ones that we saw just makes ya wanna go back for more .