Back early!!

[Steeleco]

Well after a great week looking for bears first and mulies second (well sort of) We came home bearless but with these nice boys. Chappy my hunting shadow for more than ten years bagged his Tues at 7 am and mine was Wed at 8 am. We saw a group of three bucks at first light and spent what seemed like for ever trying to make out the point's as the sun came up. As you can see it was what we needed. We gambled that we may be lucky on one of the other two the next morning, well at about 7:30 I spotted the other two and crawled into a spot about 30 yards from where I first spotted them. some 30 minutes passed before picked up the 4th point and even then I was unsure if it was big enough. 10 minutes later as he was about to leave the only shot he'd given me the whole time was a brisket shot, so I took it. The bullet is burried somewhere deep inside the spine. 1st shot taken with my new load 165gr interbonds in my .06 now to find a bear????

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/62Steelecobuck2.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/62Chappybuck-med.jpg

(http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1119&size=big&sort=1&cat=500)

[rollingrock]

How far was the shot? Nice buck!

[Marc]

Good going Dave, Glad to see you're getting some meat in the freezer. From what I've read there is lots of bears around so it shouldn't be a problem puting one of those in the freezer as well.

Marc.

[416]

Looks good on you!!! Congrats on a successfull hunt.......

[MB_Boy]

Congrats on the bucks. The light of the sun off the antlers in that second picture is great........congrats again!!!

[stanway]

Way to go David! Congrats to you both. Great pictures as well! What a great start to the season. I can only hope I will do half that well.

Congratulations again!!!

[Steeleco]

Thanks guys it feels good to come home smiling for a change. Chappy's shot was ranged at 240yds, 300wsm 180gr Swift Scirocco mine was just under 200yds with my newly loaded 165grn Hornady interbond. Both animals dropped on the spot. Chappy's we pulled up to the mill site above it, mine was a hour long drag to the same mill site.

I sure felt that surgery I had last month after that!!! Now to rest up for October.

[BCHunter]

great bucks! good for you

[Gus]

Real nice deer. Love the colour of the antlers in the second picture. Hope to get something like that myself this year. Good luck with the bear.

[Fred]

Nicely done David, it is about time you got a break! Fred

[willyqbc]

Congrats on the bucks boys!

Chris

[Thunderstix]

Awesome deer boys! I too love the colour of the 2nd deers antlers.

[Leaseman]

Feels good doesn't it guys.....:-D

[rock]

Both great looking deer, hope I can do as well as you guys, congrats.

[atri]

Great Bucks! Congratulations Steeleco and Chappy. The photo with the sun on the antlers is very nice. That's the kind of photo that I'd cherish forever.

Good luck in your search for a bear.

[Steeleco]

Feels good doesn't it guys.....:D

I'll say, it's not always important to get something but it sure feels good when you do. We haven't had a double header since 2000 when we did a flyin trip up north.

We actually felt bad for a bit, as we left the little 2x3 all by himself :( but then realized he's gonna get all the girls for himself, lucky buck!!!!

Here's the other picture of the bigger buck. Nothing better than the sun coming up over the mountains on a beautiful day like this. Even without an animal!!!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/62Chappybuck2-med.jpg

[todbartell]

wow I really love the color of the antlers on the pic # 2 buck! :D



awesome results, congrats on your hunt

[MattB]

Nice bucks, what region did you find these boys in?

[Steeleco]

The photos are untouched, but the colour is from the fact that the sun had just crossed the mountains to the east only minutes before, sometime you get lucky more than once a day.

We were in 3-13 north of the toll both.

[3kills]

way to go david...i just hope i can find a nice buck this year...

[ruger#1]

hey dave you look different without a tim hortins coffee in your hands, now that is something to smile about. mark

[Freshtracks]

Great looking bucks Steeleco, niucely done.

So one has to be looking for bears you say ... :???:. Didn't work that way for us. this weekend. :razz:

Congrats again.