wrench
11-02-2009, 09:54 PM
I've never posted on here but read it all the time. Figured I may as well contribute so here is my buck from this year:
Hiked into a spot I like to hunt with a buddy. Lots of activity on the way in so we are both pretty happy. Once we were in about 5km we decide to split up, he goes down I go up. We planned to each to a big loop and meet up in the middle.
Once I get to the top of the hill where I am supposed to start looping around I decide to go check out a spot where I've seen deer before. So a slowly and quietly walk in and sure enough spot a buck bedded across a bit of a gully and 180 yrds. He was unconcerned about me so I get down and get a rest. He is bedded pretty much broadside so I hold right behind his shoulded and squeeze one off. Before the recoil even hits me I see him flip on his back and start kicking. So I stick another round in the chamber and get the scope on him again just in time to see him run over the hill.
I headed over to where he was bedded and look for blood....nothing. I head over the hill and glass the other side. By this point I'm so excited I'm making a bunch of noise and spook a few does and a small buck from the thicker stuff at the bottom of the hill. He is not with them so I figure he is either bedded or dead in the thick regen. I glassed it from the top and saw nothing so I hiked around to look from the otherside. Sure enough on my way around I see him standing at 60 yards right in the thick of it. A raised my gun and one quick shot put him down for good.
Turns he was slightly quartered toward me for my first shot so I only got one lung.
I was surprised how big his body was....needless to say I'm pretty pleased. The pack out was 6km and my pack weighed 98lbs. Luckily by the time I was done gutting him my buddy was there to give me a hand.
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Hiked into a spot I like to hunt with a buddy. Lots of activity on the way in so we are both pretty happy. Once we were in about 5km we decide to split up, he goes down I go up. We planned to each to a big loop and meet up in the middle.
Once I get to the top of the hill where I am supposed to start looping around I decide to go check out a spot where I've seen deer before. So a slowly and quietly walk in and sure enough spot a buck bedded across a bit of a gully and 180 yrds. He was unconcerned about me so I get down and get a rest. He is bedded pretty much broadside so I hold right behind his shoulded and squeeze one off. Before the recoil even hits me I see him flip on his back and start kicking. So I stick another round in the chamber and get the scope on him again just in time to see him run over the hill.
I headed over to where he was bedded and look for blood....nothing. I head over the hill and glass the other side. By this point I'm so excited I'm making a bunch of noise and spook a few does and a small buck from the thicker stuff at the bottom of the hill. He is not with them so I figure he is either bedded or dead in the thick regen. I glassed it from the top and saw nothing so I hiked around to look from the otherside. Sure enough on my way around I see him standing at 60 yards right in the thick of it. A raised my gun and one quick shot put him down for good.
Turns he was slightly quartered toward me for my first shot so I only got one lung.
I was surprised how big his body was....needless to say I'm pretty pleased. The pack out was 6km and my pack weighed 98lbs. Luckily by the time I was done gutting him my buddy was there to give me a hand.
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs218.snc1/8521_161232280107_698440107_3342941_8070837_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3342942&id=698440107)
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