KB90
11-27-2009, 09:46 PM
My Lucky Horseshoe, and My First 4 Point Buck!
So today started off by me sleeping in by 20 minutes, I pushed the sleep button one too many times....:???: I quickly got dressed and drove to my spot just to find someone parked there and already gone up...:cry: I was quite pissed at myself for ruining my morning cause I couldn't get my lazy a$$ out of bed. So I decided that I'd not write the day off and just drive around for a bit and check back and see if he leaves. So I drove around for 3 hours and the only thing I saw were 4 road hunters. All of which who also haven't seen a thing. So by around 11 oclock I figured I'd go check and see if that guy who was in my spot left, and luckily he had. So I parked my truck and started to walk. Not 50 yards in and I jump a bull moose it crashed and banged till out of sight, and grunted twice, well more like roared it was pretty cool I've never heard a moose grunt. So after that I realized I was walking to fast and loud for the conditions.
So I slowed down, the slowest I have ever walked in my life. It took me an hour and a half to get to my spot which normally would have taken 15 minutes. I would take 2-3 steps then stop for 30 seconds and I did this the whole way. So after about an hour I got the beginning of where I planned on hunting, and to my surprise the guy before me never entered the trail but just walked by.
So i started in walking painfully slow stopping often. I had made it in a little ways when something shiny caught my eye. I brushed the snow of it and it was a horseshoe! So I picked it up and put it in my backpack. I figured I have to get a deer now this is a sign.
So i kept moving I stopped to listen and I hear a grunt. (now this is the first time i've heard a deer vocalize it was pretty cool and exciting) So i hear this grunt so I duck down on my knees in the trail. Following the grunt the deer came crashing down the hill and through the bush. Talk about heart pounding! So I am all hunkered down and I can hear this deer grunting as its running getting closer and closer. It then crests a ridge and It lets out a long loud grunt. He is now at less than 40 yards. I can see he is a nice buck but could not confirm points. After a brief stop he started heading down the trail at a good trot and straight at me! He got to about 15-20 yards and hit the brakes. I thought O NO! he's spotted me Im screwed. But he just stared cocking his head side to side I dont think he could figure out what the heck I was. I wanted to shoot so bad but I could not confirm he had 4 points.
After what seemed like an eternity but was actually probably only 10-15 seconds he turned and was ready to flee. I had my crosshairs on his shoulder as he turned I counted 1........2........3.......4.....BOOM! He dropped instantly. I walked up and gave him another one and finished him off.
I couldn't believe it I just shot my first 4 point buck! :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0212.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0185.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0187.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0192.jpg
When My dad came I got a picture with him too.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_01971.jpg
So I get on the phone and call my brother Tyler to let him no about my success. I then call my dad and he says he and my grandpa will come with the 4 wheeler to haul it out. So Im sitting there waiting for them to come. And all of a sudden I hear more crashing and crunching coming straight for me. Could this really be? I watch and out of the brush comes another big buck. He was on the move he trotted right by me at 50 yards and never even seen me or stopped. I was kinda disappointed my dad wasn't there yet cause he too could have had a nice buck...o well
So after this all unfolds I'm still waiting and I hear a gunshot off in the distance a little ways. I thought o cool someone else got lucky. Shortly after the shot my dad drives up on the quad and says that some guy just shot a big 4 point right on the main trail. Total of 3 big bucks in 20 minutes pretty cool! So on the way out I snapped some pics of his buck and we hooked it on to the quad and drug them out together. I get to talking to the guy and he shot this buck with a tiny short 16 gauge and a slug at 90 yards. It was his first muley buck and it too was a nice one.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0202.jpg
Overall it was amazing day and one I will never forget, my first 4 point buck! I am planning on going with a european mount. I also have that horseshoe and I plan on shinning it up and keeping it forever.
Thanks for reading. :mrgreen:
So today started off by me sleeping in by 20 minutes, I pushed the sleep button one too many times....:???: I quickly got dressed and drove to my spot just to find someone parked there and already gone up...:cry: I was quite pissed at myself for ruining my morning cause I couldn't get my lazy a$$ out of bed. So I decided that I'd not write the day off and just drive around for a bit and check back and see if he leaves. So I drove around for 3 hours and the only thing I saw were 4 road hunters. All of which who also haven't seen a thing. So by around 11 oclock I figured I'd go check and see if that guy who was in my spot left, and luckily he had. So I parked my truck and started to walk. Not 50 yards in and I jump a bull moose it crashed and banged till out of sight, and grunted twice, well more like roared it was pretty cool I've never heard a moose grunt. So after that I realized I was walking to fast and loud for the conditions.
So I slowed down, the slowest I have ever walked in my life. It took me an hour and a half to get to my spot which normally would have taken 15 minutes. I would take 2-3 steps then stop for 30 seconds and I did this the whole way. So after about an hour I got the beginning of where I planned on hunting, and to my surprise the guy before me never entered the trail but just walked by.
So i started in walking painfully slow stopping often. I had made it in a little ways when something shiny caught my eye. I brushed the snow of it and it was a horseshoe! So I picked it up and put it in my backpack. I figured I have to get a deer now this is a sign.
So i kept moving I stopped to listen and I hear a grunt. (now this is the first time i've heard a deer vocalize it was pretty cool and exciting) So i hear this grunt so I duck down on my knees in the trail. Following the grunt the deer came crashing down the hill and through the bush. Talk about heart pounding! So I am all hunkered down and I can hear this deer grunting as its running getting closer and closer. It then crests a ridge and It lets out a long loud grunt. He is now at less than 40 yards. I can see he is a nice buck but could not confirm points. After a brief stop he started heading down the trail at a good trot and straight at me! He got to about 15-20 yards and hit the brakes. I thought O NO! he's spotted me Im screwed. But he just stared cocking his head side to side I dont think he could figure out what the heck I was. I wanted to shoot so bad but I could not confirm he had 4 points.
After what seemed like an eternity but was actually probably only 10-15 seconds he turned and was ready to flee. I had my crosshairs on his shoulder as he turned I counted 1........2........3.......4.....BOOM! He dropped instantly. I walked up and gave him another one and finished him off.
I couldn't believe it I just shot my first 4 point buck! :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0212.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0185.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0187.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0192.jpg
When My dad came I got a picture with him too.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_01971.jpg
So I get on the phone and call my brother Tyler to let him no about my success. I then call my dad and he says he and my grandpa will come with the 4 wheeler to haul it out. So Im sitting there waiting for them to come. And all of a sudden I hear more crashing and crunching coming straight for me. Could this really be? I watch and out of the brush comes another big buck. He was on the move he trotted right by me at 50 yards and never even seen me or stopped. I was kinda disappointed my dad wasn't there yet cause he too could have had a nice buck...o well
So after this all unfolds I'm still waiting and I hear a gunshot off in the distance a little ways. I thought o cool someone else got lucky. Shortly after the shot my dad drives up on the quad and says that some guy just shot a big 4 point right on the main trail. Total of 3 big bucks in 20 minutes pretty cool! So on the way out I snapped some pics of his buck and we hooked it on to the quad and drug them out together. I get to talking to the guy and he shot this buck with a tiny short 16 gauge and a slug at 90 yards. It was his first muley buck and it too was a nice one.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC_0202.jpg
Overall it was amazing day and one I will never forget, my first 4 point buck! I am planning on going with a european mount. I also have that horseshoe and I plan on shinning it up and keeping it forever.
Thanks for reading. :mrgreen: