coach
11-17-2010, 12:25 AM
I was limited to only a few hours of hunting time on November 10th but made an effort to find a 4 point mule deer. I decided to hunt a fairly popular area in 8-11, but to stay away from the roads and hike back in the trees. I parked my truck down low and had a friend drop me up high. The plan was to spend a few hours hiking down to my truck. I figured if I could find some does, the bucks couldn't be far away.
My partner arrived a few minutes late, and we rushed a bit while I changed vehicles. As a result, I forgot my binoculars in my own truck - something I didn't realize until he had dropped me off and drove away. Fortunately, I had my video camera, so I decided to use the zoom feature as an alternative.
I decided to hike up a short distance before starting down, and immediately saw fresh tracks and a couple of beds in the new snow. The tracks went up, so I decided to abandon my original plan and follow the fresh sign. Although I was in and out of cell range, I was able to get a text out to my partner and he agreed to pick me up a few hours later.
It didn't take long until I saw my first deer of the day. The rest of the story is in these two videos:
http://s787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/?action=view¤t=November102010partone.mp4
http://s787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/?action=view¤t=November102010parttwo.mp4
I was whispering throughout the videos so as not to spook any animals. As a result the volume may need to be turned up.
For those of you hoping to see a kill shot on video, unfortunately I wasn't able to count four points on the monster that presented himself. All in all, it was an enjoyable day and I still have a mulie tag that I can hopefully make use of during bow season.
My partner arrived a few minutes late, and we rushed a bit while I changed vehicles. As a result, I forgot my binoculars in my own truck - something I didn't realize until he had dropped me off and drove away. Fortunately, I had my video camera, so I decided to use the zoom feature as an alternative.
I decided to hike up a short distance before starting down, and immediately saw fresh tracks and a couple of beds in the new snow. The tracks went up, so I decided to abandon my original plan and follow the fresh sign. Although I was in and out of cell range, I was able to get a text out to my partner and he agreed to pick me up a few hours later.
It didn't take long until I saw my first deer of the day. The rest of the story is in these two videos:
http://s787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/?action=view¤t=November102010partone.mp4
http://s787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/coach108/?action=view¤t=November102010parttwo.mp4
I was whispering throughout the videos so as not to spook any animals. As a result the volume may need to be turned up.
For those of you hoping to see a kill shot on video, unfortunately I wasn't able to count four points on the monster that presented himself. All in all, it was an enjoyable day and I still have a mulie tag that I can hopefully make use of during bow season.