300H&H
11-22-2010, 10:22 PM
I went out Saturday to try for my WT.
One quad in before me and as I was hoping on my quad another hunter passed by. I thought no one will be where I am going. Wrong ! The second guy ended up walking the gully I wanted to hunt. Oh well its a big hill. I let him hunt that area and went farther up only to see the first guy in was hunting the area I was going to try. No problem I will just walk in a slash and sit.
Not 10 mins after I settle in I hear a shot then a "woo hoo". I could not help but laugh. (side note: I saw the guy on his quad later and the buck was huge).
I was looking over the hill side and see a buck and it pushed out a doe & 3 of this years fawns. Thinking I might not get out much I took a good look at him (4x4) and decided to take him. Just as I was about to squeeze the trigger a 5x5 came out and he was a keeper. But it was a 250 plus yard shot. No problem but there were trees in the way. I waited for him to clear and as I raised my 300 a 6x7 came in to the cut block. He was the biggest typical I have ever seen and the second biggest WT ever. The two big bucks started to circle each other with their ears back and grunting loudly.
Not want to make a bad shot I waited for ever (10 seconds) for him to come into a opening in the trees. I squeezed the trigger and he stopped. I must have jerked the trigger. I squeeze the next round and nothing. I must have hit branches both times. The deer quickly moved away. I hoped I hit him so I searched the area for almost 2 hours and not even a hair. Piss me off.
Dad & I went out Sunday and I saw the 4x4 at 125 yards but I wanted the big guy. We had to leave after 2 hours because Dad was not feeling good (he is diabetic).
That brings us to today.
I went to try a different area and saw nothing. I wanted to stretch my legs and go for a walk down a skidder trail. Not 10 mins later a buck jumps up 100 yards away and runs for cover with the does right behind him. I tried to stop him with a loud/long grunt but he kept going so I pulled the trigger at 150 yards and down he went.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG2334.jpg
Look at all the ice on his face.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG2331.jpg
G2 on the right antler was 10".
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG2328.jpg
Big neck.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG2325.jpg
One quad in before me and as I was hoping on my quad another hunter passed by. I thought no one will be where I am going. Wrong ! The second guy ended up walking the gully I wanted to hunt. Oh well its a big hill. I let him hunt that area and went farther up only to see the first guy in was hunting the area I was going to try. No problem I will just walk in a slash and sit.
Not 10 mins after I settle in I hear a shot then a "woo hoo". I could not help but laugh. (side note: I saw the guy on his quad later and the buck was huge).
I was looking over the hill side and see a buck and it pushed out a doe & 3 of this years fawns. Thinking I might not get out much I took a good look at him (4x4) and decided to take him. Just as I was about to squeeze the trigger a 5x5 came out and he was a keeper. But it was a 250 plus yard shot. No problem but there were trees in the way. I waited for him to clear and as I raised my 300 a 6x7 came in to the cut block. He was the biggest typical I have ever seen and the second biggest WT ever. The two big bucks started to circle each other with their ears back and grunting loudly.
Not want to make a bad shot I waited for ever (10 seconds) for him to come into a opening in the trees. I squeezed the trigger and he stopped. I must have jerked the trigger. I squeeze the next round and nothing. I must have hit branches both times. The deer quickly moved away. I hoped I hit him so I searched the area for almost 2 hours and not even a hair. Piss me off.
Dad & I went out Sunday and I saw the 4x4 at 125 yards but I wanted the big guy. We had to leave after 2 hours because Dad was not feeling good (he is diabetic).
That brings us to today.
I went to try a different area and saw nothing. I wanted to stretch my legs and go for a walk down a skidder trail. Not 10 mins later a buck jumps up 100 yards away and runs for cover with the does right behind him. I tried to stop him with a loud/long grunt but he kept going so I pulled the trigger at 150 yards and down he went.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG2334.jpg
Look at all the ice on his face.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG2331.jpg
G2 on the right antler was 10".
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG2328.jpg
Big neck.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG2325.jpg