7mag700
11-17-2011, 01:49 PM
What a great hunt. Had been out with my best hunting buddy for 3 days, found two small 3x3 whitetails but hadn't shot anything.
The 4th morning another friend joined us. We were heading in to our area with two vehicles when I spotted a doe in the trees, at around 7:45am. It was not quite shooting light. I stepped out of my truck and watched her for a bit, hoping to see a buck with her. As I walked back to talk to my friend in the other truck, I saw the buck take off.
I grabbed my bag and headed out into the trees between two pastures. The buck had taken off a little northwest. I saw 3 does moving at a trot off to the east, but figured the buck was still heading the way I saw him go, or possibly circling back around, so I headed a little more west. Sure enough I ran almost right into him, and moved him back east. By this time it was about 7:50 and there was enough light to see (insert Zeiss testimonial here)he was a big 3x3 or possibly 4x3 muley when I got my scope on him. He was moving fairly fast across in front of me, so I got ahead of him until I found a good opening. As he passed between the two trees I bleated at him and he stopped dead, with the area behind his ears to just behind his shoulders in view, about 75 yards away. I had just that instant to choose my shot, and didn't want to be so close to one of the trees trying for a lung shot, so I went for his neck. Bang-flop, he dropped out of view in the scope.
My only regret was that I chambered a round so quickly and headed his way that I forgot to save the brass. What a thrill. Nice, very healthy, though not big 4x3. No smell at all, plenty of fat, gonna be delicious :)
Here's a couple pictures (oh yeah please spare the moustache comments, unless you'd care to make a Movember donation :mrgreen:):
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/2011_Buck_small.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/IMG-20111114-00052.jpg
Not sure how much more time I'll get to hunt this year, though my buddy got a doe the next day (the day they opened). I might get out one or two more days to look for a whitey, but it would have to be a big boy before I'd pull the trigger.
Still I think this has been the best season ever for me, I truly enjoyed that spot n stalk, it was an amazing rush. Hope everyone else has a gooder too!
7m7
The 4th morning another friend joined us. We were heading in to our area with two vehicles when I spotted a doe in the trees, at around 7:45am. It was not quite shooting light. I stepped out of my truck and watched her for a bit, hoping to see a buck with her. As I walked back to talk to my friend in the other truck, I saw the buck take off.
I grabbed my bag and headed out into the trees between two pastures. The buck had taken off a little northwest. I saw 3 does moving at a trot off to the east, but figured the buck was still heading the way I saw him go, or possibly circling back around, so I headed a little more west. Sure enough I ran almost right into him, and moved him back east. By this time it was about 7:50 and there was enough light to see (insert Zeiss testimonial here)he was a big 3x3 or possibly 4x3 muley when I got my scope on him. He was moving fairly fast across in front of me, so I got ahead of him until I found a good opening. As he passed between the two trees I bleated at him and he stopped dead, with the area behind his ears to just behind his shoulders in view, about 75 yards away. I had just that instant to choose my shot, and didn't want to be so close to one of the trees trying for a lung shot, so I went for his neck. Bang-flop, he dropped out of view in the scope.
My only regret was that I chambered a round so quickly and headed his way that I forgot to save the brass. What a thrill. Nice, very healthy, though not big 4x3. No smell at all, plenty of fat, gonna be delicious :)
Here's a couple pictures (oh yeah please spare the moustache comments, unless you'd care to make a Movember donation :mrgreen:):
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/2011_Buck_small.jpg
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/IMG-20111114-00052.jpg
Not sure how much more time I'll get to hunt this year, though my buddy got a doe the next day (the day they opened). I might get out one or two more days to look for a whitey, but it would have to be a big boy before I'd pull the trigger.
Still I think this has been the best season ever for me, I truly enjoyed that spot n stalk, it was an amazing rush. Hope everyone else has a gooder too!
7m7