Thanksgiving 4 X 4

[Bushy]

Last Thursday evening a short strategy planning to hunt for the next morning with hunting buddy Mike ended that were going to have to get off the beaten path with the Thanksgiving weekend approaching. Clock alarm set, which never goes off as were always up before it goes off is buzzing away as we leave the house in the dark morning hours.
Drive to the area and park to wait until the sun starts to light up the crisp morning hills. Walking the skidder trail right thru the slash glassing the slash foot by foot moving ever so slowly, ridge after ridge slowly moving deeper into the cut block.
With Mikes height he busts a buck feeding on the edge of the jackpines which I can't see until standing on a stump. The wind is just perfect, the skidder road below the surrounding edges of the cut block, airplanes drowning out any noise as the buck is stocked crawling until the 200 yard mark where it's feeding and noticed our movement, us frozen in movement and moments later it's feeding aggressively nervous of something as it's feeding and heading to the jackpines when he's taken down on the edge of them.
170lbs on the hook at Stu's in Savona by noon.
Glad to have Mike in company pulling the buck out!

Unable to post pic's so links to them here

http://gallery.flybc.ca/albums/Bushman/fbc11.jpg

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Thanks Mike!

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[Litzodd6]

nice buck! congrats, ran into mike out there on friday night

[coach]

Great looking buck! Congratulations.

[Deeboe]

Good buck Rich. See you on the 26th! Hope to see some deer like that too come then :)

[lovemywinchester]

Not sure how two guys with a combined weight of almost 700 lbs put the sneak on that deer but you did. I guess I don't need to share any mulie with you now.:-P:-P

[TexasWalker]

Not sure how two guys with a combined weight of almost 700 lbs put the sneak on that deer but you did. I guess I don't need to share any mulie with you now.:-P:-P
Team fatguy for the win!

[brig]

Really nice typical! congrats

[TESKELLY]

Atta boy Rich great looking buck for sure.

[Bushy]

Not sure how two guys with a combined weight of almost 700 lbs put the sneak on that deer but you did. I guess I don't need to share any mulie with you now.:-P:-P

Just kept Mike in front of the deer and me, there's a lot off moose around there you know, and THAT was part of the evening before's strategy! A skinny guy would of been busted.
To bad your working the 15th.:tongue:

[Pioneerman]

Nice deer way to go

[Jelvis]

Bushy way to go man, nice muley four point, is he getting a thick neck yet or whaaaaaaaaaa?
Awesome polish on those tines bud.
Jelly Belly -- you know where the deer are for sure way to go buddy --

[lovemywinchester]

Just kept Mike in front of the deer and me, there's a lot off moose around there you know, and THAT was part of the evening before's strategy! A skinny guy would of been busted.
To bad your working the 15th.:tongue:

Ha! I'm surprised you didn't call in a moose with all the grunting and wheezing that must have been going on during the drag out. I have the 15th off. Leave the keys to the rhyno please.

[doubled]

Well done Richard!!! Hoping to get something soon myself.

[blindcast]

Wasn't that the buck you were going to tie to a tree for me when I come up in November?
Nice going Rich! Can't think of anyone who deserves it more.
See you soon.

[paulgug]

thats a great looking 4 pt muley. decent mass on that one. congrats. looks like a georgous day to be out hunting!

[5 spike]

Nice buck congrats.

[kennyj]

Nice even rack! Way to go guys.
kenny

[Piperdown]

Hey Richy Rich what did I tell you about shooting nice bucks that are supposed to be left for the paying folks at Tunkwa :) Hes a beauty, see you late Nov. off to the cabin today for our 2 week moose hunt!!!!!

[Caveman]

Last Thursday evening a short strategy planning to hunt for the next morning with hunting buddy Mike ended that were going to have to get off the beaten path with the Thanksgiving weekend approaching. Clock alarm set, which never goes off as were always up before it goes off is buzzing away as we leave the house in the dark morning hours.
Drive to the area and park to wait until the sun starts to light up the crisp morning hills. Walking the skidder trail right thru the slash glassing the slash foot by foot moving ever so slowly, ridge after ridge slowly moving deeper into the cut block.
With Mikes height he busts a buck feeding on the edge of the jackpines which I can't see until standing on a stump. The wind is just perfect, the skidder road below the surrounding edges of the cut block, airplanes drowning out any noise as the buck is stocked crawling until the 200 yard mark where it's feeding and noticed our movement, us frozen in movement and moments later it's feeding aggressively nervous of something as it's feeding and heading to the jackpines when he's taken down on the edge of them.
170lbs on the hook at Stu's in Savona by noon.
Glad to have Mike in company pulling the buck out!

Unable to post pic's so links to them here

http://gallery.flybc.ca/albums/Bushman/fbc11.jpg

http://gallery.flybc.ca/albums/Bushman/fbc2.jpg

http://gallery.flybc.ca/albums/Bushman/fbc8.jpg

http://gallery.flybc.ca/albums/Bushman/fbc9.jpg

Thanks Mike!

http://gallery.flybc.ca/albums/Bushman/buck12.jpg

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Nice Looking Buck

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[Caveman]

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Here are the others!

[Getbent]

Nice buck boys...might bring my son up for a visit to see you guy's for a couple of nights....nice when a plan works out!!!!

Getbent

[Bushy]

Here are the others!

Thank You Caveman

We must be related, lol.

Mike retrieved the bullet from the lungs and offer to help me with the Euro mount on an oak plaque along with the bullet.

What a guy!!

RB

[4 point]

You have to love those early morning 4 pts that wonder out into the open. Good work.

[BigfishCanada]

Richard, look at you, great deer and great work!

[matt420]

beauty buck, congrats on your 4x4

[MOUNTAIN MAN - TOYOTA/ATV]

Nice 4x4 Muley buck. Good work!

[moose2]

Congrats on the buck he looks really good.
Mike