lovemywinchester
11-19-2012, 11:25 AM
Sometimes it can seem so easy. My buddy Paul and I went to try to bag a wt on Saturday evening. We had a spot in mind where we would sit for the last half hour and try to rattle one in. There is a block of thick bush we have to go through to get to the treeline of the clear cut we would set up on and its all nice deer country. The conditions were perfect, overcast with the temps at +7 so the snow was soft and quiet and a stiff breeze in our favour. We got out of the truck around 3:30 and started hiking.
I am tagged out so I had the 22 and Paul had his 30-06. We were going slow and quiet, glassing our way in when we spooked a wt doe and she took off. We looked at each other and knew it was a good sign. We came to where she was and followed her tracks into some thicker stuff. Moving slowly we came to an open area and there were some huge buck tracks on some doe tracks as well as a bunch of criss crossing deer tracks. We were standing there looking around deciding which way to head when Paul saw something in the thick stuff. "I see a deer, right there!" he wispered. We crouch down and try to see what it is. I couldn't make it out at first because the bush was so thick but I saw movement and there he was. All I saw was his head and rack, nose to the ground with no idea we were there. He was at about 30 yds. I could have hit him with a snowball.
I whispered "Its a buck! Its a buck, kill him!". Paul put the rifle up and waited for a shot. The buck raised his head up and he put one right through his neck. Dropped him in his tracks and he had his third deer down and was done for the season. High fives and some hollering followed with looks of disbelief at what had just happened. Perfect conditions and a love struck buck made for a quick and succesful hunt. Back home in under an hour and a half with a nice 8 point whitey. A great neck shot as well so zero damage to the meat.
All in all it was a great time and one of the most enjoyable hunts I have been a part of. There is nothing better than getting out in the bush and hunting down a nice deer with a good buddy. Applying your knowledge of wind, conditions and habitat and having it actually work for you is a great feeling and it's so much more rewarding than driving around truck hunting. The bucks are chasing the does hard from what we saw so good luck to everyone else and now is the time to get out there!
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/PaulsWT1.jpg
I am tagged out so I had the 22 and Paul had his 30-06. We were going slow and quiet, glassing our way in when we spooked a wt doe and she took off. We looked at each other and knew it was a good sign. We came to where she was and followed her tracks into some thicker stuff. Moving slowly we came to an open area and there were some huge buck tracks on some doe tracks as well as a bunch of criss crossing deer tracks. We were standing there looking around deciding which way to head when Paul saw something in the thick stuff. "I see a deer, right there!" he wispered. We crouch down and try to see what it is. I couldn't make it out at first because the bush was so thick but I saw movement and there he was. All I saw was his head and rack, nose to the ground with no idea we were there. He was at about 30 yds. I could have hit him with a snowball.
I whispered "Its a buck! Its a buck, kill him!". Paul put the rifle up and waited for a shot. The buck raised his head up and he put one right through his neck. Dropped him in his tracks and he had his third deer down and was done for the season. High fives and some hollering followed with looks of disbelief at what had just happened. Perfect conditions and a love struck buck made for a quick and succesful hunt. Back home in under an hour and a half with a nice 8 point whitey. A great neck shot as well so zero damage to the meat.
All in all it was a great time and one of the most enjoyable hunts I have been a part of. There is nothing better than getting out in the bush and hunting down a nice deer with a good buddy. Applying your knowledge of wind, conditions and habitat and having it actually work for you is a great feeling and it's so much more rewarding than driving around truck hunting. The bucks are chasing the does hard from what we saw so good luck to everyone else and now is the time to get out there!
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/PaulsWT1.jpg