bigbuckfever

At one of the places I have hunted, there is a cattle trail (it's been a cattle trail for over 30 years) that leads off of a mesa and goes about 200 yards down to another smaller mesa. Recently someone in a sxs decided to make a road out of the trail. I took the time to stack boulders across the trail in about 5 different choke points in an attempt to let them know that this wasn't a road. I knew a jerk would just get out and move some of them to drive thru again, but I guess I was hoping that a one timer or a real hunter that wasn't a puke would get the idea that this wasn't a road. Phfff, no such luck. The next two times I went there the boulders were moved and there were fresh tire tracks there. I have owned a quad and driven off road many times and loved riding as much as the next guy. so, I'm not anti ATV. I was just hoping to keep a little piece of paradise unspoiled for a little longer. I want to hunt where someone else wants to ride thru, all part of being in the public hunting grounds. (This was not in a designated wilderness area)

That's a beauty!! Wouldn't pass him up. Congrats.

Great story, and great bull. Thanks for sharing and congrats.

Girls just wanna have fun. (With apologies to Cindy Lauper)

Nice!! Looks like a great trip with some quality animals . Congrats.

Man that sucks. Some people are just jerks that don't think about how what they do affects others.

That's the kind of buck that will keep a guy up at nights thinking about it. Good luck finding him in season and let us know how it plays out.

I've used a deer decoy a few times. Only had a buck come into the tank I was sitting once, but it worked like I wanted it to. It was January and he walked right by me and was looking at the "doe" standing by the waters edge. I was able to get a broadside 23 yard shot. I either leave the antlers off it or I would put a small rack on it so the buck would know he could kick its arse. Sometimes I put out my turkey decoy to give the deer the sense that it must be all clear to come in if the turkey is there. I think that anything that gets the deer's attention means he is less likely to notice you.

A good dog is awesome. Sorry for your loss, I can relate.

I can too. Thanks

Pretty darn good for the first one (or any one) !

Check the pm I sent you, the first one I entered the wrong number, sorry.

I have some misc 270 reloading items you can have if you can put them to use. I have had them in my ammo bag in the garage for about 20 years and I don't reload. A neighbor gave them to me so I'll pay it forward. If your interested, let me know.

signed

Psssst Sneaker, haven't ya heard, blackface isn't PC anymore. Congrats on a great bull!

Way cool! I used to hunt at a waterhole in 22 that was surrounded by tall reeds and it had at least a dozen turtles swimming in it. I think they were box turtles though. Hope you find the deer!

Whatever happened to "herd immunity" being a looked for outcome to getting back to normal life? ( I haven't heard any gov official or cdc type mention it in quite a while.) As opposed to suspending our constitutional rights under the guise of government trying to protect the people from the unvaxed. Anyway, I wish you all health, happiness, and a full freezer.

Awesome!!

Happy belated b-day and good share.

Great buck and great write-up! Thanks for sharing and I love it when someone's hard work pays off.

Scare some libs and put a bayonet on it

Sorry for your loss. It sucks to lose a childhood friend.

Congrats. That is a shooter for sure.

The mandatory pic with powerlines, nice. Slay em.

So I was able to get away to do a little archery deer hunting this weekend and had a bit of fun except for one incident. The area I was hunting has very little hunting pressure and is pretty remote. I was driving to a ridgeline I have some salt on early Sunday morning, it was still dark. Just as I was making the turn to head to the ridge, (there are no other roads forking off this ridge road, It only goes to the end of the ridge and then it dead ends) a side by side coming from the other direction on the road I was on pulled onto the ridge road and got right on my butt and proceeded to follow me. This road dead ends in less than half a mile, so I pulled over and waved at him to stop so I could see where they were headed so maybe we could both still work the area without pissing each other off. He blasted right by me and kept going. I know I don't own the area but I was clearly there first and was trying to make the best out of what was becoming a frustrating morning. He proceeded out of sight while I sat there fuming. I decided to just go to the closest vantage point and sit and glass, while they did whatever they were going to do. There were two grown ups and a youngster with them. What a great way to teach your kid about hunting ethics. Had they made the turn before I did, there is no way I would have followed them and crowded 'em. I would have gone to plan B for the morning. After all that, they only got out and glassed for less than half an hour and they left. When I told my buddy about it , he said I should have gone after them and got right on their butt and when they stopped, get out, slam the door, and in a very loud voice say "are you guys here to hunt too? Maybe we can hunt together" making as much racket as possible. What would you guys have done?