elkhunter Report post Posted November 29, 2016 I used to post alot on here and I became a lurker instead of posting. Anyways This past hunt was a hard one, my initial spot had 32 hunters on opening morning. Guess someone killed a 140 buck there and word got out and everyone showed up there. Over the 3 days I was able to spot 16 bucks and all of em were pretty small, not what I was going for. We saw a shooter on Friday and he looked to be about a 150 incher but upon closer look he had a tree branch in his antlers and we figgured him to be a 95 incher. Fast forward 2 days, on Sunday I went to the same spot, hiked up higher to shooting range at first light and found what i think is the same buck, he was pushing does (shoving his nose up their butts and all) lost him for about 5 minutes, during that 5 minutes trying to find him again I was able to spot 5 other bucks but knowing there was a big buck on the hill I passed them all up. 5 minutes later i was able to glass up the same does and they had moved a good 600 yards along the saddle and the big buck was with them, I set the rifle up and gave range, I gave the buck one warning shot and my daddy called it (hes the best spotter I know) and I made adjustments for the steep angle and nailed him, daddy said the buck wheeled up and then hobbled behind a tree and never came out. He stayed back while I went up to verify I killed the buck, there was a small 75 incher rolling with this buck and I jumped him at 15 yards which was a great sign, small bucks dont know what to do when their leader (bigger buck) is dead. I got to the spot where I shot the buck and he was 8 feet away dead, I screamed so loud and did my happy dance. After we cleaned the buck up and hiked 3 hours downhill back to the truck, we met the nicest hunters. These guys were bout a mile away and they heard a scream and glassed up the mountain and saw me dancing, they knew I killed a big buck and they drove up the road and waited 2 hours just to see the buck I killed. They congratulated me and were the nicest people I have ever met in the hills. The buck surprised me, scored 101 and change. He's going on the wall folks. Can someone flip the images for me? I suck at photos and technology 18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Awesome...congrats and great write-up. I see 100" bucks all the time that turn into forkies when the tree branches move. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Congrats on a GREAT Buck! He is a wall hanger for sure. Glad you were out there with your Dad. You're right. Nobody can spot/call shots better than a father! Welcome back to posting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted November 29, 2016 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PatrickJr Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Awesome buck man, great to see that your father was with you! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Cool deal , what a nice buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eagle#eyes Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Sweet deer, congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Thanks bone collector!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted November 29, 2016 This buck makes the wall for top 4, that loser buck at the far end gotta go! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHT_MTNMAN Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Great buck....!! Funny to see the dynamics of the site change over the last 10+ years. You used to be one of the regulars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted November 29, 2016 It ain't the same as it was 10 years ago thats for sure! Thanks! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBArcher Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Great job buddy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinspe25 Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Great buck, congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basser15 Report post Posted November 29, 2016 Congrats again! You worked hard for that buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted November 30, 2016 ha ha ha thats awesome. Funny those guys waited for you to see the buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
