Finally after being snowed in for 8 days we were able to get dug out yesterday. I should have been fixing on the damaged fences and all the other stuff involved in the aftermath but decided to go hunting instead. Most of the places i go I still can't get to ,so I went 15 miles west back to an area where I used to live. my old neighbor said I could hunt. Around the alfalfa fields I saw at least a 100 whitetail does. But since I have till the end of January to hunt does and only 10 days left for bucks I decided to look for a buck. I saw one but couldn't get close and then he went to tribal land. I have to stay on deeded land. I went to the sandhills to look for Mulies. I saw quite a few. I could have shot a big 4 X 5 but he was facing away with only his butt toward me. He refused to turn and finally wandered off. I tried to follow but some does busted me. I saw one more mulie buck that was a shooter ( a 3X4 ) and a couple of fork horns. Lots of does . With time running out before I had to head back I lowered my standards and decided to settle for anything decent that presented a shot. As I was headed out I saw a big 5X 5 a bunch of does and a littler buck. I tried to stalk up on them. I circled around and up over the hill. When I got there I couldn't locate the big boy but there was a 3X3 heavy body and a real wide thick rack even though there weren't many points,
After being snowed in I wanted to hunt and not go home empty handed so I took the shot. He hunched up and just stood there, Finally after 15 minutes he fell over. I ranged it at 186 yards, but it was a fairly steep angle so it was probably less. 100 grains triple 7 ,250 gr. shockwave in my Triumph with a Nikon omega scope. If i can figure out how to put photos on here I will do that after I get back from Rapid City tomorrow.
Sounds like you would have had an excellent day even if you didn't get anything. Gongrats. Hope you didn't have too much trouble getting the buck out in all that snow.
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Sounds like you would have had an excellent day even if you didn't get anything. Gongrats. Hope you didn't have too much trouble getting the buck out in all that snow.
No actually I used a 4wheeler since the owner didn't mind. Public hunting around here is walk and drag if you know what I mean. And everything seems to get heavier and harder every year that passes.
Congratulations on the deer... that is a long shot to make. And he just stood there for 15 minutes.. I would have had a couple shots off at him by then..
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Wow... that's a nice looking deer. And a great picture too. That young man looks real happy to be holding up that deer for you.
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got dug out yesterday and hunted today.
