whitetail stories and picts

[findinbone]

I live in southern Pa and we dont have the kind of bucks here that yall have there.I was wondering whythere are'nt more pictures and stories of the deer yall get up north.I subscribe to Big Buck Magazine so I know yall have the bruisers there.So come on feed my Whitetail addiction.Hook a brother up!!!!!

[Duffy]

Here is a pic of my son Ben with his first buck. He'd shot a couple does before.
I was rattling and grunting in an area I suspected held a good buck and Ben was daydreaming. I heard something coming and it didn't appear that Ben heard it so I was looking on the ground for a stick to poke him with or throw at him to get his attention. His cousin was sitting beside me and I could see he was watching me and puzzled. Then Ben saw the buck comingh and his cousin did too. Ben slowly raised his Rem. 788 (.243) and steadied it against the tree he was seated beside. The buck stopped in a patch of brush and there was no shot. I tickled the antlers and the buck moved ahead and stoppoed about 40 yards away. BOOM-SMACK and the buck ran off. We all looked at each other with wide eyes and I wispered we should stay put for awhile. I tought I had heard the deer fall over and kick. There was no snow on the ground so we had a bit of a time sorting out a blood trail (good experience for the two boys) Finally we almost stumbled on the buck while looking for the next bit of blood. Ben had made a perfect "boiler room" hit. The buck was down and dead but I do not like the way the .243 does not make big holes for blood to leak out of.

Anyway, here is a pick of a happy yopung fellow with his first buck.




It was a day we will all remember for a long, long time.

Robin in Rocky

[Dunezilla]

Nice buck your son got Duffy. I will try and hold out for a nice buck this fall, I get a 5 day hunt in Sept., a 5 day hunt in Oct., and a 4 day hunt in Nov. I would like to use the 4 day hunt in Nov. for the CWD deer over in WMU 234. I will take my first two anterless W.T.Deer quickly if all goes well, possibly WMU's 328,330 or 339. Since bow season starts August 25th,2007, well maybe I can get one then.

[Duffy]

Ben's buck was taken in 332 (we live near Rocky Mtn. Hse) I hunt a lot in 330 and have drawn a cow elk tag there this year.

Robin in Rocky

[Dunezilla]

I take it Duffy4 you hunt closer to the David Thompson highway end of 330, where as I hunt closer to the dam end of 330 (near Nordegg river ) along the Sunchild road. I may scout that area towards Chains lake, is there alot of crown land in that area?