2015-2016 Giles Den
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Good luck with that 8 buddy. It was very impressive and well worth an arrow. I hope your dad puts one down while he is visiting. Would be icing on the cake and good cause to howl at the moon lol.
yotehunter
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Well, we went to bed around 3:30 this morning…I think? Alarm went off at 5:30 and I fell off the bed putting my socks on! Command decision was made to wait a while before driving, lol.
Made it out after lunch to go fight the rain and wind.Walking in I seen a little 8. Then I had a bigger 8 hang out in front of me for a couple of hours. Great big body, but a weird rack…I couldn't bring myself to end the quest for a buck on my first hunt. I was hunting from the ground and had him at 15 yards at one point, that was pretty cool. I got a pic of him at about 60-65 yards with my phone, can't really tell much though.
Made it out after lunch to go fight the rain and wind.Walking in I seen a little 8. Then I had a bigger 8 hang out in front of me for a couple of hours. Great big body, but a weird rack…I couldn't bring myself to end the quest for a buck on my first hunt. I was hunting from the ground and had him at 15 yards at one point, that was pretty cool. I got a pic of him at about 60-65 yards with my phone, can't really tell much though.
It was a respectable deer, and still is. I don't have a chance at the GR8 8 if I kill another buck though. So this other 8 got to walk today, setting the old man where I was this evening in the morning. He'd be tickled to have it!
Morning hunt was shit. Dropped my old man off and then went and parked. Before I could get out of the truck, a GW had me blocked in… I get out of the truck to talk to him and I could tell right away that this was a full investigation, not a just a standard stop and check. Whatever, I'm legal and everything is legit so I'll roll with it. First was written permission, tags, and license. The he wanted to see my weapon…then search my truck! He found an open 18 pack of Bud Light (go figure…lol) 12 gauge slugs, 12 gauge steel shot, 12 gauge #6, 12 gauge #8, 12 gauge 00 buck, a couple hundred round of 22, and 5 boxes of 300 win mag. Mr. GW was not happy with me and did his best to find a gun to go with them. He didn't find one and I didn't get any tickets for anything. Not real sure what his deal was, but I don't think I was the guy he was actually looking for. He didn't bother any of the other 3 guys that were already hunting, he just kinda disappeared again.
No deer seen by me this morning. Dad seen a small buck and small doe. No shots given.
No deer seen by me this morning. Dad seen a small buck and small doe. No shots given.
Having regret for passing on that buck... I can't believe I passed on a mature buck! I'm a meat hunter first and foremost. I pass on young bucks and tell myself all the time that I would never pass on a mature buck. If I get a second chance at this dude...I'm probably going to take him out.
Joel
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Yep! In some ways they have more rights than regular cops. With both cops and GW all they need is reasonable suspicion. Thing is the act of hunting is reasonable suspicion. Same as if a cop sees you leave a known crack house. A GW sees you intending to hunt.
