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This season has been a mix of nada, zippo and goose eggs for the H&Hhunter clan this year. We struck out on bear, and I came up with absolutely nothing during my deer hunt in November. My girls had doe tags for the late season and they broke the spell two days and two deer down.
The day started with some excitement, I have a cow elk tag in the unit we were hunting, and since it was the girls hunt for deer I did not bring a rifle. Sure enough the first water hole we checked in the morning had a group of 7 elk on it. Four bulls and three cows, my daughter handed me her 6.5 CM but by the time I got steady and my daughter gave me a range they were at 400 yards and trucking the opposite direction. I never got a shot.
We cruised around and spotted a few deer, we had a couple of stalks without success and decided to head out to our favorite overlook for lunch. We made some sandwiches, let the fearless truck dog Webley out for a break and enjoyed the scenery for an hour or so.
Lunch at the overlook.
Earlier in the day we’d seen a buck with a doe he had locked down. Without having seen any deer in a couple of hours I decided to sneak in on the area. Sure enough they were still right where we’d left them. After a bit of cat and mouse I was able to get my daughter set up on our new viper flex sticks at 204 yards and she sent a 129 Gr Accubond LR from her 6.5 CM through the does heart. We went back and collected mom and the truck dog for some pictures.
The buck that was with the doe.
After a long day we got back to the camper after dark. We skinned and quartered the doe had some chow and hit the sack. Webley decided to bunk with his girl for the night.
The day started with some excitement, I have a cow elk tag in the unit we were hunting, and since it was the girls hunt for deer I did not bring a rifle. Sure enough the first water hole we checked in the morning had a group of 7 elk on it. Four bulls and three cows, my daughter handed me her 6.5 CM but by the time I got steady and my daughter gave me a range they were at 400 yards and trucking the opposite direction. I never got a shot.
We cruised around and spotted a few deer, we had a couple of stalks without success and decided to head out to our favorite overlook for lunch. We made some sandwiches, let the fearless truck dog Webley out for a break and enjoyed the scenery for an hour or so.
Lunch at the overlook.
Earlier in the day we’d seen a buck with a doe he had locked down. Without having seen any deer in a couple of hours I decided to sneak in on the area. Sure enough they were still right where we’d left them. After a bit of cat and mouse I was able to get my daughter set up on our new viper flex sticks at 204 yards and she sent a 129 Gr Accubond LR from her 6.5 CM through the does heart. We went back and collected mom and the truck dog for some pictures.
The buck that was with the doe.
After a long day we got back to the camper after dark. We skinned and quartered the doe had some chow and hit the sack. Webley decided to bunk with his girl for the night.