On the second last day of the season, I managed to tag this fellow! I came over a ridge and saw a doe flick her tail at about 150 yards. I decided to watch her for a while and see what happened. This buck was behind a willow clump so I didn't see him at first. He stuck his head out, but I couldn't tell if he was a whitetail, or a Mule deer. Fortunately for me, he is a prime whitetail. They say that when you pull the trigger, the work begins! In this case it was drag him about a half mile, mainly uphill.I had my heavy rope and managed to get him back to the truck by walking backwards and putting the full body effort into it. I got there half a deer per heave. Two younger fellows came along and asked if I need a hand. I did as my legs were like rubber bands. The three of us heaved and tossed so I got him home OK.
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I will have to butcher him up and find some room in the freezer.All in all a very good day! Between venison, chickens and turkey, we should eat very well this winter!
That is one good looking kill. Congrats to you. You will have some good eats this winter! Venison got me thru a semester of Bible College one time. We had venison three days a day in every way we could think of, but we ate!
ReplyDeleteHope your buck isn't as tough as those chickens you were talking about! :)
ReplyDeleteNice buck! My son took a buck and two doe this season. We are up to our eyeballs in venison.
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