Just getting ready for my evening hunt. Still have state wide either sex tag. I'm going to hold out for a buck the first 4 or 5 days and after that anything goes.
I was using the 300 grain thor bullet with ballistic tip. There was not the blood trail that I expected but she only made it about 50 yards. It was a broadside double lung shot.
Opening morning early muzzleloader
Stayed close to home to hunt with dad again this year. We made it to our deer stands about 45 minutes before shooting light. I could hear some duck hunters getting ready on a neighboring piece of property si I thought that might pressure the deer over my way...
Day 3 is our last day. Started on the north side again more of the same, also checked the water hole again but no animals to stalk. Back around to the center and south end. Found a buck in public but there was a 50 foot piece of private blocking us. The boys were pissed about how the public and...
I need to rewind back to the morning. In the northern part of the unit Devon did sneak down to a water hole but got busted and the herd of antelope busted out of there.
More hiking and glassing. I have a whitetail doe tag so we did some glassing along the river bottom. No deer seen so off we go again. Last piece of public for the day there's some antelope not far off the road. The boys decide Reece is up again so all he has to do is sneak over a small rise and...