Hotter than a furnace fan

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Still don't have the story on the forky.
I finally wandered to a glassing knob this afternoon. Hacked my lungs out the whole way! But I saw 8 coues. 3 buck. 8pt, real wide 7pt, and a 3rd one hounding a doe that I never got a great look at. The 7 point was bedded 150 yards below my glassing rock and I spooked him right before I sat down or I might have had a play on him. Instead he wandered off 4 or 500 yards and I lost sight of him until 515pm and it was to late to move in at that point.
The other guys worked a group that had a big ol 2 point and a good 4x4 in the group all day. Last I knew one of the guys was moving in on them around 415pm.

2 point

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

The forky was spotted about a mile away and they figured he was going to water. So Mikey went and setup 100 yards from the water and he walked right by him 40 yards and took the arrow right in the boiler room. Just like ya plan it!

 

[Southern Elk]

The forky was spotted about a mile away and they figured he was going to water. So Mikey went and setup 100 yards from the water and he walked right by him 40 yards and took the arrow right in the boiler room. Just like ya plan it!

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Smoked pork ribs, homemade mac n cheese, and fried taters. It's whats for dinner!!

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

In other news of the area. There was a murder and kidnapping in this tiny town. Some 37 year old dude. Killed some elderly gentlemen then kidnapped his wife. Stopped at the dollar general where the elderly woman escaped. Then the police caught the guy the following morning I think it was. Local news affiliate was interviewing people at the dollar general when we stopped for some potatoes. Population of 730 people in this town.

 

[Dave N]

In other news of the area. There was a murder and kidnapping in this tiny town. Some 37 year old dude. Killed some elderly gentlemen then kidnapped his wife. Stopped at the dollar general where the elderly woman escaped. Then the police caught the guy the following morning I think it was. Local news affiliate was interviewing people at the dollar general when we stopped for some potatoes. Population of 730 people in this town.

I'm surrounded by farmland. In the past few years we've had 2 murders within 3 miles of my house. One of the murderers lived in a house half a mile from here that I used to live in years ago that was part of a relative's farm.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Still out of gas in the mornings. So me and another buddy stayed back this morning and prepped tomorrow's chicken BBQ. You eastern guys will know what's brewing here.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Also I just got a word a javalina has been stuck just now after a long stalk.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Some walk of shames are worse than others. This buck mated 4 times during the stalk and they still couldnt seal the deal on the sex drunk muley. He went all in as you can see.

 

[TheTone]

I can’t imagine going down to socks in the desert. Ouch

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I can’t imagine going down to socks in the desert. Ouch

He is a local...so he is different.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Minor surgery with fletching glue. Now his thumb and index finger are stuck together.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

After surgery montana beef is for dinner again!

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Had to use arrow cleaner to get his fingers apart. Haha

 

[Nick87]

Had to use arrow cleaner to get his fingers apart. Haha

I had visions of American pie 2.

 

[TheGreek]

After surgery montana beef is for dinner again!
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Hunting camps with a serious focus on dinner are my kind of camps! Looks great! I’m jealous.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Hunting camps with a serious focus on dinner are my kind of camps! Looks great! I’m jealous.

This is as much as guys retreat as it is hunt. The menu is planned months in advance.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Only coues spotted this morning in a new spot. 3 of us came back to cook the chicken and the others went to try their luck by the orchards were allowed to hunt. So that has been chaos from the texts I've been getting. Monster bucks in the orchards, but about impossible to hunt.

Decent coues this morning. He never stopped.


Chicken slowly cooking, lots of flipping and basting. Notice our make shift mtn ops basting shaker. Haha

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Getting close to putting them in the cooler with the chivettas to finish off.