Knee surgery, first Whitetail and a friendly landowner

[JLS]

I have a couple spots where I can start on the top of the ridge and fight the urge to chase the singles down into the canyons.

That’s funny shit. I wish I had a dollar for everytime I’ve said that.

 

[Addicting]

Great story, congrats on a fine white tail.

 

[Addicting]

double post

 

[TheNorthStar]

Perfect first whitetail, Sawtooth. I'm super glad all this worked out positively. I know you were bummed about the knee injury, but it would appear that for all the suffering, you've come out ahead with such a generous new friend.

Cheers, bud, and great job! Now get back on that R&R!

 

[fishing4sanity]

Congrats Sawtooth! That's a great hunt report and a nice looking whitetail.

 

[Sawtooth]

Thanks all for the kind comments. For close to forty years I've been chasing mule deer and elk. I finally made it up to Northern Idaho to shoot a whitetail. After our third amazing meal my wife has decided that I should forget about the mule deer hunting and only shoot elk and whitetail deer from now on. She much prefers the whitetail venison.

 

[TheNorthStar]

Maybe she should send you over here to milk cow country where the whitetails grow fat on soy beans, alfalfa and field corn. There are counties in Wisconsin that issue 5 doe tags with your 1 antlered as a matter of course, you know?

 

[MNHunter]

Congrats! I had a bucket handle tear in my meniscus. Surgery was last week and I'm already at 90%. Too bad I don't have any more hunts this year :-(

 

[OhHeyThereBen]

Beautiful buck and great story! The body on that thing looks enormous.

 

[Joe Hulburt]

Glad you were able to pull the hunt together and find success! Take good care of that knee.