( I apologize for the lack of photos, but as this was not my hunt I didnt feel it was right to post most of them )
Day 3 the decision was made to drive to a different area. There were lots of does around in location A, so we had faith that bucks would show eventually. But considering at least 3 of them had been shot it seemed like it might take time for new contenders to move in. While there was little doubt that there would have been hunting pressure at location B, we hadn't actually experienced it first hand and thus it was mentally better.
It didnt take 2 minutes to spot the first deer, and no more than 10 to find the first buck. The sun was still not showing and at 1.5 miles we couldn't get a great idea of his size, so I kept an eye on him while S scanned for other deer. About the time I determined the buck was probably not what we were looking for, S had another spotted about 1.5 miles away in a different direction, and he was pretty sure he was interested. 730am
I got my spotter up on the buck and could tell he had a good frame. He was with a single doe slowly working North. There was some private between us, but we weren't entirely sure where the borders were in relation to the buck. We decided S should cut about half the distance to get a better look, while I kept an eye on the buck.
About the time S was packed up, the buck decided to leave his doe and turn back South. He was moving quickly and after a couple hundred yards jumped a different buck and doe from beneath a juniper. Both bucks looked to be of the size we were looking for.
S cut about 3/4 of a mile while I watched. The 2 bucks were working uphill and eventually hit a fence line. The larger seeming buck jumped over and slowly disappeared over the saddle. The other buck finally went over, but bedded right on the skyline moments after this photo.
Day 3 the decision was made to drive to a different area. There were lots of does around in location A, so we had faith that bucks would show eventually. But considering at least 3 of them had been shot it seemed like it might take time for new contenders to move in. While there was little doubt that there would have been hunting pressure at location B, we hadn't actually experienced it first hand and thus it was mentally better.
It didnt take 2 minutes to spot the first deer, and no more than 10 to find the first buck. The sun was still not showing and at 1.5 miles we couldn't get a great idea of his size, so I kept an eye on him while S scanned for other deer. About the time I determined the buck was probably not what we were looking for, S had another spotted about 1.5 miles away in a different direction, and he was pretty sure he was interested. 730am
I got my spotter up on the buck and could tell he had a good frame. He was with a single doe slowly working North. There was some private between us, but we weren't entirely sure where the borders were in relation to the buck. We decided S should cut about half the distance to get a better look, while I kept an eye on the buck.
About the time S was packed up, the buck decided to leave his doe and turn back South. He was moving quickly and after a couple hundred yards jumped a different buck and doe from beneath a juniper. Both bucks looked to be of the size we were looking for.
S cut about 3/4 of a mile while I watched. The 2 bucks were working uphill and eventually hit a fence line. The larger seeming buck jumped over and slowly disappeared over the saddle. The other buck finally went over, but bedded right on the skyline moments after this photo.
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