Day two was just as hot, but not as eventful. Didn't see a legal buck all day. I did however make a good stock on 2 does and 2 fawns that we spotted from over a mile away. Thought there would be a buck bedded with them also but...
By day 3 I was getting worn out. I put a lot of miles on the old boots and was tired of being hot and thirsty. We decided to go back to town to get some more ice and hunt a different area on the way back. On the way, I saw a buck run just over a hill from us. I jumped out of the rig, loaded up the .270 and ran off after him. He ran through a swale and up another hill and stopped. He was a long way out, but I set up the shooting sticks and held the cross hairs a couple inches over his back. Whack...I shot him in the gut. I heard the bullet hit, but I didn't know for sure if I hit him or not. He didn't react, just walked a couple of steps. I worried that I shot below him so I aimed a little higher and led him because he started to walk off again. Down he went. When I walked up to him I saw that the second shot had broken his neck. Glad that I put him down, but it pretty much ruined the cape. The range finder later revealed that he was at 410 yards. He ended up being the best buck we saw.
Here are a couple of hero shots plus a couple of the bucks that I passed. Can't wait till I draw another tag. Except that I'll most likely be in my 40's by then.
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All in all it was a perfect hunt.
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