My fall started with Mule Deer season opening in Idaho on
the 10th of October this year. I am very blessed to have been able to hunt in
the same spot for most of my life. It is very steep and unforgiving in places and you have to walk to get the glimpse of a deer. The last couple years we have
not been able to take a deer from this unit. But as we drove up the dirt road a
few hours before light, I had never been so excited to get into the woods. As we
parked the truck and headed up the hill the cold air tightened my chest, it was
so cold I could barely breath. I reached the top of the hill and stopped waiting
for first light to peak over the hill. As I sat there I felt so in tune with my
surrounding, I could hear the birds chirping as my dad coming up the trail to
sit beside me. As the sun came up I noticed a very nice 4x4 mule deer coming
up the draw. I signaled to my dad as he strained looking for the deer, he
finally saw the buck and asked if he could shoot it. Thinking of the year
before when he let me take a very nice buck he spotted I nodded yes. He layed
his rifle over a rock, covered by my jacket, and took aim. My heart was racing
when I heard the shot ring out, the buck jumped but did not run. As I watched him
sway back and forth I knew it was a good shot and he fell right where he had been
standing moments before.
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Hunter: M. James Woolf
Animal: Mule Deer
Range: 300yd
Weapon: 264 Winchester Magnum
Projectile: 120 Serria Bullet
FPS: 3200
Date: 10/10/2012 |
As I was congratulating my father for a great shot we
spotted another deer running up the hill. As I brought my scope to my eye the
deer grabbed another gear and headed for the saddle at the top of the ridge. I
herd my father say that is another 4x4. I
knew I was going to have to lead
the deer so I put my cross hairs on the end of his noise, knowing it
would hit him in the neck at that range and started squeezing the trigger. As the
gun went off the deer rolled and was gone in the sage brush. As I got to wear
the deer was last seen I hoped I made a good shot shooting free hand on a
moving deer is tough. When I got to the deer I had hit him right were I wanted
right in the neck. This is one of the
best hunting trips I had been on in last few years. There is nothing better
then hunting with family especially your father the guy who showed me how to
hunt and fish.
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Hunter:Stephen Woolf
Animal: Mule Deer
Range: 150yd
Weapon: 264 Winchester Magnum
Projectile: 120 Serria Bullet
FPS:3200
Date: 10/10/2012 |
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