Henry Mountains Rifle Deer Tag
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Head out for the afternoon and start looking around.
As the shadows grow so do the numbers of deer.
And some of the better deer start to stand out.
Move on to the next area and watch these deer till dark.
Really liked this guy.
Sadly our first scouting trip had to come to an end.
On the bright side I would be back in a month for one more scouting trip before the hunts started.
As the shadows grow so do the numbers of deer.
And some of the better deer start to stand out.
Move on to the next area and watch these deer till dark.
Really liked this guy.
Sadly our first scouting trip had to come to an end.
On the bright side I would be back in a month for one more scouting trip before the hunts started.
Live to hunt, hunt to live.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell
the difference.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell
the difference.
Re: Henry Mountains Rifle Deer Tag
Very lucky to draw that tag. I'd love to hunt there one day. keep us updated on your hunt
“If you are not working to protect hunting, then you are working to destroy it.” Fred Bear
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I remember when you bow hunt happened A-BOW-NUT, but it's been a while, and I'm really glad we are getting to see some more pictures of that hunt!
Re: Henry Mountains Rifle Deer Tag
So jump ahead four weeks for the second scouting on my birthday weekend.
Being mid August the summer thunder showers were hitting the area hot and heavy.
Oops.
Once up on the mountain a new problem arose.
It had rained so hard that some of the roads were just plain gone.
After checking out some leads that didn't pan out it was time to head back to camp.
Arrived to a pleasant surprise.
Where the heck were they when I had that tag three years earlier?
Head back out for the afternoon and glass up some of the same deer from the earlier posts to check on the final growth and then move to another lead and look around.
Found a nice management buck too.
And one last shot of the scouting season.
Up next the start of hunting seasons.
Being mid August the summer thunder showers were hitting the area hot and heavy.
Oops.
Once up on the mountain a new problem arose.
It had rained so hard that some of the roads were just plain gone.
After checking out some leads that didn't pan out it was time to head back to camp.
Arrived to a pleasant surprise.
Where the heck were they when I had that tag three years earlier?
Head back out for the afternoon and glass up some of the same deer from the earlier posts to check on the final growth and then move to another lead and look around.
Found a nice management buck too.
And one last shot of the scouting season.
Up next the start of hunting seasons.
Live to hunt, hunt to live.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell
the difference.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell
the difference.
Re: Henry Mountains Rifle Deer Tag
Thanks for sharing. Great pics!
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Can't wait for hunting season!!
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The amazing thing was that my friend at work also pulled a muzzy tag for down there on the same year that I pulled my rifle tag with half as many points. 
I won't go into all of the details but as we scouted around on the first day my friend found a buck that he wanted but wasn't able to get on him before sundown.
Out pounding the brush for a buck.
On the next day we got on his buck early and the sneak was on. After a warning shot he was able to connect and get his buck on the ground.
I won't go into all of the details but as we scouted around on the first day my friend found a buck that he wanted but wasn't able to get on him before sundown.
Out pounding the brush for a buck.
On the next day we got on his buck early and the sneak was on. After a warning shot he was able to connect and get his buck on the ground.
Live to hunt, hunt to live.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell
the difference.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell
the difference.
Re: Henry Mountains Rifle Deer Tag
Spring ahead another three weeks to the rifle season and we are back for another round of fun.
Got camp set up.
Head out for some scouting.
Snowline was making its way down the mountian with each storm.
Got up the next day after locating a herd of good bucks right at dark and headed back to pick them up again.
After playing cat and mouse through a couple of draws one of the nicer bucks slipped up and was caught out in the open.
He looks much more impressive when my friend is next to him.
One thing that you will notice is that most of the deer in all of these pictures is that they have guts on them from eating so well all summer. This one was so heavy the two of us had to use ropes and a lot of sweat to get him up in the wheeler.
And head back to camp.
A fun time was had by all and ever better I was slated to come back in another three weeks for my brothers bison hunt but that is a story for another time.
I hope that you have enjoyed my trip down memory lane and thanks for letting me ramble on and on.
Got camp set up.
Head out for some scouting.
Snowline was making its way down the mountian with each storm.
Got up the next day after locating a herd of good bucks right at dark and headed back to pick them up again.
After playing cat and mouse through a couple of draws one of the nicer bucks slipped up and was caught out in the open.
He looks much more impressive when my friend is next to him.
One thing that you will notice is that most of the deer in all of these pictures is that they have guts on them from eating so well all summer. This one was so heavy the two of us had to use ropes and a lot of sweat to get him up in the wheeler.
And head back to camp.
A fun time was had by all and ever better I was slated to come back in another three weeks for my brothers bison hunt but that is a story for another time.
I hope that you have enjoyed my trip down memory lane and thanks for letting me ramble on and on.
Live to hunt, hunt to live.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell
the difference.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell
the difference.
Re: Henry Mountains Rifle Deer Tag
It was awesome! Thanks for the pictures!
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Loved reading all of it and seeing those sweet pictures again. Thanks man!!