First Solo Hunt (wirh mutt-in-training)

[FatCampzWife]

Completed my first solo hunt last weekend...being married to an RN means I've had to start venturing out on my own more than I'm used to. This weekend, the pup & I loaded up & drove west to find an antelope buck. By myself. With a 1 yr old pup as a hunting partner... The first day saw 6+ miles on foot, & 11 hours searching. We saw ONE buck. Not cool. A local gave me a tip, & Day 2 we headed waaay south & after 1 busted stalk (coyotes are the devil), I headed back towards home, deciding to look as I traveled. At 10am, I found the group I had tried stalking earlier, and they were 'only' 800 yards from the road! I left the dog (in a "plague" zone, didn't want him infected), grabbed 'Winny,' & started out. Amazingly, I must blend in with sagebrush, as I finally took down the buck at 330 yds. Cool! But my cleaning kit & sled are at the car... 0.8 miles away. Lesson learned (my pack will go ON EVERY STALK). Was an exciting challenge, and I'm grateful for my hubby's support! Here's some pics of the trip...

 

[Hill Difficulty]

Too cool.

 

[JohnB]

Looks like a fun weekend! I wish antelope were a little closer to me.

 

[Fowler530]

Congrats on a successful and memorable weekend!! Glad to see you perseverance pay off with a nice buck! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Mt Al]

Congratulations!

 

[hollarhorns]

Awesome story!! Congratulations on an excellent buck!

 

[sndmn11]

Best meat around! Good shooting.

 

[Scramblerdog]

Congrats!!!

 

[FatCampzWife]

So my hubby was lucky enough to get an antelope tag for the same unit in the 2nd chance free for all. He had to work til 7 Friday night, & after a 12 hr RN shift, decided we'd just get uo at 4 am Saturday & drive 6 hours to try & find a "cantaloupe."
So, that's what we did. Up at 4, drove 6 hours, up to the hill where I made my coyote-busted stalk 2 weeks ago, and HELLO, there they were! 5 does & a buck, 700 yds. In the open, downhill. I finally convinced him they would NOT see him if he went the way I directed, so we waited an hour in the car for rain to pass (it IS possible to play fetch in a 4Runner with a 70lb pup, who'da thunk?). 30 minutes later, it was over. Rough, tough buck with a blued eye & broken horn.
Hubby says it's nice to have a wife that pre-scouts, & I should be grateful to have a client that has some shooting & stalking experience!

 

[Dan.durb02]

Congrats !