Headed Back To Colorado!

[mtnwrunner]

Atta boy!!

Randy

 

[Justin Crossley]

Things didn't go as planned with Caleb's buck but today is a new day. Hopefully he can get one today.



Dylan and I saw a lot of deer yesterday but still nothing mature. His limited mobility with his leg is really bumming him out since he likes to hike. We'll just keep using our glass as much as possible to limit how much he has to walk and save the walking for a calculated stalk.

 

[Fatcamp]

Only get one chance to heal correctly. He has 40 years of deer hunting in front of him.

 

[Justin Crossley]

We saw 14 bucks this morning including a really big 2x2 and a solid 3x3 but Dylan is still holding out. I always let him decide to shoot or pass when he's hunting.

A couple random photos from this morning.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Last night was fairly slow although we did see some elk on private and a few does and small bucks.



This morning, we glassed a couple water holes but only saw a few does. Now Dylan and I are sitting on a glassing point watching the edge of a field where the deer tend to feed and then move over to public to bed.



Nothing but does and a few dink bucks so far. Dylan has now taken my Revic spotter and my NL Pures.

 

[nobody]

Love the play by play/day by day thing. Looks like you guys are having a blast, enjoying every minute. That's what it's all about.

 

[Justin Crossley]

We are having a good time for sure!

 

[h2so4]

Thanks @Justin Crossley . I enjoy following along!

 

[Justin Crossley]

We took a midday lunch break at camp and are now sitting and watching a big rolling sage and oak brush flat. We saw a young 4x4 on our way to our glassing location and he gave us a good look at 168 yards but Dylan said he wasn't what he wanted. The deer seem to be up and moving this evening so hopefully we can find a good one tonight.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Well, we ended up seeing 12 different 2x2's, a 3x3, and the young 4x4 but still nothing Dylan wanted to hang his tag on. I can tell he's getting antsy though because he asked me a couple times how big I thought the 4x4 was.



We are sending our friends to that spot in the morning since Caleb would be happy most of the bucks we saw.

Not sure yet what the plan is for me and Dylan in the morning, but we'll keep looking until he finds a buck he likes.

 

[Michael Pawul]

Good luck to you guys in the morning. Fingers crossed that Dylan finds the one that he is looking for!

 

[Justin Crossley]

We bumped a big-framed buck this morning as we were peaking down into a draw. I immediately started getting Dylan ready to shoot so I never got a good look, but he was solid.

Now we are sitting on the rocks where he shot his buck last year. We are watching a buck on the edge of the private. He's a 4x5 with eyeguards and a kicker. Pretty sure Dylan wants to shoot him if he gets on public and presents a shot.

 

[mtnwrunner]

Heck yeah!

Randy

 

[Fatcamp]

Ya, that's a buck worth sitting on.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Boom! Over three hours of laying prone and waiting paid off!

 

[Team4LongGun]

Nice! Congrats to the young man

 

[robby denning]

Boom! Over three hours of laying prone and waiting paid off!

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all righty then! you have my attention

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Lets see it.

 

[dirtytough]

Lets see it.

I believe where it was shot is down in a hole. Not a ton of elevation or super far from the trail. Extremely steep though. Dylan is probably pretty slow with that walking boot on the steep stuff I would imagine.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Dylan killed another great buck! We are stoked!