The Rokslide/First Lite Buck Hunt - Ryan Avery/ Kenton Carruth

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Love the Ryan jabs (howitzer, Willie). Show no mercy.

Out glassing by 6:40. With about 2" snow and 25 degrees. Bucks are ruttin good. At daylight to about 9 we glassed about 40 deer in and out of the quakies. A few small bucks trying to breed. About 9:30 Ryan saw a big bodied buck appear at the edge of a brush patch at 1500 yards. Through the ATS Swarovski 80mm I could see he was fairly heavy but only about 22-24 so we passed. 11 now. Lay low till about 2 then check another area. We'll post some pics of the country soon
 

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Love the Ryan jabs (howitzer, Willie). Show no mercy.

Out glassing by 6:40. With about 2" snow and 25 degrees. Bucks are ruttin good. At daylight to about 9 we glassed about 40 deer in and out of the quakies. A few small bucks trying to breed. About 9:30 Ryan saw a big bodied buck appear at the edge of a brush patch at 1500 yards. Through the ATS Swarovski 80mm I could see he was fairly heavy but only about 22-24 so we passed. 11 now. Lay low till about 2 then check another area. We'll post some pics of the country soon

What crazy is that is within range for Ryan!
 
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Tim, Ryan said not enough time to get ready. Besides, I think we can find better.
 

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I hope this means the Rut is starting to kick off her in MT also! Have fun guys.
 

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What are your guys expectations as far as deer quality?

I'm good with this.
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I'll pummel Ryan if he shoots one of those. Already passed up three.

There's always big buck opportunity up here but they're still hard to get.

I took this photo in September up here. However, I haven't seen him since then, even after spending 12 days guiding elk hunters. Really hoping that he shows up. The full video that pic came from is on the blog
http://www.rokslide.com/easyblog/entry/huntin-the-pockets-day-13-16

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I'm good with this.

Just be careful where you hit him with that 338LM, you'll be searching for pieces of meat. I shot a forky like that with a 7mag one time and the first thing that hit the ground was his chin. I swear all four legs went straight out, and he went straight down. There was a hole on the other side of him that I could have thrown a softball through.
 

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Just be careful where you hit him with that 338LM, you'll be searching for pieces of meat. I shot a forky like that with a 7mag one time and the first thing that hit the ground was his chin. I swear all four legs went straight out, and he went straight down. There was a hole on the other side of him that I could have thrown a softball through.

good luck guys. yea, let's see the wound channel on that buck with the 338LM haha. Ryan - are you shooting 300 OTM Bergers? This should be interesting.
 

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I don't plan to shoot under 500 yards.

Yep, 300 grains of protein
 
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Left camp at 2:30, hiked to top and started glassing/moving slow through some good quakie country. Ryan's killin' it with 12x50 Swaros on the tripod. Just saw does and bull elk tonight. Cold! Here's some pics from this evening
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Ryan's "cannon". I do have to say as an outfitter that I've changed my mind on the big guns the last 10 years. You lose a lot of meat if you hit them wrong no matter what caliber and at least with the big guns, I usually find the animal even if things don't go quite right
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Kenton's 6.5 Creedmoor. Sweet "little" gun. First one I've seen. Similar to a Remington 260, but considered by some to be more accurate
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At last shooting light, Kenton broke out some old nasty bourbon that's been in his pantry 10 years- Ryan didn't care, he'd drink fermented moose pee
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Back at the trailer now. Kenton's cooking up the Fajitas, I'm on the computer and Ryan's talking all things guns, army, and international beer- happens when we let him drink
 
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