coles Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Im back again guys! Hopefully to stick around longer! Just been crazy busy with work. Some of you may have forgot me or not know me but anywho, I finished up my bachelor's degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders in December. Got engaged on Dec. 23 to the most amazing girl in the world and the wedding date is July 7th, 2012. We are both super excited and cant wait! I applied to the U of M graduate school program and praying that the Lord will help the faculty make the right decision! lol. I got a job working for a special needs cooperative as a Speech/Language Paraprofessional. So I do speech/language therapy under a supervisor. Its the most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life. To be able to see the look on a kids face when they finally produce the correct speech sound is priceless! I am incredibly blessed. Im living back in my hometown and Im not ashamed to admit that I sit at my parents dining room table every evening to eat a home cooked meal instead of the Ramen and mac and cheese I was so used to and sick of for the last 5 years! Had an awesome hunting season. Between my fiancee, 2 brothers, sister, my dad, my buddy and I, we killed 15 whitetails! I was able to fill all 7 of my tags with 6 does and a 148" 7x7 whitetail as well as a 12 1/2" antelope. Killed a few coyotes as well and the gophers are startin to come out! Here is a few pics for ya'll! So thats whats new with me. Hopefully tomorrow Ill edit and add who is who in the pics and maybe a little story with each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droptine redemption Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Great pictures! Love the one when its snowing, looks like everyone had some great luck:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Welcome back coles. Congrats on the degree and on the engagement. Congrats to you and the others on all the animals too, some real nice bucks there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Welcome back and congrats on all the news. Looks like you had a great season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 congrats to you regarding all of it! lot going on it sounds like. like your other half's pink gun... if i got that right. good to see your back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Welcome back Cole!! Congrats on the degree and engagement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer slayer Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Welcome back, and great pics man! Looks like you guys had a awesome season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Great to see you around again! Congrats on the degree and the engagement. Wish you guys the best! That is one heck of a season you and yours had huh? Thats the way to knock 'em down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Nice to see you around again Cole! Congrats on your engagement, think I saw that on facebook. Good luck with the wedding! Congrats on all the animals you guys took, looks like a great season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourthenILdeerhunter Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Welcome back cole and congrats on the great season of hunting getting ur degree and getting engaged !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks for the pics..glad to see you back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Congrats man. Bet everything turns out right for you. Hope you get into that college and have a wonderful marriage. Your getting married 3 days before my bday. I dont know you but glad you have you back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 well, it's great to see you again. congrats on the upcoming wedding. all the best to you both. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coles Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks guys. I appreciate all the well wishes and welcome back's. So here is a little bit about the pictures. The doe in the first picture was my first deer of the year. She was walking from my left to right about 230 yards out and she finally caught my wind. Right then, I let her have a 140gr Fusion from my new little Remington Model 7 7mm-08. Antelope-My dad and I snuck up on a herd of speed goats one morning after we had been having trouble finding any antelope the first week of the season. I shot him with my Remington 700 ADL 243 Winchester with 95gr Nosler Ballistic Tip handloads. Next is my buddy's buck. We hunted hard all weekend and finally made an awesome stalk on this buck. Had to sneak past some does about 40 yards from us, spooked a few but they didnt blow the stalk. He made a great 200 yard shot with his 270 Win. Next picture is my #2 and #3 does for the season. I had a nice little hide out in a bush. They jumped the fence about 100 yards from me and I dropped the first one where it stood, and the other one just stood there looking at the other and it dropped right in its tracks also. Used my 243 with the 95gr Btips again. Next is my buck. I was only able to get out after work and my dad had been out all day. He got cold so he headed home. It was snowin like crazy and about -10 out when I saw a doe come out. I started to go after her and she went back in the brush. So I found a good spot to watch where she might come out and all of the sudden this buck came flyin out of the brush about 65 yards from me. I led him and knocked him down. Put one in his neck to end it. He ended up being alot bigger than I thought. 7x7 and scored 148". Once again, 243 Win and 95gr Btips. Next is Dad's buck. We put a decent stalk on him as close as we could get with no cover. Dad put him down with his Rem 700 300 Ultra Mag with 180gr Accubonds. Little brother's buck is next. Once again we got as close as we could but there was no grass taller than about 6". He is a crack shot and made a 500 yard shot with his custom 7mm-300 Weatherby and 160gr Accubonds. My dad, little bro, and I all killed out bucks in -10 degree weather. I got mine the evening before Dad and Sully killed theirs the next morning. Next picture was when we got back from Dad and Sully's hunt. I threw my buck in for the picture. L-R. Dads buck, Sullys buck, and my buck. Next is my Fiancee's buck. She hunted hard with me all season and finally got her's the second to last day of the season. 100 yard shot with her Ruger 77 Hawkeye all weather and 130gr Federal Fusions. Next is a picture of Dusti and I with her buck Next is my last two does of the season. Got them on the last day if I remember right. Smaller one was a 150 yard shot. About 10 mins later, I shot the mature doe at 380 yards. Both with 243 and 95gr Btips. Next is my younger brother's buck. We made an awesome 500 yard stalk on him. Dad and I stayed back while Hayden got a little closer. He shot him with his 338 Win mag. Next is my little sister's buck. I believe the shot was around 200 yards. Used her Marlin XS7Y 7mm-08 and 140gr Accubonds. First coyote picture was one I shot while on the way out to my honey hole. 350 yard shot with my 243 and 95gr Btips. 2nd coyote pic was one of a pair that I called into about 75 yards. Shot it with my Rem 700 22-250 and 50gr Nosler Ballistic Tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy778 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Congrats on the engagement and the nice season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Man, sounds like you've had a lot going on! Looks like you had a year to remember. Congrats on a succesfull season and getting engaged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Welcome home, nothing wrong with being busy nice to know you remembered us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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