coles Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Well guys. We are back. After 740 miles on the pickup, I couldnt be more happy and proud of her. We left Friday afternoon for her family's cabin southwest of Lewistown. After almost 7 hours driving time we arrived and unloaded the truck in the rain. It rained hard all Friday night and started snowing Saturday morning. It stopped snowing saturday night after dropping about a foot of snow around the cabin. Sunday morning came along with blue skys. I thought it was goin to be perfect after the deer and elk were laid up all day in the rain and snow. We ended up seeing a spike bull elk which wasnt legal and he was by himself. We only saw a couple whitetail does too. By the time she decided that she wanted to shoot a doe we couldnt find one for her. The snow was way deeper up were we were hunting. I was pushin snow with my bumper of my truck tryin to get up higher. We packed up and headed to Choteau to see some family that was there from Louisiana for the wedding i skipped out on. lol. After talking with them for a while we decided that we would stay at my parents house that night since we were to tired to drive the rest of the way back to Missoula. I got permission for us to hunt my Pastor's land. We woke up this morning to winds about 40 mph. We parked the truck and walked through the bush down the irrigation ditch. I looked out and about 700 yards out in the stubble field there was a really really nice buck. We started to belly crawl out to him and realized that he was headed away from us to bed down in the brush on the other side of the ridge. So we got up and walked and ran towards him tryin to catch up. Keep in mind that this was in a wide open stubble field with stubble no taller than our boots. We got to within 200 yards and could see him by the fence. She couldnt see him and he jumped the fence and dropped off the ridge. So we kept after him. We caught out breath and walked up to the edge of the ridge. About 100 yards below us he was standing broadside to us drinking out of a little spring. Dusti flicked off the safety of her Ruger Hawkeye 270 and squeezed the trigger. The buck jumped and walked 10 feet and toppled over and the rest is history! She was beyond eccstatic. It took her well over an hour to calm down and breath normal! The buck is tall and narrow. He has about a 4 inch sticker off his G2. Both his browtines grow in about a half and inch then curve back while never being more than a half an inch above his skull! Her first buck is bigger than the bucks i have killed the last 3 years! So here is the pics! Enjoy! I Think i have created a MONSTER! I couldnt hardly get a good pic of her and her buck. Her eyes are closed in most of them cuz she kept lookin down at the horns! Her cousin is my taxidermist in Choteau and her buck is with him now and Im having a European mount done for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeviShot Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Way to go!!Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 WOW Coles, that is cool. Not only her first buck, buck a really nice buck with a kicker too. Very, very cool. Way to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:):clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 You are the man coles!! Awesome buck, let alone her first!! Looks like she hired the right guide. Congrats to the both of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Congrats on an awesome deer. Great story too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Now that is what I am talking about, Congratulations! Awesome first Harvest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 That is a great buck! Congratulations to her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 WOOHOO! What a dandy buck! Congrats! Way to show the guys how its done. :flex: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Great going! That is dandy first deer! Great to see the smiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Very nice Coles. Congratulations to Dusti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I cannot see the pics here at work but congrats to your gal!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Congrats to your girl, coles! Great buck...especially for her first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Congrats to your girlfried on her first buck! A great buck to boot too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 that is one heck of a buck....he is going to look good on the wall and even better on the plate....oh and welcome to the world of super addicted hunters.....wahahahaha we got another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 That is a dandy buck, and a great FIRST one at that. Good job to you both, glad it worked out so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 i love them tall bucks. CONGRATS TO HER!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Very Nice...Congrats on a fine buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALAN Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 dandy buck! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Awesome first buck! Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Congrats on the deer!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 atta girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp793 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Congrats to you and your girlfriend, that is an excellent deer, especially for a first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coles Posted October 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 thanks guys. I told her to check this thread out and she said to tell everyone thanks too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseasl Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeaveragehunter Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Great deer, nice pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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