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Spent some time in the Hinton and Robb areas the last three days and battled minus 25 (-13 Farenheit) morning temps to get things done. Not alot moving but managed to grunt call a buck out on a pipeline and the missus connected on a doe. Had the .444 Marlin with us on the first day to push bush but that technique didn't work and went for the .30-06 on the last couple days.
Broke some trail....
Lynx in 342 yesterday morn....
The other halfs doe shot with her trusty .30-06 Axis.
My buck that answered seconds after i let go with two grunts from a grunt call. Managed a neck shot as thats all he gave me as he was behind a small knoll looking straight up the line at me 223 paces away..
168 grain Nosler Silver Tip. 56 Grains of H4350 at a paltry 2670 fps out of my .30-06 Neck shot at just over 200 yards. Retrieved under the hide on the back just behind his neck...
"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyways" - John Wayne -
I love that lynx photo. My first year bowhunting as a 12 yr old, so many decades ago, I also get that close to a lynx. Could easily have shot him, but didn't. We spent a long time looking at each other. Finally, he just turned and floated off. I have never seen another one.
hondo1892 wrote:Glad you got the deer. That snow looks nice hanging on them trees. But that's as close as I want to get. Hate the snow and cold temps like that now.
I totally understand. But on the other hand, being at the end of that pipeline and blowing a grunt call and seconds later this dark buck showing his head just over a knoll against a backdrop of all white from the snow on the ground and the frost on the trees, is something i will never forget. It was an amazing contrast in colour. All he gave me was his neck and head to see. I enjoy winter and alot of its beauty.....
"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyways" - John Wayne -
Excellent photos and report.
Ahhhr H4350, one of my favorites!
Nice lady, like the hat, my wife made me paint the bedroom pink!
Seemed weird at first but now I like it!
grouse wrote:That's one nice buck! Congrats! All your pics are nice too. Hard to beat a 30/06 for a deer round!
My vision and hope was to put down a respectable buck with one of my lever guns however the deer had other ideas last week. I will be carrying my 444 for the last two days this year to fill my doe tags...
"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyways" - John Wayne -
Been in the area about 50 Km NW of Hinton a couple times .... beautiful country. A lot of meat on that buck!
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester. Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
Great pictures, and congratulations on bagging some nice deer!
I've never seen a Whitetail deer as around here we have Blacktails. I am amazed at how heavy-bodied those Whitetails are in comparison. Our deer season runs from mid-September to October, ending before the rut starts. We usually hunt in T-shirts and have to rush the venison to the nearest meat locker to keep it from spoiling in the heat!
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