“Hammered” a big ol’ Muley!

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My buddy and I packed into a general Idaho unit on October 18th with camp and 7 days worth of food on our backs. It was a freaking grind. We did over 50 miles and 15,000' of vertical over the 7 days. He killed on day 3 and I killed a bull elk at 10:00am and my buck at 2:00pm on day 6. We got off the mountain at 9:00pm on day 7. This is pretty much the only way I like to hunt. We saw a TOTAL of 7 bucks. We were persistent with max effort every single day. We moved camp 4 times and ended up coming out a different trailhead completely and getting a ride to the pickup. It was an adventure that ended with sweet success for sure. I shot the bull in the head at 270 yards, so no real bullet performance details on that one. It killed him instantly.
 
Way cool hunt, just a thunk for pic taking next time. Leave the gun out of it or lay it on the side of the animal and the pic that way deer, you and the countryside is the focus not a gun:)
 
Way cool hunt, just a thunk for pic taking next time. Leave the gun out of it or lay it on the side of the animal and the pic that way deer, you and the countryside is the focus not a gun:)
I do appreciate your view point, but that gun is an extension of me and a main reason I get to do these massive, abusive, multi-day hunts with full confidence when a shot finally does present itself. It's not just a gun to me. It's the backbone of the whole hunt.
 
Way cool hunt, just a thunk for pic taking next time. Leave the gun out of it or lay it on the side of the animal and the pic that way deer, you and the countryside is the focus not a gun:)
Actually, the gun in my buddies picture is a bit obtrusive. You're totally correct on that one. It was a super steep mountain and trying to get pics was a pain for sure!
 
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