2021 Big Game Hunts

[Hummer]

Another Hail Mary on public land in Rio Blanco, this time at 60 yards! Spotted him moving toward me with four does at ~600 yards, I stalked around behind hills and sat down low in a cattle trail baking in the sun for an hour and 40 minutes waiting for him to move into view. What luck!

The 120 grain Barnes Vor-Tex in 7mm-08 hardly had a chance to gain speed.






Next up is second rifle season in the Flat Tops for bull and cow elk, and black bear. Then third season buck deer south of Rangely. I have a busy fall schedule.

[crays]

Another Hail Mary on public land in Rio Blanco, this time at 60 yards! Spotted him moving toward me with four does at ~600 yards, I stalked around behind hills and sat down low in a cattle trail baking in the sun for an hour and 40 minutes waiting for him to move into view. What luck!

The 120 grain Barnes Vor-Tex in 7mm-08 hardly had a chance to gain speed.






Next up is second rifle season in the Flat Tops for bull and cow elk, and black bear. Then third season buck deer south of Rangely. I have a busy fall schedule.

Nice tag fill.

On another note, is it just me or does the light/shadow combination in the pic make it look like your barrel is bent...

[Irving]

Good job Hummer.

I had to really look at the picture, but when I zoom in I can see what you mean about the barrel.

[fj605]

Nicely done! I went out Saturday morning and had a buck lined up right at sun up but passed because he was kind of a dink. He was the best I saw all day.

It was a long day of hunting with all of my closest strangers. Didn't need OnX to know public from private land. The public land had pickups parked at every corner.

[Hummer]

Nicely done! I went out Saturday morning and had a buck lined up right at sun up but passed because he was kind of a dink. He was the best I saw all day.

It was a long day of hunting with all of my closest strangers. Didn't need OnX to know public from private land. The public land had pickups parked at every corner.

Yesterday morning I would have happily taken a dink. By 8:30 I was on a high hill surveying miles of grassland with nothing showing on public land. I texted my wife and told her I was heading home. Then I spotted animals miles away on private thinking there was a remote chance of some crossing a fence. More patience and time watching made the difference this time. This was my 10th or 11th pronghorn.

I once hunted GMU 3 where there are sizeable herds on public land but it takes a lot of points to draw the unit now and I don't have the years left. Maybe it's okay to hunt a small, sparsely populated area. Two years ago I decided to head home when I came up behind a bedded buck at 65 yards. He was a dink too young to hold a harem. I was happy to have the delicious meat.

Next year I might explore hunting Wyoming where one can get two doe tags.

[Irving]

Exactly what I'm looking into with respect to Wyoming.

[Irving]

Exactly what I'm looking into with respect to Wyoming.

[Little Dutch]

Nice buck! Congratulations on a good hunt.

[Hummer]

Thanks fellas. I titled the thread as a place to post your hunt stories, whether success shines or not.... Good luck!

[Irving]

Will have three tags to fill when I come back. Realistically expecting to fill one.