Colorado Redneck
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Finally drew a buck tag---needed 7 points in my unit. Grey cool windy day, with lots of humidity. Saw as many hunters as there were speed goats. After lots of glassing, three failed "spot and stalks" it was time for this old man to head for home and a nap. Try again on Tuesday.
Best chance that presented today I was slowly driving a county road looking over some private land I can hunt, when I came up a hill and around a curve and there were three goats looking at me from 75 yards. One was a nice little buck---not big but nice. That was the last thing I expected, as all of the critters prior to that would bolt at the sight of a vehicle. So stop the truck, pull the keys, turn on the flashers, get the gun, slowly open the door and walk off the road right-of-way a few yards. They stood there and watched me! Got a round in the chamber and they bolted---off hand shots at running animals is not my forte so they got away. Dang! The lay of the land didn't provide a chance to shoot prone---they were down across a draw and the grass and brush was too high to even see them.
Tried sneaking in on three different groups, but they always made me and never gave a good chance. Crawling and slithering around in the grass and brush is not as easy as it used to be.
Any day hunting is a great day.
Best chance that presented today I was slowly driving a county road looking over some private land I can hunt, when I came up a hill and around a curve and there were three goats looking at me from 75 yards. One was a nice little buck---not big but nice. That was the last thing I expected, as all of the critters prior to that would bolt at the sight of a vehicle. So stop the truck, pull the keys, turn on the flashers, get the gun, slowly open the door and walk off the road right-of-way a few yards. They stood there and watched me! Got a round in the chamber and they bolted---off hand shots at running animals is not my forte so they got away. Dang! The lay of the land didn't provide a chance to shoot prone---they were down across a draw and the grass and brush was too high to even see them.
Tried sneaking in on three different groups, but they always made me and never gave a good chance. Crawling and slithering around in the grass and brush is not as easy as it used to be.
Any day hunting is a great day.