A Memorable Last Hunting Trip By-Daveri Ard
A Memorable Last Hunting Trip By-Daveri Ard
I got the opportunity to hunt last year with my 81 year old grandfather Merrill Dougal as it was going to be his last year hunting.
We had both drawn the unit 39 Mule Deer tag and we had planned this hunting trip for weeks.
We headed out of town and got to camp late. We had met up with two other friends that had drawn the tag as well. The next morning, we glassed a hillside for about an hour, when I asked my grandpa to go back on the other side of the hill because I had a good feeling. As we headed back towards camp, we came around a draw when I looked over and said‘ Grandpa DEER '!
He stopped the four wheeler and we saw two bucks standing there in velvet. One of the bucks got spooked and headed out of the draw, and we no longer had a clean shot. The second buck jumped right in front of us. It was a 40 yard shot mid-air. I took the shot. I sat for a few moments and ran up the hillside.
Dragging the buck down-hill, grandpa and I lifted the buck on the back of the four wheeler. It took a couple tries as he was heavy and wet. When we got back to camp, even though it was pitch black, we knew we still had a big job of field dressing him. Exhausted, we finally headed to bed.
Woke up the next morning to a bitter cold and frost, we could see our breath. After breakfast, we went back past our first spot and there again were two beautiful bucks. Grandpa took his shot while our hunting partner shot the other. We were lucky enough to tag three bucks in less than 10 hours.
This is a memory I will always cherish and never forget, I got to spend my grandfather’ s last hunting season with him and it was the best for us both!
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