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<blockquote data-quote="Guy M" data-source="post: 394366" data-attributes="member: 8622"><p>The story of the 30 yard buck has some humor:</p><p></p><p>In '07 I'd suffered some injuries and had just gotten through surgery. I also had a non-resident mule deer tag for Wyoming, but my outfitter went out of business. I was in no shape for a backcountry hunt. Some wonderful people stepped up and offered to let me hunt their property. I gladly accepted! </p><p></p><p>On the morning of the hunt I was sipping coffee in their home talking, when a young, tall-racked 4x4 walked by outside the house, along with a few other deer. I gulped, but didn't get too excited and off we went to do some chores and such in town. After lunch we returned to the property, where my host and I climbed up into his hay stack. He had arranged a blind of sorts atop the stack with the hay bales. </p><p></p><p>I spent a fair bit of time glassing a large, mature 4x4 that was at about 440 yards, but just the other side of the property line. Didn't have permission to take a mulie on the neighboring property, so I was waiting patiently... Had the 100 gr Barnes TSX sighted in at 300 yards. </p><p></p><p>While I was glassing the bigger buck intently, my newfound friend put down his coffee and asked "You remember that tall 4x4 we saw this morning?" I admitted that yes I did. "Well, he's right behind you." Not quite understanding what "right behind" meant, I turned and there he was a mere 30 yards from the hay bales, completely unaware of our presence. </p><p></p><p>Not one to look a gift mulie in the mouth - I shot him. Down he went instantly. The Barnes did it's job and penetrated through, pretty much destroying the heart. </p><p><img src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/Wyobuck02.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I'm forever grateful to the kind people who let a banged-up fellow hunt their property. Saved my hunt that year. Did think it was pretty funny that I had this terrific 300 - 400 yard rifle, plans for a horse-pack hunting trip into the Wilderness, and ended up taking that particular buck at 30 yards from a haystack... </p><p></p><p>Regards, Guy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy M, post: 394366, member: 8622"] The story of the 30 yard buck has some humor: In '07 I'd suffered some injuries and had just gotten through surgery. I also had a non-resident mule deer tag for Wyoming, but my outfitter went out of business. I was in no shape for a backcountry hunt. Some wonderful people stepped up and offered to let me hunt their property. I gladly accepted! On the morning of the hunt I was sipping coffee in their home talking, when a young, tall-racked 4x4 walked by outside the house, along with a few other deer. I gulped, but didn't get too excited and off we went to do some chores and such in town. After lunch we returned to the property, where my host and I climbed up into his hay stack. He had arranged a blind of sorts atop the stack with the hay bales. I spent a fair bit of time glassing a large, mature 4x4 that was at about 440 yards, but just the other side of the property line. Didn't have permission to take a mulie on the neighboring property, so I was waiting patiently... Had the 100 gr Barnes TSX sighted in at 300 yards. While I was glassing the bigger buck intently, my newfound friend put down his coffee and asked "You remember that tall 4x4 we saw this morning?" I admitted that yes I did. "Well, he's right behind you." Not quite understanding what "right behind" meant, I turned and there he was a mere 30 yards from the hay bales, completely unaware of our presence. Not one to look a gift mulie in the mouth - I shot him. Down he went instantly. The Barnes did it's job and penetrated through, pretty much destroying the heart. [IMG]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/Wyobuck02.jpg[/IMG] I'm forever grateful to the kind people who let a banged-up fellow hunt their property. Saved my hunt that year. Did think it was pretty funny that I had this terrific 300 - 400 yard rifle, plans for a horse-pack hunting trip into the Wilderness, and ended up taking that particular buck at 30 yards from a haystack... Regards, Guy [/QUOTE]
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