This past weekend proved to be a good hunting. We got to camp on Friday evening, too late to get to the blinds. Instead we had a nice evening talking with Brian and Amanda. Brad White and Mike Stauffacher came as guests of me. Saturday morning began with a doe taken by Brian at the Photo Blind. He saw a few bucks, but could not get the right one at the right spot for a shot.
I got busted in Aoudad Canyon after seeing a herd of them approaching but never getting to the feeder. I had heard that Bill and Ron set up a ground blind, but when I got there, the blind was turned over on its roof so I snuck in a hole in the trees next to it. After I got busted, I managed to get the blind into the natural hole in the trees. You'll see the blind if you walk up the road to the feeder. It's 35 yards from the feeder.
Brad saw an 8pt at #3 that morning chasing a doe. The rut is on.
On Saturday evening, I sat in the wood blind (the ground blind) and didn't see anything. Brad and Mike hunted together at the double feeder and saw a spike and a couple of does. Brian hunted the far north feeder and ended up shooting a mature 8 pt that we estimated to be 6 years old.
The fog rolled on Sunday morning. I didn't see a thing in Aoudad canyon. A couple of axis does were feeding at Darryl's feeder halfway back in Aoudad canyon. Brad on the other hand had all the action at #3. He ended up shooting this nice 3x3 Sika. It came in early, fed, and actually bedded down for a while. Once he moved, Brad dropped him on the spot with his 243.
I'll be beack next weekend still on the hunt for that elusive Aoudad.
2 comments:
Great!
I wish Bill could learn how to take pictures and post to blogs like everyone else!
first of all me little bill and grace also helped put up the blind and ill tell my dad that the blind was on its side ok now that is a nice buck and i wish i could get one like that. Cameron
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