Well, being 16, I put in for the Kaibab antlerless junior's only tag earlier this year. And luckily I was drawn, For people who dont know about this hunt its a very high success rate junior hunt for antlerless deer in the Kaibab national forest. So yesterday, me and my dad set out for Kaibab as today was the opening of the Junior season. We left pretty late last night (its a 5-6 hour drive) and strolled in around 2 AM this morning, and with freezing temperatures, it was horrible, we were freezing to death in the truck as the lodge had already closed so we could not get a room. It had rained the past few days and we thought our chances of seeing deer would be unlikely... Well we woke up around 7 AM (a little late) and starting hitting the trails tryng to spot deer, and to our amazement, we saw around 25-30 throughout the hunt. I spotted this unlucky doe standing behind some bushes about 150yds out at around 9 AM, so I set up my Tactical Operations Lima 63, got in position, and watched her for about a minute waiting for her to move out from behind the bushes. Holding the crosshairs where I knew she would pop out, I controlled my breathing, and took my safety off, she popped out right where I predicted she would, so I sent one downrange, DRT.
Needless to say, I am one happy camper tonight, this was my first deer and it was an amazing experience to get to hunt the Kaibab, amazing scenery out there.
Id like to publicly thank a few people, Mike R. at Tac Ops for making a hell of a stick, the bullet hit right where I wanted it to, like it does, everytime I pull the trigger, Tony at TAB, it was a hell of a lot easier to pack the deer, my 3 day pack and my rifle out up hill with it slung on my back. Nightforce, for making optics that work when you need them to the most, and everyone on here that I have learned tips and tricks from about hunting deer.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Enough of the chit chat, on with the pics:</span>
Sorry for the shitty pics, camera on my phone...
Oh and for all the guru's who say match bullets dont work, well this doe was taken with a <span style="font-weight: bold">168gr SMK.</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">Scenery Pics: </span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Leaving the Kaibab on the way home</span>
Needless to say, I am one happy camper tonight, this was my first deer and it was an amazing experience to get to hunt the Kaibab, amazing scenery out there.
Id like to publicly thank a few people, Mike R. at Tac Ops for making a hell of a stick, the bullet hit right where I wanted it to, like it does, everytime I pull the trigger, Tony at TAB, it was a hell of a lot easier to pack the deer, my 3 day pack and my rifle out up hill with it slung on my back. Nightforce, for making optics that work when you need them to the most, and everyone on here that I have learned tips and tricks from about hunting deer.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Enough of the chit chat, on with the pics:</span>
Sorry for the shitty pics, camera on my phone...
Oh and for all the guru's who say match bullets dont work, well this doe was taken with a <span style="font-weight: bold">168gr SMK.</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">Scenery Pics: </span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Leaving the Kaibab on the way home</span>
