A Week in the Mountains

 

Last week was spent in the Nevada Mountains hunting desert Mule Deer. Thank God for good friends, beautiful country, and amazing wildlife. Damn the bad luck, and missed opportunities.

Despite the fact that the last week was unsuccessful in regards to putting a big deer in my freezer, it was however very successful in regards to having a great time and enjoying myself amongst the wildlife and desert mountains. I can’t really ask for more than that.

 

This was a pretty typical mule deer on this trip. We passed on a lot of deer of this caliber, as the goal was a buck at least the next step up from this.

 

  This is not a very good picture as it was taken with my cell phone through my spotting scope. This old gnarly buck was really cool. He has 3 webbed out points on one side and 5 on the other. The stalk just did not quite work out, and I passed on a very marginal shot.

 

The bull elk were in full on crazy mode. They were fighting and bugling and it was generally a great experience to be around. Darin and I had a couple very close encounters with some upset elk that were a whole lot of fun. It was something that every hunter should have the opportunity to experience at least one time. I wish that I had the words to express just how privileged of an experience that it was. My only regret is that I did not have a camera in my hand for the best of it.

 

As pretty as it might be, a full moon like this does not do you any favors when big game hunting. It is never good when you can see your own shadow at night.

 

 

 

Jay Kincaid