While glassing hard for muledeer, we began seeing a few whitetail mixed in. I realized I'd better start getting serious about a whitetail buck. There was definitely a chance of filling out on one.
Tough to see in this pic that is taken at about a thousand yards through the scope, but there's a muledeer doe and twin fawns that are readily seen feeding above a whitetail doe with twins....
Small buck about 1100 yards out
Lots of deer, nothing big enough to go after, so off to camp. We did find a stand of hedge (osage orange) and thought about bringing some hedge apples to Justin so that he could start his own grove
After a few days we decided to make a run South against the Seven Devils to see if the game was moving there. No luck that way, but beautiful country.
After catching our breath away from camp for a day, it was back to it. A few elk were in the valley and a couple of bucks wanting to spar a bit.
Finally, a better whitetail. Nothing huge, but plenty big enough to go after with only a couple days left of my season.
At about 900 yards out, there was no way to approach through the valley for a stalk, or to make a shot attempt simply by trying to close distance through the open country. We watched him until he bedded and then headed up the road for a long stalk that would have to be done climbing and side-hilling over a few ridges. Nothing else for it. But I was able to work within 150 yards of him and make a clean shot when he broke out. I wish the photos would give an accurate feel of the steepness of the country, it's a butt kicker for sure.