May 22, 2010

Of course these pictures are not from Indiana. They are from a Montana Mule Deer Hunt my buddy Travis recently sent to me. I feel privileged to be able to put these pictures on this blog. Travis is as strong as a grizzly bear and as quick and agile as a rattlesnake.  He is also one heck of a shot with a rifle. He was tempted to take this buck at 800 yards, because he knew he was running out of time, but he opted to move in closer and take the shot at 350 yards instead. Before he shot this buck he passed on two bigger deer because he thought they were on private property. It was only after he got back to his maps that he realized the bucks were well onto public land.

Travis has one complaint about us eastern hunters heading west for deer season. We shoot small deer thinking they are actually big deer. He has invited me west to hunt with him. After seeing these pictures I believe I will take him up on the offer.