The Second Afternoon Hunt
Blake decided he wanted to work his heart out after a Mulie so we dropped him off so he could hike some serious canyons and the rest of us headed to the “back country.”  Loren, Brian and I decided we would all spread out across this long ridge so that we could cover a big piece of country.  I scared off two whitetail does hiking up the side of a canyon to get in place.  There were some good, heavily used trails and the hope set in again that a big buck would come wondering down one of them.  The sun kept setting and nothing was moving where I was except for about a hundred knats trying to get into my head through my eyes, ears, or mouth.  It is very hard to sit still when that’s happening. I decided to just enjoy the view and drink some chilled water out of my backpack.  I was trying out a new piece of gear I bought.  It was a backpack with a plastic sack you fill up with water along with a long tube to drink from.  It turned out pretty useful!

The Third Morning Hunt
This was the day we were leaving.  I had not gotten any sleep and had an 8 hour drive ahead of me so I sat this one out and slept in.  Boy was that nice! Blake, Loren, and Brian went out but ended up empty handed.

All in all I don’t think this trip could have been better.  We drove hours and hours to hunt somewhere with only a lousy map and ended up harvesting a whitetail buck.  I was extremely happy and proud of Blake.  It was just another hunt in the panhandle of Texas that I’ll remember forever.

I sincerely appreciate Blake, Loren, and Brian coming out, bring good food, a camper and being great company.  There were two others who came out to hunt with us but unfortunately we were never able to meet up.  I hope we can again soon.

Details

Game Harvested: Whitetail Deer Buck
Dressed Weight: 140 lbs.
Size: 8 point
Weapon: .270
Ammunition: 130 grain
Time of Kill: 7:30am
Distance: 90 yards
Weather: Overcast, 17 degrees
Location: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

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