We decided to drive straight through and get there early and spend a couple of extra days scouting .
Process of scouting ran into some of his old friends and subsequently got invited Prarie dog shooting.
I've never done that as well and yes it was as much fun as everyone says it was.
Sunset on first day was beautiful
Second day was truly spent scouting ... No Prarie dog shooting unfortunately. Saw a couple of nice bucks.. Talk of the locals was how high the wild sunflowers were. Everyone worried about winter.. Old farmers say the sunflowers indicate how much snow is coming
That night after supper prior to bed; read some required reading material for a western hunt
Next morning was tracking a group of 13 bucks.. All juvenile males..decided to pass on them . Looked to my left and there were 2 bucks in a stare off contest. Sized them up for awhile..crept within 200 yards of the bucks... Wound up spooking the smaller buck.. Managed to get a shot off at the lone buck...
My heart sank as I realized I misjudged and overshot him .. He took off running ..the term "speed goat" doesn't do them justice. I gave a sharp whistle and he stopped to look at the source.. This time I held right on him and squeezed the trigger slowly (as fast as I could lol).. And with the shot he dropped instantly
