so I just spent the last 4 days up in D14, &a I brought my new pup "Dash" with me. Overall he's been great. On Saturday morning we came across a doe about 40 yards away and he stopped dead in his track and just stood tall. He was locked in on her, ready to go. The minute she moved, Dash took off after. Thank goodness I had the lead tied to me. After I got him settled down we walked over to where we saw her so I could let him try and pick up her scent.The next thing I know Dash takes off towards the bushes and jumps a 3x3 buck that runs right past me about 30 feet away. He jumps down the ridge into a gully and disappears. IT happened so fast I couldn't get a shot off.
The rest of the weekend I couldn't get closer then a 1000yrds to any of the bucks I spotted. I woke up Monday morning to wind and rain. I decide we would hunt the flats under tree cover, so we could stay a little dryer and less wind, also hoping the deer had the same idea.
We spend about 4 hrs hiking with no luck. On the way back to the truck I spot a wide 2x2 bedded under a tree about 50 yards from the truck trail. And 300 yards from me. As I set up for the shot I notice a truck coming down the trail. The guys in the truck spot the deer and one guy jumps out fires at the deer and hits the tree about 5 feet above the deer. The buck takes off and jumps down a near by ridge. I was beyond pissed. I just started to yell at these guys while making my way towards them. That was a mistake. Lesson learned, never start yelling at a truck full of ignorant morons with guns.
Also found out my pup gets a little aggressive when I get anger.
So I decide to cut my trip a little early and came home to relax and get some good home cooked food, and let the pup relax. Overall had a good time. Will be back at it tomorrow. Here's a few pictures.
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