It took forever for the buck to turn broadside.Īfter double checking my range finder, he was at 21 yards. I could hear my Dad whispering to me to stay calm and wait for the right shot opportunity.

My heart was pounding hard because I knew this time he was going to be close enough for a shot. On the third day of the hunt, again several deer were passing through feeding on the crab apples on the ground, when out of nowhere, two giants came in together. I could hardly sleep at night thinking about the hunt I was on and the giant non-typical I was pursuing. That evening we saw the giant non-typical again, but he wasn’t in my comfortable shooting range so all I could do was sit there and watch that giant deer walk through. We were wearing all black in the blind so the deer couldn’t see us. I was actually holding my breath a couple times so they wouldn’t hear me breathing. A few of the deer came really close to our blind. The second day of the hunt we sat all day and again, several bucks came through-a couple of real nice ones-but not the giant non-typical. My Dad agreed with me that if the non-typical was the buck of my dreams, then that was the one I should hold out for because we had plenty of time to hunt.

There was another great buck along with several other smaller bucks that came right in to the crab apple trees near where we had our blind set up, but after seeing the big non-typical, I had my heart set on taking that animal. On the first day of my hunt, while sitting in the blind, we had an absolute giant non-typical walk by with no shot opportunity. I was just as excited as one of the Kicking Bear kids on their first hunt! Author with his monster Mule Deer Buck. This was the first time I would have the opportunity to hunt in a different state for a giant mule deer.

We’ve always had great success in taking deer with these first-time hunters. One of the most fun things my Dad and I do each year is to host youth hunts through Kicking Bear. His hunting business is called Pawnee Ridge Outfitters and is located near Eagleville, MO. I’ve had the opportunity to hunt whitetails around my home area and have been successful. My Dad and I talked about the up-coming hunt all the way to Colorado from our home in Missouri. My longest shot I felt comfortable with would be about 30 yards.įinally the day came and we left. I practiced at home shooting out of a blind just the way we were going to be hunting. Every night after school I would take my new Razor’s Edge bow and practice, thinking about the possibility of taking a giant deer. My first mule deer hunt-I could hardly wait! We were going to be hunting with family and friends in North Central Colorado. SPONSORED BY: BowTech Archery – Ray Howell’s Kicking Bear

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