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I had
been
g r e a t l y
anticipating
the 2006 archery
mule deer season,
as had my three
hunting partners
Ryan Jones,
Marc Wahl and
Jay Becker. We
started scouting in
mid-July, which gave us six weeks
to prepare for the hunt of our lives.
Ryan Jones, my good friend of sixteen
years, was the one who first got me
interested in hunting back in high
school. Ryan is an accomplished
bowhunter and has taken down two
monster mulies over the 200-inch
mark, one in 2004 and another in
2005. Ryan was determined that
this was my year and he was ready
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THE QUEST
Author poses with his tremendous archery
velvet buck from Alberta which officially
scores 215 3/8 gross and 207 2/8 net P&Y
to take the back seat in order for me to
get my golden opportunity.
As the hunt approached, each
day we went out scouting proved to
be more exciting than the previous
one. Giant buck after giant buck began
coming out of the woodwork to feed in
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the canola fields.
The anticipation
of opening
morning was
almost too much
to bear.
Finally,
we located a buck
that everyone
agreed that I
should pursue. My
good friend and veteran deer hunter,
Jay Becker, had spotted a giant buck
and called me to come and have a
look. Unfortunately, the buck left
prior to my arrival. After four days
of scouting, we finally relocated the
buck two miles from where he was
originally spotted. This deer was
awesome! He was heavy with lots
of junk which was complimented by
a 190-typical frame. I estimated that
Hunter: Chris Gilbert ? Location: Alberta ? Area: Private land ? Guide: Self ? Date: September 7, 2006 ? Time: 7:30pm
? Days scouted: 45 ? Days hunted: 14 ? Weather: Sunny & warm ? Temperature: 70s ? Moon: Full ? Terrain: Open
fields ? Camouflage: King's Desert Shadow ? Bow: Matthews Switchback LD ? Draw Weight: 70 lbs ? Site: Cobra ?
Rest: Ripcord ? Quiver: Catquiver ? Arrows: Easton Axis ? Broadheads: Montec G5 ? Stabilizer: Limbsaver ? Silencers:
Limbsaver ? Spotting Scope: Steiner 20x80 ? Binoculars: Ziess 10x ? Range Finder: Leica ? Footwear: Moose leather
moccassins ? ATV: Kawasaki Brute Force 750
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