Back during the summer and fall I try to get out and hike once a week.. whether its Mt. Helena or just out in the woods around the Wickes mine. Also got to hunt this year, which is always a good time. Got my first Montana whitetail this year too! (or well technically last year but yeah)
Driving down an unnamed road, because yeah like I'm going to give out my secret hunting spots.. A truck leaving a driveway had the passenger hanging out of the window pointing up and across the road. I swivel my head to see this big 8 point standing there looking all majestic like. So TL;DR I was able to sneak within 50 yards and popped him. Single shot, through and through lungs. He ran maybe 20 yards and fell. The last day of season, the last 20 minutes of daylight :)
Sadly though I did not get to get him with a new scope I got for christmas:
A no-name Amazon purchase, 6-24x52mm.. you can really reach out and see your target. Mounted on the Ruger American LH bolt-action in a stainless 30-06 package, it was the All Weather model. And being perfectly honest, I went for the stainless after seeing Glenn Villenue on Life Below Zero's rifle.
Anyway I do have some pictures to post here from the places I've hiked thus far.. so damn beautiful here. I love it.
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