Two Awesome Hunts

We had the opportunity to go on two great hunts last week. We took off work and headed for the mountains for 9 straight days. Our adventure started in Idaho, where Kyle and his friend Rick had deer tags for the general season. Of course right before we left it snowed like crazy and there was a foot of snow where we were at. We worked hard finding a big buck by hiking through the snow, glassing, and freezing our tushies off, but the big buck could not be found. We saw a lot of smaller deer, elk and moose. We also saw a lot of amazing country and beautiful sunsets. Although we weren't successful in the deer category it was an awesome trip and I am so lucky to have a hubby who enjoys being in the mountains as much as I do.










From Idaho, we went to Morgan to spend a day or two with the fam, my sisters and their families also joined in on the adventure. My dad and I both had deer tags for the Utah general season. We talked and played games the day before the hunt and it was a lot of fun just hanging out and playing with my nieces. Saturday morning came, and Dad, Kyle and I set off. We didn't see much in the beginning, then around 11 a.m. we saw some bucks get bedded down in some cedar trees about 1200 yards away. We knew there was a pretty nice four point in the group so Kyle and I decided to move in for a closer shot. We left Dad on the mountain to watch and make sure they didn't move. We were able to get within 320 yards where I was able to get a shot. One shot was all it took and he went down. As we got closer, we realized it was bigger than we had originally thought because of its masive head and body size. I was so excited because I had never got a "big" buck before and it was amazing to be able to share this experience with my husband and my dad close by. Dad and I have always been hunting buddies so I was glad he was there for my first Big Buck. He was a 4 point with a 26 inch spread. As you can see we had a great time on
both trips. We were only sad that we had to come back to the real world where our jobs awaited us.