turning out the lights / Kansas 2017

[jimbires]

I was going through some old trail cam SD cards , when I ran into these pics .

I thought it was neat to catch this on my trail camera .
a picture story of my 2017 Kansas deer hunt . I couldn't control an itchy trigger finger, I had already passed up much bigger that day .

it started out as any typical hunting day







pass the knife, please !

 

[DrMike]

Nice, the way that old boy just laid down for you. That is a great series of photos. Thanks for posting.

 

[rjm158]

What rifle/caliber/load were you using?

 

[hunter24605]

Pretty cool

 

[NYDAN]

Wonderful to capture that on camera. Congratulations. Dan

 

[ShadeTree]

Pretty neat series of pictures. Way cool you were able to capture all that. I see you sitting up there on the hill next to that pole.

 

[TackDriver284]

Congratulations on your hunt.

 

[JD338]

Very cool, congratulations on your buck

JD338

 

[jimbires]

What rifle/caliber/load were you using?

Weatherby ultralight , Leupold 4.5-14 with the Boone & Crockett reticle , 7 rem mag . Hornady # 2830 154 sp . a mid load at 70.0 grains of RL26 powder ,runs the old school flat base bullet @ 3100 FPS from the 24" bbl .

 

[jimbires]

I thought you guys might like seeing these pics .

I remember like it was yesterday , seeing the buck about 3 feet in the air . had his legs all pulled up tight to the body . hit the ground and one rear leg bounced up . I put my hands on my head and thought , what did you do , you passed up bigger this morning . still a good buck , and I'm happy to have him . that itchy trigger finger can be tough for me to control at times . when I quit getting excited , I'll stop hunting .

 

[wvbuckbuster]

I think they are all trophies. We just relish them in different ways sometimes. Thanks for sharing, Dan.