First one of the season. My brother mule deer.

The kids off to a good start.
Congrats on a fine forkhorn.
Next year a 4pt is growing up for you.

George

My wife's first buck, shot this morning.

Those deer look to be in darn good shape. I bet they make some fine eating. "Good job" to those two hunters.

My wife's buck makes 20 deer shot with that NEF 20 gauge.

This was with a Hornady Superperformance slug. 250 grain monometal. 189 yards.

Awesome bucks. Congrats.

I think that was my brother Tyler's 4th buck he has shot in the last 5 years, all with a 243 Winchester.

It was the first one I was with him on. My dad always took Tyler to Tyler's Uncles ranch. We lost our dad July of 2015 so Tyler came with me this year.

My sons buck this morning. Mossberg 100 ATR, 30-06 with a 180 Sierra RN at 41 yards.

My stepsons buck today. Savage axis 270 win. 150 Speer spitzer.

Today was a two-fer for my youngest son Austin.

He got an antlerless whitetail with his 300 win mag and a 200 Sierra BT. Then in the evening a Tundra Swan with his Mossberg 500 12GA.

Your family is having a great year! My wife grew up in E. Helena and many of her friends still hunt around the state. I'd love to hunt MT one of these days! Antelope is on my list, and I'd LOVE to hunt with my daughter when she's ready!

Congratulations on a great start to your hunting year!

Thanks. My stepdaughter got her first deer last night. A mulie doe with the 20gauge. I'll post pics soon.

Austins first whitetail buck.
Howa 25-06, 80 TTSX.

Great season!
How did the swan taste?

The swan was fantastic. I cut thin strips and fried the breasts. The legs I cooked on the oven and cut the meat off the bones. If I draw a tag I'll try to pick out a young one like this one was.

Right before dark 11/14/16 another Mulie doe for my youngest. She got it with the 20gauge.

The American Dream is still alive. Praise be.

Finally saw some elk.

This year I found a couple new hunting spots and hopefully they are as good as this year was.

On Friday I missed a very large Mule deer buck in this field and when my sons and I went back on Saturday these elk were there 165 yards out so things got exciting fast.

My youngest took the first shot and dropped his right away. My oldest shot his spike 2 seconds later which dropped in its tracks and I ran up the hill about 20 feet as the elk were moving to our right and stopped to a call which is when I shot mine. The boys had to give there elk a finisher as they both spine shot thier elk.

The elk were down at 7:25am and the last load made it in the truck at 6PM.

Austins elk, 300 Win Mag WBY Vanguard, 200 Sierra BT.

Rons elk 30-06 Mossberg, 180 Sierra RN.

My elk. Howa 308 win, 165 Sierra BT. Went right through the shoulder breaking the leg, clipped the top of the heart and maybe through or against the opposite shoulder I could not find the bullet.

Thanks Todd. One more weekend left. Hoping there will be two more deer pics to share.

Wow! That's a lot of meat (and work)! Good for your family. It reminds of my kids' elk hunt last year, when they both got nice cows and we had two elk to get out. Good times.

The last ones of the season.

A mulie doe for my eldest daughter. Howa 25-06, 80 TTSX 250 yards.



My deer also a mulie doe Howa 25-06, 80 TTSX, 318 yards.