A montana double... nothing fancy. (update)

[Montanawidower]

Well the freezer is full and my wife officially declared "You're done hunting for the year... right?"  I think that was a rhetorical question.          

Anyway, my tags are punched, save one more doe tag. Best of all, I'm a content man.  

I took these two deer two weeks ago today.  I forgot to bring my camera so I had shoot cell phone pictures.  Because my phone's a dinosaur, it took me a while to retrieve the photos.  But... it was worth the effort.  

The story of these deer is as follows.  Last year I sat a stand near the river and watched some deer move through a willow thicket.  I decided I needed to figure  them out.  This spring, a friend of mine and I snuck in and cleared a path with a chain saw to a small stand of cottonwoods in the middle of that nasty thicket.  I know deer bed in there, but I figured if I left it until Nov. and I got the right wind, it would be a money stand.  

Well it was.  I saw probably 25 deer that morning and had 6 bucks milling and fighting around me.  With no real slam dunk shots... I held out.  Finally a small doe worked in slowly and I took out my frustrations on her.  The shot was slightly forward but she died on a dead run crossing an irrigation ditch.  

Now I settled in and felt better about my slow deer season.  At least I had some great tender venison to go with the antelope and elk.  Then low and behold... just as many bucks do...this three year old slipped in and appeared.  He walked right in and made a perfect circle around me.  Just as he was to get my wind... I took him through the heart at 12 yards.  

A great end to another good year.  He died after just 50 yards.  As I sat and reflected, more and more deer filed past.  I have to bone out these critters to get them across the river and back to my truck a mile away.  Two was plenty!  Besides my wife would really say "you're done" if I shot three.          

Sitting in the willows (it was cold!)
   

the ditch doe
   
buck and Toelke Lynx
   
the shot
   
Jeff

[Rusty Snuffers]

     

Congrats!  Nice shootin', that's a pretty pair.

[cacciatore]

Congrats great shots!

[Big Ed]

Freezer filling!!! Congrats on two fine animals!

[jcar315]

Congratulations!!

Thanks for sharing and glad you were able to get the phone pics.

[S.C. Hunter]

Nice pair of deer and nice shooting.

[Scott Teaschner]

Nice pictures thanks.

[LONGSTYKES]

Jeff, Good shooting on both deer. Is that a lynx your shooting? Congrats

[steadman]

Very nice     Congrats!

[Bob Abeln]

Congrats and you are useing the right bow i see. Gotta love those Toelke's, very sweet bows. I hope to own a Lynx before long.

[drewsbow]

congrats , nice shootin      

[stujay]

Nice twosome, yep most would have the smile of contentment!

[Bjorn]

Very nice! Congrats!!      

[wv lungbuster]

Very nice! Congrats!! Nice shots.

[Shedrock]

Very good! Congrats!

[rastaman]

Congratulations!  
Way to go sir!      

[Tater]

 ..Well done..!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Congrats on the two fine deer.

[maineac]

What a morning!  Congrats!!

Congrats, and great shot on the buck!

Bisch