Posted By Camo on October 21, 2010

My dad and I arrived at Buffalo Mountain Ranch on October 15th for a 2 day hunt. We met Rick and Tammy at the camp and they showed us a map of the ranch. I ended up picking Lost Valley to hunt that evening and the next morning. I didn’t see anything that night, but the next morning I saw a nice 8 point. Right as I was about to draw a couple of elk walked in and ran him off. He never came back. Frustrated, I decided to hunt a different stand that evening. No luck there either. For my last hunt I decided to go back to Lost Valley. I liked the setup and just had a good feeling about it. On October 17th I barely woke up on time for my last hunt. It was a cool morning and all I could think was that this was going to be a great hunt. The feeder went off at 8 am and a few minutes later the deer showed up. A spike and small doe stood 20 yards from me. All I could do was wait and hope that the elk didn’t show back up. 15 long minutes later the 9 point “Gnarls” showed up. He walked right under the feeder. The only problem was that the feeder legs were in the way of my shot. 5 minutes later he took 2 steps forward and stopped broadside between the 2 feeder legs 30 yards away. I took the shot and got my 1st buck ever! Thank you so much Rick and Tammy for the hospitality. My dad and I had a great time and I got to go home with my first buck. We’re both looking forward to another trip to Buffalo Mountain Ranch. Sean Morales

Category: Deer, Hunting Stories
Tags: bowhunting, whitetail