Almost had it moment that still bugs you
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BearBio
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Hunting mule deer near price Utah. Only saw one buck (A large one) and it was at 500 yards. The guide had seen me take several wild hogs and deer @ 400+. I passed to let a nimrod take the shot. He missed by a mile!
Not me but a Utah elk hunt and it happened to two buddies. I had taken a 6x7 bull the day before and was lazing in camp. Heard the story when they got back. Seems they were on a stand and one of my buddies was bugling. Another friend was piddling around and had removed the striker from a Browning Safari in 375 H &H. All of a sudden, a bull answered from 50 yards behind them. Jack peeked over his shoulder and there was a 5x5, a cow and a yearling. Jorge was frantically trying to re-assemble his bolt! The bull bugled & Jack bugled back! The bull walked off. Jack bugled and it returned! Finally, the bull got bored and wandered off!!! They came back into camp all dusty and Jack had tear streaks down his cheeks from laughing! I was more knowledgeable on firearms, so they asked me to look at it: I screwed the striker in as far as it would go, used my belt buckle to pull it back a little further and got the extra 1 1/2 to 2 turns needed.
Not me but a Utah elk hunt and it happened to two buddies. I had taken a 6x7 bull the day before and was lazing in camp. Heard the story when they got back. Seems they were on a stand and one of my buddies was bugling. Another friend was piddling around and had removed the striker from a Browning Safari in 375 H &H. All of a sudden, a bull answered from 50 yards behind them. Jack peeked over his shoulder and there was a 5x5, a cow and a yearling. Jorge was frantically trying to re-assemble his bolt! The bull bugled & Jack bugled back! The bull walked off. Jack bugled and it returned! Finally, the bull got bored and wandered off!!! They came back into camp all dusty and Jack had tear streaks down his cheeks from laughing! I was more knowledgeable on firearms, so they asked me to look at it: I screwed the striker in as far as it would go, used my belt buckle to pull it back a little further and got the extra 1 1/2 to 2 turns needed.
