By Eli Parris
![]() Eli's Monster Muley |
We chose to hunt an area that I had never been in before. I had scouted it several times, and literally had seen zero deer. So why did I think this area would produce? 2 reasons. The first was access and the second was cover. There wasn't anybody as dumb as we were to hunt this nasty stuff. Secondly, this area had little of the cover that a bowhunter would need, and this unit is pummeled by general season bowhunters the whole month of September every year.
Opening morning came and we tried to steal an extra 30 minutes of shut-eye. We soon realized that dawn was approaching. We hurried to our glassing spot, only to find it occupied. I was furious. Not wanting other hunters to ruin opening morning, we quickly found another area to glass and began picking apart the scenery. Elk were everywhere. As we admired a nice 6x6 bull, Eric spotted a buck below. It was a nice 3x4, and soon after, this big boy stepped out. They were only out for about 7 minutes before they bedded some 800 yards below us. Being late was the best thing that happened to us. Had we been glassing from our original spot, we would not have seen these bucks.
![]() Eric's Buck |
My father was an avid sportsman and was the person that taught me everything about hunting and to love and respect the outdoors. He passed away on October 1, 2010. Coincidentally, I shot this buck on the 6th anniversary of his death. I know he had something to do with it. Thanks Dad!
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