first buck

I killed my first buck today -- a two-point mule deer. I spooked him
while I was stalking a bugling elk. Hello buck, goodbye bull. Running
shot at about 75 yards. I field dressed him without ever having seen it
done, except on a videotape. Tomorrow I'll take a horse up about 2000
feet and down about 500 feet, and back, to pack out the meat, and maybe
meet up with Mr. Bull. On the way to the trailhead, in the back of my
mind, I was almost hoping I didn't encounter a legal elk. If I had, I'd
still be up there, skinning it out. :-)

ObROFF: There's some excellent cutthroat fishing in this drainage. I
posted some links to photos of the creek a couple of months ago.

Also obROFF, how do you cure deer hide for flytying hair? I have enough
deer hair to last me the rest of my life.

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