Travis’ 2018 Colorado 3rd season live hunt

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Last night got a little better! We started to finally see some rutting activity and found a 160 class deer. 15 degrees in the morning and hoping each day will keep getting better and better. These pinions are hard to glass in...
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here’s my light(er) weight setup. Really impressed with this head so far.
 
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Today produced only does. It was windy and cold. Not sure where/when the bucks will show up. We are planning a pretty big hike tomorrow morning into an area I doubt anyone has hit. We will see though! I found an older buck track today but wish I could catch up with him to see how big he is. Also, found a decent buck in a field on the way out this evening, I told him where to meet us tomorrow but he didn’t seem interested but I hope he changes his mind!
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Am update is I able to help a in here until the end. Trav spotted one small buck so far this am. We are about 3 - 4 miles in no hunters around. Saw a bald eagle today and that is always good luck!! I am keeping track of a group of does hope I see a hanger on and travis headed into another basin. Going to give it hard the last 3 days!
 

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Good on you ColoradoV. Having some help is always a good thing


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Does it make the optics jiggle when you get proper eye relief?


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No buck hit the dirt today, we hiked around 9 miles and nothing to show for it but a good time and a lot, and I mean A LOT of laughs and good memories.
We found this buck this evening. He’s everything we are looking for expect points, width, tine length, and mass!
 
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Wow I don’t do much deer hunting this time of year, but it seems like that guy has a huge body on him. Too bad he doesn’t have the antlers you’re looking for to go with it!


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Wow I don’t do much deer hunting this time of year, but it seems like that guy has a huge body on him. Too bad he doesn’t have the antlers you’re looking for to go with it!


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I was thinking the same...
 
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We’ve been seeing quite a few does this morning but no bucks bigger than a small 3x. A storm is blowing in and it’s extremely windy.
 
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So we saw a total of 130” of antler between the 4 bucks we saw on public land today. We did see probably 40-50 does though but nothing chasing them... it was windy today and we have seen a ton of buck tracks and sign but nothing on hoof. We have a good game plan for the morning tomorrow and I hope we can seal the deal on a big buck. Here are some photos from today. We came into town mid day to see some bucks and get our spirits up!

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We were having trouble finding deer this evening until I looked back at the truck!
 
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