Some Little Owyhee country scenery. IIRC, Big Antelope Creek where the road petered out into One Bovine Lane!
One less Trout Creek yote.
Two less Trout Creek yotes. Third one too but no pic.
Another purdy pic. It's a pleasure to be out on the desert, especially once it cools off in the evening!
I'm totally thrilled with my lil' mountain buck. Yah, I had pre-season visions of heavy 16-inchers with big prongs but reality soon set in! Saw him three weeks ago on a pre-scout trip with the family and he looked like a buck to consider but was not a certainty. Then saw him again on day two of this trip when I went back, found him and pronounced him 'not big enough' and moved on but started calling him my mountain buck... Well, after a buzzzillion more looks and passing on several tiny bucks, he was actually the largest I saw - near or far -
in the unit - and decided to go back after him. Gotta admit, I was getting pretty worn out and he was getting to be more of a 'shooter' as every few hours passed! Anyways, couldn't hold out any more and got back up there after midnight a couple days ago. Next day, hoofed it all over where I'd last seen him and finally located him and his 19 does from about two miles. Broken country on top of the mountains with lots of places to disappear, about 7200'. Went out at daybreak this morning and found 'em --- right after they found me... So, 350 AND 400 yards, it matters... Short story, got 'him! Fulfilled my longtime desire to bag an antelope on the Oregon Desert. Pleased to connect with my mountain buck after all and feel fortunate everything worked out like it did. Hope everyone enjoys their hunts this year and it's a pleasure to share...