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Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15373263 11/02/20 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,847 On a raid Scotty Campfire Tracker Scotty Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,847 On a raid Good job getting two nice bulls. Congratulations.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true Magnum_Bob #15373677 11/03/20 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,931 B bbassi OP Campfire Outfitter OP bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,931 Originally Posted by Magnum_Bob Grats again but what about the 30" mule deer buck? MB Bob we saw lots of Mule deer but none that we wanted to shoot. I personally saw 2 real good ones that I might have taken, but they were not dumb enough to give me a chance to get the scope on them. They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15375117 11/03/20 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,501 Lived all over the world H hotsoup Campfire Outfitter hotsoup Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,501 Lived all over the world congrats on the bull. excellent pics and write-up.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15375368 11/03/20 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 12,651 6491 Feet Above Sea Level Coyote_Hunter Campfire Outfitter Coyote_Hunter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 12,651 6491 Feet Above Sea Level Congrats on your hunt! We take off in a few days, looking forward to it. Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE! No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's. A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15424340 11/17/20 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,028 south of south local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,028 south of south Outstanding, Sir! Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15426356 11/17/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 150,929 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 150,929 Texas Congrats!!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15426771 11/17/20 Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Most excellent first bull. Congrats! 😎 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15426935 11/17/20 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,150 KTN, AK AKduck Campfire Tracker AKduck Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,150 KTN, AK Better than no luck. Great job. Yup.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15427290 11/18/20 Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio B Bocajnala Campfire Regular Bocajnala Campfire Regular B Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio Congratulations to you both! -Jake Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner. If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough. In God We Trust.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15427442 11/18/20 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787 Ready Campfire Tracker Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787 Mountains, Elk, Snow, Friends, long life dream, success. This story checks all the boxes. BBassi, thank you for sharing. Happy for you. Now, after the hunt, is before the hunt. Get planning. Times a'wasting :-) Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true Gringo Loco #15431809 11/19/20 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California Looks like good times on the hill. Randy NRA Patriot Life Benefactor

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15470195 11/30/20 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ T Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ Bud, you done good! I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15482624 12/03/20 Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,556 J Jim1611 Campfire Tracker Jim1611 Campfire Tracker J Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,556 Did you guys camp? 2 Bulls in one trip! Congratulations.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15489877 12/05/20 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,615 Mi. E efw Campfire Ranger efw Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,615 Mi. Man that’s absolutely fantastic congratulations that’s a really amazing feat! I absolutely love that Pagosa Springs area it’s gorgeous!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15490108 12/05/20 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,714 Texas J jeffbird Campfire Regular jeffbird Campfire Regular J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,714 Texas Congratulations on making your dream come true.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15493102 12/06/20 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,461 az R roninflag Campfire Regular roninflag Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,461 az great story and great pictures great memories. what did your buddy use to shoot his bull? the 7mm works real good doesn't it?

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15592951 12/31/20 Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 208 North Central Montana J JJE2MT Campfire Member JJE2MT Campfire Member J Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 208 North Central Montana Awesome! Congratulations on a hunt to remember.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15644168 01/11/21 Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 35 L Lane21 Campfire Greenhorn Lane21 Campfire Greenhorn L Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 35 Awesome story, congrats!