Well I couldn't wait to get back to the honey hole and went out again last evening. I found 13 this time, left another old one again, so I only brought home 12. The first find was a big fresh 5-point, which I haven't matched up yet. I found 4 more fresh antlers including a nice 5x5 set laying next to each other. I was able to spot them with my binoculars several hundred yards away laying on the hillside.

Can it get any better?

I went hiking yesterday afternoon to the same area Kerri, and girls and I went the evening before, but this time I went alone. I found 12 antlers all together and only left one of them there because it was really old and falling apart. So I only brought back 11 of them. The first find was a fresh matching set of 4x5 antlers laying less than ten feet apart. Most of the rest were very nice antlers from last year except for a fresh 5 point and 3 point which I have not matched up yet. Needless to say I'll be going back there soon.

Best days of antler hunting this year yet

Kerrilyn, Alma, Saralyn and I went out Thursday evening after I got off work to go hiking. We hiked through a lot of snow and finally found a place where the deer would winter. After a short hike on the first bare hillside Alma found her first antler. We also found a fresh 2-point and a big 4-point from last year. The hike back was very cold, and Kerrilyn held Alma on her back most of way and I carried Saralyn in the backpack carrier. We finally made it back to the car at dark and were very tired. As soon as we got home we warmed up Saralyn because her feet were very cold and Alma took a warm bath and we had sausage, eggs, and hashbrowns for dinner. This definately was a hard hike, but a memorable experience for all of us. Alma and Saralyn are very proud of their finds (and so am I!).

More Antlers

Here's a few more antlers that I found this past week. The first one was barely visible beneath a sagebrush bush. Kerrilyn spotted the two point skull from the road! So far I've found 9 antlers this year.