First Antlers of 2010

I finally got out the other day for a hike by myself. The snow was deeper than in January when I took Melody with me to look at the deer that were wintering. Every step seemed to sink into the snow up to my knees. It felt like wading upstream against a heavy current. I kept thinking the whole time, I hope this pays off with some nice antlers to take home. The snow was still six inches deep on the south facing slopes with a few patches of bare ground. I began my search the same place I did last year and found a nice 5 point. I barely saw it with the snow everywhere. Later on I glassed a bare peice of red ground with my binoculars and saw a familiar brown colored object. Further observing proved it to be an antler. I hurried down the hill and found the other side laying just below it. It ended up being a beautiful evening out with three antlers in the backpack and a good start antler hunting this year.


The big 5 point


The matching 3x4 point set