I caught me a Deer !!!

Well the hunt is over. After only the first four days the group was done. Tuesday night after being bit by an inmate and having to be treated for that I finally made it up to the mountains. The next morning was the season opening. That morning Doug Attwood (a Deputy that works with me) shot a deer at about 100 yards on the run. The rest of the day we didn't see a lot of movement. Next day in the morning my Sergeant got a 4x5 just down the road from camp. It was a good number of points but a very small deer. Later that night another Deputy got a small two point over by the lower pond. The next morning nothing much was moving, that evening every one else was out hunting and I was left to watch camp and wait for the rest of the group to show up. It was just about sun down and I decided that I would just go up the mountain to see if I could push something down a draw to my Sergeant who was now hunting with his two daughters. My buddy Dean Larsen left the keys to his dirt bike so I could use it if I wanted. I took the bike and headed up the mountain. As I summited the hill to the top of the draw I came around the corner and found a buck staring right at me. I froze to see if he was going to bolt or hang around. After about two minutes of him staring at me he took about three bounds around the corner and stopped and looked back. I cut the engine to the bike and slowly got off, removed my muzzle loader off my shoulder, cocked the hammer and crouched down to see if he was still there. He was still there but all I could see was his neck and head. I finally decided that I had to shoot for his neck or I wouldn't get a better shot. I squoze the trigger and he dropped immediately. He was a good size deer with nice brow tines. He was the biggest deer we got through the entire hunt. It was a blast to be out there and to have the chance to camp with my friends.