Your Hunting Team is Your Village

My 2023 Coues deer hunt with Diamond Outfitting is one that is filled with wonderful memories. Not only because I harvested a potential record book deer but because of the encouragement and support from the entire team in camp.

I missed the big buck once and within minutes, every guide in camp was set up with a spotting scope trying to locate that buck, and they did.

The climb to the top of the mountain where I would need to shoot from was steep, and it was hot. The guide that was making the climb with me stopped often to ask if I was okay.

Once at the top I took a minute to settle my breathing and then sat down behind my rifle that was already in a tripod. I located the buck, set the crosshairs and calmed my breathing. I pulled the trigger and a voice behind me from another guide said, “He is down.”

The walk to the buck was a little easier as it was downhill, but the reward was great once we arrived. The shot was 550 yards; the buck green scored 110 5/8 and the record book is 110. My story in my next book will be titled, It Takes A Village. What an amazing hunt with an amazing village. – Judy Black