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I just wanted to share a few photos of my NV, archery deer hunt.  I shot this muley on Saturday the 11th, I made a nice 1/4 mile stalk, with my wife Amiee and my oldest son Chaz, my father in law and my brother in law watching from a 1/2 mile away through spotting scopes and bino's.  While I was stalking and about 300 yards from the buck I just about stepped on a Rattle Snake, he could have had me if he wanted to.  I could not see him, but I sure did here him.  I did the hop, skip, and a jump till my heart slowed down a little.  He was about a three foot Timber Rattler, of which I am glad of they are not so aggressive.  When my heart stopped beating I stalked down to where I could finally see the buck, he was beaded down with a doe about 10 yard above him and she also had a fawn with here, but I had no idea where she was beaded.  I stalked down to with in 55 yards of him while the wind was not consistent at all. I only wanted to get to the next tall sage brush where I could set up and wait him out.  Well I took my next step, and out of the corner of my left eye I saw some movement.  It was that fawn she was standing there looking at me wondering what I was.  Now I was between her and the doe and buck.  I thought it was all over but she just stood there and looked at me, the wind was blowing right at her.  I was now stuck for about 5 minutes waiting her out.  She finally bound off the opposite direction from the other two and I sat down and waited about five more minutes for everything to settle back down.  I slid down to 46 yards and that was as far as I dared go, due to the wind conditions.  I sat there only about 10 minutes or so and I saw the bucks antlers starting to move a lot.  I knew he was going to get up.  I was not sure if he had winded me or not?  He got up, I drew back expecting him to blow out of there but he started to stretch and nibble a little bit, so I let my bow down.  I just needed him to take one or two step and I could get a nice open shot at him.
Well he didn't he turned and walked the other way from me about 4-5 steps and stopped in an opening and presented a quartering away shot.  I put my 40 yard pin slightly high on the back of his rib cage and released the arrow.
The buck did the buck and kick and I knew I heart shot him.
He was dead in 5 seconds or less I watched him run about 35-40 yards and tumble down the hill.  I was so excited my wife and the gang watched the whole thing through the spotting scopes they said it was awesome to see.  I wish I would have had a video camera man with me?  Maybe next time.

It was an awesome to have my family there to experience this hunt with me.