| | | The
2006 Biggame Hunting Season The biggame hunting season is well under
way here at the Rockin' 7 Ranch. We've had some great hunts, and even greater
stories, from the 15 shot antelope hunt to the 4 coyotes coming in and attacking
Danny's dieing rabbit blues that he had practiced endlessly. We are anticipating
several more hunts, so please come back often and check the new pictures. Oct.
9, 2006 We are just about wrapping up our deer and antelope season,
and we have had an amazing year. Here is a small sampling of the pictures that
we will get up within the next few weeks. As we get the photos from the guides,
we will get all the pictures up.
Check back soon for pictures of the 29 1/2" mule deer just taken!
Oct. 13, 2006 Next
Up--Let the Elk season begin! We killed our first elk of the year
on Oct. 21--we have 3 more to go! We are down to our last two mule deer hunters.
Oct.
22, 2006 We've
finished up our big game season, going 4 for 4 on our elk hunters, 38 out of 39
on our antelope, and 26 out of 26 on our mule deer. We had our first ever Grand
Slam, and also our first ever overseas hunters--coming all the way from Essex,
UK!November
19, 2006 Thanks to everyone that has been out so far this season,
and looking forward to meeting those of you still coming! |
Biggest of the Year--2006  |  | Well
Steve, your opening day buck is going to hold on for the biggest of the year.
Although several came close to pushing you off the leader board, your 15 1/4 inch
pronghorn was just too good. | Its
a good thing Steve "Uncle" Malloch didn't take two "warm-up shots"
with this monster buck! 27" wide and 13 points total, this heavy framed granddaddy
was shot on October 12 at 184 yards with a .300 Ultra Mag. I know you would have
been happy with the one standing up Steve, but I'm glad you were (barely) patient
enough to wait for the one lieing down! | 
|
 | Larry
Morris with an awesome bull shot on November 11, 2006. A 6X6 with good mass, Larry
put the big bull down with a .300 Win. Mag. | Here's
the big 29 1/2 inch mule deer shot by Jeff H. on October 9, 2006. We couldn't
decide which deer was bigger, so we put two mule deer in the
"Biggest
of the Year" |  |  | "The
New Yorkers" with three great bull buffalo. I'm glad all three dropped so
close to each other that we were able to fit them into the picture (along with
a little help from Danny and Gary-o.k., a lot of help). The Rockin' 7 will never
be the same since you guys were here, but you are welcome to come back--anytime!! | Heather
R. with a huge coyote killed on October 17, 2006. This coyote had to weigh over
50 pounds, and had the thickest pelt I have ever seen! It came within 50 yards,
and Heather's .270 took the big dog with very little pelt damage. |  |  | The
guide crew at the Rockin' 7.
(Back from left) Gary, Brad, Danny, Joel
(Front
from left) Howard, Mark, Dan
Not Pictured--Roger, Mike, Steve | The
Cooks! Crystal and Cheryl. |
 | | Congratulations
to Curtis Marks of Windermere, Florida for completing the first Rockin' 7 Grand
Slam!! Curtis shot all four of these trophies with 6 days of hunting. He also
shot some Hungarian Partidge, Sharp-tailed grouse, and narrowly missed adding
a coyote. All this, and he still had time to educate Joel and I in a game of Texas
Hold'em. Thanks Curtis, it was a pleasure having you! |
| | | First
archery antelope of the year killed on September 6, 2006 by Cesar C. of Deming,
NM. Guide--Joel
B. | Dave
C. from California got this nice 13 1/4" antelope on opening day. Dave stoned
him with a 184 yard shot from his 30-06. Guide--Brad
R. | Terry
P. got this nice buck on Oct. 2. Guide--Mark
B. |  | |  | Eric
J. with a nice deer taken on Oct. 3. Guide--Joel
B. | Steve
M. got this awesome 15 1/4" antelope at 6 p.m. on Oct.1. A 217 yard shot
with his .270 had the job done. Guide--Brad
R. | Todd
J. from Luckey, Ohio got this nice buck on Oct. 3 Guide--Dan
L. |  |  |  | Dave
with a nice 17" buffalo on Oct. 2--Have you told Pam yet? Guide--Brad
R. | What
a day!! These 4 guys from Oklahoma made their drive worth while. All shot on Oct.
5 from different areas on the ranch. "The Rockin' 7 is our "New"
favorite ranch" | A
nice 4X4 with a 26" spread. One of the "Oklahoma 4" Guide--Joel
B. | | | | Abraham
C. got this Pope and Young buck on the 4th day of his hunt. A great archery antelope! Guide--Joel
B. | Elmer
L. finished his antelope hunt early so he went on a little coyote hunt. Four came
into the call--three left! Guide--Danny
W. | Dan
posing with the monster deer Brian shot. (another one of the "Oklahoma 4")
A beautiful 5X5 with a 27" spread. |  |  |  | Dominic
R. harvested a nice bull with a lot of curl. Guide--Brad
R.
| Another
one of the "Oklahoma 4", this is a nice 3X3 with a 23" spread. Guide--Joel
B. | Steve
M. with a nice antelope shot on October 13. I was laughing with
you Steve. Guide--Brad
R. |  |  |  | Carl
M. with an antelope shot on Oct. 12. Three hits with three shots from his .257
Weatherby brought this one down. Guide--Brad
R. | Carl
"Fire Drill!!" Malloch again with a nice deer shot on October 13 at
1 p.m. A 348 yard shot perfectly placed with his .257 Weatherby, and this deer
never even stood up from in front of this rock. Guide--Brad
R. | Joe
G. became our first hunter to fill his pronghorn tag using a Thompson Contender
chambered in a .357 Remmington Maximum. A big 202 yard shot took this 14"
antelope on Oct. 11. Guide--Brad
R. |  |  |  | | Here's
the big 6X7 again--great job and great shooting Steve! | A
nice antelope for a 16 year old hunter. You guys might have been young, but you
sure new how to handle an antelope! Guide--Gary
B. | Charlie
L. with a nice antelope shot on the 13 day of the season. Guide--Gary
B. |  |  |  | "Brad,
here are the pics of my deer Shot Oct 13 w/Mark -5 mile walk then a 198 yd shot
& Guide--Mark
B. | antelope
Shot Oct 14th w/Gary after a 600 yard Belly Crawl. (If I had missed I think Gary
would have shot me). My brothers and I had a great time hunting with you guys.
Thanks"- Joe Malloch | Abbie
B. with a doe antelope--just because its a doe, doesn't mean its going to be easy!
How many shells did you have left Abbie? |  |  |  | William
K. from OK with a nice mule deer. Guide--Gary
B. | Eric
Legrey with a nice antelope. Guide--Joel
B. |
Guide--Gary
B. |  |  |  | Byron
E. with an excellent mule deer shot on Oct. 5. Guide--Joel
B. | Another
nice antelope. Guide--Gary
B. | Guide--Gary
B. |  |  |  | | Todd
and Eric J. with a nice antelope--is this the one that took 15 shots? | Lou
S. with an excellent mule deer. This deer had massive 6 1/2 inch bases and an
F1 measurement of 22". Guide--Joel
B. | Jack
H. with a nice bull buffalo. Not exactly what you expected from a prairie dog
hunt--but sometimes those buffalo are hard to resist! |  |  |  | | Rich
M. with a couple of nice trophies on a combo hunt-- | That
is one big buffalo, I can barely see you back there Rich!! | Lou
S. with a nice antelope. Guide--Joel
B. |  |  |  | | Pete
Page from Flagstaff, AZ with a great buffalo shot with a bow. Pete took the 50
yard shot while hiding behind an old barn--Nerves of steel! | Part
of the Lowrance group. Guide--Gary
B. |  |  |  | | "I
took the antelope about 11.30 AM of the first day. We made a nice stalk, repositioning
two or three times and I was able to make a nice shot at about 140 yards just
before the antelope went down a draw and out of sight." Dr. Dave D.--Fenton,
MI | "We
worked hard all week to find a really nice mule deer and never were able to see
just what we wanted, but the deer we took was a fine deer, taken with a nice shot
after a 3/4 mile stalk at 275 yards at about 6 PM of our final day, with a great
sunset forming in the background." Dr. Dave D. Thanks
for the pictures and compliments, Dave. It was a pleasure having both you and
Diana at the lodge.--Brad | Fill
early, or hear so many coyotes howling that you just have to try and call some
in, Carl and guide were glassing for deer and decided to start calling coyotes.
Starting from 1000 yards out, 3 coyotes came in and were greeted with a 115 grain
ballistic tip (yep, it did mess up a chance at a nice deer, but don't tell Joel).
"Wish you were here C.J. Buddy--next year for sure!" |
| | "Hungry"
Howard Ashforth, Paul McCudden, and Kevin Drakes all from Essex, UK (70 miles
east of London) with an excellent coyote hunt. Our first hunters from overseas,
these guys knew what to do when it came to shooting coyotes. On a 6 day hunt,
they killed 9 coyotes, and saw over 30. It was a pleasure having you guys, and
although a 12 hour flight is a long ways to come for shooting coyotes, we hope
to see you again! |
 |  |  | Heather
R. with our first elk of the year killed on October 21, 2006. A nice 5X6 with
a great spread, Heather shot him with a .270 at 278 yards. Special thanks to Mike
and Jeff for allowing us to interrupt their mule deer hunt! Guide--Brad
R. | Larry
Morris with an awesome bull shot on November 11, 2006. A 6X6 with good mass, Larry
put the big bull down with a .300 Win. Mag. Guide--Joel
B. | Joe
B. with an excellent 6 point bull shot on November 17, 2006. We waited all afternoon
for the big bull to get up from his bed, and when he did, he walked in front of
us at 107 yards. The bull took three well placed shots from a .300 Win. Mag. before
he went down. Guide--Brad
R. |  |  | | Jeff
A. from Houston, TX with a great mule deer shot on Oct. 21, 2006. Guide--Joel
B. | Scott
R. from Lincoln, NE with a darker coyote. After howling back at us, it didn't
take a pair of coyotes long to come within 150 yards of us. Scott did his job
with a 6 mm, and that is going to be a nice pelt on the wall! Guide--Brad
R. | |
**UPDATE
ON 2006 SEASON** Last updated 11/19/06
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