[tullfan]

Waited 4 years to draw my mule buck tag. Well I shot a dandy yesterday morning at 10am. He was in the bottom of the coulee. Big coulee bucks dont come easy. So down he is, i climb down to have a look, put a tag on and climb out. 165 yards ranged from where I shot him.
Anyway climb back out to walk quarter mile to truck get quad and make a plan.
Managed to get my quad down to bottom. I field dressed him then strapped him to the quad. Next 5 hours was winching up a coulee I should not have gone down. Completely rolled my quad once, righted it, restarted after sitting, good to go, gun boot bent (no rifle inside) deer tenderized. Finally get to the top, tired but knowing it was going to be a long day, I was ready for it. What I wasnt ready for was sliding my quad into my trucks back window. 973 bucks later and an unhappy wife were good again.
It is what it is my friend. Some days it is easy, and sometimes you hafta fight for every inch. Be patient, be persistant, it'll happen when you least expect it.