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Randy Cullers by Randy Cullers
November 2, 2023
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R.D. Cullers
Graduate of Bergton Elementary (Class of ’65)

As I’m writing this article it’s finally beginning to feel like fall.  Hunting season has sneaked-up on me again!  I don’t bow hunt anymore, so I don’t think much about hunting until there starts to be a chill in the air.  Since there is nothing exciting going on except the new bridge in Broadway, I’ll have to delve into the past for this month’s story.

I have previously mentioned Gate Mountain in my turkey hunting tales.  I have also downed a few hard-earned deer on that same mountain.  I became familiar with the area when hunting with a good friend of mine, who bagged a nice 9-point buck the first time we hunted there.  Later I did some scouting on my own, and discovered a saddle that was a natural funnel for deer traveling through the low ridges.  Have you ever found a spot in the woods that just feels right for tagging a buck.  This was one of those spots.

It was a cold, crisp, frosty morning during muzzleloading hunting season when I parked at a low spot on Gauley Ridge and began to walk down the hollow into Gate Run.  After traversing the steep banks of the stream at the bottom, I began a stealthy still hunt up a ridge on the other side until I arrived at my destination.  The saddle was open and provided a good shooting lane but there was no good place in the surrounding laurel to set-up for a clear shot.  I ended-up standing by a large oak tree for cover.  Not very comfortable but choices were limited.

I stood there for some time in the cold when suddenly I saw movement to my left.  It was a decent buck coming toward me along the trail through the saddle.  Hammer back, set trigger pulled with a click that sounded loud in the quiet, and the TC Renegade was ready to fire.  The buck saw me and stopped just long enough that I could get the front bead of the peep sight on the shoulder and pull the trigger.  Through the black powder smoke, I could see the buck wheel around and take off back the way it came.

After settling down a bit and reloading the Renegade I began to follow what turned out to be a well-used deer trail in the direction the buck ran.  It was easy to follow the scuff marks in the dirt and leaves for a distance, and I didn’t go far along the side of the ridge until I found some blood.  A little farther and there laid a nice 7-point buck.

After field dressing the buck, the fun began!  The drag down the Gate Mountain side of the main hollow was steep but easy enough until I got to the creek bottom below.  Then it got tougher.  A road followed the creek for a ways but I had to maneuver through brush and blowdowns.  Next, I had to pull the buck up a steep bank out of Gate Run to get to the mouth of the hollow below my truck.  A short rest, and all that remained was a half mile drag uphill.  It was drag for a few minutes and rest for a while, drag for a few minutes and rest for a while all the way to the top of Gauley ridge.  I didn’t think I’d ever get there, but I made it.  This hunt is not for the faint of heart.

I hope everyone has a safe and productive hunting season, and all your drags are short and downhill!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

R.D. Cullers

Graduate of Bergton Elementary (Class of ’65)

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