John Jr. took the best deer: a heavy typical four-by-four
with brow tines that scored....
Drawing for tags can be a frustrating and lengthy process,
but for me, my luck has been in Wyoming. In 1999 I wrote
an article about a Wyoming mule deer hunt for which four
of us applied and hit the very first year. Lightning can
strike twice, as in 2003 five of us drew tags in the same
area at 11% odds! Three of the five hunters—Richard Esposito,
John Chitwood Jr., and myself—are members of the Alabama
Chapter of SCI, so our chapter was well represented.
 We arrived in Wyoming in time for
the November 1st opening day for our self-guided hunt. The
weather turned cold and snowy, with the temperature ranging
between 26° and -15° during our hunt.
To say we were successful is an understatement. Within three
days we had tagged out on four-by-four or better deer. John
Jr. took the best deer: a heavy typical four-by-four with
brow tines that scored 172 green. Mine was a non-typical
six-by-seven although not as big as John Jr's.
To top it off, we also had some great fishing for rainbow
trout on Boysen Reservoir and added some pheasants to the
bag in our spare time.
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