SOLITUDE

19”H x 18”W x 27”L          $7,600

On the west boundary of my family’s ranch lays a dwarf Juniper forest, where a lot of older bucks would gather in the fall.  Since we would typically gather cattle in this same place, I got the chance to see quite a few large bucks that only a hand full of people would ever witness.

When I was about 10 or 11 years old, my dad and I were out hunting a bull (a Late Fall Lagger) and we got split up.  I was calling and whooping – trying to get a get a response.  Then I’d be still and quite as I rode, so I could listen.

As I rode along and broke out of the tree line, I saw an enormous four point buck, straight across the canyon, just under a ridge. His head was turned back and he was grooming himself. I must have watched for almost thirty minutes before the old bull came crashing through the trees with dad chasing right behind – which ended my moment of solitude!