Bull and Dori's Family Page

Doris proudly shows off her new braces and what is now her largest buck ever harvested. The buck was taken off our ranch Friday night from 125 yards with Guide "The Bull".
The deer was over 5 years old and grossed over 140 B&C and netted over 136.. She is going to the Texas Big Game Awards this summer as this deer meets the min for our region.

Way to go Dori...

Many of you know the story of the gun I carry when I hunt. It belonged to my best friend who passed away a few years ago. The Legend, a 22.250 just does not miss. Earlier this year I was able to hook a shot around a Yucca at an antelope in West Texas to make a perfect shot at 150 yards. I do believe my guide Tex from Wildlife Systems was amazed.

Tonight, I went on a short doe hunt here at the RRR. Around 5:15, I saw this huge axis on top of a ridge about 250 yards away. Dori had bell choir and I had no business shooting a deer anyway tonight. I watched as one, two and then three axis bucks made their way across the ridge above me, very quietly.

These axis are nearly impossible to find. So, the last axis began to pass and then took a nice look at me and gave me a silloute look at 250 yards. I knew he was the big axis my friend Randy Pfaff from Colorado had hunted this summer. So, knowing this was a once in a lifetime shot and I HAD THE LEGEND, I decided to take a neck shot.

It was too late to go looking for a big deer, so it was hit or miss. Well, end of story. The Legend never misses! Dori and I spent the next hour dragging this guy up the hill and getting him to the house.

7 Year Old Axis Buck
6.5 Bases
35 Inch Main Beams
240# Live weight
250 Yard Shot
22.250 Rifle called THE LEGEND

Thanks for reading and God Bless You.

Bull
Warren Blesh
RRR Ranch
Goldthwaite, America

"This blackbuck was a bully. I had just stocked some yearlings and this guy had them in a corner and was kicking butt! So, I went to the house and got my trusty rifle. When I returned, he had broke a yearlings horn. That did it. He is now on my wall"
Bull
R. Warren "Bull" Blesh
RRR Ranch
Director Texas Wildlife Association
www.3rtrophyranch.com
325.648.2235 Office
325.948.3707 Ranch

Page 8 - Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006 - The Goldthwaite Eagle-Mullin Enterprise
Pictured above is Warren Blesh with a big buck taken with
“The Legend”, a custom built .22-250 handed down to Warren
by a distant relative named Rip.
“The Legend Lives”
True outdoor enthusiasts know hunting
is more about the romance of getting ready,
the opportunity to see new country, or in
my case, sentimental memories. And so the
story begins.
I was invited to hunt at a distant
relative’s place in Goliad, Texas when I
was 14 years old. You can imagine leaving
Dallas, “The Big City” and going to
“A Big Ranch” was quite a thrill.
I met my mother’s second cousin, a man
named James “Rip” Farley. Well this guy
named Rip took me hunting my first time
and soon after that I found myself in Goliad
every year for 38 years.
Rip was pure country, kind of a cross
between the Marlboro man and Matt
Dillon. Wherever he went, he carried a .22-
250 which he had custom made in the late
1950’s.
Now, the gun was special too. I never
saw Rip miss anything with the gun. One
time I lost a bet when he shot a turkey’s
head off at 225 yards. We never bet again!
Last December “Rip”, then about 83,
took me on what would be our last hunt.
What a great time we had riding around
what is known in Goliad as the Power
Ranch.
Rip died earlier this year and in his will
was a gift to me. Yes, the .22-250 he carried
so many years that never missed. So,
the other night, I took the magic gun and a
little piece of Rip with me to the back of
our ranch. Around 5:45 an older 12 point
buck roamed in and the .22-250 rang true
with a neck shot at 100 yards.
The buck was the biggest one I have harvested
in my life. It scored 140 B&C. But
the real joy of the day was using the .22-
250 and knowing “The Legend Lives”…