Kameron Canaday

Lots to be thankful for 🦃 2025

On day 16 It finally came together for me… It felt like I left everything I had up on the mountain. From packing in solo and sleeping in a bivy tent, to grinding out long hot days behind glass looking for bucks… not to mention the handful of failed stalks that ended in “wouldda couldda shouldda’s” This hunt had it all and some…
all the lessons and persistence finally paid off September 16th…
This buck was up and feeding below a giant cliff band I had been targeting for the past week. As I slowly made my way through cliffs I was surprised to hear this buck raking his velvet and feeding on the salal shrubs below... As I peered over the cliff edge, seeing a perfect shooting window through a tall burnt pine tree. I ranged him at 45 yards on a steep downhill angle..
I sat back in the rocks took a deep breath, dialed my bow and found some composer. I stood up when the bucks head was down & feeding, I drew my bow, settled in and made a perfect shot. The buck went 40 yards bedded down and died within minutes.
I still can’t believe how this hunt played out but I am thankful for all the trials and lessons learned hunting with a bow in the mountains. Im proud of this buck and the effort it took to get it done.
God blessed me with another wilderness adventure and Im thankful for that.

Had a great weekend in Utah… shared lots of laughs, lost a few arrows but in turn. made some great relationships with awesome people in the hunting industry. Big shout out to the folks at for the hospitality all weekend long. Can’t wait to get back and do it again next year.