MORE SASKATCHEWAN MONSTER BUCKS WITH GARDEN RIVER
OUTFITTERS
The Rest of Slaton’s
Story
 Editor’s
Note: Slaton White, the editor of Shot Business, came
to Saskatchewan to hunt with Garden River Outfitters
because he knew he’d have a chance to take the
white-tailed buck of a lifetime. Slaton explains, “All
my life, especially when I was the editor for Field
and Stream magazine, I’ve heard that Saskatchewan
is the place to come if you want to take a really-nice
buck.”
QUESTION: Okay, Slaton, tell us the
rest of the story about your hunt.
WHITE: When the buck went in front of me, I couldn’t
get the shot. Then he came back around in front of my
stand and offered a shot to his right
side, but there were two trees between me. And the buck
and all I could see was his head and his rear. Finally,
he took a step forward,  and
I touched off my CVA .45-caliber black-powder rifle.
I have to admit, just before I squeezed the trigger,
I was unsure whether the rifle would fire or not. I
had loaded my gun on Monday, and this was Friday. The
gun had been cased but in the outdoors the whole time.
The PowerBelt bullet had protected the powder, and the
gun fired like I hoped it would. The bullet hit the
buck right behind the front shoulder, and he reared-up
like a horse, ran about 25 yards and went down. When
I walked to the buck, I saw I didn’t need a follow-up
shot. One of the things that really surprised me when
I walked-up to look at my buck was that there were no
ground trees. As I walked to my buck, he seemed to get
bigger and bigger and bigger. This white-tailed
buck ended up weighing close to 300 pounds, and I couldn’t
believe how wide and heavy his antlers were and how
chocolate-colored they were. This rack had character
unlike any other rack I’d ever taken. I knew  that
this buck was a mounter and trophy that I’d treasure
for the rest of my life. I was shooting a .45 caliber
CVA black-powder rifle, and I couldn’t believe
how efficiently it brought down that big buck. The gun
was very flat-shooting and hit exactly where I was aiming.
Where I was hunting in the timberlands,
the timber was incredibly thick as was the brush. I
knew if I had to track the buck, I’d really be
in for a rough morning of tracking. Mo Heisler, owner
of Garden River Outfitters had warned the hunters not
to track our bucks if when we shot them they ran off.
“Instead, wait for me. I can usually find your
deer. I don’t want to have to come find you in
that thick brush.” The brush up here is so thick
it’s easy to get lost. But, this buck came within
25 yards of my stand, and there was no blood trailing
necessary.
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For more information on Garden River Outfitters, contact
Mo Heisler at (306) 978-2307, or you can write to him
at Box 929, Martinsville, Saskatchewan, SOK-2TO.
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