2025 OFFICIAL MEAT POLE THREAD

[mtnwrunner]

Well, another year went by and now all of a sudden it's 2025. You're another year older but don't be depressed because it's time for the annual mule deer meat pole thread!
This is the thread for great stories and photos from your 2025 mule deer adventures that don't quite make the best photo contest.
And as we all know, this is the only thread that matters.

So, post up!

Randy

 

[nevadabugle]

I guess I will get us started off....

 

[Pistolpete28]

Nice buck!

 

[nevadabugle]

Nice buck!

Thank you sir!

 

[CascadeHunter180]

I guess I will get us started off....View attachment 921342View attachment 921343

Nice stickbow buck!

 

[nevadabugle]

Nice stickbow buck!

Appreciate it! Not my best by a long shot, but all are trophies with the recurve!

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

This little guy allowed me to get within range.

Funny looking mule deer….

 

[WeiserBucks]

Funny looking mule deer….

It's a far northern sub species.

 

[HuntInWild88]

It's a far northern sub species.

I didn't see this was in the Mule deer thread.

 

[ThreeOhSeven]

This will help my motivation, but hurt my sleep.

 

[maxp]

 

[tylerb4613]

My first archery mule deer hunt.

 

[CascadeHunter180]

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My first archery mule deer hunt.View attachment 930726

Wow what a stud!! And a first buck too!!! Congratulations!!

 

[Jmoore]

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My first archery mule deer hunt.View attachment 930726

Well you got a good one. Congrats on a heck of a buck!

 

[Garryett]

My 2025 Muley

 

[nm_nomad]

My 2025 Colorado Archery Buck

 

[caltex]

My first buck of any kind and first archery deer. Colorado 2025.

Scouted all summer but glassed up his bachelor group just the day before the opener and decided he was the one. There was only a single way into his basin that wouldn't blow everything out and it wasn't a pleasant one. It took 11 hours, 8 miles, and 3k' of vertical the next day to get into position to make the stalk.

I 100% had buck fever and didn't even think about compensating for the heavy crosswind. Arrow drifted ~12" right on a broadside 67 yard shot. Somehow the arrow found the jugular/carotid - he dropped within 90 yards/15 seconds.

Thankful for divine intervention on this one. Will never make that mistake again.

 

[PONYBOY]

My first buck of any kind and first archery deer. Colorado 2025.

Scouted all summer but glassed up his bachelor group just the day before the opener and decided he was the one. There was only a single way into his basin that wouldn't blow everything out and it wasn't a pleasant one. It took 11 hours, 8 miles, and 3k' of vertical the next day to get into position to make the stalk.

I 100% had buck fever and didn't even think about compensating for the heavy crosswind. Arrow drifted ~12" right on a broadside 67 yard shot. Somehow the arrow found the jugular/carotid - he dropped within 90 yards/15 seconds.

Thankful for divine intervention on this one. Will never make that mistake again.

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Congrats man! Cool buck, hell of a stalk, and amazing scenery, Hell yeah! Congrats.