Cali mule deer success

[velvetfvr]

Here is a pic of the terrain they bedded down in. I was amazed. These big bucks live in harsh terrain. All slate rocks with patches of ankle high sage here and there. Pretty rugged country!

Wow, how far was the shot?

 

[fire arrow]

I say X12????? Or what ever the Archery code is?

 

[scarboy11]

I say X12????? Or what ever the Archery code is?

Close but no cigar!!!

 

[scarboy11]

Wow, how far was the shot?

I came up from above them and shot him at 40 yards 45 yard downhill shot put the dial of my Hogg father on 40 and drilled him

 

[Arrowslinger]

That's a solid CA buck, congrats!

 

[velvetfvr]

I came up from above them and shot him at 40 yards 45 yard downhill shot put the dial of my Hogg father on 40 and drilled him

Nice. I was guessing it would of been farther then 40

 

[AZ Ron]

Congrats! Nothing is easy at that altitude!

 

[Matt Cashell]

Great job on a cool buck in sweet country!

 

[fire arrow]

Close but no cigar!!!

Got ya. The other only unit that has a 12,500 pass.

 

[scarboy11]

Thanks everyone it was a awesome hunt in tough country awesome processing the meat and reminiscing on the hunt!

 

[BruinPoint]

Awesome! That's interesting deer country too!

 

[hntnnut]

Looks like X9c/A18 to me up in the whites possibility. Ya see any sheep while you were up there.

Richard

 

[chobbs]

Excellent work, congrats!

 

[scarboy11]

Looks like X9c/A18 to me up in the whites possibility. Ya see any sheep while you were up there.

Richard

We have a winner! Richard I didn't see one sheep! I ran into sheep on all my scout trips but nothing this trip

 

[Screamrider]

Awesome, congrats!

 

[FreeRange]

Congrats on that hard earned buck. One of the hardest tag to fill in CA as far as the statistics go. Probably because most guys aren't willing to walk a few hundred yards across shale in their socks to seal the deal.

 

[scarboy11]

Congrats on that hard earned buck. One of the hardest tag to fill in CA as far as the statistics go. Probably because most guys aren't willing to walk a few hundred yards across shale in their socks to seal the deal.

Thanks a lot man, and a couple hundred yards turned into close to a half mile after wind shifting three different times and needing to change approach and keep wrapping around them. I think next time I'll be bringing a couple pairs of socks my feet still hurt ha.

 

[hntnnut]

I forgot to congratulate you on a awesome buck in one of the toughest parts of the toughest zones in California. Also I have a question how did you deal with the logistics of water in that area? From what I know and understand water is extremely scares in that area.

Richard

 

[Califhuntn]

Congrats. Very impressive. Extremely rugged country. Probably the highest deer country in California. That is desert sheep country for those of you that don't already know.

 

[scarboy11]

I forgot to congratulate you on a awesome buck in one of the toughest parts of the toughest zones in California. Also I have a question how did you deal with the logistics of water in that area? From what I know and understand water is extremely scares in that area.

Richard

Thanks again for all the congrats. It really is a hard unit and asked myself many a time why I was even hunting this unit. In my scouting trips I found little seeps of water in two different basins. I packed a lot of water though 10L of water is what I had packed in with. I only used water source once.