Mule Deer success thread.

[rhendrix]

Evan, I'll be heading to Colorado probably in another two years, gonna keep cutting my teeth on the Wasatch Front while I build points in CO and WY. I keep flirting with the idea of hunting the SW portion around the Weminuche area instead of going back to UT. Thoughts?

 

[Juan_ID]

Here's a couple...






There we go!

 

[TheHardWay]

After a successful first season taking a nice bull and a cow elk, I rounded out my CO big game season by taking this buck this past Tuesday morning during the 2nd season.

 

[ScottR_EHJ]

Good deer!

 

[Olson]

Very nice buck man. Congrats.

 

[ftballman125]

Here's a couple...






There we go!

That looks like a great deer! Congrats!

I've seen this a number of times, and so I figured I'd bring it up. I like that you have the orange on the pack with the antlers, makes you quite obvious from the rear, but in the dusk from the front, I fear that a reckless hunter could mistake you for a buck. If possible, I'd advocate for flipping the antlers down so that they don't stick above your silhouette. Might be a bit safer to carry that way... A lot of guys do it your way though, so maybe I'm missing something?

 

[VANDAL]

Here's my 2013 Idaho general season buck I took on October 15th. 174", 26 wide.

 

[Muledeernv]

Awesome bucks everybody I am on the road now to take my son for his buck hunt. Good hunting to all.

 

[Juan_ID]

That looks like a great deer! Congrats!

I've seen this a number of times, and so I figured I'd bring it up. I like that you have the orange on the pack with the antlers, makes you quite obvious from the rear, but in the dusk from the front, I fear that a reckless hunter could mistake you for a buck. If possible, I'd advocate for flipping the antlers down so that they don't stick above your silhouette. Might be a bit safer to carry that way... A lot of guys do it your way though, so maybe I'm missing something?

Thanks, 2 different deer. Top one is mine and the one in the bottom two are pics of my wife's first buck. Luckily we were a ways off any road and hadn't seen a hunter anywhere near us during my wife's hunt and didn't make it but a little ways before it was too dark to see, let alone shoot after we loaded the packs. And mine we were walking an old mining road the last hours of the evening and made it to the truck just after dark. Didn't really think about it as dangerous I guess, but you never know what could happen. I have heard some pretty ridiculous stories about hunting "accidents" over the years...

 

[Rizzy]

Here's my 2013 Idaho general season buck I took on October 15th. 174", 26 wide.

I would love to see the pic, is anyone else seeing it?

 

[TheHardWay]

Not showing up for me either.

 

[Rent Outdoor Gear]

Here is my Colorado high country muley. Got in close for an 18 yard shot after a 3 hour stalk through the cliffs above his bed at 12,000ft. Can't wait to go back!
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WOW!! Whopper buck! Nice job on the stalk man!

 

[jdmdavey]

2013 Washington OTC DIY Public Land
Shot at 6000' level..

 

[krummholz]

WOW!! Whopper buck! Nice job on the stalk man!

Thanks! Love sneaking in on those velvet covered muleys!

 

[Ridge Ghost]

Here's my Montana mulie I shot on 11/2/13

 

[ScottR_EHJ]

Good looking deer!

 

[mtnkid85]

Nice job Ridge Ghost! Great looking fronts on that buck. You guys aren't seeing much snow up there yet, eh? Approx. what elevation where you at?

 

[Ridge Ghost]

Thanks mtnkid. This was below 5,000 feet, so not much snow. There is more higher up in the mountains though.

 

[ScottR_EHJ]

Here's my Montana mulie I shot on 11/2/13

Is he about 26 wide? He has good forks all around.

 

[Ridge Ghost]

Sreekers, I forgot to measure him before dropping him off with the beetle/euro mount guy. Now I'm kicking myself because I have to wait a few month to find out how big he is!