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Good2bCanadian
10-22-2018, 08:57 AM
Me and my partner headed to a brand new spot to us to target whitetails and both came home with 2 cut tags each.
Key was getting off the roads and pushing bush.
We spent a half a day GPSing points in the area around all these ridges and then i would drop my partner off at one spot and id go to the opposite side and we would hike in a few kms towards each other.
We bumped a total of 7 bucks over a half a week.
I got myself a 4x4 he pushed to me and he got a 2x3 we spotted at 400 yards and were able to stalk to 60 and shot with his head down feeding.
Great trip with full freezers.
Thats a wrap for me.
Sept 1st 4x2 muley with my bow and now a 4x4 whitey and a doe.

Good times.

Sometimes the game plan works.

http://i64.tinypic.com/dvlidz.jpg
Rieber
10-22-2018, 11:36 AM
Way to go! I like whitetail before the rut really starts to heat up. Let people out there and then all heck breaks loose with trucks and atv's around every corner. I would ask where you shot it in MU-8 but would expect you to tell me, "right behind the shoulder". lol.

Hey, how old do you estimate that buck to be - 3-1/2 years?
Wild one
10-22-2018, 11:39 AM
Congrats sounds like you guys enjoyed yourselves
Good2bCanadian
10-22-2018, 11:42 AM
Aging bucks is new to me.
I couldnt tell you.
I was very happy with the outcome tho.

And you are right. I did get him right behind the shoulder. Lol
Good2bCanadian
10-22-2018, 11:46 AM
http://i66.tinypic.com/2dhs0h3.jpg

Dropped him off with Ray Wiens for a shoulder mount.
Ray did my first Muley and it turned out outstanding.

Cant wait to see how he finishes this buck.
wrenchhead
10-22-2018, 12:23 PM
Nice work..sounds like you guys figured it out. My guess would be that is his second set of antlers, so 2 1/2.
twoSevenO
10-22-2018, 12:43 PM
I second 2.5 years. Very young looking face on him.

Sounds like a great hunt. Good for you. You guys did your homework right and it paid off. Nice!
BRvalley
10-22-2018, 01:53 PM
congrats on your first wt!!

for age I would guess 1.5 with good genetics and nutrition
wideopenthrottle
10-22-2018, 02:06 PM
check teeth.....nice eater for sure!
https://www.wideopenspaces.com/tell-age-deer-pics/
Good2bCanadian
10-22-2018, 02:20 PM
Great info.
Thank you
Rattler
10-22-2018, 03:09 PM
Congrats, great table fare right there.... Yes getting away from roads is key to success I find...
Jelvis
10-22-2018, 06:04 PM
That's a beauty lil buck Whoa Nah Hice one -- look nice over the fire place?
Jello -- nice picture too --- you had the luck on your side for sure!
HarryToolips
10-22-2018, 10:13 PM
Very nice buck, congrats on the success..
kootenaihunter
10-23-2018, 07:20 AM
nice one, good job
moosinaround
10-23-2018, 09:52 AM
You and Sarg kicked some a$$ out there for sure!!nice buck, enjoyed Sargs pics too!! Moosin
Jelvis
10-24-2018, 08:13 AM
Folks take a look at this gorgeous buck, a whitetail buck and is a beauty for the wall and table -- Congrats again on a fine animal.
Jel -- had to bump cuz it's a beauty --
Would Rather Be Fishing
10-24-2018, 09:12 AM
Nice work..sounds like you guys figured it out. My guess would be that is his second set of antlers, so 2 1/2.

How can you tell/guess it's his second set?
Rieber
10-24-2018, 09:40 AM
How can you tell/guess it's his second set?

After seeing the second picture, I've also changed my mind to 2-1/2 years as the face is so young looking. The first picture looked more mature to me with a more pronounced forehead but the long thin neck also had me second guessing myself. He looks tasty to me whatever his age is.
In my opinion there is too much antler there for a first year from our area here and it would probably be considered a scrub buck to be culled from the heard from the super deer feedlots down south. Buy, I could be very wrong in my opinion and he could be a young product of good genetics for our area. Again, he'll be tasty.