Brambles 2008 Mulie

[Brambles]

Well I had a great season, hunted mulies right from opening day in September till Today. Seen lots of great country and some really good bucks.

The buck named "Vader" was the biggest one and would go in the 185" class. I hunted him every day for over a week. I seen him twice and both times too far for a shot. The snow actually messed me up and he moved and I was unable to relocate him. I will try and find him again next year.

I managed to find a spot where there was a high amount of deer activity and today my hunting partner Rattler and I headed out to give er a go.

Lots of fresh snow, weather was mild but not melting. A couple deer had already laid tracks in the snow right were I expected. We geared up and descented our clothes and threw on some deer urine as a cover scent and attractant. Rattler grabbed his calls and rattling antlers.

We walked into the first setup location and Rattler began calling.



Things happened quickly from here on in.




Probably less than 5 minutes




I hear a faint "snap" in the bush, pretty subtle but not normal.
Just as Rattler says "Doe" I see her.










Seconds after we see the doe we see the buck following her.

Tons of thoughts going threw my head while we watched him at 40 yards or so.
-Season closing on Nov 10th
-freezer conked out on me last year and lost half my moose and caribou, the meat would definitly be appreciated.
-Picture perfect rattling results
-Quality deer with a unique look, not my monster but still a shooter this close to the end of the season.

I let my finger make the decision and the 280 Ackley sung a beautiful song. He didn't take a step.

Here's how he lay


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[rocksteady]

Congrats...Need more pictures...Waiting patiently...

[Brambles]

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[goatdancer]

Pretty nice buck. Vader will be bigger next year.

[Brambles]

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[ianwuzhere]

wow-beautiful rack on that- congrats!! thanx for the story and pix- ill be out tomoro lookin for one hopefully half that size ;)

[model88]

Congrats Brambles, nice buck!!

88

[tufferthandug]

Congratulations, that's a nice buck!

[ruttinbuck]

decent buck for sure Brambles congrats.
Love the laid out look.
Stink much? my bud got a 5X3 yesterday here,he was'nt swollen necked or very stinky yet.RB

[#1fishslayer]

Nice job!!!

[PGK]

Brambles is James Hetfield??

Badass deer, love it

[ElectricDyck]

Wow, he's a monster! Nice work!

[Brambles]

decent buck for sure Brambles congrats.
Love the laid out look.
Stink much? my bud got a 5X3 yesterday here,he was'nt swollen necked or very stinky yet.RB


He was rutting a bit but not overly stinky, but then again thats the smell I live for:smile:, his neck was swollen.

[brotherjack]

That's a shooter in my book - first day, last day, any day!!!

Right on man, right on!!!

[newhunterette]

very nice job Brambles - congratulations :)

[ruttinbuck]

Brambles is James Hetfield??
As I sit listening to my Metallica mix.
Hetfield is an avid hunt nut as well.
Firefighter by day rockstar by night.
Same initials???
I smell a conspiracy.RB

[Brambles]

You guys found out my secret identity..... Wish I could remember where I stashed all my money though



He's my widest buck at 27.5" outside spread and lays back and flares out quite a bit since he's only a hair over 17" inside the mainbeams

[Kody94]

Nicely done, Brambles. Congrats. Thats a cool buck.

Cheers
4Ster

[ruttinbuck]

He was rutting a bit but not overly stinky, but then again thats the smell I live for:smile:, his neck was swollen.
AHH the sweet odor of success in Nov.I know what you mean.RB

[gameslayer]

Congrats Nice buck Brambles he has a good spread. So is it White tail time or a new region for Mulies ??

[Brambles]

Congrats Nice buck Brambles he has a good spread. So is it White tail time or a new region for Mulies ??


Gonna hit whities for a bit and then maybe head up north for mulies again.

[Rattler]

Great buck Brambles....

As I was thinking before he shot...I wonder if he is going to shoot that....BOOM - questioned answered in a hurry.

Great hunt all around, one I will never forget....

Next year we will tag some monsters...

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Cool looking buck Brambles!!! Congrats to both of you!

But we all know that you made up the story as you can't rattle in mulies;).

Good team work!

SSS

[kloosterboer]

nice buck!! congrats

[308BAR]

Great buck!! Nice deep forks on the front and good mass. Congrats!!!

[todbartell]

that there boy is a niiice buck

[rock]

very nice buck congrats

[Gateholio]

Brambles, that is a VERY nice buck, well done!

VERY cool looking, you should be very happy! Congrats!8-)

[H Wally]

Wow! Seems like every mulie I see on here impresses me even more!

[blackbart]

Congratulations. The character makes a person think that this buck has been around for a few years. Any idea on the age?

I guess the West Koots will be the new Clearwater now? Goes to prove that good mature bucks exist in all regions. It is how you hunt more so than where you hunt.

Best o luck to all those folks heading out for the November Long. Does highway #5 have a traffic jam on it yet? Perhaps after your post #3 will get some attention?

[quadrakid]

what a critter!

[Kitimat Killer]

congrats on a nice buck

[35 Whelen]

Well done Jeff...

Maybe next year for me......that's if the knee fractures don't give me any grief. But then again I will be retired, so I should be able to devote a little more time to it.....LOL

Good on you pal...thats a great looking buck. Love the sag on the beams, real character. Give me a shout if you get a moment.

Paul

[Caveman]

Great Character Buck Brambles, Congrats!!

[boonerbuck]

Nice Buck!

I love rattling and have had success bringing in bucks one several occasion.

[hunter1947]

That is no slouch of a buck I would take him without even thinking about it ,very nice buck Brambles ,congrats to you and your hunting partner on taking this fine M deer.

[Marc]

Nice looking buck for sure! You should get him mounted.:biggrin:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=27819

[Brambles]

Nice looking buck for sure! You should get him mounted.:biggrin:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=27819



WOW thats great of Ken to donate another Job, he's got my whitetail and is just ordered the form for it:smile:

Now I know he's donated another I wish I would have shot a bigger buck. None of my bucks are big enough to shoulder mount yet but that is my primary goal in the upcoming years.

I will still monitor the auction and perhaps have to save it as a credit until I can get a mulie worthy of his talent:biggrin:

[rifleman]

wow ---nice buck. thats a shooter any time of year (during hunting season) way to go.

[Brambles]

Congratulations. The character makes a person think that this buck has been around for a few years. Any idea on the age?

I guess the West Koots will be the new Clearwater now? Goes to prove that good mature bucks exist in all regions. It is how you hunt more so than where you hunt.

Best o luck to all those folks heading out for the November Long. Does highway #5 have a traffic jam on it yet? Perhaps after your post #3 will get some attention?


Region 3 is still producing bigger bucks and more of them. Lots of places in 3 are more wide open and easier to hunt. I don't recommend region 4 because everyone that comes here leaves disappointed because the bush is so thick. The only reason I hunt region 4 is because I have to, its home.....I seen more deer in Region 8 in one day then I did all season in Region 4, thats pretty sad. I also believe that all regions have good bucks, you just gotta spend the time and find them.

At a glance my partner figured he's 7 ish. His antlers would suggest older and they do look like they are on the decline but I'm no expert on aging and we haven't looked at the molars yet, I'll see them when I cape out the head today.
His nazal cavities are sunken pretty good.

[Moosenose]

Nice work Jeff, I know you hunt a lot and you earned him.
If you are caping him out, that tells me that you are doing a head mount, good call!

[Brambles]

Nice work Jeff, I know you hunt a lot and you earned him.
If you are caping him out, that tells me that you are doing a head mount, good call!


Nope I'm not going to mount him, I just like to save my capes. Seems like a waste to throw capes in the trash. Cape is already off him as he was skinned within a couple hours of the kill but its still attached to the skull so the detail work has to go down today.

[6 K]

Nice one Brambles, I like the uniqueness in the rack, color too

[huntsooke1]

beauty buck
:smile:

[WoodOx]

yeah Brambles, thats a killer character buck - congrats.

you guys have some killer area if the two bucks you killed were 'decent' and vader is huge... cant imagine.

great deer

[moosehunter16]

congrats great buck

[kootenayelkslayer]

Nice one! I think you made the right call.
And I agree with what you said about hunting the west kootenays, it can be frustrating because you know the deer are there, but you just don't see many. Now that the long weekend is here I don't like my chances of filling my tag... I already got beat to my spot by other hunters this morning.

[BlacktailStalker]

Are you kidding me !?
What a pig, right on, I figured you'd be into a solid buck, congrats !!

[Orangethunder]

Nice buck! I like the way he lays out, how wide is he?

[Brambles]

Nice buck! I like the way he lays out, how wide is he?


He's 27.5 inches outside spread

[3kills]

nice buck brambles he looks nice and wide

[trailhunter]

i love the sattlite dish rack................cool lookin buck

[Orangethunder]

He's 27.5 inches outside spread

Nice, he does look wider in the pics though, I guess its the way he is shaped. Cool buck.

[Brambles]

Nice, he does look wider in the pics though, I guess its the way he is shaped. Cool buck.


Not very many really wide buck come out of this area, seems the heavy timber and thick underbrush has taken the toll and evolution has kept them on the tighter side.

Thats my theory anyhow and I'm sticking to it:lol:

[dukester]

Well holy crap:-o you can pull that horse shoe out now:razz::razz: thats a great hunt. "Duke" from Sask.

[kennyj]

Thats an awesome buck guys.Congratulations! Great photos.
kenny

[mark]

Pretty nice buck Bramb's! Considering what Ive been seeing the past few days, Id take him for sure! 1 more day of scouting and 1 to pull the trigger for me!

[Brambles]

Pretty nice buck Bramb's! Considering what Ive been seeing the past few days, Id take him for sure! 1 more day of scouting and 1 to pull the trigger for me!


Hope you get em Mark,

[porcupine]

Really nice buck! Vader better watch out next year.
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[Gateholio]

One question..

Did you enjoy a beer after you got home that day?:tongue:

[870]

Thats a great looking buck Man.
nice work.

[Brambles]

One question..

Did you enjoy a beer after you got home that day?:tongue:

Actually we took him to my place, skinned him out and when whitetail hunting;) No time for beer when there is hunting to be done. Got a decent whitetail spot located now just waiting for the weekend yahoo's to go home.:-P

[In4TheHunt]

Congrats, At this point in the season I would shoot at one half that size to fill the freeze. never the less congrats.

[whitespringer]

That's a wide spread, nice!

[steepNdeep]

Right on Brambles - way to persevere!! I thought you cave and hunt bulls for sure... Great buck, like that splayed look. I was 'stalkin one in his bed yesterday that I haven't seen for a couple years, but went straight sideways out of his skull... Congrats hombre! :cool:

[Brambles]

Right on Brambles - way to persevere!! I thought you cave and hunt bulls for sure... Great buck, like that splayed look. I was 'stalkin one in his bed yesterday that I haven't seen for a couple years, but went straight sideways out of his skull... Congrats hombre! :cool:


Hey Steep, Bulls have been done since Oct 20th:-P, I got out and hunted them a little but I still haven't been able to connect on a 6 pointer yet. Mulies is where my heart is these days. Sucks the season ends so early.

[doubled]

AWESOME buck. I would be pulling for sure. Beauty rack.

[Elkhound]

great buck Brambles........sure makes me jealous...I really need to get out. Damn working for a living

[LeverActionJunkie]

:shock::shock::shock: Thats a Wide SOB! Congratulations Brambles!:shock::shock::shock:

[bruin]

Great buck Brambles

[Mr. Dean]

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Fine job, Brams.