View Full Version : Haaaawwwwg down!!!
Well....I gotter dun early this year.
Not very often I cut my region 8 tag before the 10th.
2 days ago I had the most exceptional day of my mulie hunting life.
I saw a great buck, my gun just did its thing, 1 shot from my .300 mag. 180gr fusion through the heart, the buck hit the ground like a sack of hammers, and my tag was cut :shock:.
Let me start by saying that I have busted my ass this year, 10 times harder than I ever have in my life!
(Picked up 117 sheds this year)
I ate my tag last year for the first time in my life and that really hurt my ego as a muley guy.
I guess that drove me to take it to the next level this year.
I spent 3 nights solo, in a mummy bag, in a 1 man tent, in the grizzly infested alpine. (no brambles to save me)
Searched for the elusive monster I photoed in august, but couldnt squeak more than 170 from any of the alpine bucks I saw.
I pounded the local hills for elk with passion this year, although I didnt get one, I saw lots and have them figured for next year. pretty confident Ill get an elk locally next year!
Right after elk closed, we started pounding hard for mulies, 3 of my buddies have all bagged nice bucks before me (160-175" typicals) All of which were backpacked out from the bush.
We have been hiking from dark to dark for quite a few days straight, seeing and passing on lots of nice bucks, but none worthy of the effort ive been putting in! Nov. 5 was my day, all stars finally aligned.
I had my cross hairs locked, and safety off, on 3 other deer that day, a cool 5x6 non-typ, a huge 3x5, as well an honest 175" typical!
I had the pleasure of sneaking to 75 yards and viewing all of these deer for 10-15 minutes each. (none even saw me)
As i lingered on these deer 2 phrases went through my mind....."you cant shoot a big one if yer skinning the little ones".
As well the muley crazy one, (see Dana sig line)
I couldn't believe the bucks that I had passed on, my day was already one for the history books, Id seen nearly a dozen bucks and was making my way back to the truck before dark.
I was hunting a very steep mountain side, it was very windy and the deer were hiding in the draws to escape the harsh winds.
I had 1 more draw to look in before I was done, I had just got off the phone with meathead, we talked about the great bucks we'd seen and he was already at the truck. I said Ill be there in an hour, he said "good luck".
10 minutes later I saw this guy at 100 yards. It only took me about 5 seconds to make my decision and I don't regret it! :mrgreen:
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/2009_Edited_Buck.jpg
It was an hour before dark, and I still had to hike out. I snapped a couple quick pics, did the 3 minute gut job, dragged him 100 yards from the guts into the open, GPS'ed the spot and boggied for the truck by dark.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMG_3556_Medium_.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=16065&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
We returned the next day with an extraction team, when they saw him all they wanted to do was hunt the area. I had seen a total of 16 bucks and only about 10 does, but My wife and I didnt see a single deer before noon that day????
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/edited_georgia.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=16064&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
Heres my wife packing out the head and cape, Meathead and myself packed at least 50lbs of boneless each, for an hour hike out!
He has 7 scorable points on both sides, a few tickers that dont quite make an inch, a broken eyeguard, and a large abnormal point broken as well.
Best part is gobs of mass, over 40 inches in masses.
As for the thread title, everyone whos seen it just says.......
"Thats a HAAAWWWWG"
You guys can plug away at scores, Ill post the score later tonight, I apologize for taking 2 days to post up but we hit the beers last night and put the feet up, was way to tired to play computer!
Ok Im done!
Clint_S
11-07-2009, 11:37 AM
WOW That's a dandy!
Elkhound
11-07-2009, 11:38 AM
Please hold the comments for a few minutes as I load the pics!!!!!
Nope cant do it.:mrgreen: Nice job Mark. All that time wearing the soles of the boots paid off. A huge congrats.
Shooter Jr.
11-07-2009, 11:39 AM
HOLY CRAP thats a HUGE deer. congrats
WOW! Thats all I can say. Way to go.
Ambush
11-07-2009, 11:43 AM
Nothing else to say but AWESOME!!! Just plain AWESOME!!!
Congratulations on earning a true trophy the hard way!!
This is not one that you saw in the pre-season then?
Bighorn hunter
11-07-2009, 11:44 AM
well there you go.......NEW AVATAR.....
What a great mature buck.
Envious
BH
blackbart
11-07-2009, 11:52 AM
Very well done Mark. Let me be the first to guess at the gross score - 218".
MB_Boy
11-07-2009, 11:58 AM
Awesome Mark!!
Sounds like you held off on some great bucks to whack that big feller.
bowhunterbruce
11-07-2009, 11:59 AM
well done there mark he looks very similiar to the one i missed on tues.with my bow.
a well deserved reward for your effort ya put in to get him
my guess is somewhere near 200
bruce
Gateholio
11-07-2009, 12:04 PM
Awesome deer, Mark. Well done!
That is one cool looking rack on that fellow!:mrgreen:
pitbell
11-07-2009, 12:09 PM
You earned it man. A true giant.
springpin
11-07-2009, 12:10 PM
WOW, what a beast. Nice work.
Gateholio
11-07-2009, 12:11 PM
Mark, are you wearing pajama bottoms in the pictures? :tongue::tongue:
lip_ripper00
11-07-2009, 12:16 PM
great effort, awsome buck congrats.
Rackaholic
11-07-2009, 12:16 PM
Wow what a brute! Congrats on yet another amazing animal to hang on your wall :-D
Krico
11-07-2009, 12:17 PM
What a whopper. Congrats!
And good on you for loading up the Mrs.' pack as well!!!
tooley
11-07-2009, 12:19 PM
Wow, great buck every mulie hunter's dream. May I ask what elevation you are seeing most of your bucks?
Tikka7mm
11-07-2009, 12:19 PM
Well deserved for sure Mark! That's a beauty!
bsa30-06
11-07-2009, 12:21 PM
Holy crap incredible buck,congrats Mark.
srupp
11-07-2009, 12:22 PM
well done Mark..some serious bone mass happening there....Dana's advice sure paid off..well done for holding out for a haaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwgggggggggg..hmmm nothing to do with swine flu????lol
cheers
Steven:mrgreen:
North Star
11-07-2009, 12:26 PM
Freakin' mass! Wow!
Jetboater
11-07-2009, 12:29 PM
beauty Buck Mark... congrats!.
Mark, are you wearing pajama bottoms in the pictures? :tongue::tongue:
Ah, ya, my "hunting tutu" was in the wash! :tongue::tongue::tongue:
d6dan
11-07-2009, 12:37 PM
The title says it all.. Congrats Mark on a super mulie:-D:-D
trigger
11-07-2009, 12:38 PM
wow. way to go mark. A big congrats to you. Awesome write up as well.
Wild Images
11-07-2009, 12:41 PM
Very nice Mark
I know you will have taped him by now, what kind of mass # did he pull ?
Will look great on the wall
35 Whelen
11-07-2009, 12:42 PM
Congratulations Mark.....that is a buck of a lifetime.
Boot leather, blood, sweat and tears....the things that make the hunt
Good to see the hard work pay off. Nice deer!
quackquackbang
11-07-2009, 12:48 PM
Beauty buck congrats!!!!!!
johnes50
11-07-2009, 12:51 PM
That's a real Haaaawwwwg. Nicest deer I've seen in a long time. Good job.
recoil
11-07-2009, 12:55 PM
wow, what a pig, nice one!
Congrats Mark
That is a FRIGGIN HAWG allright
well done, congrats again
Eric
huntwriter
11-07-2009, 12:57 PM
Going that extra mile and checking one more draw before going home often will make all the difference as you have proven. Congratulations on a really great deer.
hillclimber
11-07-2009, 01:02 PM
congrats on the buck i think he deserves a shoulder mount
well done mark!! Congrats on a SUPER buck, sounds like you earned it!
BigfishCanada
11-07-2009, 01:08 PM
Mark awesome work, and one of the best racks ive seen on this site!!
Well done and congrats,
Triggerman
11-07-2009, 01:10 PM
HAAAWWWGGGG!!! Way to go!
THE SWEDE
11-07-2009, 01:14 PM
Does anyone else think this is photoshopped??
doubled
11-07-2009, 01:15 PM
Mark, WTF????? What a hawwwwgggg!!!!!! Unreal man. When are you going to start taking me out to get my first wall mount??? I can only dream of these big bucks.
Coming from a fellow Kelowna/Westbank hunter that obviously needs Mark's help in choosing his hunting spots.
rifleman
11-07-2009, 01:15 PM
yeah, wooooowwww. thats a massive buck. I'm sure your glad yer not skinnin a little one. way to go !!!!
swampdonkey
11-07-2009, 01:15 PM
congrats mark that is a haaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwg now you have to hunt region 3 and go bigger:mrgreen:
Jelvis
11-07-2009, 01:17 PM
Kinda looks that way lol- kinda stiff lookin ree gore morteesce
nice one
Jel - Now time for region 3 -- 4 bigger bucks lol -- really ?
Frango
11-07-2009, 01:19 PM
Well done Mark
kootenayelkslayer
11-07-2009, 01:20 PM
Awesome buck! Congratulations.
M.Dean
11-07-2009, 01:23 PM
Son of A Bitch!!!! Now thats a hog!!!! That proves hard work pay's off!!! Excellent buck, Congrats!!!
Red Foreman
11-07-2009, 01:27 PM
Great buck,a hawg for sure.
BiG Boar
11-07-2009, 01:27 PM
Best looking mulie of the year! I dream of crossing a buck like that one day!
Nope cant do it.:mrgreen: Nice job Mark. All that time wearing the soles of the boots paid off. A huge congrats.
Patience is a virtue yer gonna need if you want a deer like this! :tongue:
Nothing else to say but AWESOME!!! Just plain AWESOME!!!
Congratulations on earning a true trophy the hard way!!
This is not one that you saw in the pre-season then?
Nope not even remotely close area or region!
Wow, great buck every mulie hunter's dream. May I ask what elevation you are seeing most of your bucks?
Much lower than you would think. way below the snow line!
Very nice Mark
I know you will have taped him by now, what kind of mass # did he pull ?
Will look great on the wall
Guess you didnt read my write up??
Mark awesome work, and one of the best racks ive seen on this site!!
What??? Havnt you seen my avtar buck??? :wink:
[quote=THE SWEDE;547209]Does anyone else think this is photoshopped??
Actually the first pic is, I blurred out the guts so no-one here rips me a new a-hole :rolleyes:
congrats mark that is a haaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwg now you have to hunt region 3 and go bigger:mrgreen:
That will happen, after I guide the wifey to a hammer buck! :-D
[quote=Jelvis;547214]Kinda looks that way lol- kinda stiff lookin ree gore morteesce
You, the first one to notice, good eye Jel, he was stiff as a c*** the next day. Made for some neat pics, many of which I cant show you guys cuz the scenery had some revealing clues in it. :tongue:
tufferthandug
11-07-2009, 01:48 PM
That's a dandy!! Nothing like getting one that big this early in November!!
Great job in holding out for the Big-un!!
mcrae
11-07-2009, 01:51 PM
Thats a real dandy for sure. Good job on that brute.
Grumpa Joe
11-07-2009, 01:51 PM
What an incredible buck! How often does it happen that you hold out for something special and it doesn't happen? You were very richly rewarded for your patience. Congratulations, hope that I can get one like that someday.
Frontier
gameslayer
11-07-2009, 01:53 PM
Incredible buck Mark, I was starting to think you found a great recipe for tag soup that you loved :razz: and had given up on the Mulies & retired :mrgreen:Thanks for the story glad to see your hard work, non complacency, and learned skill's have paid off. There is hope for all of us if we have the time and want it bad enough. Good on you
BlacktailStalker
11-07-2009, 02:03 PM
Thats a ****in piss cutter, huge congrats Mark, look at that shit eatin' grin too, well done :cool:
A 170" buck would be hitting the ground if I ever come across one.
Islandeer
11-07-2009, 02:08 PM
Shit hot!!! Hard work,and knowhow,met up with opportunity, and created an incredible result. Good on yah!!! :-D:-D:-D
Tanya
11-07-2009, 02:16 PM
Wow, just WOW! Many congratulations, that is a beast!
Rock Doctor
11-07-2009, 02:16 PM
Awesome Buck, for sure. Congrats.
Vanman1985
11-07-2009, 02:24 PM
Awsome buck Mark!!!
Awesome looking deer, Mark. Way to hold out. He's got mass up the ying yang. Big Congrats!
Elkaholic
11-07-2009, 02:41 PM
Great story of perseverance and dedication. It all payed off in the end. Way to go on a buck of a lifetime!
Nimrod
11-07-2009, 02:43 PM
Wow
what a tank!!!!!!
that what I call getting a return on your investment.
nice work Mark.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bozzdrywall
11-07-2009, 02:44 PM
wow nice deer your right it is a hog
BCrams
11-07-2009, 02:46 PM
Super buck Mark!! Perseverance pays!!
Awesome buck mark nice to see you got that with the effort you put in, hope your mountung that one.
roblikestohunt
11-07-2009, 03:03 PM
Huge buck...well done 190+ is my guess thats a nice rack....Great Job!!
GrandA
11-07-2009, 03:47 PM
mmmmonster - motivating thanks
blackwolf0001
11-07-2009, 04:01 PM
Congrats on the nice buck
tomahawk
11-07-2009, 04:22 PM
Awesome..........
Buckmeister
11-07-2009, 04:49 PM
Way to go dude!!! It took you a whole 5 seconds do decide to shoot him? Why so long? :-D
TIKA 300
11-07-2009, 04:55 PM
Mark,if you ate tag soup last fall,doesnt that make this deer a 3 1/2 point each side,so as to make up for the deer in 08 ????? :wink:
Just kiddin,that is a HAAAWWWGGG !!!,congrats.
steepNdeep
11-07-2009, 05:05 PM
Yeaaaah! I've been wating to see pics of this buck since you mentioned it in Gaucher's thread. You did't disappoint... frickin' HAWG!! Congrats - you earned it. Say hey to Dave. :cool:
The palmation on the passenger side reminds me of the one that I missed this year... :evil:
quadrakid
11-07-2009, 05:22 PM
That is one tremendous muley. Well done,even better that you worked hard for him.
sheep.elk.moose fanatic
11-07-2009, 05:38 PM
Huge Just Huge! My Guess Is 202 5/8 Congrats!!
Fisher-Dude
11-07-2009, 05:42 PM
Wow! What a great buck Mark! A million congrats man! http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif
Nimrod
11-07-2009, 06:09 PM
Looks like there's some genetic similarities to the dandy buck Agaucher shot.
Sure hope those bucks did some servicing and made the Does real happy this year!!!
MattB
11-07-2009, 06:15 PM
Nice buck Mark, looks like he has some great mass! Any sheds off him?
frenchbar
11-07-2009, 06:20 PM
Frikin eh Mark!! Sweeet buck guy congratz..
GoatGuy
11-07-2009, 06:38 PM
We returned the next day with an extraction team, when they saw him all they wanted to do was hunt the area. I had seen a total of 16 bucks and only about 10 does, but My wife and I didnt see a single deer before noon that day????
Congrats on the buck.
I'm sure there's plenty of people who want to hunt that area. :wink:
killman
11-07-2009, 06:50 PM
Congrats on the fine buck Mark. That thing is huge, I love the massssssss!
valleycowboy
11-07-2009, 06:51 PM
i thought you said it was "avatar worthy"?????
a brute like that deserves it's own damn page!!!!!!!
love the mass and the "crown" on his right side.
good goin mark.
now the fun begins.......trying to better this one.lol
congrats mark.
5 spike
11-07-2009, 07:02 PM
thats a buck we all dream of taking very nice. all that hard work paid off for sure. congrats to you.
ursus
11-07-2009, 07:21 PM
Love the mass Mark, way to go!!!
I wish I was as hardcore as you mark. Three nights in the alpine in a tent. Wow. You really are an hbc god.
wildman 22
11-07-2009, 07:37 PM
well done mark, beauty buck congrats.at least we dont have to see pics with you and his sheds next year. your gonna loose weight without eating tag soup this year ,all the best wildman
john-brennan
11-07-2009, 07:39 PM
Huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1/2 slam
11-07-2009, 08:01 PM
I thought you said it was a Haaaawwwwg? :rolleyes:All I see is a medium sized moose! VERY nice. Congratulations
Stone Sheep Steve
11-07-2009, 08:02 PM
Wow! You weren't kidding when you said you snapped a couple of crappy pics the night before. That pic you sent me was hiding some serious amount of BONE!!!
AWESOME buck Mark!!!
Another one for the horn shed:wink:.
He'll be a great addition beside your big typical!!
SSS
Caveman
11-07-2009, 08:07 PM
Awesome Job Buddy! Lots of Character, Mass, Great Buck!!
I wish I was as hardcore as you mark. Three nights in the alpine in a tent. Wow. You really are an hbc god.
Drowning in jealousy punk????
Hope yer fishing vest doubles as a flotation device!
I guess you havnt started deer hunting because yer teacher says the rut doesn't begin til dec. 10?? :rolleyes:
Stick to fishing threads and youll be OK! :-D
Brett
11-07-2009, 08:15 PM
Hhaaaaawwwwgg!!!!!
Laurence_Erickson
11-07-2009, 08:42 PM
congrats mark very nice buck ,now what ever will yu do with your time .LOl
OOBuck
11-07-2009, 09:00 PM
All in favor of Mark not being allowed to post any more picture?
It seems every year your deer get bigger! WTF!
Congrats !!!
Steeleco
11-07-2009, 09:07 PM
It only took me about 5 seconds to make my decisionSlowing down in your old age!! 5 seconds indeed. :wink::wink:
That's one hell of a buck, wall hanger for sure.
frenchbar
11-07-2009, 09:18 PM
All in favor of Mark not being allowed to post any more picture?
It seems every year your deer get bigger! WTF!
Congrats !!!
When your passionate about something and bust your ass doing it ..you will be sucsessfull and kill big bucks:wink::)
todbartell
11-07-2009, 09:22 PM
nice buck Mark! can you post the pics of him right after you took him? :D
All in favor of Mark not being allowed to post any more picture?
It seems every year your deer get bigger! WTF!
Congrats !!!
A couple pics to piss you off! :wink:
I didnt post a muley pic last year so I had to make up for it double this year! :)
nice buck Mark! can you post the pics of him right after you took him? :D
Well, sure if you want, here they are!
This pic shows the base of the broken abnormal point on the driver side, would of been a nice long point I figure, and a very recent break as well! Hopefully my shed finding eyes will locate the missing tine, or the rival buck that broke it!
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMG_3540_Medium_.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=16085&size=big&cat=500)
and another......
Size 14 boot here!
On another note, the deers body was about average for a mature buck IMO, but the taxidermist was freaking out at the size of the ears and skull! He measured the skull and said it ties the largest muley skull hes ever seen! The ears were a full inch longer than a large muley ear???
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMG_3541_Medium_.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=16086&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=501)
LeverActionJunkie
11-07-2009, 09:33 PM
That is one hell of a deer Mark! Good work sounds like you definately earned it congratulations!
I would have shit myself for sure. Probably blasted a hole in the ground at my feet Trying to get a shot off. :) :)
Mark,
That is a STUD! Congrats on yet another whopper for your wall. Way to Go!!!
It is lookin more and more than Kelowna has now become what Clearwater used to be. I guess I'm gonna have to start hunting 8 again. ;)
kwasky
11-07-2009, 09:49 PM
Awsome, Awsome, Awsome deer!
boxhitch
11-07-2009, 09:49 PM
Attago Mark
That does look like some low elevation vegetation there.
Mark,
That is a STUD! Congrats on yet another whopper for your wall. Way to Go!!!
It is lookin more and more than Kelowna has now become what Clearwater used to be. I guess I'm gonna have to start hunting 8 again. ;)
I was afraid of this, make ya a deal, Ill stay out of clearwater and you leave me to yer old stomping grounds :wink:.
Im happy to do the leg work, and post pics of all the sheds, and bucks you could of had! :-D
Attago Mark
That does look like some low elevation vegetation there.
We dragged him about 4000' down the mountain for photos :tongue:
You're killing me. I ain't seen a real shooter buck since I killed my 2007 buck. I mean nada. Not on the winter range or summer range. And my shed hunting has been dismal. Geeze, I was lucky if I picked up 10 sheds this year. You definately are kickin my ass!
sawmill
11-07-2009, 10:03 PM
Mark.I could giveshite what it ends up in the book .
All I have to say is BOOHYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
Unbeilevable and yet there it is .Congrats!!You worked for it.All you puppies liooking for a great buck might want to pay attention when this guy talks.
todbartell
11-07-2009, 10:04 PM
thanks Mark, beauty buck. congrats again
frenchbar
11-07-2009, 10:04 PM
Mark.I could giveshite what it ends up in the book .
All I have to say is BOOHYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
Unbeilevable and yet there it is .Congrats!!You worked for it.All you puppies liooking for a great buck might want to pay attention when this guy talks.or stalk him:wink:
born2hunt
11-07-2009, 10:07 PM
wow mark great buck congrats
frenchbar
11-07-2009, 10:13 PM
Mark ..maybe that you nailed this cranker ..we may see a early season mossy posted next sept..gotta be a little easier to pull the pin on one:wink:
or stalk him:wink:
Its bad enough, I have to repaint my truck every 3 weeks and get up early to sweep it for tracking devices! :tongue:
Its really too bad when all everybody wants to know is...."where?"
That is the first sign of weakness and laziness.
I bet I covered more ground in the past 3 months than the buck I killed, and then one day I hit the jackpot.... as for the magical spot, I took my wife there the next day with high hopes, hunted hard till noon and never saw a single deer!
I could probably post gps co-ords, and most would post back that I was throwing them astray! So I wont. :tongue:
Mark ..maybe that you nailed this cranker ..we may see a early season mossy posted next sept..gotta be a little easier to pull the pin on one:wink:
Actually I cant decide whether to hit my alpine honey hole, or the high ground juicy elk spots Ive found for sept.10
I suppose a couple trail cams will help with my decision over the next 9 months! :-D
frenchbar
11-07-2009, 10:23 PM
Actually I cant decide whether to hit my alpine honey hole, or the high ground juicy elk spots Ive found for sept.10
I suppose a couple trail cams will help with my decision over the next 9 months! :-Ddecisions ..decisions ..its all good!
boxhitch
11-07-2009, 10:25 PM
We dragged him about 4000' down the mountain for photos :tongue:so, the first 200' was in snow ?
Way to hide the clues.
danno74
11-07-2009, 11:17 PM
Nice work!!! Awsome buck, lots of mass, very impressive and unique. Glad to see all the hard work payed off for you.
Brambles
11-07-2009, 11:19 PM
Beauty buck Mark, I just love heavy nontypicals. Way to go
On another note, the deers body was about average for a mature buck IMO, but the taxidermist was freaking out at the size of the ears and skull! He measured the skull and said it ties the largest muley skull hes ever seen! The ears were a full inch longer than a large muley ear???
Must be a hybrid :lol:
Rattler
11-07-2009, 11:31 PM
Pig buck Mark! That is a no brainer for sure...BANG!
Congrats on a real nice Muley...you earned it.
gary murray
11-07-2009, 11:32 PM
Right on Mark. Truly a monster.
Cyrus
11-07-2009, 11:34 PM
that guy is a monster....you should be on that buckmasters hunting show!! Patience pays off!
.308win
11-07-2009, 11:35 PM
.......Thought you said it was a hawg!!!!........That thing is a FREAK!!!!! Congrats on one HELL of a buck!!!!!
Perry
So...what did he end up scoring?
pupper
11-08-2009, 12:07 AM
Great Job Mark! Let us know the gross green score.
hunter1947
11-08-2009, 06:14 AM
Thats a dandy deer you put down Mark ,you don't get them any better then that one in your region.
Congrats on this nice NT mule deer http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.
tontonian
11-08-2009, 07:29 AM
very cool!
yama49
11-08-2009, 09:03 AM
nice deer, congrats on all the effort put in!!!!!!
bigwhiteys
11-08-2009, 09:04 AM
Damn... Don't know how I missed this one! Good Work Mark! That's a beauty of a buck.
Carl
blueboy
11-08-2009, 09:32 AM
Wow That,s A Great Buck Nice Job Mark
Bow Walker
11-08-2009, 09:48 AM
We don't see bucks or mass like that over here on the Island. Congratulations on a fine, fine animal and a trophy for your wall.
blaker_99
11-08-2009, 11:58 AM
Mark,
Sure is one hell of a buck man! I know you've heard it before but all your hard work, shed hunting, pure determination and miles and miles of hiking has paid off once again! As far as people are concerned, you can give them the exact location of the mass filled, tri-plus-palm, hawg! but they still have to put in the time and understand the habits of such a bruiser of an animal.
You really did it this time Mark can't wait to see it at the Fish & Game banquet later this year. Atta boy!!
Arctic Lake
11-08-2009, 12:30 PM
That is one awesome looking mulie you have there!Congratulations Mark!
Arctic Lake
Kody94
11-08-2009, 12:52 PM
Wow! Congratulations mark! It definitely makes it into the "Haaaaawwwwg" category!
14 pages of comments though, and not a single mention of at least the width. Tease! Quit holdin' out on us!
Cheers
4Ster
shantz
11-08-2009, 01:05 PM
Great buck, sounds like you deserved it. Congrats
NaStY
11-08-2009, 01:20 PM
Thats a great buck you have. I would have to guess the score was ###.
Well actually I was there when it was measured so I will leave it up to you to tell. That buck was better looking in person than the pics.
It was good to meet you and "meathead". I'm sure the taxi will do a great job of the mount.....
kgriz
11-08-2009, 01:23 PM
Great buck, congrats.....and to get him from a boat, in the city limits of Kimberly , in your yard with a bow....way to go.
showtimebc
11-08-2009, 01:29 PM
awsome buck Mark, glad all your hard work and hoofin it through the hills paid off for you!
luckynuts
11-08-2009, 02:09 PM
Should be no surpise to most of us that "When you connected not if" it would be in the Wow!!! category:wink:. Way to go, will go nice beside your typical. Thanks for the pics.. Would you hurry up and let us all know what it scored.
Thks
sawmill
11-08-2009, 02:35 PM
Great buck, congrats.....and to get him from a boat, in the city limits of Kimberly , in your yard with a bow....way to go.
Ha,ha Ha:mrgreen:That`s one less sonofabitch to destroy my yard!
You should have shot the 190+ with the 12 inch drop tine.
calvin L
11-08-2009, 04:53 PM
Great buck mark . I can't wait until you two have kids to slow down there seasons :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
calvin L
Alpine85
11-08-2009, 05:48 PM
Good going Mark!!! Sweeeeet buck, really like the dark,heavy antlers. I will swing by one of these days and take a look. Good luck finding one for the wife.
Terry
So...what did he end up scoring?
Score smore, this was a unique charactor buck!
I knew before I shot him he was no book deer!
But he was just to dam heavy and cool to pass on!
He's got nearly 41" of mass measures, and thats pretty awesome for any muley!
He's got gobs more mass in places that dont get measured! :(
He certainly doesnt lend well to the B&C scoring system!
As mentioned he's got a few broken points but his mainframe goes 177 4/8, add 10 5/8 trash and he grosses 188.
Had he not broken his tines hed be in the high 190's for sure.
I called it nearly perfectly after I shot him, I said he had a 180 main frame and about 10 inches of trash.
He would of been all of that too but a number of small stickers were 1/8 shy of an inch.
On another note, ive returned to that same area twice now with the wife and it seems all the deer I saw have disappeared????
I saw 16 bucks, and buddy saw 12, that magical day!
And since Ive only seen a couple 2 points and a few does???
The mystery of the muleys continues! :confused:
On a positive note, I did find the largest typical shed my eyes have ever seen, a clean 88" 4point shed. Fresh from last year, mint condition! :-D
You guys do the math :shock:.
Bigger than my boone buck in my avtar! :shock:
That alone will keep me pounding the hills to no end, with high standards next year, unless the wife drops him by tuesday! :wink:
GoatGuy
11-08-2009, 07:59 PM
Score smore, this was a unique charactor buck!
I knew before I shot him he was no book deer!
But he was just to dam heavy and cool to pass on!
He's got nearly 41" of mass measures, and thats pretty awesome for any muley!
He's got gobs more mass in places that dont get measured! :(
He certainly doesnt lend well to the B&C scoring system!
As mentioned he's got a few broken points but his mainframe goes 177 4/8, add 10 5/8 trash and he grosses 188.
Had he not broken his tines hed be in the high 190's for sure.
I called it nearly perfectly after I shot him, I said he had a 180 main frame and about 10 inches of trash.
He would of been all of that too but a number of small stickers were 1/8 shy of an inch.
On another note, ive returned to that same area twice now with the wife and it seems all the deer I saw have disappeared????
I saw 16 bucks, and buddy saw 12, that magical day!
And since Ive only seen a couple 2 points and a few does???
The mystery of the muleys continues! :confused:
On a positive note, I did find the largest typical shed my eyes have ever seen, a clean 88" 4point shed. Fresh from last year, mint condition! :-D
You guys do the math :shock:.
Bigger than my boone buck in my avtar! :shock:
That alone will keep me pounding the hills to no end, with high standards next year, unless the wife drops him by tuesday! :wink:
I agree 100%.
Score is just a number someone decided how a deer should look. Mother nature doesn't carry a tape measure.
Nets are for fish.
watson721
11-08-2009, 08:00 PM
damn! thats a nice buck
blaker_99
11-08-2009, 08:03 PM
Mark, once again one hell of a buck and the B&C scoring method kills some monster bucks and on the other end it helps a few "pretty" bucks. That being said 188"s is a true beauty. You going to have him at the banquet this year or will he be at the taxi by then?
Bearen 09
11-08-2009, 08:05 PM
Awesome job bud, l need a wife like yours.Does she have sisters?????:confused:
MattB
11-08-2009, 08:26 PM
Great buck Mark, any pics of the shed?
358mag
11-08-2009, 08:34 PM
Actually I cant decide whether to hit my alpine honey hole, or the high ground juicy elk spots Ive found for sept.10
I suppose a couple trail cams will help with my decision over the next 9 months! :-D
watch were you put your trail camera buddy had one "removed" from a tree not 100 yards from were you droppped that nice buck just remeber your not alone out there
harbinger
11-09-2009, 09:58 AM
Way to go Mark! I just got back from 3 days and you have given me the fuel to risk a SERIOUS trip to the dog house. The bathroom painting will be there in December, I can only hunt a few more days this year so DOWN WITH THE CHORES! Thanks! :)
jrjonesy
11-09-2009, 01:36 PM
Not much to say that hasn't already been said. The story's that much better when the hunter has put in the kind of year round effort that you do. Congratulations on an amazing buck. One of many more big one's to come in your future I'm sure.
la river
11-09-2009, 03:45 PM
WTF!!! Incredible!!! How can a guy be happy when its not in my hands!!
Good on ya Mark.....sounds like you worked hard and tag soup from last year doesnt taste too bad eh. wicked Buck and a great story....if this story and that buck doesnt motivate a guy I dont know what will. Laceing the boots up and gonna go hard!!
huntcoop
11-09-2009, 04:14 PM
...but the taxidermist was freaking out at the size of the ears and skull! He measured the skull and said it ties the largest muley skull hes ever seen! The ears were a full inch longer than a large muley ear???
About how old do ya figure he was?
budismyhorse
11-09-2009, 05:18 PM
What a buck! great work.
I have to say your first pic (standing next to it) is one of the strangest kill shots I've ever seen! how are you standing next to it?
bruin
11-09-2009, 05:41 PM
Wow Mark, congrats, that's a buck everyone dreams of. Way to put in the time too, the ones you work the hardest for are always the most rewarding, regardless of size.
Manglinmike
11-09-2009, 05:57 PM
You know I think that I turned down that buck 5yrs ago,must of had a bad angle cause it only looked like a spike!When you read the tittle of the threads, everyone thinks that a resectable 4pt is a hawg,but I believe that you may have just raised the bar a tad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hatrack
11-09-2009, 07:07 PM
beauty buck. Big congrats!
Kody94
11-09-2009, 08:17 PM
What a buck! great work.
I have to say your first pic (standing next to it) is one of the strangest kill shots I've ever seen! how are you standing next to it?
Rigormortis is a great opportunity for interesting trophy photos. :)
It says in his story that they came back for it the next morning.
Cheers
4Ster
budismyhorse
11-09-2009, 09:44 PM
ahhhh, I didn't really read the story.....makes sense!
recon
11-09-2009, 09:52 PM
So cool... good on ya, sounds like you put in the effort!
Tikka270wsm
11-09-2009, 09:56 PM
Wow, unreal mass on that boy! Congrats man, and good on ya for being so selective. Sure paid off for ya.
Mark, once again one hell of a buck and the B&C scoring method kills some monster bucks and on the other end it helps a few "pretty" bucks. That being said 188"s is a true beauty. You going to have him at the banquet this year or will he be at the taxi by then?
Still trying to decide if to mount him, got too many already?? Ill drag him around to some banquets for sure!
Awesome job bud, l need a wife like yours.Does she have sisters?????:confused:
Sorry bro, thats been asked before, her sis is a city chick and married off anyway!
Great buck Mark, any pics of the shed?
Havnt taken a pic yet, Ill put together a post season shed thread soon!
WTF!!! Incredible!!! How can a guy be happy when its not in my hands!!
Good on ya Mark.....sounds like you worked hard and tag soup from last year doesnt taste too bad eh. wicked Buck and a great story....if this story and that buck doesnt motivate a guy I dont know what will. Laceing the boots up and gonna go hard!!
Let it be yer motivation, if it can happen to me it can happen to you!
About how old do ya figure he was?
Were guessing about 6, but Im going to send a tooth to the lab in the US for proper aging! The buck in my avtar was 6.5 also!
What a buck! great work.
I have to say your first pic (standing next to it) is one of the strangest kill shots I've ever seen! how are you standing next to it?
Ya thats just what happened when we tried to roll him up for pics!
Thats for all the comments guys, really keeps the buzz going for me!
Deadshot
11-09-2009, 10:05 PM
Congrats Mark!
That buck kicks a$$.
It's still early yet. Maybe region 3 or 5?
Your givin that Dana guy a run for his loot!:wink:
cainer
11-10-2009, 12:07 AM
Time to start up your own Hunting show, with all the big bucks your shooting.
Blainer
11-10-2009, 05:57 PM
Just came in from 4 days hunting and immediately turned the computer on to find this thread.
GREAT BUCK "10"
Good on ya & great accomplishment.
bowhuntinkid
11-10-2009, 06:03 PM
great buck love the mass i say hes round 210
shanevg
11-10-2009, 08:55 PM
Congrats on an awesome buck!
ElkMasterC
11-10-2009, 09:00 PM
Five seconds to decide to shoot, huh?
A whole 5 secs?
You're a jerk ;-)
Congrats on a damn fine hawg of a buck mark!
Sounds like you earned it.
Oh yeah, and tomm Im going to look for a bigger Mulie you-know-where.
Still trying to decide if to mount him, got too many already??
Wow I hope one day I can say that!
WoodOx
11-10-2009, 09:43 PM
great work - real hooser. rutted up mark? he have does with him?
guest
11-10-2009, 09:46 PM
Very nice character buck Marc, your very lucky to know such spots. I've been doing this for some 42 years now and have no such spots.
Ain't from lack of trying, only so much time traveling from lower mainland etc.
Congrats on such a cool buck.
Now go gets it's dad for your wife.
CT
Muleycatcher
11-10-2009, 09:50 PM
That thing is wicked!!! I'm speechless, love the mass and character!!! congrats
fozzy
11-11-2009, 10:13 AM
Congratulations Mark!! :) Very nice buck you got there.
Oh .....I'd like to live out there some day. It's a long commute to good hunting:)
ThinAir
11-11-2009, 06:21 PM
EXCELLENT buck Mark!!!
Looks like I'm going to KELOWNA!
whitetailsheds
11-11-2009, 07:26 PM
MOMMA....tremendous mulie, Mark!
Kody94
11-11-2009, 08:05 PM
Looks like I'm going to KELOWNA!
KELOWNA is the new CLEARWATER!!
BCrams
11-11-2009, 08:28 PM
KELOWNA is the new CLEARWATER!!
You got that right.
What hunters fail to realize is that good hunting areas for big mule deer bucks come and go like the ebb of the tide. (no different than sheep areas).
It can be for a variety of reasons and one thing is very apparent given the postings this year, Region 8 mule deer bucks are doing phenomenal right now and given the rough age class / size of most bucks I am seeing harvested on here, the best is yet to come for monster mule deer bucks.
Region 3 has had its moments.
Stone Sheep Steve
11-11-2009, 08:31 PM
You got that right.
What hunters fail to realize is that good hunting areas for big mule deer bucks come and go like the ebb of the tide. (no different than sheep areas).
It can be for a variety of reasons and one thing is very apparent given the postings this year, Region 8 mule deer bucks are doing phenomenal right now and given the rough age class / size of most bucks I am seeing harvested on here, the best is yet to come for monster mule deer bucks.
Region 3 has had its moments.
It helps that the season has closed the past several yrs before we've had any amount of snow on the ground..if any at all:-?.
SSS
It helps that the season has closed the past several yrs before we've had any amount of snow on the ground..if any at all:-?.
SSS
That is the bingo!
Our season closes on nov.10
On a good year, thats the day when hunting gets good, then its over!
The past 2 years have sucked bigtime around here, hence many bucks didnt get killed.
This year we got a huge dump of snow in the high country in late oct., this sent the first wave of migratory deer down to the lowlands, hence some nice bucks have been shot...... thats all!
Its no hayday here, that much I can guarantee!
Sure sounds like the clearwater guys are trying to bury something they shouldnt have dug up! :wink:
BCrams
11-12-2009, 12:40 AM
Its no hayday here, that much I can guarantee!
No?? :-D
[QUOTE]Sure sounds like the clearwater guys are trying to bury something they shouldnt have dug up! :wink:
I need to keep digging ..... :-|
Freshtracks
11-12-2009, 01:15 AM
congrats mark ... a drooler buck for sure ... if another buck trashed that tine ... hopefully he's passing on his genes now.
kennyj
12-07-2009, 09:01 PM
I missed this post the first time around.Awesome buck Mark.Nice and heavy,lots of character.Any photos of the big shed?
kenny
Bearen 09
12-07-2009, 10:49 PM
What a pig, awesome buck Mark. I really like how you respond to everything, good on ya.:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
redcomet
12-07-2009, 11:36 PM
First, I would like to say that is a dandy, and that's an awesome hunt trip.
I noticed a couple conflicting statments though?
You stated in your original thread that:
"It was an hour before dark, and I still had to hike out. I snapped a couple quick pics, did the 3 minute gut job, dragged him 100 yards from the guts into the open, GPS'ed the spot and boggied for the truck by dark."
But when asked about photoshopped edits your reply was
"Actually the first pic is, I blurred out the guts so no-one here rips me a new a-hole :rolleyes:"
Kinda looks that way lol- kinda stiff lookin ree gore morteesce
You, the first one to notice, good eye Jel, he was stiff as a c*** the next day. Made for some neat pics, many of which I cant show you guys cuz the scenery had some revealing clues in it. :tongue:
Seems odd that you dragged the deer 100 yds from gutpile but next day they are right behind you and the buck?
Nice buck!
Regular Sherlock Holmes...."I do say Watson...who cares!"
Nice buck!
Tenacious Billy
12-08-2009, 02:43 PM
Regular Sherlock Holmes...."I do say Watson...who cares!"
Nice buck!
Good point Big 7. Why is it that every time someone posts a cool story there's always a couple of bumbling conspiracy theorists that feel the need to question the facts and find something sneaky or under-handed about the situation???
BlacktailStalker
12-08-2009, 03:05 PM
First, I would like to say that is a dandy, and that's an awesome hunt trip.
I noticed a couple conflicting statments though?
You stated in your original thread that:
"It was an hour before dark, and I still had to hike out. I snapped a couple quick pics, did the 3 minute gut job, dragged him 100 yards from the guts into the open, GPS'ed the spot and boggied for the truck by dark."
But when asked about photoshopped edits your reply was
"Actually the first pic is, I blurred out the guts so no-one here rips me a new a-hole :rolleyes:"
Seems odd that you dragged the deer 100 yds from gutpile but next day they are right behind you and the buck?
Nice buck!
Road hunting is perfectly legal :lol:
bighornbob
12-08-2009, 03:44 PM
First, I would like to say that is a dandy, and that's an awesome hunt trip.
I noticed a couple conflicting statments though?
You stated in your original thread that:
"It was an hour before dark, and I still had to hike out. I snapped a couple quick pics, did the 3 minute gut job, dragged him 100 yards from the guts into the open, GPS'ed the spot and boggied for the truck by dark."
But when asked about photoshopped edits your reply was
"Actually the first pic is, I blurred out the guts so no-one here rips me a new a-hole :rolleyes:"
Seems odd that you dragged the deer 100 yds from gutpile but next day they are right behind you and the buck?
Nice buck!
Maybe he is blowing smokes up our asses. Maybe he does not want people to know where he got it, maybe he shot it from his quad. Who really cares, its an awesome buck. Why does everyone question someones else game or hunt???? Jeeze, guys post stories with out pics they get hammered on. Guys post stories and every internet dectective tries to find holes in the story
I shot a good animal this year and was going to post a pic of it but it would have had the following done to it:
-Black out the face so no one can identify me.
-Black out the animals head so no one can comment on the size/age of animal
- black out all the scenery because it might upset someone that I shot it in "their area"
Basically the pic would have only showed the animals a$$ and thats it. But I decided against it as someone would complain about that too, so it wasn't posted. I know of more then a few animals that were not posted becuase all the a$$ clowns that are critical about every aspect of it.
BHB
WKCotts
12-08-2009, 04:10 PM
First, I would like to say that is a dandy, and that's an awesome hunt trip.
I noticed a couple conflicting statments though?
You stated in your original thread that:
"It was an hour before dark, and I still had to hike out. I snapped a couple quick pics, did the 3 minute gut job, dragged him 100 yards from the guts into the open, GPS'ed the spot and boggied for the truck by dark."
But when asked about photoshopped edits your reply was
"Actually the first pic is, I blurred out the guts so no-one here rips me a new a-hole :rolleyes:"
Seems odd that you dragged the deer 100 yds from gutpile but next day they are right behind you and the buck?
Nice buck!
is this guy serious? :roll:
redcomet
12-08-2009, 08:50 PM
Sorry, it had nothing to do with roadhunting???
It was just someting that jumped out at me when I went through the thread.
Love the buck, and you're right Big7, 'who cares', didn't mean to stir thepot, it's a fabulaous buck.
dmace
12-08-2009, 09:07 PM
Pisscutter for sure !!!
205 NT
Nice work!
This one got by me some how. What a trophy! Looks like all of your hard work payed off in dividends. Congrats!
Marlin375
12-08-2009, 09:29 PM
Wow, nice buck Mark, no-one deserves it more.
You guys are killing me, I just saw this thread after Dave's and Georgia's.
redcomet
12-08-2009, 10:05 PM
Good point Big 7. Why is it that every time someone posts a cool story there's always a couple of bumbling conspiracy theorists that feel the need to question the facts and find something sneaky or under-handed about the situation???
By the way, I wasn't inferring that he had done anything sneaky or underhanded. It wasn't meant to come out that way.
First, I would like to say that is a dandy, and that's an awesome hunt trip.
I noticed a couple conflicting statments though?
You stated in your original thread that:
"It was an hour before dark, and I still had to hike out. I snapped a couple quick pics, did the 3 minute gut job, dragged him 100 yards from the guts into the open, GPS'ed the spot and boggied for the truck by dark."
But when asked about photoshopped edits your reply was
"Actually the first pic is, I blurred out the guts so no-one here rips me a new a-hole :rolleyes:"
Seems odd that you dragged the deer 100 yds from gutpile but next day they are right behind you and the buck?
Nice buck!
Detective Redcomet... I was wondering when or if someone was gonna pick up on that.
I did gut it, and drag it about a 100 yards.
The next day when I stood him up a huge glob of jellied blood slid out, and thats actually what was in the background, was just quicker to type guts! No conspiracy folks! :-|
No harm in asking, I would of wondered the same also!
Many thanks for all the replies guys!!!! It was a great season for me and my buddies!
I suppose I could elaborate on my other comment about some pics having revealing clues in it..... Generally when I get a nice animal and start taking pics, I do it with some nice okanagan scenery in the background, many locals could of easily figured out the location.
Then I think of you guys, and take some pics with a few pine trees behind me and people still think they know the exact spot??? :rolleyes:
Donny Bear
12-09-2009, 01:15 PM
Those would be all CAPITAL letters in HAAAAAAWWWWWG what an awsome and well deserved buck congrats with a twist of envy:mrgreen: note the green in the smiley
bighornbob
12-09-2009, 04:14 PM
I suppose I could elaborate on my other comment about some pics having revealing clues in it..... Generally when I get a nice animal and start taking pics, I do it with some nice okanagan scenery in the background, many locals could of easily figured out the location.
Then I think of you guys, and take some pics with a few pine trees behind me and people still think they know the exact spot??? :rolleyes:
Hey Buddy
Maybe you could elaborate why you are wearing pyjama bottoms and everyone else is wearing camo pants:mrgreen::mrgreen:
BHB
Islandeer
12-09-2009, 05:37 PM
Already posted on this super buck Mark but hey it tis the season.
In the hunting world you get out what you put in.
And you put the most in your pipe this season so you got to SMOKE it!! :wink::tongue:
Cheers and best of the season
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