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Good Old Outdoors
10-02-2012, 06:18 PM
Ok so a little back story about myself first. I have been hunting for 14 years now and have hunted deer from the start with my dad, so why its taken me this long to get a muley is beyond me! I have shot plenty of whitetail which I hear are harder to hunt, but dont understand why... Anyway I have hunted solely for muleys but the closest I have gotten to putting one down has been a 6 poiter up in the Monte Hills! That would have been nice, but I didnt have a good shot so I didnt take it, but I regretted it.

So the plan this morning was to get up before the sun and walk to my favourite spot, sit and wait. At 6:30 my wife woke me up... and the sun was up! Not a good start! So I grabbed some coffee, and left over dinner and got in my truck. I decided last minute to change where I was going to hunt this morning, and drove up to a spot I havent been to for 5 years, but I knew most people that hunt up there are too lazy to get out of the truck so I would hit the old skidder trail, sit and wait.

Once I get to the area I want to be in, all I see are the blank stares of cows, GREAT! So I quickly load my Rem700 25.06, and my jacket and head up the trail. After about a half km walk I got to a nice spot to sit and wait. I stayed where i walked in and glassed the hills and saw nothing. I was about to turn around to find a nice spot to sit when i heard about a 100 yards back, a branch snap, BUSTED! I moved to where I could see better up the hill, and saw a 2 pointer heading away up the hill. Safety off, and gun up I line up a shot, I yelled and it stepped to the ideal broadside shot! BOOM, and it dropped. I gave it about 5 mins, walked up and gave a loud cheer to myself! GO ME! lol.

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Not the biggest, but I am happy.

Thanks

G.O.O

BlacktailStalker
10-02-2012, 06:20 PM
"But I am happy" and that is all that counts. Good for you :cool:

swampdonkey jr.
10-02-2012, 06:20 PM
congrats man! nice little buck should be tasty

nuadixion
10-02-2012, 06:50 PM
beauty of a meat buck.....young and healthy looking....yummy.
congrats.

Grousedaddy
10-02-2012, 07:01 PM
Congrats man ive only shot mulies hope to change that this saturday!

300H&H
10-02-2012, 07:03 PM
Nice buck...congratulations.

PointMan
10-02-2012, 07:04 PM
Not to be the fly in the ointment, but aren't we still in 4 point or better season in region 8?

tomahawk
10-02-2012, 07:07 PM
Awesome, chops, burger and roasts!! Don't get any better then that! Way to pop the cherry!

riflebuilder
10-02-2012, 07:09 PM
should be good eats, congrats

Singleshotneeded
10-02-2012, 07:11 PM
tasty looking buck...congrats!

PointMan
10-02-2012, 07:16 PM
My apologies, just rechecked the regs, was thinking any buck started on the 10th. Great job on the buck.

bruin
10-02-2012, 07:19 PM
Very nice. Should taste reeaal good!

doubled
10-02-2012, 07:39 PM
Size doesn't matter for ALL things. That will be good tablefare for sure!!! Well done.

fearnodeer
10-02-2012, 07:43 PM
Size doesn't matter for ALL things. That will be good tablefare for sure!!! Well done.

Now thats what I tell my wife. LOL

Good Old Outdoors
10-02-2012, 07:46 PM
My apologies, just rechecked the regs, was thinking any buck started on the 10th. Great job on the buck.

Even though I knew 100% that it was a legal buck to shoot your comment made me pucker up a little lol, thats one of those things that nobody ever wants to not be sure of lol

beni
10-02-2012, 07:53 PM
Congrats on your first buck!!

Spy
10-02-2012, 07:53 PM
Im jealous, nice meat buck !

igojuone
10-02-2012, 08:00 PM
Not to be the fly in the ointment, but aren't we still in 4 point or better season in region 8?

Not as of Oct 1, any mule buck until the end of the month except for 8-15, no hunting mule for the rest of the season in 8-15.

mr7mm
10-02-2012, 09:07 PM
nice buck looks like some good dinners your way

moose2
10-02-2012, 10:26 PM
Great job on your first mule deer, he looks like a good one.
Mike

The Dude
10-03-2012, 12:12 AM
Nice buck, young, pre-rut, gonna be good eatin! Congrats!

Mr. Dean
10-03-2012, 12:34 AM
At 6:30 my wife woke me up...


A good woman is hard to find.
And I noticed, not only did she let ya sleep in, she didn't even make you a lunch, let alone breakfast or coffee!

Thank God, we have hunting. :wink:

The Dude
10-03-2012, 12:52 AM
A good woman is hard to find.
And I noticed, not only did she let ya sleep in, she didn't even make you a lunch, let alone breakfast or coffee!

Thank God, we have hunting. :wink:


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kennyj
10-03-2012, 05:30 AM
Congratulations on your first mulie. A great day for sure.
kenny