Author Topic: 2012 Mule Deer Camp In Pictures! (Read 11608 times)

jjdavis2222 · « **on:** October 25, 2012, 08:59:06 PM »

Dont know about you guys and gals but I look forward deer camp all year. Already looking forward to next years camp! Thought I would share our fun and success with you all with a little picture show. Our success rate wasnt the best and the bucks were'nt the largest but what a blast! Love it every year.

As with every year it starts a few days early to set up 4 wall tents and a kitchen...

My home for the next week and half...

The following day included some activities you would expect at hunting camp due to some bluebird weather...

A little horseshoes and some football...

I had to go and in and grab my trail cam that had been up since early Sept and had a nice little find!!
I must of walked within 10 yards of this the past few years. The first dead head I ever have found. Killer find!

Thursdays night is always a night of a little..

Fridays are a little uneventful besides a little firewood cutting just incase they reduce the fire restrictions... Opps... this wasnt fun to figure out.

Alright on to the deer hunting.. sorry just love the camp aspect!!

So my bother that has'nt hunted in 15 years decides he wants to give it a go this year. Never been to the area so we decided to take him to one of my spots. Opening morning at dark thirty we hit the trailhead. I drop him off and explain to him what it will look like at daylight and I continue on to my spot. At 7:30 the quiet is interupted by the bark of a 270 about 400 yards up the ridge. I knew it had to of been him so I grab the Rhino and wait. "Jake I got one!" No way!! He ended up shooting a 4x3 at 120 yards and made a perfect shot! I told him its not this easy!!!

Nice wierd little 4x3 with a 22" spread! Pretty nice for a first deer!
ATL

Back at the trailhead...

I was able to connect on Sunday afternoon with this nice little 3x3. Nice frame on this guy with a 19" spread and kinda heavy.
I was still hunting down to my spot and when I entered the bowl just above my spot I stopped to glass the bowl for a bit and didnt see nothing so I took about 6 steps down into the bowl and he popped out from behind a bush 22 yards right in front of me!! Dont know how he or I didnt see eachother while I was glassing!! Maybe he was behind that bush the whole time or he walked right in front of me while my binos where up. But at that close he about gave me a heartattack and looked a whole lot bigger than he was. Damn cool to see them that close!

ATL

Some field photos... He was a big deer body wise...

All quatered up and ready for pickup in the morning and back at the trailhead...

Pretty easy pack out when you have 3 helpers! Thanks guys!

The rest of the week was exciting with a missed bear and a missed deer unfortunately!
Also I guess I put my tent in the low spot and got a little flood Monday night and got to dig a trench in the dark. That was fun!
Then waking up to a few inches of snow on Tuesday and found out that than we could have some fires!!! And a warm wall tent!! Even with the 30-50 MPH winds we were going to enjoy a campfire!!

Buck Stump!!!

Time to go home and back to the wife and reality! Until next year!! I LOVE DEER CAMP!

ShaneTyTrey · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:05:29 PM »

Outstanding write up, sounds like a great time. Thanks for sharing

hambone · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:09:10 PM »

Looks like you guys had a good time

RifleRidge · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:12:16 PM »

Thank you for sharing !.. I miss our trips to Heppner, Oregon... Love the Mules....

Nice photo album..

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:13:17 PM »

loving the fireball pic!

X-Force · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:32:33 PM »

Great looking hunt.

Brushbuster · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:35:23 PM »

Thanks for sharing Deer Hunt 2012. I haven't done a deer/elk wall tent hunt for a few years & miss it.

dkecoleman · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:41:04 PM »

Awesome thread, I dream of a deer camp like that, nothing beats friends and family and the outdoors

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:41:28 PM »

Looks like a fun camp, one day it would be fun to have a deer camp like that.

JOHN4 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:44:35 PM »

Gets me pumped for elk camp!

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #10 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:49:36 PM »

Looks like alot of fun! And congrats on the bucks!!

Doublelunger · « **Reply #11 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:52:42 PM »

Cool pics. On the second picture down...is that the crapper leaning against the tree, nice

looks like you went a little deep on that face cut when you were trying to get firewood too.

TeacherMan · « **Reply #12 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:53:49 PM »

I truely miss hunting in that area!

Harborhunter · « **Reply #13 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:57:44 PM »

Cool pictures and good job on the deer!

Cascade · « **Reply #14 on:** October 25, 2012, 10:14:42 PM »

Perfect, thank you for this thread. This is how we do it, great time together with good friends and good hunting. I can't wait to get back out!

huntnphool · « **Reply #15 on:** October 25, 2012, 10:16:00 PM »

Good looking camp except for all the Chevy's, good choice on loading the Ford up to get all the gear out.

Wacenturion · « **Reply #16 on:** October 25, 2012, 10:24:48 PM »

hoytem · « **Reply #17 on:** October 25, 2012, 10:36:47 PM »

you guys left your toilet tent behind!

BENCHLEG · « **Reply #18 on:** October 25, 2012, 10:39:25 PM »

nice work guys, deer are always welcome at my campfires.

:chuck

Austrian Hunter · « **Reply #19 on:** October 25, 2012, 10:45:33 PM »

Silverado baby!!!! Good looking camp!!

mkcj · « **Reply #20 on:** October 25, 2012, 11:17:20 PM »

Great post and Deer

Smokepole · « **Reply #21 on:** October 25, 2012, 11:20:15 PM »

Awesome story & pics. Heck of a nice camp!

jjdavis2222 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 26, 2012, 12:17:49 AM »

Quote from: huntnphool on October 25, 2012, 10:16:00 PM

Good looking camp except for all the Chevy's, good choice on loading the Ford up to get all the gear out.

There were only 2 Chevys! 3 Fords, 1 Dodge and one.... Subaru!

spin05 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 26, 2012, 12:57:20 AM »

Nice looking area...love wall tents for the camp

csaaphill · « **Reply #24 on:** October 26, 2012, 01:27:27 AM »

Nice looks like a lot of fun. grats on the deer too.

Selkirk · « **Reply #25 on:** October 26, 2012, 05:08:27 AM »

Great photos and story...nice bucks too.

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #26 on:** October 26, 2012, 07:03:37 AM »

Subarus are coming out of the closet. They like hunting too.

gtrplr · « **Reply #27 on:** October 26, 2012, 07:30:27 AM »

Awesome pics, commentary, and choice of whiskey! Thanks for posting this!

Ripper · « **Reply #28 on:** October 26, 2012, 07:43:30 AM »

I love and miss those kinds of camps. I'm working on getting a bunch of hunters to form a new camp. Great write up, and pic's. Congrats to all of you. Where is that by the way, not exact, just a general location. It looks beautiful there.

cheesehead4507 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 28, 2012, 11:04:11 AM »

Man you guys know how to do it!!! Couple nice deer too!! Congrats

saylean · « **Reply #30 on:** October 28, 2012, 11:13:24 AM »

Looks like a great time all around! I liked the pic of the deer head by the fire.

Kowsrule30 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 28, 2012, 12:36:52 PM »

MMMM... Fireball.... Nice camp....

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #32 on:** October 28, 2012, 01:13:55 PM »

Looks like a fun, successful hunting trip and camp, congrats on your success. Funny pic on proper way to not fall a tree and use the saw to hold it up.

BuckHunter23 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 29, 2012, 05:16:11 PM »

Had a blast this year!! The wind sucked, but this was definitely a camp to remember. Awesome having two animals in camp, and honestly should have had one more deer and a bear to go along. Not sure how I ended up in the picture of the tree cutting fiasco as I had NOTHING to do with the chainsaw! If I remember right, it was my muscle that was needed to free the damn thing and eventually I knocked it down myself

Wish we would have been able to stay another couple nights as I'm sure the snow would have made from some great hunting. Of course, that is if we wouldn't have had our wall tent fly away in the middle of the night or a five foot snow drift inside the tent, all possible realities had we stayed. Can't wait for next year already!

Spuddieselwwu · « **Reply #34 on:** November 01, 2012, 09:47:15 AM »

Looks like a great hunt, Jake. Nice job on that toad - big bodied buck. This is Sarah's friend from SMITH. Look forward to meeting you.

jjdavis2222 · « **Reply #35 on:** November 01, 2012, 09:54:47 AM »

Thanks Spud! Shouldnt we be working?

Spuddieselwwu · « **Reply #36 on:** November 01, 2012, 10:09:40 AM »

No. I'm just explaining to your wife that ATL is a perfectly normal thing to say.

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