Author Topic: First Mulie (Read 8172 times)

Black Ghost · « **on:** October 19, 2008, 09:52:32 PM »

Invited on a trip with a friend to the Okanogan Forest. Great learning experience, and maybe got the mulie bug from now on

bowsandhose · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2008, 09:56:19 PM »

great buck congrats

WonkyWapiti · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2008, 09:57:55 PM »

Congrats nice buck, and now you have the muley bug

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hunt4 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2008, 09:59:10 PM »

Quote from: Black Ghost on October 19, 2008, 09:52:32 PM

maybe got the mulie bug from now on

I would hope so, good job

archery288 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:00:08 PM »

Very nice work! Congrats!

300rum · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:00:46 PM »

Quit, it all goes down from here!

Good job.

coyotemadness · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:21:24 PM »

You certainly set the bar high for yourself. Very nice deer indeed!!!

M_ray · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:23:00 PM »

Yeah I think that would give me the bug too!

Nice work!

MichaelJ · « **Reply #8 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:31:20 PM »

Great Job! How about a story??? We love stories...

Michael

bow4elk · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:36:14 PM »

+1

Great buck, wash your hands and tell the story...

WaMuleySniper · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2008, 05:05:35 AM »

nice work!

high country · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2008, 05:10:33 AM »

CONGRATS. ...AND WELCOME TO MY WORLD. NOW YOU WILL SPEND THE NEXT 340 DAYS TRYING TO SHAVE WEIGHT FROM YOUR PACK, BUY THE MOST EXPENSIVE GEAR MADE AND TALK ABOUT LOSING A FEW POUNDS OF BACK TOO.......IT IS ADDICTING.

NICE BUCK.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:08:03 AM »

COngrats. That is a nice buck!

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:30:39 AM »

Quit now while you are ahead, a great buck.

Head-shot · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:55:26 AM »

Very respectable buck, well done.

X-Force · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2008, 07:04:18 AM »

I cant see why you would ever want to hunt them again

Congrats

huntnphool · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2008, 11:46:16 AM »

Very nice BG, you can hunt a long time and not beat that one.

Black Ghost · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:46:01 PM »

Quote from: Ridgerunner on October 20, 2008, 06:30:39 AM

Quit now while you are ahead, a great buck.

Too late, I have had the blacktail bug for many years. There was another topic started before I left about completing a deer slam in Washington. This mulie completes the slam 4X4 Blacktail w/eyeguards, 3X3 Whitetail w/ eyeguards, and this toad. I guess I am going to have to try to get the 4x4 whitetail to get the 4 point slam! Some of you asked for the story, and I am happy to oblige. It has been busy around here, or I would have gotten it up sooner.
I will try to give the short of the long. I spotted him the evening before by chance as I was glassing from over 900 yards. He was bedded in the mountain top rocks. I wasn't sure how big he was but I could tell he was legal. I studied the topography of the land for about 1 hour, and tried to imagine how I would approach getting into this difficult landscape. My partner asked if I was going to approach that evening, and I replied there was not enough light to reach him. So back to camp I went and I went over and over the possible entries into the rocks above. At daylight we began the descent up the mountain and reached the ridgeline about a hour later. As we approached what I had anticipated as a entry point into the bowl, we encountered rock shale shoots (one after another). Fearing we might spook every deer within a couple hundred yards we tried to walk slowly and cautiously. It was a lot further around than I had anticipated, but we made it. But to no avail, the deer wasn't to be found. I was a little deflated, having made such a difficult journey and not even a doe to show for it. However we did find some enormous deer tracks, and knew this would be a place to return. Tired and exhausted from the hike the mountain we sat on rock face wall and watched the next 3-4 ridges for activity. After approximately 40 minutes, my leg had lost feeling. I stood up for a little stretching and pondered a more direct route of the mountain. My buddy whispered that he had spotted a deer moving a couple ridges over. Shortly thereafter I spotted the deer he had seen. Immediately I saw a large rack, counted 4 points and said shoot. He had moved out of view of my partner and as I pulled my rifle up I lost him. The buck continued down the ridge to the tree line, when we lost him. We could here him moving thru the rocks, and it sounded like he was coming our direction. Moments later he was standing at the bottom of a ridge, coming along the tree line. 1 shot form the 300 winmag at 165 yards sent him tumbling into the thick underbrush.
The story doesn't end there, getting down from our position to him was another story and I found myself sliding down the hill in the rock shale. 5 hours later we arrived back at the truck. This was a awesome hunt, and a memory that will play in my mind for 11.5 months. I have to thank my friend for the invitation, and thru his many years of experience giving me some great advice.

Curly · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:58:24 PM »

Great story, and very nice muley.

javman · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2008, 07:54:53 PM »

Nice work!!

jackelope · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:12:20 PM »

congrats on a great buck.

The Weazle · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:50:59 PM »

Great buck, and awesome story. Congrats...

Buschingc · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2008, 10:30:55 PM »

Nice Buck.. Congrats!

bucklucky · « **Reply #23 on:** October 21, 2008, 07:59:53 AM »

Great buck man!

ebusa · « **Reply #24 on:** October 21, 2008, 12:48:42 PM »

CONGRATS!! That's a deer of a lifetime in Washington State!

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