Author Topic: First ever kill (Read 10054 times)

rudedawg1085 · « **on:** October 20, 2008, 12:59:17 AM »

Iv been hunting for about 3 years now and have yet to ever pull the trigger until yesterday.
My dad and I took a trip out to Grayback to see if we could harvest a nice buck this year. After 4 days of not even seeing a doe I told my day we should pack up our camp site and head down the road to another place we have scouted a month before. As soon as we got there I had my doughts,cause we talked to a hand full of hunters and they all said the same thing " seen alot of sign but no deer, no one has shot a buck in camp since opening day". I figured it was the morning of our last day so we should give it a shot anyway. I told my dad that we should just split up and push all morning and meet back at the truck at noon. We split apart and I was walking for about an hour and a half when I came into a big meadow and saw a nice little 3x3 mulie jump up from his bed. I put the scope right behind his shoulder and squeezed the trigger. I was excited and overwhelmed with joy knowing i had harvested my first ever buck. He wasn't the biggest mulie out there but he will put meat in the freezer, and I think it was a good buck to break the ice with

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2008, 04:59:16 AM »

Nice job.

Where were you at in Grayback?

mlgunkel · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2008, 05:13:05 AM »

Great Job & Nice Shot. Congratulations.

Schmalzfam · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2008, 05:26:40 AM »

Nice job and nice buck!

Head-shot · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:58:23 AM »

Nice job congrats on your first buck.

X-Force · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2008, 07:03:15 AM »

First kill. Nice work. Congrats

EastWaViking · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2008, 07:06:28 AM »

nice first buck, and great perseverance on your part!

provider · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2008, 07:49:16 AM »

Is that a mule deer?

bow4elk · « **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2008, 07:58:42 AM »

Congrats, and nice shooting. Good mass for a young deer!

Gobble · « **Reply #9 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:05:51 AM »

Nice Buck! That looks mostly like a Blacktail to me. That unit has many cross bred deer in it. The rack definately looks BT as well as the ears, just slightly bigger that a BT

archery288 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:08:38 AM »

Garret man - how'd you find the site??? And congrats!

Mike450r · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:11:47 AM »

I could be wrong but I think Grayback is one of those units where the bucks are considered crossbreeds and ineligible for book scoring as blacktail but that is a black tail if you ask me. Instead of saying it isn't the biggest mulie I would say it is one hell of a blacktail.

blacktailer · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:27:21 AM »

Nicwe buck rudedawg!!! I would say that thing definately looks a lot more blacktail than muley. Antlers, black markings on back of legs, hide color and face markings scream blacktail. I'm not familiar with that unit, but those are some pretty deer. Well Done!!!

provider · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:33:13 AM »

Sometimes the tails can be good at distinguishing characteristics between the species too.

Blacklab · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:33:33 AM »

Congrats

rudedawg1085 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2008, 09:13:31 AM »

We drove west on highway 12 coming out of goldendale for about 5 miles, and turned off on Garison road which leads you to an old gravel road that will take you up onto state land....from talking to alot of hunters it was primo spot once upon a time, but is starting to die out due to the indians hunting year long...The GMU boarders the indian res

bowsandhose · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2008, 09:20:10 AM »

nice buck congrats

Big Jim Jr · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2008, 09:48:05 AM »

I vote blacktail too. Looks like his neck is swollen also. Maybe the rut starting a touch early this year. BTW, is that a Remington 770 or 710 your shooting? If so, did you have problems with the bolt hanging up on the mag or shells catching?

The Weazle · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2008, 09:59:17 AM »

Nice first buck! That thing will sure taste good...

rougheye · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2008, 10:18:13 AM »

nice job

SpearitLake · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2008, 10:44:18 AM »

You will never forget your first one.........I am sure when your Dad heard the shot it put a smile on his face and excitment in his heart hoping and believing that you connected.

Nice looking animal, but as I looked the animal over it reminded me more of a Blacktail then a Mulie.

huntnphool · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2008, 11:30:20 AM »

Well done Rudedawg, you will always remember that one.

Antlershed · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2008, 11:57:49 AM »

Nice buck!

Do you guys think the cross is the reason it has eyeguards? I don't know if I have ever seen a 2pt blackie with eyeguards.

firefighter4607 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 20, 2008, 12:24:04 PM »

Nice first buck. I think you meant Hwy 142 coming out of Goldendale. You were probably in the Black Butte area.
A little info for your guy's debate on mule vs blacktail

..... Grayback unit 388 use to be 588. Which means that they use to say it was Western washington Blacktail. After they changed to 3 point or better in that unit it was now 388 which means it is a Eastern Mule deer unit. Since sooo many people from Klickitat county hunt unit 388 and 382 they came to the concusion to just make all of Eastern Klickitat County Mule deer. As far as the breed of that area it is a Cascade Blacktail and Mule Deer Cross. So that is why you could get some nice mules out of Grayback and also you could get a nice Blacktail out of it. Hope that clears up some things. My

. I grew up in and still hunt in the Goldendale Area.

Hoytstaffshooter83 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 20, 2008, 01:37:25 PM »

Yes the grayback is a crossbreed unit, that my friends is a blacktail, if not full he has more blackie genes then mulies.. IN love hunting over there, tons of bucks on the private land..... nice buck btw.... Ill try and get a pic of the monster late archery kill last year from that unit... over 150in.. all blacktail

rasbo · « **Reply #25 on:** October 20, 2008, 01:59:44 PM »

Good job looks like a black tail

C-Money · « **Reply #26 on:** October 20, 2008, 02:15:36 PM »

Big Jim Jr, The rifle looks like a Rem Model 700 ADL to me. They work fine. Nothing like the 710 POS. Great first deer. I too like that area around Goldendale!! It has been very good to me!

270Shooter · « **Reply #27 on:** October 20, 2008, 04:10:06 PM »

Nice first buck.

Looks like a blacktail to me but it could be a cross.

I vote rem 700 also

Big Jim Jr · « **Reply #28 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:07:18 PM »

Yeah, he PM'd me that it is a 700. The two 770 we have look almost exactly the same except the 770 has a detachable mag. I had to use a dremel to grind down the mag's front lip and polish the ramps to stop shells and the bolt from hanging up. They have been good guns otherwise. Stepdaughter killed a 3 year old doe this year with her's in 7mm mag. Anyway, I am hijacking his nice buck first kill posts. Back to his deer...which was bigger than my first.

jdb · « **Reply #29 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:50:58 PM »

I really dig big 2 points! I love the look, nice buck! JB

C-Money · « **Reply #30 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:58:46 PM »

JDB, Firefighter4607 and I saw a dandy 2 point down in that neck of the woods. Way wider than his ears, guessing 26'' and very tall! Hope he has a third point next year!!

Jackjr · « **Reply #31 on:** October 20, 2008, 09:20:05 PM »

Nice buck

deaddog · « **Reply #32 on:** October 21, 2008, 11:07:03 AM »

congrats on your first deer and way to stick with it.

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