Archery hunting mulies

[mossback91]

Did you go 72 miles on foot? How many days did that take you?

[huntnphool]

Figured I have a few minutes so I will update this like I said.

We saw about 20 different bucks, 48 bears and 4 goats. My buddy Rob was the only one to try stalking a deer and he rolled a big rock right as we were sneaking over the top. It was an awesome time in the high country, I was just a little bit bummed not to be able to find the buck I was looking for. We ended up doing a 72 mile loop and about half of it was in country I had never seen before so it was pretty sweet. Now I am just going to wait for next year. Thanks again for all the advice. Branden

Sorry but this was just too good to let sit in the archives. 72 mile loop and 48 bears, I have to assume he was in a Cessna

[testar77]

72 mile loop and 48 bears, I have to assume he was in a Cessna

 

Or maybe he is the son of the 6 million dollar man 

[MichaelJ]

I talked to Branden awhile back.  He was super busy this year and hasn't had a lot of time to post.  Hell he hasn't even gotten back to me with the results of a couple '08 hunts...  He sure covers a lot of ground thats for sure!

Michael

[Todd_ID]

It's possible in a week to go 72 miles.  That's only 10 miles a day.  That's tough hunting to cover the land well enough to feel good that you didn't miss anything, but I'd say it's possible.

[MichaelJ]

My bro and I covered I think 34 miles in 3 days this year on the high hunt...   

Michael

[Ridgerunner]

Branden can cover some ground, thats for sure.  Given where he was I'd say that what he saw was entirely possible. 

[DOUBLELUNG]

I don't know him, but we've had some email traffic.  I find 48 bears surprising, but not impossible - keep in mind that is glassing, not stalking.

[Pathfinder101]

Good Lord!  48 Bears?  They have got to be playing hell on the mule deer fawns in that area...?

[jackelope]

my 64 year old dad did 100 miles in colorado last year in 8 days. not sure why people are having a hard time with the distance.

look at some of branden's past posts....he's not messing around.

[MichaelJ]

my 64 year old dad did 100 miles in colorado last year in 8 days. not sure why people are having a hard time with the distance.

look at some of branden's past posts....he's not messing around.

Some people just feel a little inferior when they hear of some success of others! lol

Michael

[oneshotkill]

I have a book by Dwight Schuh titled Hunting Open-Country Mule Deer that I would highly recommend for a new bow hunter. He prefers open country for mule deer hunting with a bow, in fact, if there are any trees at all he won't hunt it. His theory is that it is much easier to spot the deer from afar, in the morning, and watch them until they bed down for the day, and then begin your stalk (from above.) The book is only $11 on amazon.com. Here's a link:

http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Open-Country-Mule-Dwight-Schuh/dp/0912299231

I am in the middle of reading that book for the third time and think that it is one of the best books out there for someone who is interested in hunting open country mule deer.

[testar77]

Some people just feel a little inferior when they hear of some success of others! lol

Wow! nothing quite as dramatic and pathetic as that.  I think in MOST of our experiences with other hunters we talk to out there you can take the distance they THOUGHT they walked/hunted and divide it by 3.  It always seems to be a lot further than it really is, especially when you take hills into the picture.  Also when you think of being out there HUNTING not hiking the speed you move tends to be dramatically slower or in most cases should be.  Coupled with the unusually high amount of bears seen (over twice as many Bears, as bucks seen) just IMO makes the whole story hard to fathom.  If he infact did/saw all of the things stated then kudo's to him, and he needs to be friggin bear hunting up there any chance he gets! 

[mossback91]

I just wanna know how many days it took him cause that seems like alot more hiking went on than hunting in my opinion ,but oh well not my story

[cohoho]

Heck yea, 72 miles is very obtainable in that time frame.  I'm a out of shape guy now but we used to do 60 in a week half with loads, it was five miles out to where we could shoot and of course five back twice for each Caribou...  Times that by three Caribou, well it is easy to add up.    Heck a couple weekends ago went for a hike with Tmike we ended up doing about 8 one day and 12 the other looking around and occasionally sitting for a turkey..  48 bears, why not.....