Author Topic: 2015 GMU 368 Benchleg (Read 15669 times)

castie2504 · « **on:** January 28, 2016, 02:23:54 PM »

My friend began deer hunting when he was a spry 14 year old. Every year, dedicated to the hunt, he would spend days and days stalking deer in search of a shooter buck. And every year he would end up with tag soup at the end of the season. At age 18 he enlisted in the USMC and had a 4 year break from hunting in order to do his duty. Finally in 2012 he came back home to start his quest for a buck. for 3 more years this Marine again busted his tail in search of glory but yet like so many times before, he would not get the opportunity to shoot at a buck. Now, let's talk about his 2015 season...this is his story.

Opening day 2015 finally rolled around and my buddy had taken the entire week off to hunt. The area he hunts is a combination of dense evergreens with patches of sagebrush in between. Tirelessly he would climb up the hills then down to the creek bottom and all he would see was does and non shooters. Slowly everyone in his party began to tag out, feeling deflated and with the pressure mounting because of the season end quickly approaching he set out once again. About an hour before sundown he finally spotted a shooter deep in the woods. He jumped off of the quad and loaded his rifle. The deer bolted into some nasty woods but turned around and headed back down into a steep, thick wooded canyon. As the deer was making it's move into the canyon he shot right before the deer made it into the canyon. Unsure if he had hit the buck my friend quickly took off into the direction he had last seen the buck. As he came up to the last spot he saw the buck laying not 5 feet from where he was last seen.

This is his first deer ever. His hardwork and dedication paid off and it paid off incredibly well.

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2016, 02:25:39 PM »

Good write-up, thanks for sharing the story.

He's really a pretty buck too, nice browtines

dscubame · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2016, 02:26:28 PM »

Nice!

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2016, 02:28:15 PM »

jackelope · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2016, 02:35:02 PM »

Great buck. Eye guards are awesome.

cowboycraig · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2016, 02:36:18 PM »

+1

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SkookumHntr · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2016, 02:54:45 PM »

Very nice!!

muleyslayer · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2016, 03:14:08 PM »

that's a good buck for that unit. Congratulations to him.

Kittman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2016, 04:30:36 PM »

What a beauty and a very well-deserved buck!

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2016, 04:34:54 PM »

Great buck with dagger eyeguards

Harbor_hunter · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2016, 04:38:00 PM »

That is a cool buck for sure. Good job!

spikehunter · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2016, 04:54:27 PM »

been hunting that GMU for 40 + years

good buck.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2016, 05:06:05 PM »

Great buck love the eye gaurds!

pope · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2016, 05:33:40 PM »

That's awesome and congrats to your friend. He earned it. Thanks for sharing. His buck should make a great mount.

2labs · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2016, 06:30:51 PM »

Benchleg/ blacktail/ mule deer, that's a great buck!

bowhunterwa87 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2016, 06:37:14 PM »

Good buck for the gmu. Nicely done

Watimberghost · « **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2016, 07:51:16 PM »

That's a great buck! Congrats to the hunter

PastorJoel · « **Reply #17 on:** January 29, 2016, 08:01:25 PM »

That's a unique rack. I love it! Put that on a wall somewhere!

Boss .300 winmag · « **Reply #18 on:** January 29, 2016, 08:12:12 PM »

Great buck!

Too Far East IMHO to be a bench leg.

jdb · « **Reply #19 on:** January 29, 2016, 08:16:15 PM »

I've seen bench legs on the ytc. Which is at least 25 miles further east

codak · « **Reply #20 on:** January 29, 2016, 09:46:29 PM »

Nice buck! congrats....hard work does pay off

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #21 on:** January 29, 2016, 10:09:44 PM »

Awesome buck! Congrats!

chinookie23 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 01, 2016, 09:24:30 AM »

Quote from: jdb on January 29, 2016, 08:16:15 PM

I've seen bench legs on the ytc. Which is at least 25 miles further east

Being that far east how do you know if its a benchhleg buck?

fishnfur · « **Reply #23 on:** February 01, 2016, 11:34:34 PM »

Big, big antlers and a blackie's tail.

jdb · « **Reply #24 on:** February 02, 2016, 04:55:54 AM »

I saw a doe about a month ago that had the classic "blacktail" I tired to take a photo but it didn't come out as clearly as I'd hoped

chinookie23 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 02, 2016, 04:08:01 PM »

Quote from: fishnfur on February 01, 2016, 11:34:34 PM

Big, big antlers and a blackie's tail.

Whatever, its a mule nothing more. As far as I know there's whitetail, black tail and mule deer.

Bigtine96 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 02, 2016, 04:43:34 PM »

Actually... It's a benchleg

face · « **Reply #27 on:** February 03, 2016, 10:03:56 AM »

Congrats to your friend, great first buck. Maybe its a young muledeer with great genetics.

The Weazle · « **Reply #28 on:** February 05, 2016, 11:16:06 PM »

Quote from: Bigtine96 on February 02, 2016, 04:43:34 PM

Actually... It's a benchleg

From the pictures provided, it looks like a mule deer. Care to elaborate on your scientific research on its bench leg status?

muleyslayer · « **Reply #29 on:** February 06, 2016, 06:08:52 AM »

I've hunted this unit on and off for years. I've taken deer in the higher elevations that look like mule deer with the benchleg tail, I've also taken bucks that are more benchleg looking than the one in the picture. So there for I believe that the one pictures has primarily mule deer genetics, but has to have some blacktail in him.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 06, 2016, 07:42:07 AM »

That's a great deer ..The whole benchleg thing means nothing to me .. haha Whoever thought of such non-sense ...Deer is a deer -- Whitetail-mule deer -blacktail and now Benchleg ( half breed ) haha

Buzz2401 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 06, 2016, 06:11:21 PM »

This is a 368 buck to. There are a few nice animals in that unit. I felt it was a benchleg buck to. Your friends buck is a awesome first deer.

jdb · « **Reply #32 on:** February 06, 2016, 06:42:17 PM »

Dude that's tank for cowiche!!

Watimberghost · « **Reply #33 on:** February 06, 2016, 07:53:48 PM »

That's a beast!

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #34 on:** February 06, 2016, 08:35:26 PM »

Holy smokes that is a masher for that unit, wow!

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #35 on:** February 06, 2016, 08:52:46 PM »

Definently some good genes in that area!

jdb · « **Reply #36 on:** February 08, 2016, 06:09:55 PM »

368 buck

jeffitz · « **Reply #37 on:** February 08, 2016, 06:29:29 PM »

Those are some nice bucks!! For all the benchleg doubters out there,you wont understand unless you get one.

jdb · « **Reply #38 on:** February 09, 2016, 04:25:39 AM »

Here's another

Buzz2401 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 10, 2016, 09:21:47 AM »

This is not to sound like I am hiding a secret spot but I would seriously think twice about hunting there for deer. The deer densities are very low and most bucks aren't very big. The bucks you are seeing are by far exceptions to the norm.

C-Money · « **Reply #40 on:** February 10, 2016, 10:31:53 AM »

Very nice buck, Congrats on your first!!

HUNTaHOLIC5 · « **Reply #41 on:** June 02, 2016, 02:24:22 PM »

Quote from: yotesnmore on June 02, 2016, 02:05:30 PM

Nice bucks guys! They are few and far but there are some decent deer. This was a buddies 2014 in 368.

Great buck! Especially for that unit.

muleyslayer · « **Reply #42 on:** June 02, 2016, 03:12:38 PM »

Quote from: HUNTaHOLIC5 on June 02, 2016, 02:24:22 PM

Quote from: yotesnmore on June 02, 2016, 02:05:30 PM
Nice bucks guys! They are few and far but there are some decent deer. This was a buddies 2014 in 368.

Great buck! Especially for that unit.

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