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Offline Silas

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My first mule deer ever!
« on: October 21, 2022, 11:43:53 AM »
I grew up in Michigan and have hunted whitetails most of my life. I moved out to Washington about 5 years ago and have fallen in love with mountain hunting as I've always been an avid backpacker.
I've been fortunate enough to take a few bears over the years but this is my first Mule deer since moving out west. I'm always hunting solo and it has taken me a long time to find some quality spots for deer hunting.

Well, this year on opening day one of those spots paid off and I got my first Mule Deer!

Thought I'd share, as I captured some of the hunt on my camera to share with family back home.
I don't think I've ever posted before, but just reading some tips from other members over the years has been super helpful.

Link to the video

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« Last Edit: October 21, 2022, 11:52:53 AM by Silas »
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2022, 11:47:14 AM »
Congratulations!  Welcome to HW  :tup:

Awesome first post btw  :tup:
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2022, 11:52:31 AM »
Nice.   
.thanks for sharing
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2022, 11:53:39 AM »
Congrats nice first
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2022, 11:54:13 AM »
Great buck and great first post
Thanks for sharing and welcome to the site
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2022, 11:54:28 AM »
Quote from: huntnfmly on October 21, 2022, 11:54:13 AM
Great buck and great first post
Thanks for sharing and welcome to the site

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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2022, 11:55:50 AM »
 :tup: Nice work Silas and  :hello: to the forum
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2022, 12:14:37 PM »
Congrats and welcome.  I remember my first mule deer like it was yesterday, except it was 27 years ago.
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2022, 12:22:06 PM »
Sweet video, well done .
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2022, 12:31:45 PM »
As stated, awesome first post! Great job!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2022, 12:33:39 PM »
Congrats Silas on a nice buck and cool vid you put together
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2022, 12:36:46 PM »
Congratulations from another former Michigander (though that was 45 years ago!). Nice buck. Can’t wait to pull up your video on my laptop
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2022, 12:42:43 PM »
Sweet Buck!! Congrats!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2022, 01:48:51 PM »
Thanks for all the kind words!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2022, 01:58:26 PM »
Great first post, thanks for sharing. Welcome to HW
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2022, 02:04:32 PM »
Congrats!!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2022, 02:05:04 PM »
Nicely done congrats and great video!!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2022, 02:07:00 PM »
 Congrats :tup:
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2022, 02:11:38 PM »
Great Video, thanks for sharing
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2022, 02:17:46 PM »
Congrats !!! Welcome to huntwa!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2022, 02:25:46 PM »
Congrats, Silas.  Nice work!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2022, 02:28:36 PM »
Great first buck.  Looks like a stout one!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2022, 02:34:48 PM »
Congrats!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2022, 02:46:05 PM »
Congratz on the buck. That is a heck of a lot nicer buck than my first muley a little forky in 1983.
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #24 on: October 21, 2022, 07:15:48 PM »
Congrats on a great buck. Thanks for sharing the video.
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2022, 07:17:16 PM »
Good work all the way around, CONGRATS!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #26 on: October 21, 2022, 08:24:09 PM »
Congratulations, thanks for sharing! 
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #27 on: October 21, 2022, 08:30:44 PM »
Nice Job! Thanks for sharing a great video!
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2022, 08:33:44 PM »
Boom!  Congrats mister, good work.
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2022, 08:55:30 PM »
Great buck!  Sounds like you earned it by hunting hard!

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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #30 on: October 23, 2022, 11:09:41 PM »
👍 congratulations.
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #31 on: October 24, 2022, 06:16:56 AM »
That is a very nice deer! The size of our NCW mule deer always amazes me. We have some very heavy deer running around WA. Congrats on your buck!
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« Reply #32 on: October 24, 2022, 07:30:15 AM »
That's a beautiful buck! Welcome to the forum.
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Re: My first mule deer ever!
« Reply #33 on: October 24, 2022, 08:16:44 AM »
Quote from: NRA4LIFE on October 21, 2022, 12:14:37 PM
Congrats and welcome.  I remember my first mule deer like it was yesterday, except it was 27 years ago.

Same here, but it was 38 years ago.🤣

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