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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 »
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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