2009 muzzleloader season

[WonkyWapiti]

Well I literally just got back from 9 days of crawling on my belly chasing muleys followed by three days of helping my buddies chase elk.  I am tired!  I saw some monster muleys and missed a shot over the back at 183 yards on a bruiser.  I had to pass up a shot at 50 yards on two legal bucks that passed right in front of me as they were ten yards onto an adjacent property that I did not have permission to hunt.  The rest of the story is too painful to tell right now but I'll write up a big post later that will include my run in with a cougar!

[let.it.fly]

hey ribka, great buck and glad u got it done

[BoomWhop]

ouch sorry about the truck.  go figure.

[Dirty Mike]

South Rainier

[NWBREW]

Nice buck MasonCty ...congrats

[fishunt247]

Opening Day buck. Shot it right in the head at 28 yards. The story is under Muzzeloader 2009 in the deer forum.

[Wahoo]

My 2009 Muzzy Any Bull

[WSU]

This is my first roosevelt.  I have an inline, but this gun was given to me by my grandfather when he got too old to hunt, so I decided to use it instead.  Traditional blackpowder is more fun anyway.

[spikehunter]

saw 9 deer 7 bucks 4 shooters, had a 18"-20' 4 point 30 yrds. from my 4 wheeler, by the time i capped up he was wavin' see ya. so still eatin' chicken!!

[RPM]

cow from stella unit. lots of spikes in ryderwood. still a good time

[BoomWhop]

My 2009 Muzzy Bull, looks like the twin to the one on the previuos post go figure.

[longstevo]

Being home on R&R, I only had two days to hunt.
First day I saw a beautiful five point bull elk and a nice smaller four point.  But, with it being early muzzle, I had to be satisfied with looking but not touching.  

Then the second day I saw four small bucks (1 spike and 3 forkies) within twenty yards, but I was hunting a 3-point unit!  

Oh well.  It was nice being out with Dad anyway.

[BoomWhop]

My buddies 1st Buck ever, and he used my smoke pole.

[BoomWhop]

My Dad also hooked up with a good buck. Nice little 3x3.  He shot it in the neck at about 50 yards, it never took a step-Boom! Whop! Splat!

[firecrotch]

My 2009 Muzzy Any Bull

how long were the fronts on that bull. they look really long!