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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Russ McDonald on September 02, 2013, 07:36:18 AM

Title: My first mulie
Post by: Russ McDonald on September 02, 2013, 07:36:18 AM: What a kick off to the season. I am hunting on private property on a hay farm outside of Cle Elum. Got my blind setup a well ago. Got to the blind at sunrise. Nothing moving. Sat there till around 1100. Decided to get some lunch and chill. Oh had to fix my bow. My quiver mount broke. All fed, bow fixed and nack to blind by 1400. I have to day it was hot in that blind. Around 1630 i stand up to stretch. In blinds you can do that and i love it. I look to the south part of the hay field and see ears in a small valley in the field at 500 yards. The 3x3 and 2 2x2. They were bedded down in the shade. Watched them for an hour. They got up feed and then left over a 100 yards away. So this is about 1800 20 minutes later the 2 2x2s come back feed around the blind. 38 yards. A ground hog spooks them but not after one of the buck had a stare down with it. Sun is going down about 1930 I am alert bow in hand arrow knocked. Catch movement close to the blind to my left about 10 feet. Holy cow the 3x3. Kept g rated there I said different words. Drew add he was walking by the front of the blind. 10 yards or so quartering away slightly. Let it fly. Clean pass threw. Watched out run off about 300 yards and it drops to it's stomach. Then gets back up cross a fence into some timber. The sun just went down so it was hard to see in the timber at 500 yards. So this is about 5 minutes. I wait another 5 to stop the shakes. I knew it was a solid hit and the deer was hurt. Went out to find my arrow. By the way nocturnal nocks rock. If that thing wasn't on I wouldn't have found that arrow buried in the grass. Follow the blood trail nice red and spurting. Get to the fence line and 10 feet in was a down buck. Gutted it and I found one lung destroyed. Not bad for a 100gr Muzzy mx 3. My first mulie and first WA deer. Oh and some of you that are wanting to get into bow hunting do it nothing more exciting. You don't need a super high end bow either. Mine is a Reflex Bighorn that i setup at less than 500. It is 5 years old. now to finish butchering the deer.

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Post by: Pilot_Hunter on September 02, 2013, 07:40:04 AM: Awesome job! Congrats!
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Post by: Gringo31 on September 02, 2013, 07:40:15 AM: Sounds like you're hooked!
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on September 02, 2013, 07:51:56 AM: Way to Go!
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Post by: nw_bowhunter on September 02, 2013, 07:58:11 AM: Good job
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Post by: Eli346 on September 02, 2013, 08:03:10 AM: Nice buck! I love the basket rack and chocolate horns. Now what are you gonna do for the rest of the season? :chuckle:
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Post by: buckhorn2 on September 02, 2013, 08:05:04 AM: Nice Russ way to get it done.
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Post by: JWhite22 on September 02, 2013, 08:06:25 AM: Way to go!
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Post by: cem3434 on September 02, 2013, 08:10:30 AM: Congrats on your first mulie.
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Post by: jackelope on September 02, 2013, 08:12:21 AM: Congrats Russ. Way to get it done.
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Post by: Taco280AI on September 02, 2013, 08:13:58 AM: Congrats
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Post by: hrd2fnd on September 02, 2013, 08:20:22 AM: :tup: 1 of many to come :tup:
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Post by: Wea300mag on September 02, 2013, 08:22:37 AM: Very nice! :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 02, 2013, 08:25:53 AM: Good job buddy !! Looks like you smoked him :tup: :tup:
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Post by: trophyhunt on September 02, 2013, 08:35:06 AM: Congrats!! Thanks for posting, good job!
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Post by: wiremonkey on September 02, 2013, 08:40:23 AM: :tup: Awesome :tup: Sounds like a great first buck. Great pictures
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Post by: 250savage on September 02, 2013, 08:43:32 AM: Congrats: :tup:
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Post by: cedarriver on September 02, 2013, 08:44:28 AM: Great Job! Congrats!
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Post by: Birdguy on September 02, 2013, 08:53:09 AM: Sweet, that is getting it done :tup:!
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Post by: cowboycraig on September 02, 2013, 08:53:57 AM: Epic! That is what is is about!
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Post by: Natures Way on September 02, 2013, 09:24:14 AM: Congrats on first buck! Nice job.
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Post by: SCRUBS on September 02, 2013, 09:55:20 AM: Congrats Russ!
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Post by: Russ McDonald on September 02, 2013, 09:58:27 AM: Front shoulders done. Thanks everyone. Oh by the way this is my first buck in Wa. Got a nice white trail track on the wall from MN when i was 12. On to elk next. Be awesome of i could punch both my tags this year. Never got a elk before.

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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 02, 2013, 10:07:12 AM: Nice job, congrats :tup:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on September 02, 2013, 10:38:59 AM: Great deer and an awesome shot. Nicely done, friend. :tup:
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Post by: Rooster1981 on September 02, 2013, 11:04:35 AM: Thats a real nice buck :tup: Thanks for sharing
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Post by: buddy01 on September 02, 2013, 11:13:39 AM: Good job. Hope you get an elk to :)
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Post by: notellumcreek on September 02, 2013, 12:31:35 PM: NICE!!!! :tup:
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Post by: seth30 on September 02, 2013, 12:44:10 PM: That's a dandy right there :tup:
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Post by: Whitpirate on September 02, 2013, 12:52:41 PM: Good eats there. Way to get it done.
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on September 02, 2013, 01:21:57 PM: Congrats! nice shooting :tup: :tup:
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Post by: Russ McDonald on September 02, 2013, 01:30:54 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F09%2F03%2Fuje7e9uv.jpg&hash=f123136c5b15f5690c5693891739a19c2bcd3843)Done processing. here is just the back straps and some jerkey and burger. All the rest was in the freezer.

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Title: Re: My first mulie
Post by: bowhiker on September 02, 2013, 01:33:09 PM: Great shot! Thanks for posting the pics and story. I'm still waiting to stick my first mulie. Got blacktail and whitetail under my belt though.
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Post by: h2ofowlr on September 02, 2013, 02:15:14 PM: Good job. I have a blind as well, but I can't sit that long. Fun to hear about!
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Post by: PolarBear on September 02, 2013, 02:35:32 PM: Sweeeeet! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 02, 2013, 02:37:24 PM: Congrats :tup:
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Post by: jwd7777 on September 02, 2013, 03:12:18 PM: CONGRADS!!!!!!
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Post by: beave on September 02, 2013, 04:14:16 PM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: huntnphool on September 02, 2013, 04:23:37 PM: Congrats :tup:
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Post by: Sagehawker on September 02, 2013, 04:30:07 PM: Love it! Great job and photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: C-Money on September 02, 2013, 04:48:32 PM: Very nice buck! Sounds like a good set up. Congrats on your first muley buck....Very special! Good luck with the elk.
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Post by: Russ McDonald on September 02, 2013, 05:30:34 PM: Back straps on the grill.(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F09%2F03%2F4ubavuve.jpg&hash=d0b3870431a1999c7e9dc1899644a742e77915f9)

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Post by: Bigluke1981 on September 02, 2013, 05:43:31 PM: Fantastic, What a great hunt Congrats!!!!
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Post by: klamb on September 02, 2013, 05:57:38 PM: :tup: way to go
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Post by: Turner89 on September 02, 2013, 06:28:14 PM: Nice job :tup: Good luck elk hunting.
When did you set your blind up? Did you set it up the day of? I haven't used a ground blind before. I'm thinking about getting one.........good write up also.
Title: Re: My first mulie
Post by: Russ McDonald on September 02, 2013, 06:33:52 PM: I set it up a week before. The one big thing is having them get used to it. I was also on private property. Ground blinds allow you to move and to avoid detection to add point. I have hunted Turkeys out of one and works awesome. First deer out of one. That deer was close to the blind and never noticed me drawing and moving to get the shot.

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Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 02, 2013, 06:37:39 PM: .............tennis clap for you !
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Post by: CoyoteWacker on September 02, 2013, 07:02:49 PM: Nice. Great job!
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Post by: khunter#1 on September 02, 2013, 08:13:07 PM: :tup:
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Post by: ShaneTyTrey on September 02, 2013, 08:56:04 PM: Congrats Russ!
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 02, 2013, 09:19:44 PM: Way to go! :tup:
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Post by: BullMagnet76 on September 02, 2013, 09:23:39 PM: Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Ripper on September 03, 2013, 07:53:51 AM: Good job Russ, I'm very happy for you! :tup:
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Post by: Russ McDonald on September 03, 2013, 08:29:53 AM: Quote from: russ_mcdonald on September 02, 2013, 05:30:34 PM
Back straps on the grill.(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F09%2F03%2F4ubavuve.jpg&hash=d0b3870431a1999c7e9dc1899644a742e77915f9)

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The back straps where good on the grill :drool: :drool: got some left over for lunch today.
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Post by: dvolmer on September 03, 2013, 09:33:26 AM: Great job and welcome to Washington hunting!!!
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Post by: bendotti on September 03, 2013, 02:06:45 PM: :tup: