Post by: Muleyslyr on September 17, 2007, 11:28:47 AM
I was fortunate enough to take this dude on my last day there with actually about an hour of day light left. I was seeing bulls everyday, but gettin' in on em' was pretty tough. They just were not bugling or coming in to bugles like I thought they would be. It was pretty much a first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening show.
Anyway....pretty happy with my first Archery Bull......
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv421%2FMuleyslyr%2FIMG_2599.jpg&hash=37b979c25af4af62f78db2637be1092c6ce74459)
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The only real bummer was having to take all the pictures in the evening. There would've been some pretty sweet backgrounds with that country I was in.
I was able to drop it off at one of the local butchers the next morning on my way out of town. I'll figure out a way to get the meat home later. Gives me an excuse to go back there. ;)
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Like I said the Bull was on the last day....but I was also able to take this guy on my third day. Actually recovered him the next morning. Long story!
The last thing on my mind when I went back there was killing a Whitetail. I've never killed a Whitetail before and they don't really excite me too much. Big ol' Muleys are my passion. But......I got a look at this guy, and when I realized he was still if full velvet, I had to go after him. So after almost 24 hours after I shot him here are the pics......
Also my first Archery Whitetail.....
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When you got 3 tags to fill in 6 days and all you brought was your bow.....I gotta say I feel pretty lucky gettin' two P&Y animals out of it.
BTW.....When I shot the Whitetail I found my arrow still in pretty good shape......as it went clean through it's neck (part of the long story). Anyway, I cleaned it off a bit, resharpened the broadhead, shot it a coupla' times and decided it was flying good. So, believe it or not, I shot that Elk with the exact same arrow I shot the Deer with a coupla' days earlier. Only after the Elk it was broke in half. Kinda cool.
Post by: jackelope on September 17, 2007, 11:39:47 AM
great work, great pics and great story.
awesome.
Post by: rackattack on September 17, 2007, 11:51:46 AM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 17, 2007, 12:31:43 PM
Michael
Post by: huntingnut on September 17, 2007, 12:39:12 PM
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Post by: wamuledeer on September 18, 2007, 09:11:17 AM
Very nice elk to.
Post by: Muleyslyr on September 18, 2007, 12:21:32 PM
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Post by: WAmuleyHunter on September 18, 2007, 06:42:56 PM
Post by: Muleyslyr on September 19, 2007, 10:29:31 AM
I was somewheres between Winnett and Lewistown. ;) Awesome country!
Post by: GoldTip on September 19, 2007, 10:49:58 AM
Nice country over there, and yeah, I would have definitely expected you to have a pic of a Mulie buck from there as opposed to a dandy whitey. Congrats.
Post by: DIYHunter on September 23, 2007, 10:10:33 AM
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