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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: lewy on November 07, 2025, 07:46:26 PM

Title: Big old and heavy
Post by: lewy on November 07, 2025, 07:46:26 PM: With a quality deer permit in my pocket since spring I haven’t been able to think about much else but big ol stinky bucks. The wait felt like forever but here I am already, home and warm and dry and reminiscing my time in the mule deer mountains. I only wish it lasted longer because it took nearly a quarter century to get a late Wa tag. I didn’t have a number or specific antler configuration I was chasing but I did need to find a buck I felt was extremely mature before I was going to end my hunt. I was blessed to turn one up that not only checked that box but several boxes when it comes to a good muley buck. As it often seems to happen I killed at last light and spent the night solo and far from everything leaving me with not much for field photos, I apologize for that but here is my 25 buck.
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Post by: lewy on November 07, 2025, 07:46:51 PM: .
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Post by: redi on November 07, 2025, 07:48:32 PM: Very nice. Congrats 🎉
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Post by: X-Force on November 07, 2025, 07:50:42 PM: Well worth it! Congrats. Great buck.
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Post by: jamesjett on November 07, 2025, 09:23:44 PM: Beautiful buck! Nice work!
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Post by: Kingofthemountain83 on November 07, 2025, 09:45:06 PM: Nice!!! :tup:
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Post by: pd on November 07, 2025, 09:49:44 PM: Good job, Lewy!!

Tha mulie, wet on the leaves, is a money shot.
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Post by: Falcon on November 07, 2025, 10:05:35 PM: Great mature buck :drool:
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 07, 2025, 10:10:47 PM: Awesome! Congrats on a great buck!
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Post by: Dan-o on November 07, 2025, 10:20:14 PM: Beautiful buck!
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Post by: lewy on November 07, 2025, 10:28:34 PM: .
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Post by: Widgeondeke on November 07, 2025, 11:29:29 PM: That’s the best picture above.

Congrats on the mature Miley
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Post by: camp cook on November 08, 2025, 03:00:28 AM: Very nice congratulations
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Post by: fowl smacker on November 08, 2025, 06:33:25 AM: Nice buck! Way to get er done!
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Post by: Wingin it on November 08, 2025, 06:37:57 AM: Great buck! Congratulations!
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Post by: 2MANY on November 08, 2025, 07:24:08 AM: Love the tailgate pic.
I have a very similar tailgate pic probably from the same area.
:tup:

Congrats
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Post by: trophyhunt on November 08, 2025, 07:24:44 AM: Awesome buck! Congrats.
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Post by: 7mmfan on November 08, 2025, 08:01:13 AM: Gorgeous buck. Love the mass. Would be great to hear a little about the hunt, love the late mule deer tag hunts!
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Post by: Mfowl on November 08, 2025, 08:40:14 AM: Stud buck! Congrats! :tup:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on November 08, 2025, 08:45:02 AM: Gorgeous old warrior. Well done. :tup:
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Post by: JakeLand on November 08, 2025, 10:37:02 AM: Good job !! Nice to finally see more pics
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Post by: GWP on November 08, 2025, 10:40:20 AM: Wow! Congrats!
Wife and I were bird hunting in the 290 area years ago and spent a fair about of time glassing a handsome boy like that in the middle of the day that was bedded down.
Impressive!
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Post by: lewy on November 08, 2025, 04:16:31 PM: Quote from: JakeLand on Yesterday at 10:37:02 AM
Good job !! Nice to finally see more pics

I sent you a pile of pics, you just don’t have any cell towers out there in mongoland
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Post by: IdeehoT on November 08, 2025, 04:42:50 PM: Great buck
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Post by: SWHUNTER on November 08, 2025, 07:56:44 PM: Nice work! Thats a good one!
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Post by: Tikka Bird Dog on November 08, 2025, 09:02:42 PM: that buck is very impressive in person. pics do not do him justice. congrats lewy, still pumped for ya!
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Post by: Rigby416 on November 08, 2025, 09:40:51 PM: Nice buck and way to get the girls involved!!
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Post by: Turner89 on November 09, 2025, 07:23:01 AM: Right on, nice buck. :tup:
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on November 09, 2025, 08:00:43 AM: Congrats on your success.
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Post by: hunter399 on November 09, 2025, 08:01:37 AM: Heck ya , congrats 👏👍