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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Ridgerunner on September 18, 2009, 04:17:53 PM

Title: High hunt success
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 18, 2009, 04:17:53 PM: Sad to say it was not mine, but another member on here who is having issues posting pics. A hard earned buck by someone who knows how to get it done up there.
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Post by: 10Key on September 18, 2009, 04:18:55 PM: Wow, that is a great buck! The scenery isn't too bad either.
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Post by: jackelope on September 18, 2009, 04:20:31 PM: awesome buck, lets hear the story.
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Post by: MtnMuley on September 18, 2009, 04:24:00 PM: Awesome! Nothing beats a high country muley!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 18, 2009, 04:26:27 PM: Thats a whopper! :IBCOOL: Congrats to the hunter.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on September 18, 2009, 04:30:51 PM: Awesome Buck!!!! Whats that in the background a skeleton from a deer :dunno:
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Post by: Buckmark on September 18, 2009, 04:32:01 PM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: markts on September 18, 2009, 04:33:51 PM: Dandy buck,congrats to the hunter. Mark
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Post by: halflife65 on September 18, 2009, 04:34:24 PM: Great buck and nice job!

Austrian, that does look like a skeleton, doesn't it? Pretty sure it is...
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Post by: jollyskwala on September 18, 2009, 04:41:49 PM: Holy Snikes! That is a awesome deer. Nicely done!
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Post by: huntnphool on September 18, 2009, 04:53:50 PM: High hunt in Washington?
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Post by: Red Dawg on September 18, 2009, 04:58:01 PM: wow that is a great buck for sure. Congrats to the hunter.
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Post by: WAmuleyHunter on September 18, 2009, 05:05:25 PM: heck ya!!! that is gorgeous man!!! love the cape as well, and all the cool country!!!

Garrett
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Post by: PolarBear on September 18, 2009, 05:07:16 PM: Pretty buck! Congrats!!!
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Post by: Muleyslyr on September 18, 2009, 05:15:16 PM: Wow...sure don't some long...great buck! Classic High Hunt country!
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Post by: NWBREW on September 18, 2009, 05:19:11 PM: Thats a nice looking buck...Congrats to the hunter...would make a beautiful mount.
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Post by: Little Stu on September 18, 2009, 05:22:27 PM: D A N D Y B U C K
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Post by: C-Money on September 18, 2009, 05:30:40 PM: Very even buck, what a dandy!
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Post by: Ray on September 18, 2009, 05:36:20 PM: Toad
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Post by: Wenatcheejay on September 18, 2009, 05:36:38 PM: SWEET

All I can do is live vicariously as I tend my vein stripped leg :'(
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 18, 2009, 06:50:58 PM: Great deer..
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Post by: nw_bowhunter on September 18, 2009, 07:00:33 PM: Stud Buck...very cool and congrats to the lucky hunter. I bet that was a hard packout.
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Post by: JBar on September 18, 2009, 07:15:29 PM: Great buck! :drool:
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Post by: timberghost72 on September 18, 2009, 07:26:58 PM: Awesome buck. Congrats :drool:
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Post by: MagKarl on September 18, 2009, 08:03:29 PM: Man, that is awesome! That's definately a hunt on my to do list someday.
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Post by: Steel Rain on September 18, 2009, 09:29:17 PM: Great looking deer.
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Post by: cascademountainhunter on September 18, 2009, 09:40:12 PM: congrats to the shooter!!!
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Post by: Buckoholic on September 18, 2009, 10:23:28 PM: nice job!!!! great high buck!!!! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: hard hunter on September 18, 2009, 11:31:29 PM: beautiful deer, congrats
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Post by: MichaelJ on September 18, 2009, 11:38:06 PM: Quote from: Austrian Hunter on September 18, 2009, 04:30:51 PM
Awesome Buck!!!! Whats that in the background a skeleton from a deer :dunno:

That skeleton oddly enough is from a buck his son shot up there two years ago! haha WAY TO GO DAN! You are da man I sure hope I get a chance to tag a long with you and crab one of these days! ;)

Michael
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Post by: Buschingc on September 19, 2009, 03:17:59 AM: Damn thats a nice buck...Been talking to a couple of my friends.. We might start hunting the high hunt..... Congrats..
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Post by: boneaddict on September 19, 2009, 06:14:49 AM: Quote
but another member
WHO WHAT AND HOW......don't need to know where.
Thats awesome right there. COngratulations. Can almost feel the emotion in the picture. Guess becasue its what I love. NICE!!!!

As for the skeleton, probably has done that before in the exact same place. THATS AWESOME. (sorry Michael, missed your post)
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Post by: highhunter on September 19, 2009, 09:23:33 AM: Good work. I'll make sure my Brother gets you the other pix. See u next year!
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Post by: Redmist on September 19, 2009, 12:50:36 PM: All of the above is appreciated. Thank you. Thanks especially to "HighHunter" for executing a perfect muledeer drive. It was a very difficult trigger pull for me, knowing that your knees were probably going to buckle at the sound of my rifle. Trust me on this, that deer was not going to become part of the "Pincher" movement. If I didn't kill him he was gone to all of us. What I'm I talking about the rest of you are wondering? Highhunter and I have crossed paths twice in the field. First in 05, and now 09. Our starting point for the Highhunt is the same area. Opening morning I had made my way to the edge of one of two high basins and was glassing before sunrise from a shooting location on the north rim. I couldn't see any buck activity as the light level increased, but was comfortable to glass for a few more hours before moving to the next basin. I glassed the outlet creek edges and timber down to about 1500 feet below the basin along with the basin walls and floor. I then noticed one of the Highhunter brothers working up towards the basin along the outlet creek. The other brother I couldn't see. The sun was now starting to strike the basin walls, and Highhunter was now in the direct sunlight. The thermal reversal was complete and three 4 point bucks located above Highhunter detected his scent and hit the checkout counter. The bucks moved upward accross the opposite lower basin wall in a right hand direction as I faced them. The lag buck, which was older,then broke downward away from the leaders and cut directly down to the basin floor to take a completely concealed escape route out the lower edge below where I was sitting. The two lead bucks continued up the basin wall towards the rim. Highhunter had to be completely unaware of what was shaping up over his head out of sight. The larger buck was about to make cover about 250 yards below me when I drew a bead on him and torched a round off. On recoil I lost sight of the buck. I could not locate him. Hit or miss? I had no clue. My gut feeling was a miss. I watched the other two bucks movement hoping Highhunter could make the lower rim and get a crack at them. Suddenly the missing buck is running accross the basin floor back towards a different timbered escape route. I lead and fire. He enters the timber and to my disbelief leaves the tree cover and exposes himself in the open trying to catch the other bucks climbing towards the rim. I fire again and he continues to move. I reposition to a rock shooting rest instead of my knee, then find him in the scope just in time to watch him wad-up and roll about 30 yards downhill into the timber. Wow! That was sloppy I think to myself. Now I see a big buck leave the timber where this guy just rolled and start climbing the 30 yards back towards the two lead bucks. What the...... I throw back on him and at the same time catch movement in my lower sight picture of a buck cripping quickly out of the timber downhill. I realize now that a fourth 4-point has joined the party. I swing onto the cripple and fire my fourth round. Nothing happens. I'm down to my last round. The shot will be a downhill running right to left. I increased the lead 1 foot, squeezed, and he folded. Then I heard that sweet "whop" sound of the hit. High hunter and I eventually meet down at the dead buck. He congratulates me, but I'm not real proud because I know how my rifle report made him feel after his hard work. We take photos. I took photos of him with the deer on his camera. I'd like one of those posted also. Highhunt brothers are really hard working cool dudes and they have and are going to kill alot of good bucks. But they wern't going to kill this one. That buck was hit with 3 of my 5 shots. Two dead center back of the vitals, and the last round through the base of the neck. The (2) skeletons in the photo are from my son "Crabcreekhunter's" 05 and 07 bucks killed on the same spot. I passed on 12 or 13 bucks last year opening morning in this basin. The solo packout included my gear, boned meat, and skull. About 115 pounds. Alot for my old 175 pound frame to handle. No blisters.
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Post by: eastside boy on September 19, 2009, 12:55:37 PM: Hell of a nice 4 point!! Would never pass up a buck like that for sure :drool:
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Post by: crabcreekhunter on September 19, 2009, 02:38:09 PM: Thats a great buck for ya old man... I bet you had fun getting that off the mountain.. As to the brothers thanks for looking out and taking care of my old man up there.. he almost didn't make it out last year!!! haha Wish I could have helped ya out up there this year and last but next year I will be back home and able too!
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Post by: actionshooter on September 19, 2009, 08:51:52 PM: Damn nice buck, congrats
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Post by: alecvg on September 19, 2009, 09:25:09 PM: Great buck, sounds like you have a good spot!
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Post by: RPM on September 19, 2009, 09:30:12 PM: great buck, nicely wrote story
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Post by: bowhunter1972 on September 20, 2009, 09:56:14 AM: he's huge great job :drool:
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Post by: Birdguy on September 20, 2009, 05:59:10 PM: Beatufiul buck. Great story too. Sounds like next year you may need to be the pusher?
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Post by: haugenna on September 20, 2009, 07:29:51 PM: Great looking buck. He is a trophy for sure. Congrats.
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Post by: GUHunter on September 20, 2009, 07:30:44 PM: Beautiful buck in beautiful country.
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Post by: Wea300mag on September 20, 2009, 07:34:22 PM: Sweet buck Dan, that's got to be a much better feeling than the funk you got on last years hunt.
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 20, 2009, 09:56:24 PM: THAT is a gorgeous buck!
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Post by: Redmist on September 20, 2009, 11:26:35 PM: I could do a push next year to Highhunters and Crabcreekhunter. But there would be conditions: 1) Shooters bone and pack their own kill, no help, and take it completely back to the trailhead. 2) Shooters bone and pack the drivers kill immediately back to the trailhead following his kill. 3) If Driver becomes intoxified and hungover from drinking Highhunter's Whiskey the night prior to driving, the drive is cancelled for that day.
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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 21, 2009, 09:10:05 AM: :tup:awesome buck congrats
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Post by: highhunter on September 21, 2009, 09:40:59 AM: No hard feelings here! In fact, I love it that you know how to get the most out of my Bro...I couldn't stop laughing when I heard a repeat of the story from a few years ago (the whiskey flowed strong for my Brother that night!) I forwarded the pix Chuck took to your son. He doesn't know how to turn a computer on and I can't figure out how to downsize them, but hopefully your son isn't as computer challenged as we are and can post some more. I tried to get back up into one of my other "honeyholes" last night and rolled my ankle as I stepped out of the car. Turned around and drove home the 3 hours with an ankle the size of a softball. Hopefully, I can get up in the hills before the week is out.
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on September 21, 2009, 01:10:52 PM: Great buck..congrats
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Post by: Watimberghost on September 21, 2009, 03:46:54 PM: Great looking buck! Huge spread. I love seeing those big boys taken all up in the rocks. High Country beauty
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Post by: crabcreekhunter on September 22, 2009, 01:12:12 PM: hey highhunter... I didn't seem to get those pics that you had forwarded to me?
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Post by: spur_ride on September 22, 2009, 01:24:26 PM: Nice, great looking buck
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Post by: MasterTracker on September 22, 2009, 01:28:28 PM: Great looking buck let's hope he's not a trophy hunter and we found his honey hole and the skelton in the backround is his buck from last year. Wasting meat is a crime if this is true. Should have taken pictures from a different angle to avoid question's mic jack >:(
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Post by: ghgetter on September 22, 2009, 02:26:36 PM: Are you saying that if there is a skeleton that all the meat was wasted? :dunno:
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Post by: Redmist on September 22, 2009, 05:52:49 PM: Sorry didn't make a kill last year, and not aware of anybody else making a kill in that basin last year. Although their has been a couple of groups of horse guys who don't wear hunter orange while modern firearm deer hunting up in that area. I went through that basin on the last day of the season and didn't see a kill sight.
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Post by: 270Shooter on September 22, 2009, 06:17:24 PM: Quote from: MasterTracker on September 22, 2009, 01:28:28 PM

Great looking buck let's hope he's not a trophy hunter and we found his honey hole and the skelton in the backround is his buck from last year. Wasting meat is a crime if this is true. Should have taken pictures from a different angle to avoid question's mic jack >:(
What is your problem?
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Post by: firedog on September 22, 2009, 06:46:38 PM: Nice buck!!!
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Post by: MichaelJ on September 29, 2009, 12:34:19 PM: Quote from: MasterTracker on September 22, 2009, 01:28:28 PM

Great looking buck let's hope he's not a trophy hunter and we found his honey hole and the skelton in the backround is his buck from last year. Wasting meat is a crime if this is true. Should have taken pictures from a different angle to avoid question's mic jack >:(

You ever hear of BONING out an animal? You ever try to pack out a deer whole, bones and all out of the high country? Have you even hunted farther away from the road than dragging distance??? Yeah, didn't think so.... stupid ppl piss me off....

Michael
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 29, 2009, 12:59:23 PM: Quote from: MasterTracker on September 22, 2009, 01:28:28 PM

Great looking buck let's hope he's not a trophy hunter and we found his honey hole and the skelton in the backround is his buck from last year. Wasting meat is a crime if this is true. Should have taken pictures from a different angle to avoid question's mic jack >:(

WTF???
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Post by: gottatree on September 29, 2009, 01:14:44 PM: This just goes to show you some people should not breed.
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Post by: luvtohnt on September 29, 2009, 01:29:52 PM: Quote from: MasterTracker on September 22, 2009, 01:28:28 PM

Great looking buck let's hope he's not a trophy hunter and we found his honey hole and the skelton in the backround is his buck from last year. Wasting meat is a crime if this is true. Should have taken pictures from a different angle to avoid question's mic jack >:(

Here we go again!! :rolleyes:

Brandon
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Post by: PolarBear on September 29, 2009, 01:35:10 PM: Quote from: MasterTracker on September 22, 2009, 01:28:28 PM

Great looking buck let's hope he's not a trophy hunter and we found his honey hole and the skelton in the backround is his buck from last year. Wasting meat is a crime if this is true. Should have taken pictures from a different angle to avoid question's mic jack >:(
Another asinine statement driven by jealousy!
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Post by: agchawk on September 29, 2009, 02:44:20 PM: What a beautiful high-country Mulie! CONGRATS
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Post by: brian88 on September 29, 2009, 03:27:21 PM: that's a beauty! we need to hear the details though...
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 29, 2009, 04:21:18 PM: Well, it looks like that deer is actually a taxidermied specimen that he packed all the way up there so he could take a picture of it. He actually shot the deer last year in the same spot and stuffed it right there, leaving the skeleton and the meat for the polar bears (see skeleton in background). Based upon the broken rocks underneath the skeleton, I would deduce that he shot it from a helicopter with an machine gun. :chuckle:
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Post by: actionshooter on September 29, 2009, 04:23:07 PM: Quote from: Pathfinder101 on September 29, 2009, 04:21:18 PM
Well, it looks like that deer is actually a taxidermied specimen that he packed all the way up there so he could take a picture of it. He actually shot the deer last year in the same spot and stuffed it right there, leaving the skeleton and the meat for the polar bears (see skeleton in background). Based upon the broken rocks underneath the skeleton, I would deduce that he shot it from a helicopter with an machine gun. :chuckle:
I heard it was a G.E. mini gun from the helicopter and that was the only part left.
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Post by: saylean on September 29, 2009, 04:25:10 PM: A great lookin buck man. Congrats~
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on September 29, 2009, 09:16:52 PM: G.E. Mini gun? Get real!

Dillon Aero! :chuckle:
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Post by: highhunter on September 30, 2009, 12:26:35 PM: Waste of meat by not packing out the bones on a wilderness backpack hunt (I thought bones promoted spoilage)? That was one retarded statement.
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Post by: bow4elk on October 03, 2009, 10:47:29 AM: Quote from: MasterTracker on September 22, 2009, 01:28:28 PM
Great looking buck let's hope he's not a trophy hunter and we found his honey hole and the skelton in the backround is his buck from last year. Wasting meat is a crime if this is true. Should have taken pictures from a different angle to avoid question's mic jack >:(

um...what?! Have you ever boned out an elk or deer in the backcountry? There is nothing unethical or illegal about boning out meat. Yes, every state has it's own game laws and every hunter should read and understand them, but most state-specific laws have to do with proof of sex, not boning out meat.

Please explain your comment given your added the nice flaming mad ending.