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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: MuleySniper on October 23, 2009, 03:07:13 PM

Title: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: MuleySniper on October 23, 2009, 03:07:13 PM: This year was one of the best years of my life, but one of the worst for deer hunting. The way things worked out, my daughter was born on Oct. 6. I know, a rookie move for the most part but hey thats just how it worked out. Sooooo the wife wasn't all that thrilled with me going any long distance over east to hunt muleys like I do every year with my dad. Well at least I got to do some hunting over here on the wetside. I started off by planting out the trail cam in an area that I figured would hold a deer or two a week before the general season. Not anticipating much, I was excited when I started getting this guy on camera. All was looking good for me other than it appeared he was nocturnal at first :bash: Ive never killed a BT before so I figured with the limited amount of hunting I was going to be able to do it was worth a shot. I would get him on my cam just about every night until two days before the season. I was sort of bummed after opening day with no pics and no action. I figured he had moved on. Well as luck would have it, he started showing up again on the cam getting excited again. Well finally after a long time of waiting in anticipation, persistence paid off and this guy slipped up big time. I was all by myself when I shot him. I immediately hit the cell phone and started going down the list of buddies who could help me come get him out of the woods. After an exciting afternoon I killed my first BT buck. He's a good solid mature buck with all kinds of trash around his bases. Notice the crazy sticker that comes off the back on the base. He had about a 5" long eye gaurd that looked like an elk in some of the TC pics, but had busted it off. I didn't have a camera so no field pics so thats kind of a bummer. Don't worry guys, he's already at my dads in these pics so no orange was needed. My son was excited about his dads buck. He was a big boy too, weighed in at 140lbs at the butcher. They said it was the biggest bodied BT they had seen this year.
MS
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Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: Thefisherman83 on October 23, 2009, 03:13:21 PM: Congrats that's a beauty BT buck. :drool:
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: CoryTDF on October 23, 2009, 03:14:17 PM: Nice buck!
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: GUscottie on October 23, 2009, 03:17:18 PM: Dandy of a BT buck you have there! I'm very impressed...Do you have a pic or two from the TC that shows the eye guard that got busted off?
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: LongTatLaw on October 23, 2009, 03:37:08 PM: great buck bro...if ya dont mind me asking..what county was it taken in?

just wondering...those are good genes ;)
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: MuleySniper on October 23, 2009, 04:09:58 PM: Here is one of the TC pics that shows him with the eye guard that busted off. Its hard to tell from that pic but I have pics at home that show it better. Its a good 4 or 5 inches long. I might go back this weekend and look around all the thrashed trees to see if I can find it.
MS
Thanks for the compliments guys!
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Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 23, 2009, 04:50:28 PM: Glad you were able to catch up with him, great buck.
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: KillerMiller on October 23, 2009, 05:00:21 PM: Nice BT! :)
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Post by: ribka on October 23, 2009, 05:03:53 PM: Nice deer. That is a huge blacktail. Congrats
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Post by: actionshooter on October 23, 2009, 05:09:49 PM: Dandy Blacky!! A buck to be proud of for sure.
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: mtndew on October 23, 2009, 05:17:37 PM: Good work! Nice looking Blacktail!
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: NWBREW on October 23, 2009, 05:32:23 PM: Thats a great BT. Sound like you did all your homework to give you the best chance......Congrats
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: MuleySniper on October 23, 2009, 05:35:52 PM: Oh yeah, and I'm hooked on the trail cams now too :chuckle: Its like Christmas morning each time you get to check em!
They are half the fun.
MS
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: GUscottie on October 23, 2009, 07:30:11 PM: I see what you meant about that eye guard. Hope you find it, but if you don't bummer... At least you have pics of what it did look like.
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 23, 2009, 09:28:50 PM: congrats
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: C-Money on October 23, 2009, 10:27:20 PM: That is a heavy buck. My muley weighd 115 pounds skinned at the butcher. My Oregon Whitetail was 108lbs.
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: nw_bowhunter on October 23, 2009, 10:33:49 PM: Nice BT..congrats.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on October 23, 2009, 10:41:50 PM: Nice blacktail buck,Congrats! :tup:
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Post by: bow4elk on October 23, 2009, 10:45:28 PM: Nice buck! Hoping to put the hurt on one of my TC bucks in the AM...windy as all get out right now so if it calms by sun up, it should be good.
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: Schmalzfam on October 25, 2009, 09:29:34 PM: Nice deer..I love it!!
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: MuleySniper on October 25, 2009, 09:37:51 PM: Thanks! I looked around a little this weekend near some good rubs he was using in hopes of finding the busted eye guard but no luck. Oh well. Cant' wait to get him down to Charlies Taxidermy now. :)
MS
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: Gobble on October 26, 2009, 06:23:06 AM: Well done, Very nice BT :tup:
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: dreamingbig on October 26, 2009, 06:53:30 AM: So you stayed home and shot a nice big BT and now you have a taxidermist bill... has your wife learned her lesson? Just kidding... :P
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: MuleySniper on October 26, 2009, 07:02:19 AM: :chuckle: Man, the real crappy thing is I told her if I was able to get that, Id forfeit my elk hunt :bash: Its ok though, this is the first year I didn't have an archery elk tag so I wasn't all that thrilled about chasing around spikes with a million other guys in the woods anyhow. As far as the taxi, she's pretty good about that :chuckle:
MS
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: MeatDown on October 26, 2009, 08:46:37 AM: Awesome Buck... that is rock solid...!!!!

Congrats and great write up...

:)
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: cohoho on October 27, 2009, 01:32:24 PM: Very nice and congratulations....
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Post by: eastside boy on October 27, 2009, 06:39:12 PM: Nice!!! cool little cheater coming off the back of the base!!!!
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: ratherhunt on October 27, 2009, 07:51:20 PM: Nice Very Nice Congratulations, I have got to buy a couple trail cams.
Title: Re: My cat and mouse buck
Post by: 509er on October 27, 2009, 09:33:03 PM: Nice Buck! And congrats on the new rugrat!