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Title: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 19, 2011, 07:42:46 PM
I watched a 10x8 mulie buck this morning in a clearcut with 11 does. I had the time to look over all of them. They spent close to an hour in the cut feeding so I got to observe all of them for a long time.
They never knew I was there they fed and moseyed up and over the rim.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: inchtowntracking on October 19, 2011, 07:44:40 PM
So wheres the picts of him with your tag on him
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 19, 2011, 07:45:40 PM
he's still on the hill!!
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: boneaddict on October 19, 2011, 07:46:29 PM
no kidding.   Catch and release is good, but few on here have that kind of restraint. :)
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Pazn25 on October 19, 2011, 07:47:37 PM
no shot??
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Alan K on October 19, 2011, 07:47:51 PM
If a 10x8 isn't big enough for you, I'm curious what in the world you're holding out for!  :yike:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: RoyBoy on October 19, 2011, 07:54:37 PM
are you sure it wasnt a 11 x 9 alan? lmao jk  :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: wreckerman5357 on October 19, 2011, 07:55:11 PM
Why did you not put the hunt on this sob? I would have hiked myself straight into the grave to put a shot on a 10x8.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 19, 2011, 08:03:26 PM
Well I was off the road over 4 miles by myself. Also as I grow long in the tooth I pick battles I can win!
First deer I shot was 1966! So I am in no hurry.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Wea300mag on October 19, 2011, 08:08:01 PM
Well I was off the road over 4 miles by myself. Also as I grow long in the tooth I pick battles I can win!

Nothing wrong with that Ridge, I let 3 bears walk over the weekend because of the work it would have taken to get them out.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: wreckerman5357 on October 19, 2011, 08:30:02 PM
That's a reasonable answer.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 19, 2011, 08:31:07 PM
Well I was off the road over 4 miles by myself. Also as I grow long in the tooth I pick battles I can win!
First deer I shot was 1966! So I am in no hurry.

Showing your age there old man....
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: lewy on October 19, 2011, 08:31:57 PM
why were you hunting that deep if you didnt plan on shooting something in there? :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: deerslyr on October 19, 2011, 08:34:42 PM
 :yeah: If it took me 3 days to get a buck out like that I would depending on the weather
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 19, 2011, 08:34:56 PM
HONEST ANSWER!
Get away from the coasties!!!

Perhaps a more PC answer is Westsider's
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: bankwalker on October 19, 2011, 08:36:17 PM
I passed a 4x5 blacktail yesterday evening because there was just no way I could have gotten it out of the creek bottom by myself. I really regret it now cause the biggest I have killed so far was a 2pt

But you gotta know your limits when it comes to recovering animals
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: longknife on October 19, 2011, 08:37:11 PM
Well I was off the road over 4 miles by myself. Also as I grow long in the tooth I pick battles I can win!
First deer I shot was 1966! So I am in no hurry.

Love your pic, as you can see its my phrase,lol
Son (9) has the t shirt, and every teacher laughs!

Go get 'em Sir!!
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: RUTNBULL1 on October 19, 2011, 08:37:45 PM
HONEST ANSWER!
Get away from the coasties!!!
:chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 19, 2011, 08:42:15 PM
Well I was off the road over 4 miles by myself. Also as I grow long in the tooth I pick battles I can win!
First deer I shot was 1966! So I am in no hurry.

Love your pic, as you can see its my phrase,lol
Son (9) has the t shirt, and every teacher laughs!

Go get 'em Sir!!

I scared (offended) some of the folks on here with my Clown photos! :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: longknife on October 19, 2011, 08:44:08 PM
Well I was off the road over 4 miles by myself. Also as I grow long in the tooth I pick battles I can win!
First deer I shot was 1966! So I am in no hurry.

Love your pic, as you can see its my phrase,lol
Son (9) has the t shirt, and every teacher laughs!

Go get 'em Sir!!

I scared (offended) some of the folks on here with my Clown photos! :chuckle:

That one seems to fit rite in ,,,,LOL :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Co on October 19, 2011, 09:20:45 PM
HONEST ANSWER!
Get away from the coasties!!!

 :yeah: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: alecvg on October 19, 2011, 09:41:16 PM
How was it in a clearcut 4 miles from the road?
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 19, 2011, 09:47:08 PM
How was it in a clearcut 4 miles from the road?

Well lets see if I can clear this up! The old logging roads that are nothing but tag alder messes are still there. But these are roads that I used to drive back in the late 70's. Which now are only walkin's. Which I am glad to see.

Question's?
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: lewy on October 19, 2011, 09:47:56 PM
"eastside" loggers are just that bad ass :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 19, 2011, 10:15:58 PM
OK not sure if this is "profiling" but ran into a group of hunters who when they told me where they had shot a buck I asked if it was over the "KELLY HUMP'S" and they asked what are those!
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: huntnphool on October 19, 2011, 10:28:39 PM
 We need to get you into photography ridge.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 19, 2011, 10:32:51 PM
LOL I carry a pocket camera all the time. Is that what you mean?
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 20, 2011, 05:44:28 AM
Well to finish the story!
It took my spotting scope turned up to 60 to see the third point on his head at about 275 yards!
He was about 10 inches wide and 8 inches tall.   :sry:

Couldn't see putting his nose on the lawn when I know what has been in there.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: GoldTip on October 20, 2011, 06:23:16 AM
They didn't know what "kelly humps" were?  Maybe I am getting old as well.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: lewy on October 20, 2011, 06:25:50 AM
nice..... :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on October 20, 2011, 07:36:25 AM
LOL  @ Kelly humps... this early season we were driving up to our jump off spot to hunt, and they had "kelly humped" the old road.... when I said that a couple of the guys I hunt with asked me why they called them that..... Heck all I could say was I had no clue... just what my grandpa and Dad had always called them. 
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 20, 2011, 07:37:58 AM
Is this one you're talking about ? Ya gotta count all the little tiny points to make it Ridgeratts 8x10...... :dunno:

The deer had it's leg like that because he was embarassed to be in the back of a Dodge......
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on October 20, 2011, 07:45:57 AM
Is this one you're talking about ? Ya gotta count all the little tiny points to make it Ridgeratts 8x10...... :dunno:

The deer had it's leg like that because he was embarassed to be in the back of a Dodge......

Because they could drive the dodge all the way to him, where the Ford and Chevy would have needed to be pulled out by the dodge.... Nice buck by the way!
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: alecvg on October 20, 2011, 08:40:38 AM
They didn't know what "kelly humps" were?  Maybe I am getting old as well.

Heck, I am one of the "young" guys today I guess, I know what those are, all my hunting thats not in the wilderness is either behind gates or kelly humps.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: alecvg on October 20, 2011, 08:42:34 AM
How was it in a clearcut 4 miles from the road?

Well lets see if I can clear this up! The old logging roads that are nothing but tag alder messes are still there. But these are roads that I used to drive back in the late 70's. Which now are only walkin's. Which I am glad to see.

Question's?

And okay, that makes sense, I was wondering if it had been logged with helicopter or what. Sounds like a good time.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: shedcrazy on October 20, 2011, 09:10:24 AM
i'd  be more than willing to go up and shoot him, i'll even share the meat with ya. just p.m. me his area :chuckle: :tup:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 20, 2011, 09:59:37 AM
Is this one you're talking about ? Ya gotta count all the little tiny points to make it Ridgeratts 8x10...... :dunno:

The deer had it's leg like that because he was embarassed to be in the back of a Dodge......

Because they could drive the dodge all the way to him, where the Ford and Chevy would have needed to be pulled out by the dodge.... Nice buck by the way!

Actually, it was hauled up there by an ATV......... :chuckle: :tup: :4w:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: RoyBoy on October 20, 2011, 10:41:36 AM
Kitty in the water
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: YoterHunter on October 20, 2011, 08:11:08 PM
necks time you go in that far and see a buck like that .take a fork and some seasoning. litten the load.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 20, 2011, 08:43:05 PM
I'd  be more than willing to go up and shoot him, I'll even share the meat with ya. just p.m. me his area :chuckle: :tup:

I wouldn't even let my Grandson shoot him if he would have been with me! There are much better roaming and sometimes it is better to let one walk than notch a tag. I also would have guessed that with out my spotting scope to make sure I could perhaps have been in the same predicament as another member who has been accused of tipping a 2x2. Not worth the headache's
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 21, 2011, 05:02:45 AM
I'd  be more than willing to go up and shoot him, I'll even share the meat with ya. just p.m. me his area :chuckle: :tup:

I wouldn't even let my Grandson shoot him if he would have been with me! There are much better roaming and sometimes it is better to let one walk than notch a tag. I also would have guessed that with out my spotting scope to make sure I could perhaps have been in the same predicament as another member who has been accused of tipping a 2x2. Not worth the headache's

So this 10X8 is actually a 10" wide by 8" tall potential 2 point then?

This was post # 27

Well to finish the story!
It took my spotting scope turned up to 60 to see the third point on his head at about 275 yards!
He was about 10 inches wide and 8 inches tall.   

Couldn't see putting his nose on the lawn when I know what has been in there.


The area is notorious for High Wide 2's.
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 21, 2011, 07:29:30 AM
HONEST ANSWER!
Get away from the coasties!!!

Perhaps a more PC answer is Westsider's
HUH ... :o :rolleyes: >:( Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 21, 2011, 07:36:37 AM
Is this one you're talking about ? Ya gotta count all the little tiny points to make it Ridgeratts 8x10...... :dunno:

The deer had it's leg like that because he was embarassed to be in the back of a Dodge......
Nice buck campmeat  :tup: I always pull there legs up between the horns when I am draggin them out ...just easier and you can keep his front end up off the ground for easier draggin  :tup: :yeah:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 21, 2011, 06:32:17 PM
Is this one you're talking about ? Ya gotta count all the little tiny points to make it Ridgeratts 8x10...... :dunno:

The deer had it's leg like that because he was embarrassed to be in the back of a Dodge......
Nice buck campmeat  :tup: I always pull there legs up between the horns when I am draggin them out ...just easier and you can keep his front end up off the ground for easier draggin  :tup: :yeah:

The leg kept falling off of the ATV, so the shooter put it like that. It was a long ways down a canyon, 374 yard shot. It was a big boy for sure. Makes ya kinda jealous, at least me......
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: TheHunt on October 21, 2011, 06:59:43 PM
Ridge you are a wise select hunter. 
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: deleted BGS on October 21, 2011, 07:51:50 PM
I passed a 4x5 blacktail yesterday evening because there was just no way I could have gotten it out of the creek bottom by myself. I really regret it now cause the biggest I have killed so far was a 2pt

But you gotta know your limits when it comes to recovering animals



So shoot it and bring a friend with you in the morning? :dunno: or make multiple trips?
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: TheHunt on October 21, 2011, 08:08:40 PM
No Ridge will bring a tub of apples and pears then he will shoot in on a slight hill.  It will die on the slight hill so he can back his truck up to the hill then he can pull the deer into the bed of his truck.     :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: buckfvr on October 21, 2011, 08:18:52 PM
So.............how old ya think he is and what ya think he scores ?? :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: liljozie495 on October 21, 2011, 10:58:48 PM
if you go after that buck i personally will come drag it out for you  :hello:
Title: Re: 10 by 8 mulie buck
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 23, 2011, 06:56:12 PM
So.............how old ya think he is and what ya think he scores ?? :chuckle:

ME? Well close to 60! Score just a shade over 200. Counting Baby Fat!
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