2004 muzzleloader Deer

[Deadeye]

I gotta brag a little cause this is the biggest buck I've
killed in 5 or6 yrs. I spotted him on the archery season but didn't catch up with him til the muzzleloader season.

 

[Stumpkiller]

I thought you said "deer." That's obviously an elk rack you have there. Deer don't get nowhere near that big. :shocking:

Wow! Stupifying (and it takes some doing to make me any more stupid than I normally am). My smile would be wider than that rack. :applause: :thumbsup: :applause:

 

[coalkickin]

WOW...to say that is a GREAT buck would be an understatement!! Details of the hunt??

 

[bob1961]

nice nice nice....mule deer i'm guessing....................bob

 

[rabjr]

Wow nice!

 

[Rebel]

Now that's a nice deer. I guess they grow some good deer in Utah. Ya don't see many like that any more. Congrats.

 

[Keith]

WOW!
Well finish the story. Tell us more.
Again, WOW! :thumbsup:

 

[Deadeye]

30 yrs. or so ago some would have passed up a buck like that
because there were lots of them and better ones but not now.
We had lots of Deer then and few Elk but now it's the other way. Elk everywhere and few Deer. Anything over 30" is real good nowdays. I hunt alone, on foot, where it's too steep for 4 wheelers and where others are too lazy or smart
to climb it, usually 8 to 10,000 ft. I saw him first from about 800 yds. and stalked to within about 75 yds. but he got away in the heavy oakbrush. A few days later I saw him again about the same distance going away I shot him thru
the right hind leg with a 500 gr. .50 cal. that I cast
from a mold that I designed and had Veral Smith make for me.
It broke the leg and came out just behind the left shoulder
He still traveled about over a hundred yds. bleeding very little, had a devil of a time finding him. First time I've ever shot a deer or Elk with that bullet that didn't drop
right in their tracks. Had to cut him up to pack him out.

 

[KyFlintlock]

Holy Mackeral!!! Great buck, congrats.

 

[newt]

I hunt alone, on foot, where it's too steep for 4 wheelers and where others are too lazy or smart
to climb it, usually 8 to 10,000 ft.

That tactic works east of the big muddy too.
I love hunting back where people think they'll get lost or they can't drag out a kill.
You can pack them out in the east folks

Your Muley sure is a nice one by todays standards.

 

[TexasMLer]

That is a huge rack! With a rack that wide, that deer would probably have been unable to walk through the woods where I hunt. :haha:

Great job! :thumbsup: