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Title: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Over&Under on September 07, 2008, 10:38:00 PM

Well last saturday, a day before my week of hunting was up, it all came together on a buck.

It was a great ending to a great week, perfect weather, lots of action, and just great all around campin'

Took him with a 58" Shrew Samarai, GT 3555 w/ 100 grn brass insert and 150 grain Razorcaps.

Hope all have a great season.

Now for them elk!!!

  (http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/37688/2679096200100712269S600x600Q85.jpg)

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: kirkwhitehead on September 07, 2008, 10:39:00 PM

very cool.

congrats.

kirk

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: kennym on September 07, 2008, 10:44:00 PM

COOL!! Great buck and pic!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: crandog on September 07, 2008, 10:44:00 PM

That is a gorgeous buck!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: GingivitisKahn on September 07, 2008, 10:45:00 PM

Grats - nice looking muley!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: thetruth on September 07, 2008, 10:47:00 PM

Agreed, real healthy specimen there!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Barney on September 07, 2008, 10:48:00 PM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Fletcher on September 07, 2008, 10:50:00 PM

Congratulations, O/U!  That's a dandy!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Killdeer on September 07, 2008, 10:53:00 PM

WOW!!

Killdeer  :eek:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Orion on September 07, 2008, 10:55:00 PM

Very nice buck.  Congrats.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: longbowben on September 07, 2008, 10:57:00 PM

Great looking buck.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: myshootinstinks on September 07, 2008, 10:59:00 PM

That's a home-run for sure!  :clapper:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: vermonster13 on September 07, 2008, 10:59:00 PM

Great job!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Chris Surtees on September 07, 2008, 10:59:00 PM

Congrats on a awesome buck   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: gregg dudley on September 07, 2008, 11:08:00 PM

Great deer!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: b.glass on September 07, 2008, 11:11:00 PM

That's what I'm talk'n about!!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Over&Under on September 07, 2008, 11:13:00 PM

Ok, the story...
It was about 9:30ish in the morning, still hunting through some aspens, came up over a small rise, to a sage brush bench, and jumped him from his bed. He took a few steps, stopped and turned to look at me. I drew, and as the arrow was in flight(looked to be on a string for his goodies) he took a few steps to leave, and I hit him a bit back. I had a decent blood tail that disappeared after about 100 yrds. Jumped him a few yards ahead, and he down a small hill into a small stand of aspens. I waited him out, snuck(a real hunting word) down the hill, and finished him with a second arrow.

Here is one of packing him out


  (http://inlinethumb09.webshots.com/43144/2678831030100712269S600x600Q85.jpg)

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Talondale on September 07, 2008, 11:17:00 PM

Nice.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: saltwatertom on September 08, 2008, 01:14:00 AM

you can be proud of this one!!
gonna be good eatin too I'll guess

  :notworthy:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: tradtusker on September 08, 2008, 05:22:00 AM

WOW congrats thats a great looking buck! well done   :thumbsup:    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Guru on September 08, 2008, 05:27:00 AM

Most excellent!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: countrygirl on September 08, 2008, 08:17:00 AM

Awesome!!!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: frassettor on September 08, 2008, 08:30:00 AM

Very nice, Im speechless  :clapper:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: rastaman on September 08, 2008, 08:36:00 AM

Man oh man......awesome animal.....

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: fireman_3311 on September 08, 2008, 08:38:00 AM

Good job!!!!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Gatekeeper on September 08, 2008, 08:41:00 AM

He’s a dandy! Congratulation on a beautiful deer and great recovery work!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Peter Arthur on September 08, 2008, 09:14:00 AM

Really nice. Congrats!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Horne Shooter on September 08, 2008, 09:20:00 AM

Beautiful!

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Post by: Smallwood on September 08, 2008, 09:23:00 AM

congrats to ya!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: deertraks on September 08, 2008, 09:56:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :notworthy:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Tim Fishell on September 08, 2008, 10:29:00 AM

Congrat buddy that is awesome!!!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: kadbow on September 08, 2008, 10:31:00 AM

Nice buck Jake!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: justin ammons on September 08, 2008, 11:05:00 AM

great buck!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Izzy on September 08, 2008, 11:07:00 AM

Man o man.Thats sweet!!!!!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Tim on September 08, 2008, 11:23:00 AM

Congrats.....beautiful animal!!!!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Wednesday Caste on September 08, 2008, 01:57:00 PM

OUTSTANDING!   :clapper:  
and green with envy   :p

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Kingwouldbe on September 08, 2008, 02:18:00 PM

Nice work    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: KSdan on September 08, 2008, 02:49:00 PM

Thanks for sharing with us. . . a dream for many of us.

Great skills. . .

Dan

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Berube on September 08, 2008, 02:52:00 PM

Nice Nice

Congrat

Richard

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Widowbender on September 08, 2008, 03:02:00 PM

So that's what a dead deer looks like...Super Buck!!! Congratulations!!!


David

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Over&Under on September 08, 2008, 03:04:00 PM

Thanks everyone!!!

Sure is a good feeling.

Best of luck to all the remainder of the season!!!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: elk ninja on September 08, 2008, 04:52:00 PM

Awesome!  Looking great!
Mike

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: oxnam on September 08, 2008, 05:22:00 PM

Great buck!  I am surprised that he is still in the velvet.  The few buck I have recently seen no longer have velvet.  Any details of the hunt?
oxnam

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Over&Under on September 08, 2008, 05:41:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by oxnam:
Great buck!  I am surprised that he is still in the velvet.  The few buck I have recently seen no longer have velvet.  Any details of the hunt?
oxnam

I added a short account of the hunt on page 2.

Thanks alot

BTW - All the bucks I saw last week were all in the velvet, and I saw probably 8 or 10 his size or better ( they might have been the same bucks seen numerous times) but I saw at least 5 different real good 4 points.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: steadman on September 08, 2008, 08:12:00 PM

NIce Buck Jake! Congrats!! Reminds me of the one I missed on the opener. We won't talk about the other one   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: oldway on September 08, 2008, 08:17:00 PM

Congrats on the mulie,great picture and good luck on the Elk,Dell.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: yellow bow on September 08, 2008, 08:20:00 PM

real nice deer,congrats!  :cool:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on September 08, 2008, 08:20:00 PM

Congrats  :thumbsup:  fantastic mule deer, still in velvet. I shot my mule deer, still in velvet, back in 1989.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: GrnMtnTradNut on September 08, 2008, 08:25:00 PM

Congrats on a fine fuzzy racked stud good luck with the elk.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Matty on September 08, 2008, 08:27:00 PM

Thats awesome, What Part of colorado are you in??  I havnt seen any bucks yet up in unit 7 But tons of does and Lots of rubs..Elusive suckers!! Congrats

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Flatstick on September 08, 2008, 09:26:00 PM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  Congrats !

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: akbowbender on September 08, 2008, 10:06:00 PM

Wow! Nice critter! Congrats!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Over&Under on September 08, 2008, 11:10:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Matty:
Thats awesome, What Part of colorado are you in??  I havnt seen any bucks yet up in unit 7 But tons of does and Lots of rubs..Elusive suckers!! Congrats

I was hunting GMU 40 just south of Grand Junction.  Lots of private, but I was fortunate to find a nice chunk of public that held some nice bucks.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Charlie Lamb on September 08, 2008, 11:22:00 PM

Let me join in with the congratulations. Very nice mulie indeed!!!

  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: pseman on September 08, 2008, 11:42:00 PM

Awesome buck! Congrats.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bill Kissner on September 08, 2008, 11:51:00 PM

Congratulations on an outstanding muley buck! I have hunted Colorado for many years and know that that caliber buck is very rare. You have one to be very proud of!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Over&Under on September 09, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

You speak the truth Bill, thanks for the kind words.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Weasel on September 09, 2008, 12:18:00 AM

That's a beaut!!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: yamaharider on September 13, 2008, 12:32:00 AM

nice!!!!!  for an "average" Buck    LOL

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: hunt it on September 13, 2008, 06:08:00 AM

One fine buck, congrats.

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: 4runr on September 13, 2008, 06:42:00 AM

A beautiful trophy indeed. Congrats!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Over&Under on September 13, 2008, 03:26:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by yamaharider:
nice!!!!!  for an "average" Buck    LOL

I hope to have many more "average" years...LOL

Thanks for all your help, and showing me that spot, I would always be lost without you!

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ybuck on September 13, 2008, 04:08:00 PM

Holy smokes!
What a beautiul beast.
Congratulations!  :notworthy:

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: just_a_hunter on September 14, 2008, 05:05:00 AM

For some reason, I can't see your pics but but congrats on what sounds like a wonderful trophy.

Good luck on those elk.

Todd

Title: Re: 2008 Mule Deer Success!!!!!!!!
Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on September 14, 2008, 08:33:00 AM

Very nice mule deer   :thumbsup:  

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