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Title: My first mule deer buck
Post by: soap creek on October 15, 2011, 08:11:00 PM
(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/rgsines/100_1071.jpg)
practicing my stalking on a doe
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a gift after along stalk and a well placed shot
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my reinforcements
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Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: COLongbow on October 15, 2011, 08:14:00 PM
Good on you!
Looks like you have a good photographer too.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Steve O on October 15, 2011, 08:14:00 PM
Excellent pictures, but we are going to need a LOT more details!     :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: TNstickn on October 15, 2011, 08:16:00 PM
AWESOME!!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: rastaman on October 15, 2011, 08:19:00 PM
Awesome pictures! Congratulations sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: soap creek on October 15, 2011, 08:26:00 PM
I shot this buck on the last day of our week long hunt in N.D.. Stalked to within 20yrds. Had to wait 15min. for a broadside shot, but it finally came and the shot was good. Did'nt see him go down but I knew he could'nt go far. 30min later picked up the trail and not 50 yards there he layed. It was trully a gift, that I'm sincerly grateful for.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: wv lungbuster on October 15, 2011, 08:33:00 PM
Awesome congrats
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Post by: Big Ed on October 15, 2011, 08:33:00 PM
Great pictures and buck!!!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: soap creek on October 15, 2011, 08:39:00 PM
I shot this deer with my Brackenbury. 51 lbs and 2016s with 2 blade Zwickey Eskimos. My wife bought this set of limbs from Wes Wallace as a gift for our 30yr. annev. a few yrs. ago. This was the fisrt time I used them to hunt with.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Shedrock on October 15, 2011, 08:43:00 PM
Nice job!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: GRINCH on October 15, 2011, 08:45:00 PM
Good job
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Post by: chopx2 on October 15, 2011, 08:49:00 PM
beautiful buck!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Whip on October 15, 2011, 08:52:00 PM
I know as well as anyone how difficult a good mulie buck can be, and that is a good one!  Congratulations on a well earned trophy!  And great pictures!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Mudd on October 15, 2011, 09:17:00 PM
:archer:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: twostrings on October 15, 2011, 09:24:00 PM
Wow, that is very cool. Nice deer!
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Post by: BrownA5 on October 15, 2011, 09:36:00 PM
Congratulations!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Nattybumppo on October 15, 2011, 09:42:00 PM
WOW!!! Very nice deer! Congratulations!!!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: LONGSTYKES on October 15, 2011, 09:43:00 PM
Great stuff. Congrats on a very nice buck.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Follower on October 15, 2011, 09:46:00 PM
great pics - thanks for sharing
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: twitchstick on October 15, 2011, 09:56:00 PM
:clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: huntnmuleys on October 15, 2011, 10:13:00 PM
wow, beautiful buck man, and great photos overall.  nice...
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 15, 2011, 10:49:00 PM
Wow!  Thats great!   :clapper:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: knobby on October 15, 2011, 10:51:00 PM
Congrats, and I doubt it'll be your last mulie hunt. Nice pics, too.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Thumper Dunker on October 16, 2011, 03:36:00 AM
Thats some cool stuff. Nice mulie.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: L. E. Carroll on October 16, 2011, 03:45:00 AM
Congratulations on a great buck.  :clapper:    :clapper:  

Gene
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Hooper on October 16, 2011, 04:19:00 AM
Nice buck! Congrats!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Thebear_78 on October 16, 2011, 04:46:00 AM
I love that pic of you stalking the doe.   Looks like you had a great experience.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: soap creek on October 16, 2011, 07:58:00 AM
This hunt was one of the best expreriences I've had on a hunt for some time.The last out of state hunt I went on was in 2000.The older I get the more I trully appreciate all the little things.This hunt would have been a huge success had I not taken a deer, but just the fact that I did was just iceing on the cake.We had good weather, everyone got along, we were seeing animals, and we were hunting in a some beautiful country we'd never been before it was great.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Duckbutt on October 16, 2011, 09:08:00 AM
Wonderful photos.  Congrats!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 16, 2011, 09:10:00 AM
Alright great deer and good shooting.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: on October 16, 2011, 09:29:00 AM
Congrats!

Bisch
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: frassettor on October 16, 2011, 09:59:00 AM
Congratulations on a GREAT deer!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: steadman on October 16, 2011, 10:38:00 AM
That is a great muley!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Dave Bowers on October 16, 2011, 11:29:00 AM
Great lookin buck
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: brian brooks on October 16, 2011, 12:31:00 PM
Soap creek,  Congrats!!!! that is a beautiful animal.....What part of Iowa you from? I know where theres a Soap Creek and was wondering if you were near there.  Brian
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: wooddamon1 on October 16, 2011, 02:02:00 PM
Way to go!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: kibok&ko on October 16, 2011, 03:19:00 PM
congrats !
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Jim Boettcher on October 16, 2011, 06:34:00 PM
That's a dandy too. Congratulations. And very nice pictures.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: swp on October 16, 2011, 09:23:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  Nice buck!!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: legends1 on October 16, 2011, 11:29:00 PM
Awesome buck!!!!!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: smoke1953 on October 17, 2011, 12:35:00 AM
Congratulations! Nothing like sealing the deal on a nice mulie on the last day.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: devonchristensen on October 19, 2011, 03:27:00 PM
Congratulations!  Those mulies are truly a challenging hunt.  Great buck!!!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: maineac on October 19, 2011, 05:26:00 PM
A beauty.  Congrats !
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Bonebuster on October 19, 2011, 08:21:00 PM
WOW!!!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: stujay on October 19, 2011, 09:51:00 PM
Great pics and congrats!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Knotter on October 19, 2011, 10:09:00 PM
I have been trying to do what you have accomplished for 2 years.  My hat's off to your success.  Well done and GREAT photos.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: BowHuntingFool on October 28, 2011, 12:06:00 AM
Nice one...congrats brother!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: KSdan on October 28, 2011, 12:09:00 AM
Dream hunt and outcome for me.  Bravo!    :clapper:
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Post by: zagil30 on October 28, 2011, 12:41:00 AM
Great job!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Gen273 on October 28, 2011, 08:02:00 AM
That looks like it was a fun hunt, congrats!!!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: frassettor on October 28, 2011, 08:24:00 AM
Very nice!
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Stumpkiller on October 28, 2011, 08:33:00 AM
Outstanding.  Great job and hunt.

On another forum someone informed me it was impossible to kill an adult buck mule deer with a patched round ball from a muzzleloader because you could not get within 100 yards of one.  (Unlike our "tame" whitetails here in the east).

You have proven some folks can know both how to hunt AND shoot.    :clapper:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: KodiakMag on October 28, 2011, 08:45:00 AM
Great job!

I have got to do me some muley hunting.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Ranger75 on October 28, 2011, 08:53:00 AM
Good stuff. Nice photo on the stalk.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: Shortlongbow on October 28, 2011, 08:59:00 AM
Well done, Sir. Nothing like hunting on the ground. Getting within bow range and making the shot is quite an accomplishment.
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: coaster500 on October 28, 2011, 09:35:00 AM
That's about as tough a stalk as exists.....

  Congratulations sir !!!!!


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Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: BaldingEagle on October 28, 2011, 08:26:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: BaldingEagle on October 28, 2011, 08:32:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: My first mule deer buck
Post by: far rider on October 28, 2011, 09:36:00 PM
Congrats, well earned!