I had a great season for Mule Deer, saw lots of bucks and made some great stalks, this one ending in success. I found this deer feeding on an oak brush hillside about 300 yards away. With a quick check of the wind the stalk began. Just then the clouds burst and the rain started to fall, I kept up with the stalk and ended up within shooting range of this buck. He was standing in some tall grass, I could see his body and had a good shooting lane. Not sure what happened from there but I botched the shot and the arrow took him just under his left eye... He didn´t go much farther. I was staring at my first Pope and Young buck with a recurve. Sometimes arrow placement and the hunt doesn´t go as planned. I would love say that I double lunged him and hit him perfect, but I didn't and am very glad the buck expired quickly and the situation turned out in my favor. I was shooting a Wes Wallace Mentor takedown, 56 lbs @ 28 inches. Gold tip arrow and a mangus buzzcut 125 grain head, total arrow weight 520 grains. Good hunting to you all this coming fall.
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Nice Buck! Congrats!
Wow, under the eye, and I guess you scrambled his brain? That is a nice buck.
Thanks for the positive comments on the post. It was a tough one deciding to post or not because of the shot outcome. I guess there are some understanding tradgangers out there after all, thanks again.
Nice Buck!Congrats!
That is a nice buck. Congrats
Nice buck.Yep your correct things don't always go as planned.Glad to hear they worked out to your favor.Great job stalking up on that big buck.Congrats. :thumbsup:
Dead is dead brother, things happen. Congrats on a great trophy!
So glad it worked out for you bud, that's a great buck! :thumbsup:
Fantastic buck! Congratulations, and great job on the stalk:thumbsup: In my mind, stalking an animal is by far the most exciting way of hunting, and one of the toughest.
So often shots that don't go as intended don't end up with results like that - sure glad it did for you.
Wow! Now that's a BIG deer. Look at the body on that bruiser. Congratulations on a fine mule deer. Thanks for sharing. I'm sure every one has a shot or two they're not proud of. At least you were able to recover your trophy.
Magnus
Great job! Sounds like a great hunt.
:bigsmyl: That is a dandy. Love all the velvet. Congratulations!!!
Very nice!!!
Beautiful buck! **** happens sometimes but at least there was no wounding or loss of such a wonderful animal.
Very nice buck. Way to go!
Glad you decided to share great buck; congrads,
That is a brute of a muley! You have worked hard for that trophy, not just this season. The wilderness and the hunt is never perfect, that is the adventure of it. Perseverance is paramount in bowhunting. Congrats on a great trophy!
Nice buck, good job!
Thats a beauty!! Congrats Joe
Awesome buck...sometimes things just work out. You tip your cap and smile. Congrats!
A beautiful trophy indeed Conner...congratulations! :clapper:
Thanks for posting. Don't worry about the shot. Congrats on a great deer!
Beautiful buck and hard earned! Thanks for sharing. Ward
Great buck! :thumbsup: Congrats!
Nice BUck man I am glad that it worked out ok.
Awesome animal!
Great buck
Congrats...sometimes things are just meant to be in spite of ourselves!
great buck!
Great buck, congrats!
Great buck! Not every shot goes like we want, despite lots of practice. Glad it went to a spot that made your recovery easy.
Congrats on a good buck!
Great buck! That has to be a lot harder shot than hitting those big old lungs, lol. Seriously, I always want to make that perfect hit too, but almost all my kills have had something strange happen from the time the arrow left the bow till it reached the animal. Glad things worked out for you.
Congrats :thumbsup:
great buck ! hope your taxidermist stitches him up real nice for you. :thumbsup:
Great buck! Congrats! Bet you were looking at that rack when you let loose! :D
Conner, that's the way to knock him out! Yeah, they don't all go as planned. But I'm glad it worked out for you. He's a beauty!
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Congratulations, that is one nice deer.
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Great stalking job. Glad to hear he died quickly.
Thats hunting, Glad it worked out for ya. Just a beautiful buck, cocgrates.
Thanks again to all of you who followed the post. That fall crisp in the air is here, and that means it´s time to do what we all do best. Good luck on the hunts.
Conner,very nice buck,do you know what he would score?
Beautiful buck,and I'm glad it worked out for you. Congratulations, and enjoy the results. I've hunted the Mante La Salles in the past, and they're a wonderful place to explore.
Great buck. It doesn't always go as planned even with all the practice, scouting, time in the field etc. just glad it worked out for you. congratulations on the nice buck.
Congradulations on the super buck, and a happy ending.
That is a great buck!!!
Glad to see you got the pic up Bud! Copngrats again!! :thumbsup:
Great buck, I rattled one through the antlers a few years back. As I was drawing I shifted my focus from that tiny spot I wanted to hit to his eyes to see if he saw my drawing on him. I let it go and it went exactly where I was looking, right through his rack.
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Nice job!
-Jeremy :coffee:
Beautiful buck. Congrats...
Thats a beauty! I just love Tradgang when hunting season rolls around, so many great stories with awesome pictures of the game taken and all the wonderful places us trad guys go.
GLENN
Nice!! Congratulations!! :thumbsup:
Looks like you hit where you were looking...at that beautiful rack! Way to go! I am sure the shot was not what you wanted, but the end result is. Great Job!
Good talking with you by phone Conner. I will be contacting you next year around the time of the draw. Thanks! David
Great muley! What part of Utah were hunting?
Amazing deer and you are so right things don't go as planned. I shot a doe in the ear last year with the same result. You are not alone and congrats
Congratulations on one awe inspiring animal.....the first archery deer I harvested was a whitetail doe .......right behind the ear....I was horrified until she fell within seconds and in site....I never heard the end of that one........great buck
Back straps!...sounds yummy...
Great buck!
Todd
Thats a lot better shot than a gut shot deer. Things happen so congratulations on a great buck. :thumbsup:
Very nice deer!!!! The positive is that the meat is all 100% tabelfare lol!!!! Heck of a buck! The rack is one thing but that body is heavy as well. Thanks for sharing and congrats!
Ganzer
very nice, I had to wait till the extended to get mine.
The buck is down! Congrats on a great buck!
Things happen. Congrats.
Dan
Congrats! Nice work. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great deer! - hmmm..maybe some day ... (sigh)
Congrats!!
Nice!