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Title: couple of Montana muleys
Post by: twistedlimbs on October 11, 2011, 08:24:00 PM
Just concluded a week long selfbow hunt for Muleys in central Montana.  Dax (Dxray)and his son Aidan, came out to my Montana Cabin to chase some mule deer for a week. we Primarily hunted around my home in Roundup, MT.  We covered a lot of ground, some private,and quite a bit of BLM and State land.   We hunted everything from ridge tops of the Bull Mountains down to the Musselshell River bottoms. All and all we had a great hunt, mostly we ran ourselves ragged.  Weather when he landed was scorching at 94degrees on OCT 1st!  by the end of the trip we had solid ice on the windshield..lol   Monday evening i took a steep down hill shot that landed in a high miss over top of a doe.  Tuesday evening, Dax connected with a liver shot on a big old doe, we estimated her at 130-140 pounds. After his success in killing his first muledeer and also his FIRST deer ever with a selfbow, we relaxed a bit and took it easy....but on the second to last day of the hunt He went out for an evening hunt after a strong rain storm and the shifting cold weather made the bucks move and this really nice 3x3 muley walked right behind him.  he remained motionless as the buck came into a shooting window through the trees and he made his move again. Another liver shot while connecting with the back of a lung and severing the artery under the spine, brought the buck down in 70 or 80 yards.  He filled all his tags and i put him back on the plane this morning a very happy camper!    his 10yr old son also got his 1st selfbow kill this trip.  a big ol porcupine, made a nice target to cut his teeth on.   congrats to both of them!
       His gear???----  Dax shoots one of my twsitedlimbs osage selfbows  about 56# @ 28". arrows i made from rivercane dax cut and sent to me and a hammered spoon trade point of mine aswell.   The buck... he did end up shooting with one of my arrows with a zwickey broadhead on the business end.  He got great penetration on both and plenty of blood to follow.  
   (http://images.imagelinky.com/1318378895.jpg)   (http://images.imagelinky.com/1318378983.jpg)   (http://images.imagelinky.com/1318379026.jpg)   (http://images.imagelinky.com/1318379075.)
Title: Re: couple of Montana muleys
Post by: twistedlimbs on October 11, 2011, 08:25:00 PM
last pic   (http://images.imagelinky.com/1318379075.)
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Post by: twistedlimbs on October 11, 2011, 08:26:00 PM
(http://images.imagelinky.com/1318379194.jpg)
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Post by: Guru on October 11, 2011, 08:27:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Son of Texas on October 11, 2011, 08:30:00 PM
Congrats sounds like a Great hunt.   :clapper:
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Post by: sticbow on October 11, 2011, 08:38:00 PM
that's great!!!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Shedrock on October 11, 2011, 08:39:00 PM
That's awesome Ryan!
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Post by: Wiley Coyote on October 11, 2011, 08:42:00 PM
Congratulations on a pair of fine deer! Sometimes things just workout perfectly!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: TxAg on October 11, 2011, 08:43:00 PM
selfbow and trade point. very nice!
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Post by: bretto on October 11, 2011, 08:43:00 PM
Great job everyone!!
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Post by: wooddamon1 on October 11, 2011, 08:46:00 PM
Awesome!
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Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on October 11, 2011, 08:48:00 PM
Congrats on a couple fine animals!!  :thumbsup:

Tracy
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on October 11, 2011, 09:02:00 PM
Thats great.
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Post by: Mudd on October 11, 2011, 09:03:00 PM
How cool is this?... Way!!! I'm saying.....

Congratulations to all!

Thanks for sharing.

God bless,Mudd
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Post by: Big Ed on October 11, 2011, 09:03:00 PM
Wow, congrats!!
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Post by: Mike Yancey on October 11, 2011, 09:24:00 PM
I like that
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Post by: lilbobby on October 11, 2011, 09:29:00 PM
What a great story, thanks for sharing.
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Post by: coaster500 on October 11, 2011, 09:33:00 PM
Sweet!!!!  That setup did a great job!!!  Great shooting, Congrats  :)


 :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: huntnmuleys on October 11, 2011, 10:47:00 PM
wow, awesome, both the muleys and the gear!
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Post by: rastaman on October 11, 2011, 10:58:00 PM
Awesome hunt!    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Elkchaser on October 12, 2011, 07:21:00 AM
Great job, great equipment and great story.
All around I'd say a great hunt.
Congrats.
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Post by: LONGSTYKES on October 12, 2011, 07:51:00 AM
Great pics, sounds like Dax and his boy had an awesome hunt. Congrats to all.
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Post by: Fritz on October 12, 2011, 08:17:00 AM
Very cool! Congrats!   :thumbsup:    :campfire:
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Post by: Bow man on October 12, 2011, 08:25:00 AM
Nice work!!
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Post by: Ranger75 on October 12, 2011, 09:02:00 AM
Very nice.
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Post by: Jack Skinner on October 12, 2011, 09:37:00 AM
Just have to LOVE IT when it gets done with home made equipment. Congrats to both the archer and the bowyer.
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 12, 2011, 10:18:00 AM
Congrats, that's a good week right there.
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Post by: steadman on October 12, 2011, 10:28:00 AM
That's very cool! Congrats  :thumbsup:
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Post by: DannyBows on October 12, 2011, 10:29:00 AM
Well Done! Awesome gear.    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 12, 2011, 03:32:00 PM
Super cool!! Interesting bow.    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Hopewell Tom on October 12, 2011, 03:40:00 PM
Good going!
Great to see that gear getting it done.
Quite a week.
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Post by: Leland on October 12, 2011, 03:59:00 PM
Very nice! Congrats.
Leland
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Post by: soap creek on October 12, 2011, 05:51:00 PM
Spot and stalk, and hunting with primitive eqipment, how cool is that!Great job!
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on October 12, 2011, 06:17:00 PM
Now that is awesome! Congrats!
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Post by: NJSwampstalker on October 12, 2011, 06:21:00 PM
Outstanding!!!  :clapper:
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Post by: tarponnut on October 12, 2011, 10:07:00 PM
Great job guys! Very cool.
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Post by: Zbone on October 12, 2011, 10:13:00 PM
Way cool, luv the attire too… Many congrats!
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Post by: on October 12, 2011, 10:13:00 PM
Congrats!

Bisch
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Post by: dave19113 on October 12, 2011, 10:22:00 PM
:clapper:
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Post by: twitchstick on October 13, 2011, 12:12:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Longbow1953 on October 13, 2011, 04:06:00 PM
:clapper:     :clapper:    :archer2:    :archer2:
Title: Re: couple of Montana muleys
Post by: Dax on October 13, 2011, 10:52:00 PM
I don't reckon you left anything out....we had a great time and a most memorable hunt....a toast to a good friend and many more hunts to come.
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Post by: bill langer on October 14, 2011, 11:55:00 AM
Well done Gents!! Success with a self bow is a real challenge and you guys stepped up to it!!!
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Post by: Joseph on October 14, 2011, 02:30:00 PM
Looks like fun   :thumbsup:
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Post by: tim roberts on October 14, 2011, 10:44:00 PM
Great story!!
Thanks!!!
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Post by: DEATHMASTER on October 14, 2011, 10:54:00 PM
Nice deer.