Title: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Elksong on November 16, 2011, 05:46:00 PM
Post by: Elksong on November 16, 2011, 05:46:00 PM
I have wished for years that the CDOW would see that turn-about is fair play and give the archers on the west slope some sort of late archery hunt so we can hunt them during the rut. I think it is only fair, they give the rifle hunter an early highcountry mule deer hunt. My main reason for the rant is I saw this brute again today
(http://i.imgur.com/Hn5k7.jpg) (http://imgur.com/Hn5k7)
(http://i.imgur.com/Hn5k7.jpg) (http://imgur.com/Hn5k7)
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Colotrad on November 16, 2011, 05:54:00 PM
Post by: Colotrad on November 16, 2011, 05:54:00 PM
Very nice Jason. With the current mulie population, don't hold your breath for that late season.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: PaddyMac on November 16, 2011, 06:22:00 PM
Post by: PaddyMac on November 16, 2011, 06:22:00 PM
Next week will be the first time I've ever hunted the late mule deer season. We have snow falling right now. The rut is going full steam. Life is good.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: ron w on November 16, 2011, 07:07:00 PM
Post by: ron w on November 16, 2011, 07:07:00 PM
Boy he sure is a brute........beautiful animal!!
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: critter69 on November 16, 2011, 07:13:00 PM
Post by: critter69 on November 16, 2011, 07:13:00 PM
You can hunt the rifle seasons with a bow ( with the proper lic.) Here in Colorado
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Elksong on November 16, 2011, 07:21:00 PM
Post by: Elksong on November 16, 2011, 07:21:00 PM
I have hunted the rifle seasons that way, it's not the same.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Shedrock on November 16, 2011, 08:20:00 PM
Post by: Shedrock on November 16, 2011, 08:20:00 PM
Head to eastern CO. It's fun to travel and hunt new areas anyway, right?
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Elksong on November 16, 2011, 08:22:00 PM
Post by: Elksong on November 16, 2011, 08:22:00 PM
Tracey - I have been build points for a unit out on the plains. I think I will draw next year! Looking for a whitetail out there though....
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: snakebit40 on November 17, 2011, 11:14:00 AM
Post by: snakebit40 on November 17, 2011, 11:14:00 AM
Look at the neck on that guy! I love seeing rutting mule deer. Hopefully I can find one like that this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Furseeker on November 17, 2011, 02:12:00 PM
Post by: Furseeker on November 17, 2011, 02:12:00 PM
Jason I was out stump shooing last weekend and jumped a brusier just like that one. He had no idea what startled him so I stood motionless as he stared the other direction, he was perfectly broadside and only 17 yards away. He was a heavy horned 4 point, with deep even forks on both sides. Best part of it is he's only 3 miles from my house so I have 4 different trail cameras placed to try and get him on film.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: MTArrowLauncher on November 17, 2011, 02:55:00 PM
Post by: MTArrowLauncher on November 17, 2011, 02:55:00 PM
wow, that is a bruiser.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: joe ashton on November 17, 2011, 02:58:00 PM
Post by: joe ashton on November 17, 2011, 02:58:00 PM
wow that is a great deer. I've got a couple of bucks cruising our 'hood for does too. All our young trees are wrapped in chicken wire until the rut is over.....
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Elksong on November 17, 2011, 04:35:00 PM
Post by: Elksong on November 17, 2011, 04:35:00 PM
Saw this one today..... :banghead:
(http://i.imgur.com/ith6H.jpg) (http://imgur.com/ith6H)
Crappy picture, he was a long way away, but a great deer!
(http://i.imgur.com/ith6H.jpg) (http://imgur.com/ith6H)
Crappy picture, he was a long way away, but a great deer!
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Shedrock on November 17, 2011, 05:55:00 PM
Post by: Shedrock on November 17, 2011, 05:55:00 PM
Gotta love them mulies! Nice pics.
I wish we could hunt the rut here, but the G@F won't let us. They say the bowhunters would kill all the big buck. Ya right!["[dntthnk]"]("graemlins/dntthnk.gif" "\"\"")
I wish we could hunt the rut here, but the G@F won't let us. They say the bowhunters would kill all the big buck. Ya right
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Steve O on November 17, 2011, 05:59:00 PM
Post by: Steve O on November 17, 2011, 05:59:00 PM
You guys are killing me. Oh, those big mule deer are awesome! Can't see burning points for WT in eastern CO when NE and KS are not that far a ride. But that is coming from a guy who WILL drive 18 hours to get to some good WT hunting!
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: knobby on November 17, 2011, 08:19:00 PM
Post by: knobby on November 17, 2011, 08:19:00 PM
Those are some great mulies. I guess you're only option is to continue to share those photos with us. Thank you!
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Glunt on November 18, 2011, 11:10:00 AM
Post by: Glunt on November 18, 2011, 11:10:00 AM
I don't see it happening, but it would be a great hunt. It seems like when we want to explore a new or changed season, we get told we don't kill enough to be an effective management tool or we would kill too much. Whichever answer results in a "no" is the one you get.
Great pics.
Great pics.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: KentuckyTJ on November 18, 2011, 11:25:00 AM
Post by: KentuckyTJ on November 18, 2011, 11:25:00 AM
Man, I'd love to shoot a big Mulie. Great picts as usual Elksong.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Elksong on November 22, 2011, 10:50:00 PM
Post by: Elksong on November 22, 2011, 10:50:00 PM
Here are a few more from yesterday..
(http://i.imgur.com/0fegW.jpg) (http://imgur.com/0fegW)
(http://i.imgur.com/HhEBx.jpg) (http://imgur.com/HhEBx)
(http://i.imgur.com/0fegW.jpg) (http://imgur.com/0fegW)
(http://i.imgur.com/HhEBx.jpg) (http://imgur.com/HhEBx)
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Steve O on November 22, 2011, 10:56:00 PM
Post by: Steve O on November 22, 2011, 10:56:00 PM
Wow. You know where those deer are in August?!?
Stunning.
Stunning.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Elksong on November 22, 2011, 11:17:00 PM
Post by: Elksong on November 22, 2011, 11:17:00 PM
Yes I do. They spend most of their time on private ground that is pretty difficult to gain access on.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: medic77 on November 22, 2011, 11:39:00 PM
Post by: medic77 on November 22, 2011, 11:39:00 PM
That is a beautiful sight to see. Great pictures and am sorry you aren't stalking him right now.
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: sheephunter on November 23, 2011, 01:58:00 AM
Post by: sheephunter on November 23, 2011, 01:58:00 AM
Seems like if there isn't a lot of money to be made the DOW doesn't really care. I think that after the general/majority of the rifle seasons are over in November, they ought to let the people with unfilled archery tags hunt during December in the unit that the tag was issued for in September. You would still be hunting the same herd and they could make it work just like the youth elk tags. That's my two cents. Awesome bucks by the way!
Title: Re: OH How I wish Colorado had a late Mule deer archery hunt!
Post by: Drew on November 23, 2011, 08:04:00 AM
Post by: Drew on November 23, 2011, 08:04:00 AM
WOW, what a sight..those boys are bruisers! Thanks for posting!