colorado mule deer/ story

joe ashton · September 24, 2013, 10:40:00 PM

Hi
I posted the picture of my Colo mule deer on 'Highlights' here is the story:
I slept in on my 15th day to hunt, (just plain tired and 9 lbs lighter) about 8:30am I decided to go check another area as I had seen no deer from my 'go to' stand. When I got to the area I found that much of it had be logged! It was a North slope so it had lots of rotten logs to shoot at. I must of shot 20 arrows while walking the 100+ yards across the logged area. When I finally reached the intact Aspens to my surprise there stood a deer 50 yards away, looking at me. I froze and in time she decided I was nothing. Well, she fed towards me, then at 30ish yards she turned broad side and looked away. My arrow was away, then everything became a blurr of motion. I feared I'd hit her a little far back.
I knew I needed to give her time.... oh, that is so hard to do. I decided to walk the mile in to my 'go to' stand and bring it out. Oh Crap!..My pad lock was rusted shut!
Well, I walked the mile back out. That took a little more than hour so I took up the deers trail. No blood on the ground at the point of impact so, I walked to the spot I last saw her and still no blood ...but from there I could see her laying dead 40 yards away...AND ALL GODS CHILDREN SAID...AMEN. In fact my arrow hit her just in front of the hind quarter as she was turning away so, it was a sharp quartering away impact(13" of penetration) It was probably all over for her in 10 seconds. I was only 1/10th of a mile from a road but 130 vertical feet down, in the logging mess. alone!
After I got her back to came and properly cared for I walked the mile back up to my Screaming Eagle stand with a can of WD40, that did the trick... again AMEN!
Joe
Black widow long bow 55#
G/T dipped in yellow paint
4 4" yellow feathers
100gr brass insert and a
120gr very sharp Grizzly broad head!
---PS: 18 days until my Whitetail season starts..

Tim · September 24, 2013, 10:43:00 PM

Congrats Joe! I just got back from western CO, out around Norwood, beautiful country but man do you folks have some serious "hills" in Colorado!

Hot Hap · September 24, 2013, 11:04:00 PM

Congratulations-Hap

LB_hntr · September 24, 2013, 11:11:00 PM

Congrats on the hunt and getting your stand out...lol.
It sucks that you had to do all the extra walking but i bet even when you were fighting that deer over and under logs you would not of traded it for anything (well maybe a buddy and frame pack..lol)

sheephunter · September 24, 2013, 11:49:00 PM

Congrats Joe! pic?

Pat B. · September 24, 2013, 11:54:00 PM

It all worked out great !!

Congrats..

stujay · September 25, 2013, 12:24:00 AM

Good job...I'll check the pics in highlights

September 25, 2013, 12:33:00 AM

Congrats, Joe!

Bisch

joe skipp · September 25, 2013, 12:52:00 AM

Nice going Joe...I love Mule Deer hunting and can't wait til next year.

Tater · September 25, 2013, 07:39:00 AM

Congrats on the Deer...

Bernie B. · September 25, 2013, 10:09:00 AM

Congratulations on the deer and removing the treestand! You're in some beautiful country!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

twitchstick · September 25, 2013, 10:21:00 AM

Great job!

TJK68 · September 25, 2013, 10:28:00 AM

Congrats Joe, nice job.
Tom

PaPa Ron · September 25, 2013, 03:43:00 PM

Congratulations Sir.

FerretWYO · September 25, 2013, 03:46:00 PM

Congrats Joe.

steadman · September 25, 2013, 08:18:00 PM

Congrats Joe!

OBXarcher · September 25, 2013, 08:32:00 PM

Way to go joe.

Cyclic-Rivers · September 25, 2013, 08:38:00 PM

Thats Great Joe. Congrats. It was a big Deer! Good luck with the white tails.

Mike Gerardi · September 25, 2013, 08:41:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by joe . I could see her laying dead 40 yards away...AND ALL GODS CHILDREN SAID...AMEN. [/QB]

I know that feeling well. Congrats.

maineac · September 25, 2013, 08:54:00 PM

Congrats!!