Tag along on our Colorado hunt / vacation! (Pictures are BACK!)

[tukudu]

Tim and Mark,
     That big buck I shared the photo with......he was hammered this morning in the black timber across from my house, now there are only 9 left on that private piece.  :(

[Tim]

Cold morning on stand.  I was cold walking in so I kind of knew what I was in store for before I climbed up.   Not that 50 is cold but I had very little on.  The steady 15 mph wind definitely had me reaching deep into my pockets.

I'm hunting a pretty decent funnel and most of the deer that pass through I can either see or shoot, maybe 70 yards wide.   I've seen a few nice bucks go through the area the past few days and a ton of does.  There must have been a ladies convention this morning because at least 20 does came through!  A bad morning for bucks, just two little skippers.

I hesitate to jump to a whole new area, since I'm seeing double digit deer numbers each time I hunt.  It's really easy in / easy out with minimal scent issues.  I have another stand hung not 50 yards away from my first that allows me different wind options.   I hate to leave deer to find deer, so I'm just going to exercise a little patience and wait the boys out.    

[GRAYBEARD]

Good Luck,Tim! Loving the ride-along.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

     

Good luck Tim.

[Big Ed]

Patience TIMMY SON Patience!!!  Get um buddy

[Al Kidner]

Mmmmmmm...... Colorado!

Keep it coming mate....


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[DarrinG]

I'm enjoying following along too...Thanks for sharing your trip with us!

[DamselflyFarm]

This is awesome. Thanks a lot for taking us along.

[WESTBROOK]

[Jayrod]

Keep it coming Tim...BEST OF LUCK TO YA hope ya stick a big one!

[ChiefStingingArrow]

I am enjoying this brother!

[A.S.]

   

[shedhunta]

Enjoy those cool temps Tim!!  Very hot and extemely humid at home.  Worst humidity we have had all summer.  Enjoying your adventure.  Thanks for sharing.

[South MS Bowhunter]

[Tim]

This evening had 20 minutes of pure adrenalin!

About an hour into my evening sit I noticed 3 fawns fiddling around about 75 yards away.  They were feeling good jumping around in the high grass, not a care in the world.  All of a sudden they all snapped their heads up.  I never did figure out what was going on but within a couple minutes the field edge was full of deer!  I counted 9 bucks and at least 15 does.  

They seemed to be pushed by something.  All I know is that 4 of the bucks were big, I mean real big!  I wanted oh so bad to get a picture for you folks but I just couldn't take the chance.   I really thought it was going to happen.  The lead doe jumped the fence and came right to me.  The wind was perfect and she walked by a 8 yards.  From there......well things just fell apart.  The 4 big bucks decided to go wide of me by 50 yards and took every deer with them.   So disappointing, I just stood there.  

The good news is most of the deer should come back through in the morning.         Off to bed.

Here's the only pic I could get for you folks.....

[snakebit40]

So close! You'll get one don't worry. How's the action been for Mark?

[Tim]

Mark has been seeing a few, mostly young bucks and does up close and the larger gents at long distance.  Remember, we are both born and bred whitetail guys so these mulies are a whole new game.   In some ways their similar in others not so.   I'm concentrating on the funnels and pinch points, hoping to catch them moving through.   The big difference is mulies seem to bed wherever it suits them at the moment, whereas the whitetails like the thick stuff.   I've hunted mulies 3 times over the years so my knowledge is very limited.   Stalking or still hunting in this region of CO can be difficult due to the slight topography changes and the fact that I've yet to see a single buck, most have buddies which is more eyes and ears.

Mark's wife Donna made it clear last night that someone needs to put a deer on the ground for the freezer....  

[wetfeathers]

I love this thread.  Thanks for sharing.  Good luck

[bowhunterfrompast]

   

[Kyle Lancaster]

Thanks for sharing Tim. Good luck.