CO GMU 21 Buck (Photos)

TennVol · Oct 31, 2005

LAST EDITED ON Oct-31-05 AT 03:33PM (MST)[p]Here are some photos of a nice buck I took last Sunday on the second day of our hunt. I shot him right at daybreak at 120 yards. I used a .30-06 loaded with Federal Premium High Energy 180 gr Nosler Partitions. He went down at the first shot. His outside spread is 26.25". I haven't green-scored him yet but several friends think he might go 180+. I really don't care about the B&C score because the rack and cape are at the taxidermist already.

wallhanger · Oct 31, 2005

TennVol,

B-E-A-utiful buck. I didn't realize a 30-06 would still kill deer;-)

WH

kilowatt · Oct 31, 2005

Congrats on the very nice Buck and for posting the pictres as well.

Brian

Chef · Oct 31, 2005

Congratulations on a fine buck.
Welcome to the forum too!

Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"

Flatlandr · Oct 31, 2005

LAST EDITED ON Oct-31-05 AT 04:31PM (MST)[p]Congrats on a nice buck...really like the dark color of the antlers.

Mark

TennVol · Oct 31, 2005

>Congratulations on a fine buck.
>Welcome to the forum too!
>
>Chef
>"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"

Thanks for the compliments on the buck. Not bad for a 1st post, huh?

searcher · Oct 31, 2005

Congratulations! Very nice buck. Glad you got a nice one.

Tim
Searchin' for a 4 X 4

browtine · Oct 31, 2005

Congrats!

Later, Brandon

hornaddiction · Oct 31, 2005

congrats on a fine trophy, did you see many elk while hunting in unit 21??

Horn
www.trophiesonthewall.com

TennVol · Oct 31, 2005

>congrats on a fine trophy, did
>you see many elk while
>hunting in unit 21??
>
>Horn
>www.trophiesonthewall.com

We each had a cow tag and an OTC bull tag in addition to our buck tag but we didn't see any elk at all. I saw a few decent bulls and a couple of cows at the game processors, but they guys who got them wouldn't fess up the location. We thought they probably got them in the Piceance Wilderness area as that is the only area anyone had seen any elk last week. GMU 21 is primarily a deer area, so if we picked up any elk we would have considered that icing on the cake. We each used four preference points to draw the buck tag, so we were strictly deer hunting. If we happened to see an elk while we were looking for bucks, we were going to consider that a bonus. Considering the buck I was lucky enough to get, I was more than happy to come home with two un-filled elk tags!

AZbowhntr · Oct 31, 2005

Great looking buck. I really like the dark antlers too. Welcome to the forum.

kingfish · Oct 31, 2005

Nice buck, congrats.

Sagekiller · Nov 1, 2005

LAST EDITED ON Nov-01-05 AT 10:26AM (MST)[p]Nice deer

Did you use an outfitter? Do you have they're number if you did

TennVol · Nov 1, 2005

>LAST EDITED ON Nov-01-05
>AT 10:26?AM (MST)
>
>Nice deer
>
>Did you use an outfitter? Do
>you have they're number if
>you did

I wish I could afford an outfitter. I am an active duty MSgt in the USAF and they don't pay us that much! I just went up with another guy I'm stationed with here at Peterson AFB CO. We have been hunting here in CO for the last four seasons and we always seem to get something in the freezer.

bigbull1 · Nov 1, 2005

Solid, symmetrical and dark rack.

Congrats!

Ed

NDBadlandsbucks · Nov 1, 2005

Not a bad first post at all! You can add me to the list of folks who like the dark color of his antlers. I wouldn't worry about what he scores either - he's really good - that's enough!

Keep the Sun at Your Back and the Wind in Your Face

Sagekiller · Nov 1, 2005

Sorry for bugging you again, but I've been considering this area as a place to burn my 6 points in, and would you recommend this area for an old timer with limited mobility or is it pretty rugged. Are there any area's that you'd suggest starting out in?

Thanks much

TennVol · Nov 1, 2005

LAST EDITED ON Nov-01-05 AT 12:44PM (MST)[p]I couldn't stand not knowing what the buck scored so I went to the taxidermist with a friend from work and we green scored my buck.

Gross: 177 5/8
Deductions: 3 1/8
Net: 174 1/2

TennVol · Nov 1, 2005

>Sorry for bugging you again, but
>I've been considering this area
>as a place to burn
>my 6 points in, and
>would you recommend this area
>for an old timer with
>limited mobility or is it
>pretty rugged. Are there any
>area's that you'd suggest starting
>out in?
>
>Thanks much

I would HIGHLY recommend this area to someone with limited mobility. Around 95% of the land is public and there is excellent access from the numerous roads in the area. The altitude is under 6000 ft, so if you're a flatlander, the lack of oxygen won't be as big a problem as the high mountain hunts.

Spend your points - you won't be disappointed.

(Send me an email & will let you know the places we hunted.)