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montanamuley85
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"...and now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way..." -Led Zeppelin
"...and now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way..." -Led Zeppelin
ridgerunner
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That is a nice buck, lets hear some details on the hunt.
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wapiti11
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Great Buck!
Was he chasing?
Great to see a Montana buck posted. I hope I get a good buck from Montana to post also.
I live in Billings, do you?
You look fimiliar.
Was he chasing?
Great to see a Montana buck posted. I hope I get a good buck from Montana to post also.
I live in Billings, do you?
You look fimiliar.
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Hornseeker
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Nice buck...Congrats!
wallhanger
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Great buck. Anybody ever tell you that you look like Tony Mendez, the bullrider? Anyway, congrats.
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littlefoot
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good job, '85'....thank you..
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sheepeater
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Not a bad buck for modern day Montana,not sure he fits into the monster category, dang nice buck though.
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Chef
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Congratulations on a nice buck.
Like the extras on him. He's got a pretty face too. Should make a nice mount.
Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"
Like the extras on him. He's got a pretty face too. Should make a nice mount.
Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"
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montanamuley85
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I only said he was a monster because of your fake montana monster post...
"...and now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way..." -Led Zeppelin
"...and now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way..." -Led Zeppelin
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buncoboy
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Excellent!!!! It looks like a monster to me. Not sure anyone would ever pass that by looking for something bigger. Great job!
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Hornseeker
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So why dont you give us a little story 85? We'd all like to hear the details!
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sheepeater
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Easy big boy, lets here the story. I wouldnt pass on him in Montana for sure, now if I was in Wyoming, Utah or Colorado ect...., I might let him walk. But not in this state.
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Steep
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Nice buck. A very unique monster indeed. Love those ol rutty boys. Congrats
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montanamuley85
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Sheepeater, wasn't taking any offense to your comment, and I hope you didn't to mine. I was just explaining why I named the post as I did. I had just looked at a post by you and titled mine for comic relief only...
Here's the story, sorry it took a couple of days, I was having some computer problems.
I left the truck in the dark, hoping to be near the end of the drainage by first light. I had seen a 4x4 in the 26"-27" range along with some smaller bucks and does and fawns the week before in the same area. When I got there, I started glassing south-facing slopes where I had seen the deer last week, but only found a doe. I continued up the drainage and soon started seeing more and more deer, but not the type of buck I was looking for.
I started glassing some avalanche slides at the head of the drainage and finally spotted what looked to be a decent buck feeding under a tree all by himself. His rack was hard to discern at over a half-mile through the 8x binos, but I could tell the was worth a closer look.
Getting closer was a problem, however. I could climb the south-facing slope and circle around the head of the drainage, but would probably spook about 20 scattered does, fawns, small bucks etc. in the process. The bigger buck would most likely notice that. The other option was to circle up into the timber on the north-facing side of the drainage, but I had injured my knee during the week and the steep slope covered in two feet of snow would probably be too painful for the distance I needed to cover.
Some moose had been tromping around in the bottom all morning, making alot of noise in the crunchy snow. The deer on the hillsides didn't seem to pay any attention to them because the moose had probably been doing it everyday for the past two weeks. I formulated a risky plan of walking very slowly, so not to alert the buck's vision, right up the middle. Hopefully the noise I made would be credited to the moose. I waited for the buck to disappear in a small patch of trees and I started out. Take two steps, glass for the buck. If he wasn't visible, I would take two more steps. If he was, I would wait until he was not looking or out of sight. Repeat 200X.
Finally, I closed the distance to about 500 yards. Twice during the stalk, I had gotten better looks at his antlers, and I could tell he was definately a buck worth taking. I then cut up into the pines and came back down on the other side of an avalanche slide from the buck. I was 345 yards to the patch of trees I had last seen him in, but it was the best shot I was going to get unless I crossed over to the same hillside he was on. That would probably spook him with the snow conditions.
Then came the long wait. I kept glassing the tree patch for over an hour, waiting for the buck to come out. At one point, I spotted a buck across the drainage, and thought he had somehow escaped the patch without me seeing him, but a closer look revealed it was a different buck.
I resisted the temptation to move all morning, and just before 10:00 I was rewarded. The buck started making his way towards a high ridge on the north side of the drainage. I took him as he crossed an avalanche slide with 2 shots from my 280.
"...and now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way..." -Led Zeppelin
Here's the story, sorry it took a couple of days, I was having some computer problems.
I left the truck in the dark, hoping to be near the end of the drainage by first light. I had seen a 4x4 in the 26"-27" range along with some smaller bucks and does and fawns the week before in the same area. When I got there, I started glassing south-facing slopes where I had seen the deer last week, but only found a doe. I continued up the drainage and soon started seeing more and more deer, but not the type of buck I was looking for.
I started glassing some avalanche slides at the head of the drainage and finally spotted what looked to be a decent buck feeding under a tree all by himself. His rack was hard to discern at over a half-mile through the 8x binos, but I could tell the was worth a closer look.
Getting closer was a problem, however. I could climb the south-facing slope and circle around the head of the drainage, but would probably spook about 20 scattered does, fawns, small bucks etc. in the process. The bigger buck would most likely notice that. The other option was to circle up into the timber on the north-facing side of the drainage, but I had injured my knee during the week and the steep slope covered in two feet of snow would probably be too painful for the distance I needed to cover.
Some moose had been tromping around in the bottom all morning, making alot of noise in the crunchy snow. The deer on the hillsides didn't seem to pay any attention to them because the moose had probably been doing it everyday for the past two weeks. I formulated a risky plan of walking very slowly, so not to alert the buck's vision, right up the middle. Hopefully the noise I made would be credited to the moose. I waited for the buck to disappear in a small patch of trees and I started out. Take two steps, glass for the buck. If he wasn't visible, I would take two more steps. If he was, I would wait until he was not looking or out of sight. Repeat 200X.
Finally, I closed the distance to about 500 yards. Twice during the stalk, I had gotten better looks at his antlers, and I could tell he was definately a buck worth taking. I then cut up into the pines and came back down on the other side of an avalanche slide from the buck. I was 345 yards to the patch of trees I had last seen him in, but it was the best shot I was going to get unless I crossed over to the same hillside he was on. That would probably spook him with the snow conditions.
Then came the long wait. I kept glassing the tree patch for over an hour, waiting for the buck to come out. At one point, I spotted a buck across the drainage, and thought he had somehow escaped the patch without me seeing him, but a closer look revealed it was a different buck.
I resisted the temptation to move all morning, and just before 10:00 I was rewarded. The buck started making his way towards a high ridge on the north side of the drainage. I took him as he crossed an avalanche slide with 2 shots from my 280.
"...and now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way..." -Led Zeppelin
