My first Muley mount

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cormanaz

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Finally got my Muley back....

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Nice Pics....Did I miss the story about this buck??? Fill us in again if you don't mind. Also are those your other mounts as well? There nice as well.

Tallbuck1
 
The Story,,,,

5 of us went on our 10 day hunt in AZ unit 27. On opening day (Friday) with in 2 hours. 2 of the guys had thier buck. kind of pissed me off, but, I knew there were bucks in the area. Just where?!?!? Anyway's for the next 3 day I walked all over the Mountains, never saw a deer, let alone any other animals for that matter... On Wedensday morning, we decided that if we didn't see anything, we'd move up to the top( Higher in the pines ). So Thursday Morning we packed up the trailer and gear and moved up higher in the pines. Hunted some that day,, ran into a massive herd of Elk, which was so awesome to see. and right before dark, saw to Muley Doe at about 30 yards. So, Friday Morning, my buddy and I decided to take a drive and go just below the rim of the mountain and glass to see if we can see anything.. bout the only things we saw was a yote walk with in 15 feet of us.. I should have shot him, but, didn't want to shot and scare off that Monster muley hiding down the hill.. you know the one that was right there and never saw it.. Anyway,, we decided to go back up in the pines and head out from camp and walk the rim for a ways, and make a big loop. So off we went.. Now keep in mind that my buddy had already gotten his deer 7 days ago, had already driven the 8 hours home, processed his deer, and drove the 8 hours back. So, he's now hunting bear and Mtn lion and helping me.. We decided to split up, he would walk this old forest road and make a bunch of noise and I walk 1/2 up this hill, and maybe the noise he was making, would flush something.. So, after about 30 minutes, I had to get rid of 4 cups of coffee that i had drank that monring.. so, I set my rifle down, did what my bladder said it needed to do, and while doing this, I'm standing there, thinking,, this sucks, I've been here for 9 days now, I'm thinking maybe I need to just take up golf again. screw hunting.. I put my rifle back on my shoulder, turned and out of the corner of my eye I saw movement about 75 yards in front of me, just down the hill from me. Course my first thought was,, "No f'n Way".. but there he was, walking right towards me. So I brought the scope up and then he was gone,, Looking around, didn't see him. and just then 45 yards in front of me, he was walking up the hill broadside to me.. I putthe cross hairs on his vitals, forced my self to stop breathing for a second.. And, never heard the shot, but I know I got him good, cause he jumped about 6 feet straight up. Then you know the dammed thing happened, he bolted into a dead run right at me.. Course at this point I'm thinking, "OH SH_T!!... I took a step back behind this little tree and this buck is at a dead run right at me. I think I was just completly in shock seeing this large animal running right at me, but, At about 5 yars he saw me, made a small right turn and no joke, he ran by me with in 3 or 4 feet of me. He ran about 40 yards past me, stopped and turn broadside to me.. At that point I had re-chambered a round and had the crosshairs on him again.. Do I shoot him again? Did I hit him right? I decided to take another shot, as I started to squezze th trigger, he turned and had his butt to me, and I couldn't get my finger stopped.. I shot him the leg, flipped him over and down the hill about 30 feet.. It took me a minute to walk over, but by the time I got there, he was done.. I hear my buddy coming up the hill yelling, "What did you get"?? I was breathing so hard at this point, I could barely stand.. I just dropped everything and sat down till I could catch my breath. Then the work began....
 
Oh, and no the other mounts are not mine, they are at my Taxidermists shop..
 

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