My biggest Muley to Date!

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Well, finally it all came together for me with this nice Utah Muley!

I was hunting with my buddy last thursday on a evening hunt in the area we had scouted. We hunted hard and the only thing we had seen was a 2 point and some does. As we decided to head back to the truck off the mountain I looked down below me and saw three bucks. The big one that I ended up taking and two other little bucks. My heart started pumping when I saw the bigger buck through my binos with his huge forks! I just kept telling my buddy that is a dang nice buck! To make a long story short the deer busted one of us and took off across the mountain. I booked it across the mountain and as luck would have it, I got in front of the biggest buck and was able to cut him off. Not knowing for sure where he was, I stepped out from behind some trees and there he was 93 yards away and we both saw each other at the exact same time. Knowing he had already had been spooked and was about ready to bust, I knew it was now or never. I ranged him put the 90 yard pin on him and let it fly! I heard the wallop sound of a good hit and he went crashing down the mountain. I watched where he ran to and then not wanting to push him we decided to wait until morning to track him down. We found him right after first light dead in his bed!

He scores 185 and is as good in real life as he looks in the pics. Outiside spread of 26" inches and is just a sweet buck! I feel very grateful and fortunate to have taken such a nice buck. He has one ear that is split that I think happened from fighting and just has some cool old character.

In regards to the long shot. Some people have different opinions on long shots. I practiced alot and was shooting the right equipment for the shot. I was confident I could make it happen and I did. The deer was broadside and with a slight angle towards me. The arrow at 93 yards traveled through the deers whole body after entering behind the shoulder and came out at the back leg. I can tell you this, I am now a grim reaper believer! Sweet broadheads! Good luck to all of you on your own hunts!
 
NICE BUCK and wow great shot placement that's one helluva a shot.


"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".
 
Love that buck! Great forks! That's an archery buck of a lifetime to me!


I just call em as I see em!
 
+1 on the long shots. It's all about the hunter: the gear, pratice, conditions etc.

Congrats on an absolute TOAD!
 
wow! this has been here for almost five hours now....a 90 yard shot with a bow and the ethic police have not showed up to slam you yet!}> LOL. All kidding aside, good job on a good buck.
 
Check out those G4's on that buck. The back forks are dang nice
as well. Just an awesome muley. Congrats.

ELDORADO
 
Sweet buck! Congrats!!!

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"So... Now you got a little taste of what I do..."
 
Beautiful buck!

Personally I don't think you really need to justify your long shot. If someone tells me they take a long shot I just believe that they have practiced a ton out at that range and have the confidence to make the shot. Good job!
 
Good job Bro! He is a freaking awesome buck. I wish I could have been there.
 
93 yds, what a great deer and shot! That's why we all practice, for that once a year shot
See ya on the water or woods
 
First of all GREAT BUCK Congrats. I won't give you grief about the distance given that you are shooting mechanical broadheads, but I will give you grief about a quarting towards shot at 93 yards. Thats brave. Did the arrow deflect in order to come out the ass, or did the buck turn a little when the arrow was in flight, or was it more quartering than you thought? How did he die? did you catch a lung? liver? guts? blood loss? or all of that?
 
Nice when all that hard work pays off with a beauty buck like that one.
Congrats!
 
I love his height and the deep front forks. I was once in a camp with a guy from the pro staff of an archery company and he could consistently hit pop cans at that range. I had a hard time even seeing them.
 
Congrats on a great Pope and Young buck! The fact that you even have a 90yd pin is awesome. Well done, I wish I was qualified to take a shot like that!

Tell your Bro-in-law (Matt), that everyone in the office wishes he was more like you!
 
Nice buck Tyce. I missed my 93 yard shot on monday on a similar sized buck. Now you can focus on your dog training and waterfowl hunting.
Remember next time in Orem, bring me a kennel cover.

Congrats,
Landon
 
Somebody's gotta give you crap about a ridiculous shot, so I guess I will. Robiland missed his 93 yard shot because that is what will happen most of the time at that distance, if you are lucky. If you are unlucky you will wound it and a deer will go to waste. Also, if I took a 50 plus yard shot at an animal, I would leave that part out of the story. Archery is not about long range, it is about being stealthy and a good hunter. I will guarantee more bucks are missed or wounded at distances over 70 yards than are recovered, especially in your case when the deer was aware of your presence, and it was last light. Soon compound bow hunting is going to be looked upon like inline muzzle loading with the fact that it is too efficient.

Anyway, I could go on, but an up against time. Nice buck, LUCKY SHOT. I wish he was on my wall. In the future I would highly suggest leaving the yardage out of the story. It is more admirable to hear about 30 yard shots than 90, but that is just me.

Again nice buck. Anybody else think short shots are more admirable than long, lucky shots?
 
XPB, GREAT SHOT, on an awesome deer.

You dont have to listen to people with names like "fly4fish" because they obviously dont have the dedication to archery like they should to take shots over 50 yards or even 30 yards if you think about it. If he knew anything about todays bows and today bowhunting he would know that taking a 90 yard shot and making it isnt lucky, its called practice and knowledge.

Fly4fish is probibly one of those guys who knows nothing about F.O.C., how to adjust a 3rd axis, what a stiff arrow is, and probibly thinks paper tuning a bow means hitting a white paper plate at 30 yards.

I have been to the range with many people who like to bash longrange shooting. They come in all shapes and forms, kinda like the arrows in their case. I pay them no heed, for the most part. I like it when they put their foot in their mouth though, I often wonder why they feel the need to voice their opinion on matters that they have no information or experience in.

"I could go on but up against time" I need to go practice being "stealthy" and being a "good hunter"
 
Great buck!

Poor shot choice. I can and have shot out to 100+ with my compound and it is not lucky to be able to make the shot. It takes a ton of practice and dedication to the sport of ARCHERY to become proficient at that range but it takes a ton of practice and dedication to the sport of ARCHERY HUNTING to pass shots like that.

Too much to go wrong at that range IMO. Even if the animal doesn't jump the string all he has to do is take a step to feed on the next bush and you have a gut shot. From the time your mind tells your finger to punch the trigger and the time it takes for the release to act and the time (a full second with even a fast bow at that range) it takes for the arrow to travel 93 yards too much can go wrong even if your putting every arrow in the same hole at this range he can make a step or even two before the arrow gets there. Now lets mention the fact that your not putting every arrow in the same hole, I don't know you or your shooting ability but I will bet everything I have that your not.

I don't think your a bad guy for this, I won't call you unethical (some will) but I think you should limit your shots to a little closer, how close I don't know but just because you can doesn't mean you should.

I don't mean any offense by this and congratulate you on a great buck!

Bill
 
WOW! Nice Buck.
What an amazingly risky shot tho. huntindad4 might not call you an unethical hunter but i sure will "your unethical".
you might be a good shot, for all i know you can hit a pop can at a hundred yards everytime all the time, but that doesn't mean people need to be taking risky shots on animals espcially when they know there and can be spooked at anytime.
Fly4fish is right, short shots are the way to go. i dont even think of taking a shot outside 50 and some short change.
im surprized that old of a buck didn't spook when he heard your string drop, after all the speed of sound is over 3.5 times faster then what your bow is, but who cares right its just a deer and they dont deserve respect do they.
i hope more ethical hunters speak out about this kind of disrespect to the anmials and this sport.





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>
>
>Well, finally it all came together
>for me with this nice
>Utah Muley!
>
>I was hunting with my buddy
>last thursday on a evening
>hunt in the area we
>had scouted. We hunted
>hard and the only thing
>we had seen was a
>2 point and some does.
> As we decided to
>head back to the truck
>off the mountain I looked
>down below me and saw
>three bucks. The big one
>that I ended up taking
>and two other little bucks.
> My heart started pumping
>when I saw the bigger
>buck through my binos with
>his huge forks! I
>just kept telling my buddy
>that is a dang nice
>buck! To make a long
>story short the deer busted
>one of us and took
>off across the mountain.
>I booked it across the
>mountain and as luck would
>have it, I got in
>front of the biggest buck
>and was able to cut
>him off. Not knowing
>for sure where he was,
>I stepped out from behind
>some trees and there he
>was 93 yards away and
>we both saw each other
>at the exact same time.
> Knowing he had already
>had been spooked and was
>about ready to bust, I
>knew it was now or
>never. I ranged him
>put the 90 yard pin
>on him and let it
>fly! I heard the
>wallop sound of a good
>hit and he went crashing
>down the mountain. I
>watched where he ran to
>and then not wanting to
>push him we decided to
>wait until morning to track
>him down. We found
>him right after first light
>dead in his bed!
>
>He scores 185 and is as
>good in real life as
>he looks in the pics.
> Outiside spread of 26"
>inches and is just a
>sweet buck! I feel
>very grateful and fortunate to
>have taken such a nice
>buck. He has one
>ear that is split that
>I think happened from fighting
>and just has some cool
>old character.
>
>In regards to the long shot.
> Some people have different
>opinions on long shots.
>I practiced alot and was
>shooting the right equipment for
>the shot. I was confident
>I could make it happen
>and I did. The deer
>was broadside and with a
>slight angle towards me. The
>arrow at 93 yards traveled
>through the deers whole body
>after entering behind the shoulder
>and came out at the
>back leg. I can tell
>you this, I am now
>a grim reaper believer! Sweet
>broadheads! Good luck to
>all of you on your
>own hunts!
 
It is not about being lucky when taking long range shots, it is about being unlucky, which has a much better chance of happening the further you shoot at an animal. Not only that, but putting arrows in the same paper plate which cannot move and lacks many variables is much different than putting arrows in an animal at any distance. Even using a 90 yard pin at 93 yards sounds like a little luck was involved due to the fact that an arrow drops quite a bit more in 3 yards at that distance than at 50 yards.

The fact is, I would not question anybody's ability to shoot 90 yards, I do it for fun as well on the range and it is possible. The thing I bash is bragging or even mentioning that somebody took and succeeded in a 70 plus yard shot. And I will stand by the fact that there are much more deer that are missed or wounded at long range than actually recovered. The problem is that nobody comes on forums and brags about their misses and wasted deer regardless at which range. There should be no argument that long range shots are not anything to brag about. It just isn't what archery is all about. Take your long shots if you want, I would just think more people will think more highly of close shots than taking long shots, at least I do.

What really makes me wonder is how people can brag about long range rifle shots with $3000+ dollar weapons, wind gauges, and rangefinders. This is a topic of its own though, so I wont go there.

Again, sweet buck and I am glad you weren't unlucky.
 
Thanks everyone for sharing it made the post exciting!
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Good luck to everyone this last week of the hunt! They are still out there, and the more you get out the better your chances are of bringing the big boy home!
 
FLY4FISH,
Just so you know, That Is a shot that I practice and can make. BUCK fever set in and I was a little excited. I get sick and tired of peole coming on here and bashing people for what they do becasue they cant. I can shoot consistant at 100 yards with my bow. So dont get your pannies in a buch fly4fish!
 
That is a great looking buck. Wow. But I am another old guy that thinks that long shot was ill-advised. Justice and the rest -- save the b.s. about sriff arrows, 3rd axis adjustments, etc. Lobbing arrows at an animal at 100 yards under hunting conditions is a poor choice. I guess it depends on what you take from bowhunting. For me, it's the "hunting" part. It's the challenge of going into a buck's bedroom and getting up close and personal. It's not so much about stumbling within 100 yards and flinging a Hail Mary. Even if I could shoot out to 100 accurately, I don't think I would -- even on a jaw dropping buck like this one.

Randy Ulmer is one guy that could make that shot virtually every time, but notice that he shoots most of those incredibly huge bucks at less than 40 yards, and many of them at 20 yards.
 
I know there are a lot of you guys who say they would not take a long distance shot but I would be willing to bet that if you were put in that situation with a buck of a lifetime and you knew you were not going to get another chance at him that you would let a arrow fly. You can't say you wouldn't do it unless you have been there. If you have been there and did not take a shot good for you.
 
Utahbuck, Are you kidding? No way would I shoot and I know no other bow hunters that would admit to it. Especially at a buck that knew I was there and at the last moment. I have been within 90 yards of a lot of bucks that I did not shoot at out of respect for the animals. I will never shoot at that distance. Like I said before, there is too much chance of being unlucky. Besides, it is not hard to get 90 yards from an animal and then fling an arrow at it. The hard part is closing the distance to under 50 yards. Even if I did shoot a buck at that distance I would keep that part to myself, as most archery hunters should look down on that. I just heard of a dude who took an 81 yard shot at an elk a few days ago. He hit 6 inches too low and now that bull has an arrow in its brisket and is probably dead, if not then he is suffering. Anybody out there tried a long range shot and failed to recover their animal? I am sure there are lots of you guys and hopefully lessons have been learned. My longest shot at a Deer or Elk was 40 yards and unfortunately the bull jumped the string and the arrow hit just under the spine. Hopefully he lived, either way I caused him a great deal of pain and myself grief that I am still not over. That is hunting for you though, regardless of weapon not every shot is going to be perfect. There are just to many variables when shooting at animals to be 100% forever.

JUSTICE, what does somebodies pen name have to do with how far they can shoot and how does your name make you a more educated archer than myself? I guess we all know not to take ethics and morality lessons from somebody who names them self after a word that means righteousness, moral and administering deserved punishment. No animal deserves to have an arrow flung at it carelessly from that far.
 
fly4fish
No I am not kidding and all I was saying if you can pass up on a shot like that good for you. I know a lot of guys who wouldn't. It is all a matter of choice for the hunter and if he wants to take a shot like that it is his choice. He is free to do it and no one can tell him other wise. Like you said that you hit an elk at 40 yards and did not get it. It is sad that happens but it happens if you shoot at 40 yards or 90 yards. It is part of the sport.
 
Utahbuck, you are right, people will shoot at whatever distance they want and there is nothing I or anybody else can do about it. As for the difference between 40 and 90 yards, there is no dispute that more animals will be missed or hit poorly at 90. Maybe it is just a Utah thing, because I know of no one that will admit to taking a 90 yard shot even if that was the only shot they were going to get. Well, at least now that the fellow lost that elk of which he hit poorly at 81 yards, hopefully he learned his lesson.

There is just to good of chance that that shot will be the biggest mistake of your hunting career. As for that 40 yard shot, I would take it again. If a person made a poor shot at 90 yards they would regret taking the shot forever, I hope. I am sure there are no regrets for XPB, he got himself a dandy.
 
Wow! Tyce, that is an AWESOME buck! Congrats buddy. I don't think I know anyone that puts as much time, hard work and passion into hunting as you do. Your opinion on the ethics of the shot is the only one that matters.
I know how much you put into that. Great job and congrats Tyce!
 
LAST EDITED ON Sep-18-10 AT 11:00PM (MST)[p]That is an awesome buck Tyce! I wish I didn't have to work that night so I could have been with you. I think it is funny how some people on the forum think you took an "unethical" shot. What is the definition of an ethical shot anyway? Here is my definition. If you practice at 100 or 90 yards and consistently hit in the vital area (which I have seen you do) and have a good bow, arrows, rangefinder and broadheads, you can ethically take that shot all day long. There is no written or unwritten law that says past 30 or 40 is an "unethical" shot. It all depends on the consistency of the shooter at that range in practice and the equipment you have period. I have taken bucks at 52 and 70 yards and a bull at 60 with all of them running no more than 100 yards before expiring. Great job Tyce! You are going to have to start practicing out at 150 yards now to make it a challenge in the future hahahha jk.
 
WTF ethics police? Go pound sand, the buck is dead. WHO GIVES A #####? I've seen more people than I can count that should not be shooting at 30 yards with a bow. You full time MM ethics police and part time hunters should not have an opinion on the subject. You pull your "same old bow" out every year 2 days before the hunt. Piece together the best 6 arrows you have and dig through a pile of rusted miss matched broadheads to find the sharpest ones in the bunch. You go out to practice but the wife is yelling at you so you bagit. It was on target last year should be fine.
fly4fish also thinks fishing with worms is unethical.
 
One last try: People can take whatever shot they think they can make. I don't care. What I am scared of is average shooters hearing that 90 yard shots are possible, so they think they can do it too. Similar to this whole long range rifle shooting. You can't expect your basic hunter with his 270 ruger and 3X9 Bushnell scope to make consistent shots at 500 plus yards, but that is what other people are bragging about so they give it a try. If archery shots at 100 yards are being bragged about then you have the same situation that muzzle loaders have been going through with people thinking they are bad asses because they dropped a deer at 250 yards with a so called smoke pole.

Like I have said before, take your long shots, whatever. I think it would be better for archery though if the yardage was not mentioned. Next thing you know rifle hunters will be saying "I don't have any problem getting within 100 yards of a buck, I'd better start bow hunting and take advantage of a better season and less people." Less people for now.

Anyway, I did not mean to get anybody's panties in a knot or to hijack this thread. Sorry Tyce. It sounds like you are well respected and that the people who know you like you, and think you deserve what you work hard for. Good job on the buck, your biggest buck to date has got mine beat by 4 inches. I was surprised to hear that he only went 185 with those deep forks.

Nunya, just because a person wont shoot at an animal past 50 yards doesn't mean he can't shoot 100 yards at the range, and I too grew up using worms when learning how to fish and will teach my kids the same way, but yes for the most part I wont use them myself.
 
Wow! Perfect shot at 93 yards.

You must be one heck of a shot!

Congratulations on an awesome buck.

Dang those are some deep forks!
 

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