Area 6 Success

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My son Chris and I both drew Area 6 tags. We had a blast, but finding solid bucks proved to be difficult. I tagged out on day 3 but Chris wanted to find something really special. Chris and I hunted hard through day 12 until we finally located a wide solid great looking buck. We had to make about a 1 mile trek around a mountain peak in an effort to see the slope he hopefully bedded on, miraculously Chris relocated the buck, stalked to the 500 yard mark and patiently waited for him to get up from his bed. At about the 2 hour mark he stood and one second later Chris made a great shot and tipped him over. The packout was a wee-bit of a nightmare for myself, Chris thought it was all good clean fun. My grandson Bode got in on the hunt also, he is 4 years old and said, "I just love being out here with you guys".http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos_2018/68037chris2018.jpeg
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Nice Bucks! Sounds like you earned them which is always the best way :) I have 13 Nevada points and have looked at 6 late over the years. Congrats!!!
 
LAST EDITED ON Oct-21-18 AT 05:40PM (MST)[p]Congratulations to the little guy! Reminds me of when my Grandfather took me hunting at the age of five. Also congratulations to you sir for starting that young man off early.
 
The most satisfying part of the hunt was watching little Bode lean back on some sagebrush and just hang out while we quartered and bagged the buck. I kept looking at him to see how he was doing, he just leaned back and smiled the entire time like he was in heaven. Very fun day!!
 
LAST EDITED ON Oct-26-18 AT 10:17AM (MST)[p]Kickerbuck,
With all those points I would positively lean for the late season. We hunted very hard and diligently during the early season and we never did see a buck with any age. One day we spotted 42 bucks and there was not one beyond a 3 1/2 year old. The only buck of age we saw was a heavy horned 4X2 with great mass. I have seen him in the area for 5 years, he grows the same oddball rack every season. One other bachelor group stood in the middle of a quakey patch until after dark, never offering a shooting opportunity. There always seems to be a few solid bucks (plus 180) that show up late. The old pre-rut bucks can be nearly impossible to locate after archery and muzzleloader pressure. It's always fun to look, but I'm getting to old to put 5 or 6 miles a day on my boots, need a bit of luck. Attached is a picture where we stuck him in the camera a little too far and blew him out of proportion, he looks 36" here. That was sure a fun day with a great ending, I haven't had that much fun on any one day in a few years.
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He is right at 29", with the nearly perfect symmetry it should make an awesome looking mounted trophy. I have a couple friends who had late tags that also found a lot of young bucks, it is starting to look like the older age deer are getting harder and harder to turn up. I retraced my steps on google earth and found out why I felt so beat up the day after the hunt, 7.2 mountain miles is a little much for me anymore, glad I didn't have a heart attack and croak on the packout.
 

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