A Great End To A Great Season

[BCBOY]

Well, it's officially over here in BC. Yesterday I had a great last day mule deer hunt. Saw 16 muleys, 8 of which were bucks. 5 of which were 4 points. 2 were in the 160 class, 2 were in the mid 170's and the biggest being a whopper typical in the high 180's. Being the last day and all, I thought I'd lower my standards and try a stalk on the big typical. He was hanging out with 2 forkeys. By the time I got in on them the Big Boy had slipped out the back door and was no where to be found. Was a great stalk though and had a blast finishing up the season eating tag soup. Was one amazing season. Saw some absolute HAWGS. I passed on a ton of bucks in pursuit of a GIANT. Must have seen 40+ 4 points or better. Passed on several that were in the 180 range and saw one TOAD that had Huge Forks, Gobs of Mass and Tons of Trash. The highlight was spending a week in Mule Deer Heaven hunting with my buddies in which we put 3 monsters on the ground. My early season adventure with my mom and dad definately was a memory builder as was my mountain goat and moose adventures.
I already can't wait until next season. My son, Cody, will be old enough to hunt. I am already planning a highcountry muley hunt for the 1st week of Sept for the Jr. Season. Hoping I can scout out a few monsters for Cody's first deer. It should be awesome.
For now, I will take some time to actually relax and then I will be hitting the hills during Christmas to start my post season scouting. Cougar season is now upon us. Been seeing a lot of cat tracks lately. Actually saw a nice lion the other day while travelling to work. Could have killed it too if I had of had a tag in my pocket. No doubt I'll be buying a tag ASAP.

Here are a few pics from the last few weeks.

 

[dakotakid]

Well Steve, go big or go home for you. Good to see you stuck to it to the end. You guys had a truely great season all around up there in the great white north. That big guy will only be bigger next year, you can also recover his sheds this year.

Mike

 

[B_F_E]

Thanks BC, hope this doesn't mean we won't get more Pict's.
Looks like the cold is setting in.

 

[bcmulie]

Sounds like you really got into the bucks this year. Too bad you didn't manage to catch up to that 225 non-typical - I was really hoping to see a pic. Maybe next year he'll be 250! It's great that you'll be able to take your boy out for his first buck next year. Does this mean we'll have to upgrade you to BCMAN?? Can't wait until my girls are old enough to hunt. Best of the season to you and your family.

bcmulie

 

[bigbull1]

Nice pics and sounds like you were oh, so close!

Your worst season would be a good one for me

Ed

 

[supersider34]

Memories in the field is what it is all about. You had some great ones. Good luck on your sons upcoming hunts.
have a great holiday and thanks for the updates.

 

[Kirby]

Another great season ended. As usual some great pics. Only another month till they start dropping the head gear. Good luck on getting some pics over christmas of the big boys.

Should be nice to have the son out next year.. Is he able to hunt on his own license? or does it go on your tag?

Kirby

When in doubt, floor it.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you find a big stick.

 

[NvrEnuf]

One of these days you'll be rewarded BIG TIME for your patience. I can't wait to see the pictures.

Glad you had a great hunting season.

Good luck with the cat.

NvrEnuf

 

[Hornseeker]

Sounds like a great season to me! Cant wait to hear some shedding stories or some winter buck stories coming up soon!

HS

 

[Muleyslyr]

I couldn't imagine having the patience and persistance to hold out as long as you did this year. Your truely blessed having the oppurtunities to see so many great critters throughout a hunting season. Thanks for all the pics and updates....look forward to the scouting and hopefully "cat" pictures next. Good Luck.

 

[BCBOY]

Bcmulie,
That's funny because we were just talking about this the other day. Figure he needs a log in name. I thought BCBOYJr but he was thinking something like BigShed. We'll get him on here this spring with some shed finds. I'm sure he's gonna find a bunch as he has some huge motivation. His ol' man is going to pay him top dollar for every shed he finds.

Kirby,
He'll be 10 this summer so we'll put him into CORE Hunter Training so he can have his own tags. He's already talking about killing a buck bigger than my 215. Damn those Muley Crazy Mags for rotting kid's brains these days. Definately going to have my work cut out for me trying to find a 200+ buck for his first buck.

 

[Kirby]

Thats wicked. Definatly looking forward to see what the Dana team drops in 06!

Kirby

When in doubt, floor it.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you find a big stick.

 

[eyes]

I too hope you have a great 06 season. I always enjoy seeing all of your posts and look forward to seeing what the new season brings. Thanks for showing us what B.C. has to offer!

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