First Muzzy buck

[SpikeHunter1972]

This was my first Muzzy hunt deer. Started hiking in around 5:00 to get to trail head on my wheeler. Hiked in about 2.25 miles and came across him. I had seen a larger deer in this area in earlier scouting trips so I was hesitant on pulling the trigger on him. I watched him for what seemed to be an hour (10 minuets) and at 156 yards decided to let lead fly. I had open sights so I was a bit worried about a bad shot. I held right on his heart squeezed the trigger and capow...... let the smoke clear and he was down. After field dressing him and hanging him in a pine tree and started my hike out to recruit some help getting him out.

About 1/2 mile on my way out, there he was 75 yards staring at me broad side, the buck I was after. He was shot during the rifle hunt that year and one the big buck contest at Als Sporting goods. He was just over 30" and had about 7 to 8" eye guards.

That's my luck. I was still very happy to have taken my buck for a first muzz buck.

Great hunt.

 

[1highpeak]

That buck looks like the twin to my first muzzy buck 4 years ago. Congrats on the hunt!!!

 

[ADDICT]

Sweet buck! Always kill them on the road from now on : )

 

[one_dryboot]

come on!!! we all know that buck was in a deer farm, hand raised in a high fence! all of a sudden this buck shows up out of the blue??? why havent we seen sheds to this buck in years past? and why has nobody ever seen him before this year? nice buck and congrats!

 

[Rodzilla_v]

Congrats- looks like a good buck, bummer the bigger one got away. What state were you hunting in?

 

[SpikeHunter1972]

Northern Utah.

 

[SpikeHunter1972]

>come on!!! we all know that
>buck was in a deer
>farm, hand raised in a
>high fence! all
>of a sudden this buck
>shows up out of the
>blue??? why havent we
>seen sheds to this buck
>in years past? and why
>has nobody ever seen him
>before this year?
>
> nice buck and
>congrats!

Yep, wait until you see the one I got growing for next year. I am going to start promoting my animals for big bucks here shortly. It will be a bidding war to get the gov tag but I will winn cause mine is bigger. Thanks.

 

[ktc]

spikey,

You recruited help? A possee to help? Dude that is not ethical!;-)

Nice buck by the way! Nicely done.

 

[SpikeHunter1972]

>spikey,
>
>You recruited help? A possee to
>help? Dude that is not
>ethical!;-)
>
>Nice buck by the way! Nicely
>done.



Yep, one good freind, game cart and a case of beer goes along way

Thanks.

 

[ICHABOD]

Nice buck!
Too bad you had "paid" help.
Doesnt count now.
Slippery slope heh?
LOL!
J/K! Congrats!

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"Yeah, I'll shoot him"

 

[cjg_beef]

Nice Cache Buck!