Utah Muley

Erkal · Sep 12, 2009

I had headed out of town and had made it into camp late. the night before Opening Morning. By the time I got settled in it was around 8:00 o clock p.m. I was beat from a long week of work. my plan was to get up at the crack of dawn but I ended up getting up at the crack of 9 ish a.m. Haha. it took me about an hour to get to the spot where I had seen 3 Big Boy Bucks on the Bow Hunt a few weeks before. I had just sit down and got my blind up and about ten minutes past. I spotted a little 2 point that I had to let pass for a little heard management. A few minutes later I hear crashing in the trees I look towards the sound and I see deer jumping over the little gully down the hill. They were Running. Doe, Doe, Doe, Buck. This one was one of the big bucks I seen on the bow. So I Aimed and Fired. He didn't take another step. Shot him at 127 yards with Open Iron Sights. He Was Just out of his Prime on the Down Hill. He was a 2X3 20 inch Wide x 20" tall on the Right and 18" on the left side. Not a Monster but he is my Monster haha I was Back at Camp by lunch time.

Season- Muzzle Loader September 21, 2008
South Eastern Utah
Species- Mule Deer
Weapon- CVA Buck Horn .50 cal
Bullet- Power Belt .45 cal with sabot, 245 grain with 100 grain of powder, with Remington Klean bore 209 primer.

Longbow6360 · Sep 12, 2009

Good going on knockin' down a buck with your muzzy. I'll bet he was a good eating buck too. He's definatly not just out of his prime and on the downhill, (no question, he's a two year old), but a great buck and I bet you had a lot of fun too.
Good on ya.

"My sickle has a boattail"
"hidden soles leave .308 holes"

TheSaint · Sep 12, 2009

congrats

brokentine1 · Sep 12, 2009

Sounds like a good hunt congrats!

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Erkal · Sep 12, 2009

>Good going on knockin' down a
>buck with your muzzy. I'll
>bet he was a good
>eating buck too. He's definatly
>not just out of his
>prime and on the downhill,
>(no question, he's a two
>year old), but a great
>buck and I bet you
>had a lot of fun
>too.
>Good on ya.
>
>
>"My sickle has a boattail"
>"hidden soles leave .308 holes"
I don't know, he was pretty banged up for a 2 year old then. had the character of an old man warn teeth, Wrinkles around the ears, Battle Scars. One scar was pretty cool he had a slit down the middle of one of his ears from fighting in previous years. But he was pretty good eatin though Had his winter fat on already. He deffinately was going to stay right where he was. high up in the pines that's for sure And it was a blast I had a great time.

Longbow6360 · Sep 12, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Sep-12-09 AT 10:07PM (MST)[p]I was just looking at the pedicles. Pedicles never regress in size.
Anyway, I don't mean to discount your buck. Congrats.

"My sickle has a boattail"
"hidden soles leave .308 holes"

OwnMoreBone · Sep 12, 2009

Eric,
Congrates and thanks for posting, the trophy is in the eye of the beholder.

OMB

There's room for all of God's creatures, right next to the taters and gravy.

1highpeak · Sep 13, 2009

Hey nice job, looks like your on your way. You know how you get to be a good hunter, its Killin, plain and simple. The more notches in the belt, just seems like the bucks will be getting bigger every few years Good Job!