Utah General Muzz Deer Hunt

bingo · Sep 28, 2009

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On Saturday, (day 4 of my hunt) after the morning hunt, I slipped into my favorite area I like to hunt elk around noon to set a trail cam for the upcoming general elk hunt that starts this coming Saturday. I went to one spot, decided to go back up the hill a couple hundred yards, couldnt find a good spot to place the trail cam there, so returned to the tree I had been at 10 minutes earlier. While I was strapping the trail cam to the tree I heard something behind me. I turned around and saw this buck with his head down sneaking around a stand of pines. I hurried and grabbed my muzzleloader that was leaning against a quakie a few feet away, and shot this buck broadside on the move at about 30 yards. I believe he was bedded in that small pine stand the whole time and he waited for me to leave the area to make his escape. Unfortunately for him, he didnt expect me to come back.
A great lesson for me, I think I am going to be doing more backtracking from now on while still hunting. It was an amazing experience to say the least. Has anyone else harvested an animal while backtracking or better yet while setting up a trail cam?
This buck goes 26 wide and 24 1/2 tall. Good luck to everyone the rest of the season.

NMHUNTER · Sep 28, 2009

nice buck man

sageadvice · Sep 28, 2009

For all the guys who say that nobody smiles in their trophy pic's, take a look at this guy!! lol

Great buck! He sure has a unusually tall rack, nice all the way around actually. Congrats!!!

Joey

Gator · Sep 29, 2009

It nice when a plan comes together LOL. Now if you can take a elk in that same area you will be hitting on all cylinders. Nice Buck. Good Luck on the Elk hunt

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

cabinfever · Sep 29, 2009

great buck and story!

Big bucks have nerves of steele. Here is an experience I had!

I was cutting some ravines on my way down a canyon and as I topped out on a ridge I saw 4 bucks staring me down across the ravine at 100 yds. One of the bucks was pretty nice and I contemplated taking him but decided to hold out for a better one. Finally the wind swirled and the bucks snorted and blew out of the area. Since I was toting a 50 lb pack, I decided to rest a bit. I had been there about 5 minutes when I heard some rocks rolling in some ledges above where the bucks were ealier.To my surprise I see a Big ole buck sneaking out over the top. I drew down on him and fired........no shell in the chamber.Never got a another chance! Still makes me sick to this day! That big buck had been right under my nose the whole time.

Mike