Best buck of 2013? Good year???

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What's the best buck you saw this year?
And, how did this hunt season compare to ones of past?


For me, I found one buck that would go better than 200", and a couple more in the 190's. Couldn't kill any.

All in all, it was a fun year of scouting, but all my hunts were pretty crappy. Rain when I didn't want it, then snow when I didn't want it, and then sunshine and heat when I didn't want it. Darn weather!!
As for people, same as always.

Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com
 
I saw two in the 180's, and one that should go quite a bit more. could have killed the two 180's but the bigger one I never had a chance on. hard hunting for me this year for quality but saw a good amount of 4 point+ bucks. spent a ton of time chasing muleys but couldn't make it happen. next year I guess!
 
I saw one pushin 200", a 190" buck or two, a couple 180"-170" bucks and a lot of smaller ones! Pretty good year for me!!
 
Pretty rough year. Hunted 2 months before I even saw a 4 point. Then there was a small window in Nov where they just came out of the woodwork and I saw plenty of bucks. Had a 245 incher on my target list. He remained elusive and I never saw a hint of him. Passed on a several 170ers and 1 buck that was pushing 180. Best buck I saw was a clean 190-195 typical. Made a play on him but wasn't able to get in close to him. So while it was rough, it was still a good year.
 
I didn't have an out of state tag or time off to use it this year so my hunting was in my local area of central Ne.. I spent most of the year archery hunting a deer I have a 3 year history with, he is at least a 5 1/2 year old deer he won't score that well as he is a 3x4 at least 28" but has great fronts and mass he might score 170, I missed him at 40 yards sunflower I think, at least that's my excuse. I put a 4 hour stalk on him a week later an got right above him in his bed 10' I should have taken the shot 20 minutes later he looked up an it was all over never got a shot off.

I shot a management whitetail during rifle to put venison in the freezer. Hopefully I will hunt this Mulie next year, I saw him this morning and he's usually somewhere on the ranch. Good year inspire of not closing the deal.
 
Good Year?

Ya,They Keep getting Better as time goes on,Right?

We are in Serious Trouble with Deer Numbers all together!

I did Spot & keep Tabs on a Couple Shooter Bucks this Year!

Peeked in on them a Couple Times & it wasn't a Problem before the Muzz Hunt!

Opening Morning I thought I had a Chance of maybe getting in on them!

Hike in,Peak in & was excited for a Minute,there they were,well 3 out of the 5 are there but the 2 biggest Bucks no where to be seen!

I never could Locate them 2 Bucks again!

Seen other Bucks during the Muzz but nothing bigger than Small 4 Points!

Rifle Season Rolls around,blowed a Runnunig Shot on a Nice Buck in the Thick sshhitt I've been watching the last 3 years,SCREWED that up!

Gave him 6 days to return to his Hide-Out but to No Avail!

T'was the Only Buck I seen that you could Call Big,Gave me No Chance/Time to Score Him!:D

A little over 200 Miles on My Danners during the Rifle Hunt alone!

Went back up during the Rut & never seen a Buck that'd grow enough by next year to even consider shooting,SAD!

Ya,I know there's a couple/few Big Boys around,they are Smarter than me,they are Smart or they Die,Simple as that!

Can't Complain,I did See and Miss one,but add the Mileage up & it's Perty Tough Duty!

Like I've said for 40 years,it Ain't Coming Back,Wish the Hell it was!

I think I'll start Huntin them City/Cemetery/Back Yard Bucks!

(((I Mighta waited too long to do that!)))

Can I Hunt them in November & December?

Coulda/Mighta been able to Shoot a PISSCUTTER or Two But I sent My Tag back to the UDWR!

According to DrDeth this Dedicated Hunter Tag is Better than I thought it was but No Deer Steaks for me this year!










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I Know I'm Out Numbered by Pusssies & Brainwashed Democrats that'll Throw Their Hands in the air & I know I can't Lick the U.S. Military by Myself when they Turn on us but I'll make
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Bess, if you wait until December it sounds like all the city buck are already killed. You'd better get yours I. November before the serious poachers get them all!
Man we've had a rash of damn poaching! Make us all sick.

Best buck I saw was about a 170" buck. Way too far for a shot and moments before legal shooting hours ended. I just enjoyed him I. The spotting scope. Hunted him for 2 more days but he never showed.

Not my best year and not my bet effort either. I guess I got out of it what I put into it. Haha

Zeke
 
Not much of a deer year for us. As well.
Only saw a few 170ish bucks and they were tough to get on.
Our "honey hole" is pretty dried up!
Keep hoping things will improve. Maybe next year.
 
What I seen happen in 2013 is a lot of Damn Good Hunters Get Their Asses Handed to them!

Not that they couldn't of Taken Bucks!

Just hard to Look for & Find & Possibly Harvest something that Ain't there for the most part!

When most of the Western States Governors Tag Holders have held out to the last couple of weeks of their BIG Season,what does that tell you?

I've heard of way more Big Bucks being Poached this year than Legal Takes!

Now that right there is Perty SAD!














[font color="red"]From My Smokin Cherry Red Hot Barrel & My Dead Cold Hands I Shall go down Fighting for American Pride & Rights!
I Know I'm Out Numbered by Pusssies & Brainwashed Democrats that'll Throw Their Hands in the air & I know I can't Lick the U.S. Military by Myself when they Turn on us but I'll make
you one Guarantee,They'll be Enduring a Situation where I Hope to Hell All Americans become True Americans once again & Stand up for their Rights!
 
In all honesty it is the best year for deer we have had at my shop in many years. Downside is I have been so buried under work I literally could not go hunt for myself once. Hopefully things will be cleared out enough that I can try for a spring bear. Sure hope everybody catches their buck next season.
 
Tristate I've always suspected you as an anti-hunter trolling this site. You kill bucks an catch fish most hunters I know refer to it that way. I might be wrong but past history really makes me wonder.

"Sure hope everybody catches their buck next season. ". Tristate
 
Deer numbers were down where I hunted this year but antler growth was good! Saw 3 bucks over 200 and a few close. Looking forward to next year.
 
Numbers down where I hunted also. Seen a few bucks in the 160 range but didn't get a chance to harvest one. Scouted my azz off all summer and couldn't locate a big deer. I was hunting on the pahvant, worst hunt in 10 yrs there.
 
LAST EDITED ON Jan-07-14 AT 11:38AM (MST) by Founder (admin)[p]Actually shotgun I was talking about all deer. If you only want to list mule deer I am having the very best season I have ever had. Number of mule deer are up, average of antler size is down slightly, but the largest mule deer we have ever taken in came in this year.
 
Slow for me too... Saw two bucks pushing the 200 mark; 1 in september in the high country and another during the fourth rifle season. Saw a fair amount of 170-180 class bucks but anything over that was far in few between for me. Definitely not a banner year for me in finding big deer.

Coloradoboy
 
The best buck I saw was a 184 typical, but he's at my taxidermists now:D

I rarely see bucks better than that so I'm calling it a good year even though numbers and quality seem to be down.

The mountains, not the hills.
 
I had a pretty good year. Drew a Diamond Mtn archery elk tag with 2 points. Spent 4 days chasing bugling bulls and finally connected on this beautiful 6x6 310" bull.

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Chased a few 160-180" bucks early in the season with a few close calls. I was able to find this buck in mid November and get him on the ground. I'll have a hard time beating this year but that's ok!! Cant wait to see what this upcoming season brings.

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Great buck!


I was going to say this post it worthless without pics :) but now there are a few to look at. Any of you get any photos of the bucks you saw?
 
It seemed like a better than average year to me. Saw some mature bucks along with lots of young bucks that looked promising for the years to come.

I was able to kill my deer in a ?low Deer Population? unit. He is 213 inches. Spotted one other deer that looked like a good sized four point.

My nephew Logan took his first deer, a 22 inch heavy 3 point, in an area with a good amount of young bucks. All and all it makes me optimistic for next year.

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LAST EDITED ON Jan-12-14 AT 09:13AM (MST)[p]Sworen that is one of the coolest bucks I have seen all year congrats on a straight hog!

I had a super fun year. Saw a couple over 200 and got to hunt 2 bucks I believe to be 180 class in archery. Pics and video below

Scouted a lot so I saw a bunch of these.

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Looked for the buck I archery hunted the year before but could not find him. Pry hangin on some other hunters wall.

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Then found a couple of good bucks to chase around.

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And a video of my 2nd choice buck.





But ended up eating tag soup!

The wife choose to hunt public land and give up a chance at this.

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and this..

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Then she hunted public land, out did me, and filled the freezer with this.

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But in the end I still enjoy this the most..

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Here's the biggest buck I seen. Not quite what I was looking for and I let him walk. Overall I didn't see many bucks at all.

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