I am still after him!!!

muleyslayer52 · Nov 24, 2015

I am still after my quest to get the buck I hit in September.

He is on private land (I have permission) and rutting really hard. I had him yesterday in a field chasing a hot doe and other bucks away at 45-50 yards. He wouldn't stop long enough for me to get a shot.

I have a mule deer buck decoy coming in the mail (heads-up decoy). From what I have seen it will get me the extra 20 yards I need.

I still get mixed guesses on score. Anywhere from 170"-195" haha. I think his mass makes him very hard to score on the hoof accurately.

In the first picture you can see the scar from where I hit him in September.

Vanilla · Nov 24, 2015

I don't think he has the tine length to get to 195, but with his great mass he's definitely not 170. He's definitely a stud of a buck and I hope you can finish the deal! A true trophy there.

Good luck. Go get him.

muleyslayer52 · Nov 24, 2015

I am guessing him to be just over 180". What he lacks in tine length he makes up for in mass.

Trust me, he looks heavier in person.

What I like is that he has big eye guards.

nebo · Nov 24, 2015

LAST EDITED ON Nov-24-15 AT 09:08PM (MST)[p]Are you bow hunting him? What state are you hunting?

idahoan · Nov 24, 2015

Good luck, I think the eye guards will push him into the low to mid 190's.

Gator · Nov 25, 2015

My guess mid 180's Hope you get a good shot on him.

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Hockey21 · Nov 25, 2015

Wow! Beautiful buck! I really hope you get him and finish this quest you've been on. Good luck and keep us up to date!! I would say he was right around 180..

ForkWest · Nov 25, 2015

Tough old bugger isn't he! That wound looks like it could have caught the very top of his lung.

But looking at this diagram, probably just caught the shoulder blade in that small gap below the spine but above the lung.

Very cool to see he's still kick'n, and you're still after him!

Good luck!

KillaB · Nov 25, 2015

I think he'll go low 170's on the main frame and since I can't tell how many or how big the extras are, add in say 5-8 inches and you get a potential low 180 type buck. Great buck with awesome mass.

muleyslayer52 · Nov 25, 2015

>I think he'll go low 170's
>on the main frame and
>since I can't tell how
>many or how big the
>extras are, add in say
>5-8 inches and you get
>a potential low 180 type
>buck. Great buck with awesome
>mass.

does your thoughts change with this picture???

oilcan · Nov 25, 2015

Just shoot the darn thing so we can see what he scores. LOL
He's a really nice Buck his G4 seem a little short and his back forks aren't super deep but that's just nit picking I'd shoot him.

Vanilla · Nov 26, 2015

Dang. He might push 190. That is a stud. Kill him!

headshot05 · Nov 26, 2015

LAST EDITED ON Nov-26-15 AT 02:24PM (MST)[p]Actually think he will barely make 170

ridgetops · Nov 26, 2015

I would safely bet that buck is 180+

There's always next year

zekers · Nov 26, 2015

175, maybe. I like the main beam mass and blading. I hope you get him!

muleyslayer52 · Nov 26, 2015

Video I took today. Hes hard to get close to with all his lady friends!!

nebo · Nov 26, 2015

I will ask you again. I'm assuming you are bow hunting this buck? What state are you hunting?

muleyslayer52 · Nov 26, 2015

yes..bow... wont say state..don't want my secret place to get out

BrianID · Nov 27, 2015

Good luck at putting an arrow through his lungs. I'm guessing he is around 185" gross. I love the mass. He probably has 22-24" of mass score on each antler.

txhunter58 · Nov 29, 2015

The best thing is that when you do get him, he will have bred many of those ladies and passed his genes on some more (although I suspect he has done a great deal of that in years past as well. Good luck

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sage_mule · Dec 3, 2015

lol, that's a long hunt

KillaB · Dec 4, 2015

Most bucks typically look bigger in velvet, so in judging the velvet pic he definitely looks bigger.
But when you compare his ears which typically on most mule deer will be between 7-8 inches long, his tines are short in comparison. There's no doubt that his mass makes up a lot of the differences and that's where the numbers are going to be most prevalent.
Mass + extras will be the determining factor for how high he gross scores, with that said, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot this buck because he's going to look great on the wall - good luck.

Vanilla · Dec 5, 2015

I keep coming back to this thread hoping to see a picture and report of this deer dead!

muleyslayer52 · Dec 5, 2015

I am still trying to get him. I am running out of time and fast.

Have had several busted stalks and one stalk that he busted me drawing my bow at 37 yards (he stopped behind a tree that covered his vitals).

The quest continues!!!

Robin_Hood · Dec 5, 2015

>I am still trying to get
>him. I am running out
>of time and fast.
>
>Have had several busted stalks and
>one stalk that he busted
>me drawing my bow at
>37 yards (he stopped behind
>a tree that covered his
>vitals).
>
>The quest continues!!!

I thought I remember reading earlier in this thread that you were hunting the "Uintah Basin Extended" hunt? Correct?

Didn't the deer hunt for that hunt end on Nov 30?