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This is a great question. Obviously, the more points it takes to draw usually equates to better opportunity. With that being said waiting x amount of years entitles the hunter to nothing more than the opportunity. Too many wait a lifetime to draw, see all the success pictures along the way, and...

Define baiting? I know plenty of deer/elk getting killed in or around alfalfa 😀

I signed and appreciate the link for others who chose to do so. The fact that SFW is backing it scares me as well. Here are some graphs from the UT state mule deer plan. I'm not seeing how banning trail cameras is going to help this 30 year data set. Hunting has become such a high dollar...

Those are some sweet bucks. I only have one that I think can't from the same buck and it's nothing big. What's weird about it though is when I found the shed. I was out looking on Halloween when I noticed a white faced deer. I got my spotter and saw this buck had shed both sides. My friend had...

So far my favorite this year is a video of a cougar walking by meowing. Can't believe the lion activity that camera saw. Before I turned it to video I got this sequence, look at the time. I did like this one.

For reference, I would say the base on this is about 20 pounds.

Still waiting on a couple pieces to mount the last two euros, but I'm liking how it turned out.

I think your wife would approve a new gun. Probably should just go that route ;) Sweet bull and fun experience!

Seems like all my swaro optics I've had have twisted off just as the two explained. They're threaded on the very bottom. Did you buy new? Just wondering if someone could have put something like loctite on it? They usually come off fairly easy.

Congrats John! Awesome buck and well deserving!

@grizzly Didn't have anyone specific in mind. Was just pointing out the silliness this thread has turned into. No one posting knows the details from the hunter, yet we already have some great judgments and stories evolving.

Congrats, that's a sweet buck! Hope to take one like that someday.

Wanting to make sure I'm following this story correctly, since everyone is in the know. 1. Hunter was/is unethical 2. Deer deliberately shot in the butt 3. Took all day for the deer to die and be recovered 4. The one who shot and one who recovered were two separate people 5. We're all dumb...

Some very cool displays. Probably will try the skull hooker tree for now. Has a clean look that I think my wife will appreciate lol.

If it's the buck I think it is, there is certainly another side to the story. It's not mine to tell. Hope your friend just wasn't sour that his buck got shot. It's a heck of a buck!

@buckrush I like that. Did you spray anything on the wood? Difficult to get it to stand? I'll have to keep an eye out while in the hills.

I'm "ok" with it since all those who draw a LE are dealt with the same 5 year wait. I'm no statistician, so does it help? In theory it might. I drew a LE elk in 2013. Forced to pick another animal I now have 5 deer points. For 5 years, yes my application was no longer in the elk pool. I'm back...

I have multiple euro mounts of bucks I've taken, just sitting on the floor. I do have skull hooker mounts, but I don't feel like I a have a wall to hang them all. Would like to see some different ideas that people have done.

Congrats! You guys had quite a good season, and I'm sure loads of fun!

Thanks everyone. I completed the euro on him. Really like the darkness of his antlers.

Where are you located? Utah by chance?

Congrats on a great bull! Glad UT treated you well.

That buck and mount is incredible! Congrats

That's a really cool buck. Congrats to your mom!

That's about as pretty of a typical as they come. Congrats to your buddy on a slammer buck!

Congrats on one heck of a buck!

This was my observation as well. The biggest bucks I saw were still hanging together a little higher in elevation.

Thanks guys! For beginning the year trying to find an opportunity to chase mulies I'm glad CO provided it.

Sweet buck. Love the mass and character of him. Congrats to you guys!

Just returned from my CO 3rd season hunt. What a fun experience. After first electing to pass on this buck he continued to stand there tempting me. In the end the logic of my circumstances won out and I pulled the trigger. One of these days I'll learn how to hold out for bigger.