heck of a week (with pics)

mulecrazy · #1 09-13-2009, 09:03 PM

Well, this past week was a memorable one for myself. started off with watching the labour day classic blowout at mcmahon. After spending too much $$ at BPS I headed down to med hat for the archery opener. cypress hills elk was our main target but it didn't pan out so well. We managed to see lots of elk, but they didn't cooperate to well. Thursday evening the wind was wrong for our evening elk spot so we elected to try for mulies. When we arrived at our planned location, some others were just coming out. Oh well, that's how it goes sometimes. We decided on a nearby spot that holds whiteys. After choosing a spot where 2 draws come together with several trails I hunkered down beside a fence. After 2 minutes a doe came out at 80 yards. She just stayed put looking in all directions and limiting my ability to swat the swarm of mosquitos that covered me. After 20 minutes of this she decided to commit and continued past me at 50 yards. at the same time I heard a branch crack to my left and behind some brush. a minute later a 130 class 4x4 stepped out at 30 yards. he slowly worked past me tempting me with every step. I decided to pass and I couldn't believe my luck. just then another buck stepped out. Instant vibrations rattled through my limbs. I calmed my breathing and repeated "30 yard pin" over and over in my head. When he reached my prefered shooting spot my arrow was on its way. watching that lumenock fly straight and disappear in his chest was way to cool. A perfect heart shot had the buck on the ground in less than 20 yards. He is my first white tail with a bow. A wall mount will be in order

Lets see some guesses on the gross and net scores.

blackmamba · #2 09-13-2009, 09:11 PM

congrats on a sweet whitey, especially for your first one with a bow .. I would have to say he will be 140 ish .. But who cares of the score , great deer and congrats again ..

mamba,

whitetailhntr · #3 09-13-2009, 09:13 PM

great buck! mid 140's i'd guess.

mountainmike · #4 09-13-2009, 09:15 PM

Congrats...great whitey with a bow....to cool. Not to good in the scoring dept. So just a guess 145-150?????

MM

gopher hunter · #5 09-13-2009, 09:15 PM

beautifull buck ,that is truly a trophy whitetail to take w/ a bow .its hard ta say but i'm thinken in the 160's if ya got em scored let us know,and once again congrats on a awesome buck taken outa my back yard,lol

hunted · #6 09-13-2009, 09:15 PM

congrats well done! X2 on 140

TBark · #7 09-13-2009, 09:42 PM

Congrats, Good for you.

TBark

B-radshaw · #8 09-13-2009, 09:53 PM

Awsome deer man! Congrats!

ram crazy · #9 09-13-2009, 10:22 PM

Congrats on a nice southern buck. My guess is net 136".

Albertabowhunter · #10 09-13-2009, 10:28 PM

130-135, but I could be out to lunch.... Nice job either way, and if its a trophy to you, who really cares what he scores. Definately a nice one!

TreeGuy · #11 09-13-2009, 10:42 PM

Atta boy! He'll look great on the wall next to that little mulie ya have there.

Tree

HIBACKPACKER · #12 09-13-2009, 11:08 PM

Congrats way to go. It does pay off to hold out. I'm going to say that buck may go 167-5/8's but what ever the score you can't get em like that at home.

AB2506 · #13 09-13-2009, 11:13 PM

That is a nice buck! However good he looks, he is only an eight pointer, and may not score as high as his majesty deserves. Still an impressive animal. He is definitely mountable!

hunt_and_fish · #14 09-13-2009, 11:17 PM

Big congrats man. Good looking buck.

BrownBear416 · #15 09-14-2009, 12:11 AM

Well done MC and congrats on a great kill...

147 1/2 gross

143 1/2 net

JohninAB · #16 09-14-2009, 09:55 AM

Congrats, nice deer.

swift1 · #17 09-14-2009, 10:07 AM

A rattler and a big whitetail in the back of the truck.
Looks like you and T had a great evening!

Way to go C!

mulecrazy · #18 09-14-2009, 11:55 AM

Thanks for the congrats guys. Good guesses on the scores. His total gross was 152 1/8. His net typical is 145 4/8. I am more than happy with him for sure. Its tough to find a 4X4 of his calibre. He should look good with that summer coat.

Stinky Buffalo · #19 09-14-2009, 12:26 PM

Great story and awesome buck. Congratulations!

Stinky

Rockymtnx · #20 09-14-2009, 12:55 PM

Congrats on a nice buck!

Walleyes · #21 09-14-2009, 05:09 PM

Thats one heck of a nice clean looking Deer.

To be honest this one doesn't even deserve a tape its a trophy because of the hunt and to be takin with a bow is an accomplishment. As well it is a very nice deer for the territory it was taken in, not may bigger than that running around these southern parts.

Well done and enjoy the trophy for years to come.

lindy rig · #22 09-14-2009, 08:37 PM

good job on that whitetail. i may be under judging, pics are hard to tell but i say 131 gross. CONGRATS

bearbuster · #23 09-14-2009, 10:18 PM

Nice! I would have guessed 145 gross. Only one person has to be happy, the numbers do not matter. looks good congrats!

kayaker · #24 09-15-2009, 01:37 PM

Great! Welldone on a good bow buck.

One question - is that an unsalted cape in a plastic bag???

Real quick way to get hairslip, especially in warmer weather.

Salt - lots of it and ASAP. Caping the head ASAP is also best, as you no doubt know.

mulecrazy · #25 09-15-2009, 03:09 PM

We never salt the capes right away. The deer was shot the night before the pics. We skinned it right away and put it in the cooler. 1/2 hour after this pic the head was skinned and cape frozen. No worries on hair slippage.

Tuc · #26 09-15-2009, 07:52 PM

Nice whitey!

gramps73 · #27 09-15-2009, 09:15 PM

Great looking deer.
congrats
g

Duk Dog · #28 09-21-2009, 03:39 PM

Congrats on a dandy buck.

Stinky Coyote · #29 09-21-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrownBear416

Well done MC and congrats on a great kill...

147 1/2 gross

143 1/2 net

hey, that would be my guess exactly!

well my 'actual' guess might be 2" smaller but spread about same

i'd put him on wall too, nice bow kill