Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Too little, 2 late(season)......

Hasn't been a good year for hunting for me. I ate my antelope tag because I wanted a good one, or something weird. All we seen were average bucks. Elk was a bust, as I hadta cancel my trip due to the pup getting parvo. I also drew a Late Plains deer tag. With the ongoing drought here, there just wasn't the deer, or the horn size around. My first season guys killed a couple fair bucks, and I've seen some about the same. Only seen 3 real nice bucks this year, and two of them were 30" velvet bucks back in August. Nothing great on the ranch, and I bet I seen every buck multiple times. So, this morning I hit the neighbors place and seen a pair that warranted a better look. I put them to bed and planned a stalk. It didn't work out like I planned, as the does would have blown me as I had to go thru them to even see the bucks. I backed out and went to the ridge I originally seen them from. From there I could only see one of them hidden in the yuccas. As soon as I shot him in his bed, the bigger one jumped up and ran over the ridge with the does. He is a little smaller than I'd prefer, but has lots of character with a couple busted points. And I'm damn glad I took him.....

Well done...even the pup looks pleased.

That’s a studd to some of us. Great buck huntsman! Grats!

Ain't a damn thing wrong with that buck. Better than my mule deer tag soup this year.

I must say though: you should have just let the does blow you.

You had to see that one headed your way...

Looks like a Great Buck to me Hunts! Congrads.

Nice Mule Deer.
What's the rifle and scope you have there?

Nice deers HM

That is Polly Creed, Apollo's little sister. Bighorn TL-3, 6.5 creedmoor, manners EH-6A, 20" Proof carbon, 3-12 LRTS in arc m-10's, sico Omega

good point.

Um, how much bigger was the "bigger" one?

And how do you liked the Omega on the 6.5?

A little heavier and wider, maybe 28", but not as tall, typical 4 point

love the Omega.

Nice.

Man, eform 4's need to get online.

Nice, Don! What bullet?

140 Amax

Sweet. You still have a little stockpile of the 140 AM? Lucky you.

Congrats, nice Buck. I would have shot him too. with no hesitation.

yeah, senderoman gave me a few hundred more. But I have 140 eldm's for when they're gone

Congrats 👍

That deer makes your knife look small.