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It was about 70 yard out, along with other two of the same quality... I think it would be an Ok buck, don't you think?.. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.rcmix.com/pavel/mulie_at_Gross.jpg)
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is this a trick question?
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Flinch Outdoor Gear broadhead extractor. The best device for pulling your head out.
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It would be a dead mulie.
Whatever a 7x57 can do a 270 can do better.
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The G2's could be longer,but the front forks are pretty fair......  Unless you're a very particular mule deer hunter with a very long track record of big bucks, I think you'd better drop the hammer.......
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what did he say i cant hear him as i just shot a nice damn buck with no ear protection.........
unless you KNOW you can do better on the land you are hunting i think 99.99% of guys drop the hammer on his ass without hesitation
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BOOM!!! get your knife out. Tom
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Hey look! A dead mule deer!
your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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It is not a trick question. I just took a picture of this deer on public land, unit 29 in Colorado, from some 70 yards away. I did not have a tag, but I thought I could get some adrenaline pumping here as the seasons are going. Sorry if it was too complicated!
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On a public land DIY hunt I would shoot him in a second unless I had scouted much larger bucks in the area.
On private land with known mature bucks in the area, I'd let him walk.
He is a nice buck.
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I am guessing it has about a 21" spread, if that's acceptable pull the trigger.
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Decent for public land. I'd say it's a shooter.
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Back in the mid 1970's a guy could hunt colorado all week and maybe only see a couple of forkhorns, as I have more than once.
That deer would not have been a question, management is better now. I might pass him on the first or second day, but shoot after that.
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I think people are confused with the "is is legal"? We don't know if its legal or not. Depends on the regs for the area etc...
Is it a shooter? Probably in most areas. Is is a Booner? .. probably not quite.
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I'd take him on the last day of the hunt.
and depending on what I had seen maybe a day or two before the last day.
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I would shoot, then check his score/rack.
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Heh, I guess people see a lot more nice bucks than I do! I sure thought it was quite a dandy. If I had a tag I'd be shooting that guy. I think it is quite large for Colorado.
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Looks like an ear-wide 4x4 with decent mass which = a good representative buck! If you don't have such a beast, SHOOT!.
If you've shot/passed/seen a lot of ear-wide muleys, these are the bucks that you need to be willing to trade for tag soup if you ever wanna shoot a big 'un.
He's a good buck.
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