CO Archery Hunt
Contributors to this thread:Mule Deer
From: TheSaint
25-Sep-16
Not the buck I burned my points for but a great deer none the less. This adventure stared last year when I heard of a huge buck one of my clients spotted while driving back and forth to his elk hunting spot. The buck was a buck of a lifetime he said. I heard a rumor that a pair of 230 sheds were found this past spring and I knew this was my deer. I relocated the big buck in June and never saw him again as I live 5 hrs away from the unit and couldn't scout as much as I would have liked to. The few times I was able to scout I saw very few deer. Unfortunately I missed the season opener as we had a death in the family and the massive deer was killed by another hunter. I spent two weeks hunting off and on until I finally turned up this deer. Second largest/mature deer I could find. Not exactly a target rich environment as the deer densities were low, weather was hot and the moon full. Certainly proud to have sealed the deal on this critter.
From: TheSaint
25-Sep-16
From: TheSaint
25-Sep-16
From: TheSaint
25-Sep-16
From: TheSaint
25-Sep-16
From: TheSaint
25-Sep-16
From: bigeasygator
25-Sep-16
What an awesome buck! Tons of character! Congrats!!
From: BULELK1
25-Sep-16
Very nice indeed!
Congrats
Good luck, Robb
From: EmbryOklahoma
25-Sep-16
Congratulations, Blayne! Beautiful deer.
From: midwest
25-Sep-16
Cool buck...great pics! congrats
From: Oldbow
25-Sep-16
From one Blaine to another..Congratulations..
From: WV Mountaineer
25-Sep-16
Congrats! He is a good'er one. God Bless
From: HUNT MAN
25-Sep-16
Great buck congrats . Any photos of the big one?
From: elkmtngear
25-Sep-16
Awesome nontypical...great mass! Congrats!
Best of Luck, Jeff
From: drycreek
25-Sep-16
Great buck, lots of mass, and character too ! Congrats Sir !
From: BOWUNTR
25-Sep-16
Congratulations Blayne... Ed F
From: cmbbulldog
25-Sep-16
Nice job!
From: BOHNTR
26-Sep-16
Very cool......congratulations!
From: Beav
26-Sep-16
Love the mass on that beast!
From: brettpsu
26-Sep-16
Awesome! Congrats.
From: njbuck
26-Sep-16
Great buck, congrats.
From: GhostBird
26-Sep-16
Beautiful buck... congratulations.
From: HerdManager
26-Sep-16
Beautiful buck!!
What is the green stuff in his antlers? What do they rub in that type of terrain?
From: LWood
26-Sep-16
Congratulations, Blayne. Hope all is well!
Lenny
From: SDHNTR(home)
26-Sep-16
Great buck Blayne! Heavy and lots of character!
From: Treeline
27-Sep-16
Congratulations! Very nice buck!
From: TheSaint
27-Sep-16
Thanks guys! It was a good hunt but not my favorite. I pretty much decided I prefer the high-country deer hunts over the sage or timbered tree hunts. At least compared to the hunt I was on. I may kill myself in the high-country hiking around but at least I feel engaged and will find deer. The mental aspect of going 1-2 days without seeing a single deer is tough and not the kind of hunt I'll be looking for anytime in the near future. I guess I've been spoiled to hunt the units I'm familiar with over the past 13 years!
From: APauls
27-Sep-16
Congrats!!! That's a beauty of a buck
From: Florida Mike
27-Sep-16
Nice buck congrats! Mike