Let's see some Mule Bucks

[antlerradar]

A few more form years gone by. Sure wish I had a better camera back in the day. Eight of the ten bucks best bucks I have seen were on public land. None of these bucks are.

 

[Art Vandeley]

@SnowyMountaineer do you have a score of the buck in post #124? Would like to take a stab at estimating score and see how close I am...

 

[bigsky2]

 

[easternmt]

Here’s one that isn’t a public land buck and did get killed by a lucky hunter last year.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

@SnowyMountaineer do you have a score of the buck in post #124? Would like to take a stab at estimating score and see how close I am...

I do, green, haven't measured it since then. I would love to give you a hint but I probably shouldn't.
Here's a side view for main beam.





And a couple for general perspective.

 

[MtnRambler]

3x3 in late-Nov

 

[Deleted member 16014]

This one was a long stinking way from the truck due to some access challenges. I'd missed a chance at a little better buck the day before due to no reading from a subpar rangefinder. I knew it was in range but couldn't get a reading because the angle was tough for the laser. It wasn't close enough to guess, so I didn't shoot. I found this one the next day after a morning walk in the slush. 470 yds, one shot from 6.5x47L/139 scenar. He rolled a long ways down and I was lucky nothing broke.
I've since cut and sold the antlers; not a real big buck but a great memory and I like the pictures from that trip.

 

[MTHunter1321]

Can hunting season please be here? Love this thread!

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Spotted this one the night before and came back to find him right there. My .243 had taken a hit and was off, so I borrowed my partners 7-08ai, 501 yds IIRC. Really interesting compact rack, very heavy but no tine length.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Different pics of a buck from earlier in the thread.

 

[Nameless Range]

Not a big buck at all, but the first deer I shot hunting alone, back before cameras were in the field. I shot him from about 20 yards right in the brisket with open sights on Model 94 AE chambered in 7-30 Waters. For an 18 year old my beard was powerful. Still maybe the most exciting day of mule deer hunting I have had.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

All public land backpacking bucks from a friends/family foray several years ago. I miss that barn.

 

[JCS]

 

[BlakeA]

Cool buck I shot Halloween morning years ago. One of my favorite days to be in the woods. He made the mistake of lingering around a couple does for too long before heading to cover as the sun came up. I was able to sneak in on him and shoot him at 130 yards in his little hole that he had dug out.

 

[Oak]

The buck that started all this madness.

 

[Oak]

Bucks above timberline. The left one had to be a 300 pounder.

 

[Oak]

Before it was cool to carry a camera in the field or wear camo on a rifle hunt. Early 90's.

 

[Oak]

That hair, tho. Late 80's, obv...

 

[Oak]

You love to see it.

 

[Oak]