Montana mule deer rant

[EYJONAS!]

The “like” button makes these social media guys start acting like rutted up bucks…

I figured that's why Cam Hanes has every single blood vein look like they're gonna blow.

 

[MTLabrador]

I figured that's why Cam Hanes has every single blood vein look like they're gonna blow.

 

[FREAK]

#keephammering #mustBeNice #coreAF

 

[brocksw]

BTW MT success on mule deer is ~30 % statewide.

Well certainly if that's correct than everything I've just said is worthless.

 

[Flatbrimmer]

And please let the 9ers make the playoffs. mtmuley

Oh I knew I liked something bout you old man!!!!

 

[Irrelevant]

Well certainly if that's correct than everything I've just said is worthless.

Hard to pull up on my phone

 

[Flatbrimmer]

I'm a bit late to this thread. Is the quality like it used to be? No way, however, I do know a guy who shot a mule deer buck last year that was in the high 190's/ maybe 200" on PUBLICLY accessible public land. So there are still good bucks out there if you work for them and also have a good amount of luck on your side.

Wrong place bro I already tried…

 

[brocksw]

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Hard to pull up on my phone

Well I guess that's that, then.

 

[Flatbrimmer]

Got pictures?

Right off interwebs.. sure some may be private but all good bucks.. they’re not Sasquatch. And they do come into public

 

[kwyeewyk]

Right off interwebs.. sure some may be private but all good bucks.. they’re not Sasquatch. And they do come into public

Where's their orange? Public land my ass.

 

[Hunting Wife]

Right off interwebs.. sure some may be private but all good bucks.. they’re not Sasquatch. And they do come into public

I think zero of those bucks are the caliber of buck these guys are talking about.

Lord knows I am not a picky hunter by any stretch, but even I don’t think any of those are “big”.

 

[TheJason]

I think zero of those bucks are the caliber of buck these guys are talking about.

Lord knows I am not a picky hunter by any stretch, but even I don’t think any of those are “big”.

#shiftingbaseline

 

[JT88]

Right off interwebs.. sure some may be private but all good bucks.. they’re not Sasquatch. And they do come into public

You ever seen a big mule deer?

 

[rtraverdavis]

A few years back @Greenhorn predicted what social media influencer posts about killing big deer in Montana would look like:

The Rude Buck

Have you guys seen it? Could it be legit? Having been secretly kept under the radar to await the most strategic social media blast. Apparently now is the time. Such a shame to quickly overshadow the recent P&Y world record taken by the mullet guy and the even-newer black ovis velvet...

www.hunttalk.com

Have you seen it? Could it be legit? Ha.

 

[MTGomer]

Right off interwebs.. sure some may be private but all good bucks.. they’re not Sasquatch. And they do come into public

All 3 of those mule deer are little

Around 2013, even though it was already in serious decline, I would pass dozens of deer like that in a season. Lucky to find one now.

 

[MTLabrador]

You can’t tell from the huge bodies and large neck roasts, but those are all 30” tall bucks.

 

[MTGomer]

Right off interwebs.. sure some may be private but all good bucks.. they’re not Sasquatch. And they do come into public

I’m seriously curious how you support your perspective.

When did you start hunting in Montana?
How much have you hunted it?
Have you ever hunted mule deer in any other state, particularly Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah or Arizona?

 

[The Hedgehog]

All 3 of those mule deer are little

Around 2013, even though it was already in serious decline, I would pass dozens of deer like that in a season. Lucky to find one now.

I killed the only 4x4 mule deer I saw on public land all season this year on September 6. It was a great day of hunting and I was pumped even though my smallest mule deer ever. I thought for a brief moment “you might regret this later”. But I never did.

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

Limit tags or none of it works. Washington and Oregon never limited tags and run general seasons in October that are all dog sh*t. Was probably decent about a few million residents ago but now we have laser rangefinders with ballistic programs, 6.5 Woundmores, PRCs, RUMs and Ultra Mags that shoot a mile and Arctic Cats to chase down anything we see. Long story short, we've got better tools for killing. Plus I can take Mtn Ops and hunt all day comfortably in my Kuiu kit to keep my temps regulated.

Killing deer in October with a rifle is not hard. It's just not as easy as having one try to dry hump your suppressor in November. No control over the number of tags = no control over the number of tags filled. Graph it and pivot table it all you want but it's pretty simple even for a below average public school student.

 

[Nick87]

dumb as you and I would be if our wives were only interested in us for 10 days/yr?

If you'd like to experience this for yourself, have a couple kids.