NM Late Season Muley Hunt

[Valley1320]

So I do the only thing I can do, I start crawling. Start working their way and its all crawling can't ever get in oak humps high enough to hide me enough to walk. I started crawling at 9:37 Red line is where i walked, the blue circle is where the deer were. The turquoise line is where i had to crawl.So finally about 12 o'clock I was at 80-90 yard from him. And a doe got up and moved she got down off the top of the hill and bedded on the side which may thing so much better cause I was perty much at a standstill because of her being bedded there. The buck also got up and re bedded where I could see him. The other doe that was bedded up high had moved to a better postion for me earlier.

 

[Valley1320]

At this point I've got to belly crawl to get any closer to some deeper oak humps that should have me well in range. So I get crawled to them and I feel like I've got to be within 50 yards of where I last saw the buck. So I glass and glass and glass and finally see a doe flick her year thru the brush. I'm perty sure he's below the does so I move around in the humps to make sure I'm hid from her and it gets me a lil higher where I can see more. So I start glossing again all of a sudden I realize I'm looking at a big huge fork thru the oak brush. I slowly pull up my range finder and range he's 40 yards from me bedded. When I raise up I can just barely see his antlers and head.

 

[Valley1320]

So I raise up a lil to range him again and make sure he's at 40 and decide to just wait him out. When he al sudden stands up. I draw and raise up. He looking down towards where the does are hasn't seen me

 

[Nick87]

Your killing me.

 

[Dave N]

And?

 

[Valley1320]

And the oak brush is still in the way, to much to shoot so I stand all the way up. Still more oak brush than I like so he's kinda walking to where I might get a shot he still doesn't see me but right then the does stand up look at me and leave and he follows them without giving me a shot. I watch where they run to and I head to the truck to get water which is just down the hill 600 yards.

 

[Valley1320]

Found them with my spotting scope again. Feeding slowly on the far side of the oak humps. Finally decides they were kinda feeding one direction so I started after them again. Thought i got around in front of them far enough but didn't found them again right when they went to bed again. Got snuck around as close as I could dare without knowing where they all were exactly and couldn't even see the buck at this point. Decided to wait them out.

 

[Valley1320]

Finally after at least 30-40 mins they get up and start feeding. Finally see the buck and they start feeding back they way the came from. So I start tagging along but I can't ever quite get in range. They keep moving to much and wind has died down now so I got to be really careful with my sound. I finally get within 70 yards of the buck and then he feeds straight away and all sudden they are headed back the other direction. Moving way to fast so I just kinda guess where I think they are gonna go and I drop out if sight and cut around. Finally there they are again the buck is ahead of them. I start stalking in thru the mounds getting closer. Finally in range but no shot so I ease up even closer. Buck is still in front and they are jus slowly feeding around. I range him 33 yards and I draw ready to send a magnus his way

 

[brownbear932008]

Well did that broadhead find it's mark? I'm hoping so!

 

[Valley1320]

And the arrow flys! He runs forward and staggers and falls. Wow, what a day it had been.

 

[Valley1320]

I'm tired and dehydrated and the wind switched and got cold right after I got him down its been a long day. I'm happy and excited. My biggest muley to date. As I look at him I'm hoping he'll go 30" wide.

 

[Valley1320]

Sorry bout the lack of good pics but my phone was at 3%

 

[brownbear932008]

Wow awesome buck man way to get it done! Huge congrats and I sure enjoyed the story!

 

[Valley1320]

Any guesses on his width?

 

[SwaggyD]

Congrats man!! Helluva buck!!

Ima guess 30” on the number inside main beam spread.

 

[Nick87]

Awesome buck! Question, you gonna have that fork repaired or leave the way it is?

 

[Dave N]

Congrats on the nice buck! Hell of a job sticking with it and getting it done!

 

[rtraverdavis]

Great buck! Congratulations!

 

[Valley1320]

Awesome buck! Question, you gonna have that fork repaired or leave the way it is?

Gonna leave it. If I'd seen him with it I would have it repaired.

 

[Nick87]

Gonna leave it. If I'd seen him with it I would have it repaired.

Yup, that's what I would do too.