Velvet Mule Deer

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

Pictures? Stories? I'll take whatever ya got! It's 65 days till I point the truck towards CO again, and I'm getting antsy! And since it's better to give than receive, I'll throw some photos in from my last trip.

Believe it or not, i managed to miss both of these bucks on different days in 2019. It's hard to shoot past 20 yards with a recurve.


This guy got saved by a loose rock. I had a cover to get to 10 yards!


I'll have to find more photos. This is all I have saved and handy right now.

 

[geewhiz]

First day of an archery elk hunt and guess what I run into.

Edit: I guess I can ad a bit of the story.

Labor day 2018. My old man and I were getting ready to head out for our annual week long archery elk trip that morning. Just for the heck of it, before we left town I wanted to run up and check a spot for bulls with my brother. Almost didn't even bring my bow. We ran into a few smaller bulls but nothing terribly exciting. I was sitting behind a bush cow calling to a raghorn when I heard something to my right. I peaked up and saw antlers. I sat back down. "WTH...that wasn't a bull...." This buck was walking right towards me. Sitting down I nocked an arrow and drew. Stood up and whammo. Dropped him. I think it was 20 seconds from when I first saw him to when he hit the ground. Got him back to the house fairly quickly and dropped the head and hide off at the taxidermist on the way out of town for our elk trip. Pretty sweet little unexpected bonus.

 

[Bowhunter413]

I'm heading out scouting this weekend and hoping to turn up some fuzzy bucks!

 

[timmy]

Anybody that is worried about drought or horn growth in Montana. They are still here and have huge racks. Please come take care of these big bucks.

 

[antlerradar]

View attachment 189577Anybody that is worried about drought or horn growth in Montana. They are still here and have huge racks. Please come take care of these big bucks.

eastern Montana monsters for sure.

 

[BlakeA]

View attachment 189577Anybody that is worried about drought or horn growth in Montana. They are still here and have huge racks. Please come take care of these big bucks.

Those "big bodied" buck's days are limited for sure.

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

That's some studs right there! MT is the greatest state!

 

[jejack26]

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At first I thought you guys joking. One of the resons we don't have good bucks, is somebody will shoot those bucks
Probably in November during the Rut after not being to find a good buck.

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

At first I thought you guys joking. One of the resons we don't have good bucks, is somebody will shoot those bucks
Probably in November during the Rut after not being to find a good buck.

I was joking... maybe a little too sarcastic?

 

[EYJONAS!]

At first I thought you guys joking. One of the resons we don't have good bucks, is somebody will shoot those bucks
Probably in November during the Rut after not being to find a good buck.

Yeah we all know bud.

 

[timmy]

I was joking... maybe a little too sarcastic?

Dibs on the one on the left. And just to raise the excitement level. They were on public even

 

[EYJONAS!]

Dibs on the one on the left. And just to raise the excitement level. They were on public even

Got any way pts. for sale

 

[timmy]

Got any way pts. for sale

Sure cost you 2 Busch lights.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Sure cost you 2 Busch lights.

Buschhhhhhhh

 

[Bowhunter413]

Don't know why the fawn was with them but after that scouting trip I more than ever just want it to be September!!

 

[Wally Dog]

backyard buck

 

[Wallydeuce]

The Onx waypoint for these bucks is for sale. $250
Cash only

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

There is a shed antler laying to the left of that fence post .View attachment 190073

That's a dream buck right there. Wowza!

Meanwhile the MT hunters are all confused because it's too big to be a mule deer.

 

[Misguided]

Got some growing to do

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Can’t wait till sept 2nd.