My Wasatch Extended buck

MTQuivers · Nov 20, 2006

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I shot this buck on the extended hunt this morning. I don't have time for details but I was glad my many days of hiking straight up and down FINALLY paid off. He had about a 6-7 inch dropper that broke sometime in the last week but I guess I can't complain. One main beam is 26" the other is broke but is still 23". I gross scored him at 185 with 5 points on each side and 3" eyegaurds. It was a fun day. I will post the story later.

xbow · Nov 20, 2006

Just out of curosity how deep was the snow you found him in?

PleaseDear · Nov 20, 2006

Great for you!

Lots of deer this year, not many bigger bucks yet.... that I have seen.

Everything seems to be right at snowline, either below or above it...

Hunted from Perry to No. Ogden Pass to above Layton... it is a blast and I'm still hopeful.

Robb

HighHunter · Nov 21, 2006

Congrats on an awesome buck! I like his character. Too bad about the broken off tines but he is still a trophy.

bowhunt · Nov 21, 2006

Nice buck, congratulations. I hope to get it done this week.

GOOD JOB!

MrClyde · Nov 21, 2006

Saweet lookin buck!! congrats!!

deadI · Nov 21, 2006

Nice job. Great looking buck.

DeadI/Jared

BadAzzArcher · Nov 21, 2006

that is a great buck!! thank you so much for sharing.

BadAzzArcher

MTQuivers · Nov 22, 2006

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Well here is one more picture. I hunted this buck up through some thick aspens just getting a quick glimpse every now and then until he finally came out in the open. The shot was 35 yards but I was still in the thick stuff so it was a tough shot. I hit him a little bit back so I was very nervous. I follwed blood for twenty yards and found my arrow covered in blood. (complete pass through) I decided to back off for a while even though my buddies were trying to push me into tracking right away. For one hour and forty minutes I stirred around worried he was going to drop off the backside of the hill which was very cliffy and it would be very hard to find him over there. Finally we started to track. I got to where my arrow was in the snow and I looked up and he was lying right there twenty yards ahead. I couldn't believe it. I was pumped. After all the yelling and screaming I relized that all the trips hiking straight UP in the dark for hours at a time were more than worth it. It has been a couple days now and it is really sinking in. I think it will be quite a while before I kill a buck with a bow on public land that is better that 185"..... BUT I sure as "HECK" am gonna try!!!! (If you look close you can see where the dropper was before it broke. It is still about an inch long.)

ironhead · Nov 22, 2006

Thats a great archery buck congrats.

Roy · Nov 22, 2006

That's a great buck and a great story! You were good to let him lay down and die though - had you kept pressuring him you may have pushed him over the cliffs! Hey - a good taxi can fix that broken drop tine for you.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

wfm · Nov 23, 2006

I still need a photo for the calendar. If interested in putting it in the 2007 Wasatch Front Muleys calendar contact me at [email protected]

kidkononen · Nov 23, 2006

Pleasedeer,

"Everything seems to be right at snowline, either below or above it..."

Are there any other places for them to be? sorry man, i am new here. i had to say something.

PleaseDear · Nov 23, 2006

Actuall it is PleaseDear....

And yes there are many places they could be.

Get up to snowline and you will see what I am saying...

There are alot of deer above the snow line or below the snow line... right along that area of the snowline....

Most of the elk I have seen are still up in the deeper snow.

If ya wanna go up and try and get ya a buck get ahold of me... I mainly hunt solo but if your new around here, I got no problem taking a fella with me.

Robb

predator · Nov 24, 2006

Robb, darlin'...I think you missed it. He was trying to be a funny guy (at least I think he was, cuz I laughed my butt off).

You know...as in- "is there anyplace other than above or below the snowline", implying that your statement says that the deer are everywhere.

Get it now, buddy boy? LOL

I'm gonna tell the Warden that her hubby is getting dense in his old age........

PleaseDear · Nov 24, 2006

Well... I invited him to go!!

Lots of deer yesterday... no real big bucks showing them selves... does and little bucks.. man that snow is so crunchy when ya walk!

Going back up sunday if your interested in going... it is about 1700 ft elevation gain so it is 'up' for sure...in under a mile...

Robb