yotebuster

This weekend I was out scouting for sign to start shed hunting for eastern whitetails. I drove down a road I've literally been down 2000 times in the last two years and something caught my eye. The snow had packed the grass down enough to get the tips up above it an inch or so. I assumed it was a 2015 shed but when I got to it and drug it up out of the grass I instantly knew where it belonged! I killed this buck in sept of 2014 and had one of his sheds picked up brown in math of 2014. Assumed the other was long gone. Still can't figure out why or how the rodents left it alone. On cloud 9 about finding it!! The deer's right horn is the one I picked up this weekend. The left one with the long brow tine was found brown in March '14 Here is the buck when I killed him in sept '14

I didn't get a chance to score the new shed I picked up yet but he didn't grow a ton. He went from 4.5 to 5.5 when I killed him. I didn't have pics or shed the previous year so I don't know how much he jumped from 3.5-4.5. He scored 161 gross when I killed him which is bigger then I thought he would be. I figured mid 150's but that 10" brow on the one side kinda threw off my numbers a bit!

Only regret is I didn't have my phone with me to get an ATL when I picked it up.

This is actually the only state that I've ever missed a year on. I HATED that they make you buy points in the late summer/fall. It's a busy time and I forgot one year and am now one point behind max for elk. HUGE mistake. If they would've had the option to buy the point in the spring when all the other draws are going I would NEVER have forgotten. I now only put in for tags so it's in the spring but when I was in college I missed one dang year because I didn't want to draw and waited to buy a point in the fall. Anyhow I know it's my fault but its the one and only state that does that and I think it really confuses things.

I was driving in western ND today and caught this herd of muleys out of the corner of my eye. Not really a big deal this time of year in ND to see deer from the highway as they will lay out in open places when the weather gets bad so it's not uncommon to see 100-300 deer from the interstate driving though here. Anyhow the one really caught my eye so I spun around and got a closer look. Doesn't look like a true albino but it's definitely got something going on. I'll have to keep my eyes on it this summer.

Wow. This is a smokin deal!! If I wasn't in ND I'd be all over this!! Bet this doesn't last till I finish my coffee!

They stopped shooting muley does here in ND in 2010 after a really bad winter. The G&F finally realized that maybe shooting 70,000 does a year wasn't such a good idea. We've had 3 consecutive good winters in a row so I'm guessing they're gonna shoot the snot out of them again soon. Hate to see any wildlife around right?!? We have a similar love for the NDGF as you guys do down there!!

I've got a glock 20 that I've shot some heavy hand loads out of. I'm a little nervous now!

It's a hybrid. See the whiteface one? No eyegaurds!?! Hello!! Coues ALWAYS have eyegaurds and muleys NEVER have eyegaurds. We all know that antler shape is the most guaranteed way to tell if it's a hybrid. Also it must be 1/3 Hereford as well.

A cow buffalo has way less meat then a bull. We butchered one for a neighbor when I was a kid that I would be surprised if it had 15% meat on it. She weighed 700 pounds if I remmebr right and I would be surprised if she had 125-150# of meat. I big bull elk will have much more meat then a cow bison.

So what you're saying is kids can be put in for hunts and build points under 10 but not just points? Or is it only in the year they are 9 and about to turn 10?

Are these the newest version? Is it called swarovision? Like the same glass as the el12x50's?

I think what they forgot to factor in was global warming. El Niño moved north to Oregon because of global warming. Next time it comes around it'll be up in Alaska.

Like lark said, the Damascus barrels almost looked "wrapped". They usually aren't a really dark black or blue either, kind of a brownish color on the ones I've seen. I would almost guarantee it doesn't have Damascus battles but double check. If not then I'd just get some mild 2 3/4" #6's like the pheasant loads. Keep your shot to 40 yards and you'll be good.

I thought it was more under the "why did they think of that" category. Kinda cool I guess but I lost a little respect for shockey after watching that penned buffalo. If you're gonna kill something in a pen do it a little justice and pop it between the eyes with a .22 mag.

That dead one woulda been lighter without the guts! I'd say it's bigger then the trail cam pic for sure

I miss these every time

You bring up some EXELLENT points that I had not thought about. Interesting!!! I know some guys that tried that on improperly posted land in ND (similar rule to az). Ended up that states attorney threw out the hunting on posted property case but went after them for criminal trespass which is a non game violation but a criminal one. Apparently all that you need to get someone for criminal trespass is "notification to not be on someone property". They said that can be a simple as them saying I don't want you on my land or even 1 single no trespassing sign on the entire Big Bo. Dunno if that's the case but that's what they ran into so Id be really really careful on that one.

Best part about duck hunting is you can do it however you want. I've shot my share of stuff on the water. I've even shot some spoonies! The trips out and the memories you make are the best part doesn't matter whether they're flying, sitting, decoying or jumping. My best memory from this fall (which included some serious corn field mallard hunts where we limited in a matter of minutes) was a flock of about 200 spoonies that cued up in front of three of us at about 8 yards. We were slow so we decided to let them have it as they floated in the wind in front of us. They flared right over us instead of back and away. Three guns dropped 8 drakes out of the flock. Yes they were spoonies but that image will forever be burned in my mind!

Imagine that. The website is down.....

Definitely a hybrid.

Just beware when getting a stand up blind that they have to put ridiculous tall windows in them to allow to shoot standing or sitting. Not even sure how they are set up but my dad had a stand up cheapo blind once and the windows were standing height only so you couldn't see oht of it while sitting. It totally sucked. I would look for an old double bull T5 on eBay. It'll run you $3-500 but it'll last the rest of your life.

NR were never guaranteed 10%. It's always been up to 10% so technically it's the same as it was just 5% can go to different NR. Not just top bonus point holders. Thanks for pointing that out. You are correct. I misunderstood it.

The only downfall from a NR perspective (unless you've been at or very near max) is the 5% that go in the random pass are not guaranteed to go to NR. They can have "up to" 5% of the random draw but are not guaranteed those tags. So it benefits a resident hunter a bit while also benefitting any NR that was several pts shy of max. Kinda hosed the NR with near max though

Saw a bunch of em in the floridas when I hd an ibex tag. Nearly every wash leading up to the base had a herd.