AZantlerhead Report post Posted November 14, 2008 On the last day of my 31 WT hunt my Uncle, Grandma, and cousin joined us all the way from Sacramento. The special occasion being my 46 year old uncles first Official deer hunt. He Applied with my Dad for the early MD hunt, and waddya know, 1st year drawn, first dear hunt, buck, and Super nice buck too boot. He was allready pumped upon arrival seeing a buck in the tree(my big ol' Wt) plus i'm sure a couple months of restless nights thinking about a freezer fulla Mullie venison. . He came fully prepared gear wise, and also did allot of walking over the summer to maybe make it easier on himself. He knew he'd be hunting with my father who untill just the past 3 years i'd say was able to walk me in the ground! And I'm 26 So on with the story...... I helped them scout the Mullies the next 2 day's of they're hunt. We saw deer but no shot's were fired. Then I had to return to work for a couple day's But I needed to get my meat and cape of the dry ice and in the freezer anyway. They kept at it reportably getting up an extra 1/2 hour earlier than usuall, this means 3:30 a.m. Usuall being 4 a.m . I guess my uncle was feeling the pressure. So anyway on the 6'th day of the hunt My dad calls me and say's " man I just missed a big one and i'm pissed" I told him It happens As he would've told me. Not 2 hours later he called me back and said" you know that buck I missed?" " he wen't up the mountain to wear uncle Micheal was and he got him!!!" The dissapointment and be-wilderment my dad felt after missing was now replaced by excitement, happiness and pride in his youngest brother getting his first buck. And that sort of " happens for a reason" mentality as well. It was a deer season too remember.......My uncles a great man, worked hard and waited a long time for this Buck, congradulations uncle micheal!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyMtnOyster Report post Posted November 14, 2008 Good looking buck right there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted November 14, 2008 Looks like a dandy . Any more pics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted November 14, 2008 I like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jldeerslayer Report post Posted November 14, 2008 nice buck. whats the score? 165 maybe around there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Eye Report post Posted November 14, 2008 WoW that is one great big desert mulie there! Congrats to you guys layin the smack down on some awesome bucks! Love the bucks you guys have taken in 31! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunterdude Report post Posted November 14, 2008 I'm going to guess the buck scores around 180! Look at the width and the back forks are 7-8 easy, and the fronts are pushing 7" . Very nice Deer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted November 14, 2008 Great buck. Congrats to your uncle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZantlerhead Report post Posted November 14, 2008 The buck green scores 172in a big one for 31 for sure, and he was so symetrical 2!! a fine rep for the species, hope I bag a mulie of this caliber some day. Jason is gonna help me with formatting the photo's so I don't have those big blank spaces and small photo's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huntaholic Report post Posted November 14, 2008 Thats one nice buck! I've hunted that unit quite a bit and I've only seen 2 or 3 bucks that big in 20 years of hunting there. Congrats to your uncle. Here's my attempt on fixing the pics hope you don't mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
