mklong40 Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Thanks for the words fellas. After looking at the bucks teeth and getting a few opinions, this buck seemed to be an old fella.....He is heavy. His bases were just shy of 5" and he carried the mass up to the 3rd width measurement. Again, thanks for the congrats and good luck to you all who still have tags to fill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Cant wait to get out next week, congrats, these posts are killing me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesPursuit Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Sounds like you did exactly what you needed to in order to get it done. Great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dieselroe Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Nice buck! How far was your shot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mklong40 Report post Posted November 1, 2013 I'm not bragging and in the future I highly doubt I will take a shot this long again. The shot was 488yds. My equipment is a rem 700 7mm rem mag. I have a leupold 4x12 with custom turrets. I was cranked to 8 MOA for the shot. I was shooting a 175gr partition custom load. I get about 2950fps at the muzzle. Not sure if it was the distance or what but I'm questioning the partition after a double lung shot not killing the buck right away. Maybe it was distance and not bullet. In the future I will try all I can not to take a shot at that distance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randyolson Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Congrats!! Nice buck!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trophyhnter Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Great story! Congrats on your buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Meyer Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Nice buck. Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted November 1, 2013 very cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeeden Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Awesome buck! I have a question, just out of curiousity, why wait until 5 to move in if he was bedded? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElkyG Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Nice! congrats on your buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mklong40 Report post Posted November 2, 2013 Awesome buck! I have a question, just out of curiousity, why wait until 5 to move in if he was bedded? Several reasons; 1. The deer were bedded on south east facing slopes in the shade of day already. I spotted doe's and a small buck at about 450 yards and they had me pegged sitting in the bright sun of a west facing slope. I knew that when the sun went behind the mountains it would make it easier for me not to stand out like a sore thumb in the broad daylight. 2. I was hoping the wind settled as the sun settled 3. I was hoping the buck would get up as it got closer to last light. not sure if any one of these reasons made a hill of beans difference but there ya have it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvw789 Report post Posted November 2, 2013 Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeeden Report post Posted November 4, 2013 Awesome buck! I have a question, just out of curiousity, why wait until 5 to move in if he was bedded? Several reasons; 1. The deer were bedded on south east facing slopes in the shade of day already. I spotted doe's and a small buck at about 450 yards and they had me pegged sitting in the bright sun of a west facing slope. I knew that when the sun went behind the mountains it would make it easier for me not to stand out like a sore thumb in the broad daylight. 2. I was hoping the wind settled as the sun settled 3. I was hoping the buck would get up as it got closer to last light. not sure if any one of these reasons made a hill of beans difference but there ya have it. Those are good reasons! Congrats again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvw789 Report post Posted November 4, 2013 Awesome Congrats Cole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
