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2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
#6848980
08/08/17 01:37 AM
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Mason
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Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Been a while since I've been on here. Moved to CO for a while and got the public land backpack hunting bug real bad. This is my 2016 solo backcountry deer. Shot him about 5-6 miles back across some mountains and down a drainage at 9am. Had him boned out and back to the truck by 11:30pm that night. Came back for my tent and wood stove, optics, and sleeping gear a day after (had to recover! What a whoopin'). Don't care about score or whatever but I killed a wilder than wild buck and dragged him out on my back and ate him all year, I'm a happy camper! Camp from afar. Homemade tarp tipi and a titanium foil wood stove to stay toasty. Some pack-in photos along the drainage in a cool tight spot. The buck
-Mason Wreck 'em Tech!
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6848987
08/08/17 01:39 AM
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sparrish8
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6848991
08/08/17 01:42 AM
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SapperTitan
Taking Requests
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Taking Requests
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849009
08/08/17 01:56 AM
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mbavo
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Man, that is awesome ! Congrats to you, beautiful buck !
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849015
08/08/17 02:03 AM
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Michael W.
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Its great hunting like that. Congrats
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849016
08/08/17 02:03 AM
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TEXASLEFTY
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That's amazing!! Congrats to you!!
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849023
08/08/17 02:08 AM
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Bee'z
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That is awesome. Hard work but that is living right in that country. Very nice job
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849036
08/08/17 02:18 AM
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Always ready 2 hunt
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That's some good memories for sure. Thanks for sharing
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849042
08/08/17 02:22 AM
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Erny
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Nice deer and a hard earned trophy.
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849057
08/08/17 02:39 AM
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rifleman
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Awesome!
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849065
08/08/17 02:47 AM
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Theringworm
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Getting it done the hard way. Love it. Congrats!
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849118
08/08/17 03:50 AM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: sparrish8]
#6849136
08/08/17 04:21 AM
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Deerhunter61
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849145
08/08/17 04:44 AM
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swaman
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Beautiful Buck and a well earned trophy. Congrats!
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: dogcatcher]
#6849216
08/08/17 12:06 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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Congrats on a very nice Mulie. Great pics and story.
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849471
08/08/17 04:27 PM
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Erathkid
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Great job on a great deer.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849472
08/08/17 04:29 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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kind of a big deal
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Congrats, the Mulie is awesome, the diy tipi is Second to none!!!
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6849591
08/08/17 07:01 PM
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Stub
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Now that is real hunting to which most of us aspire to do someday Congratulations on a great Mulie and awesome hunt
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6850341
08/09/17 12:30 PM
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Tophers
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Woodsman
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Great hunt and Great DIY hunt in the mountains.
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6850385
08/09/17 01:15 PM
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Dry Fire
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You are living the life most of us can only dream about.
coffee spelled backwards is eeffoc. I don't give eeffoc until I have my morning coffee.
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6850745
08/09/17 05:57 PM
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Mason
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Thanks, y'all. I wish more folks knew how attainable it is to do this. The financial barriers are significantly less than hunting private down here. There is a knowledge hurdle but it just takes some time researching how to get it done and what basic tools you actually need (and learning what is just stupid gimmicks you don't need). The biggest hurdle to doing something like this on your own (that probably shouldn't b)e is physical fitness. If you don't take care of yourself this kind of hunt is a lot tougher to get done or enjoy though not impossible. Don't let something like mountain hunting be a "dream hunt" if you want it you can get it done every single year. It's your land out there and all these fine animals are managed in trust for all of us, take advantage of it!!
-Mason Wreck 'em Tech!
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6850759
08/09/17 06:12 PM
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colt45-90
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that's the way its supposed to be done, congrats
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6850794
08/09/17 06:42 PM
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d.g.ruff
THF Trophy Hunter
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Mmmm Hmmm
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6850818
08/09/17 07:01 PM
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cmc
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Re: 2016 DIY CO Backcountry Mulie
[Re: Mason]
#6850933
08/09/17 08:35 PM
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NDN98
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Nice buck!
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