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Texas muley down!
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10/21/23 05:32 PM
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Stetsonoverton
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After landing back in dfw wed afternoon From 12 days in Kodiak, I know I’d be in doghouse but had a gut feeling I needed to go up and try and get on my target muley! He had shown 2 times while in Kodiak but on the 13th my camera battery died. So Friday morning I did payroll, rescheduled few appointments and headed northwest. After 4 hour drive it put me at camp around 3:45. I hurried, switched clothes, grabbed my bow and batteries for my cam. After 15 min drive in the ranger I parked on opposite side of the big wheat field and walked about 700 yards to my blind. There I switch batteries because I was to eager and got settled in. Once my cell cam pinged I had nothing less than 700 pics from 14th til yesterday morning. And to my surprise my muley had been there the last 3 sits. I’m pumped! After hour- 15 feeder rings at 6:00 at 6:03 a young 10 I see nearly every sit comes in. I just watch him for around 10 min when he looks back nervous….. out of the left window an old wide 7 muley comes out. No history or pics or this deer, I realize he’s a great management buck that’s mature but to early and my muley to frequent. I watch them about 5 min when I decide I’ll take good video of them. I pull my phone out and start to video. The deer just eating acting normal about 30 secs of recording out of corner my eye he comes strolling in….. I hurry, cut the video set down the phone, grab my bow and honestly my hearts pounding….. he starts to skirt the feeder looks as if he will go passed and head to the wheat, I draw and as I do he turns slightly quartering away at 37, I release… unfortunately I hit about 3-4” back but deer takes off runs about 30 yards and piled up. Fortunately I cut the very back part of the lung and destroyed the liver, BBD Being at the ranch solo i had hard time getting good photos but tried my best, very happy with my winch I put on the headache rack it saved me. My best muley to date!
Last edited by Stetsonoverton; 10/21/23 05:35 PM.
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940612
10/21/23 05:40 PM
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freerange
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Fantastic fantastic buck. Really a big and cool rack. A mountain goat, a Sitka and a great Mulie, all within a week or so-thats amazing. I know you still have a WT tag or two as well. Likely a season you may never top. Out of my few bow kills, if I made the shot you described, it would of been a much longer track. I love hearing stories like this and the pics so I hope others will do the same. Congratulations.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940616
10/21/23 05:51 PM
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txtrophy85
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Awesome buck and with a bow! Congratulations
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Texas muley down!
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10/21/23 05:56 PM
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Stub
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Wow that is a great buck with neat character and mass. Big Congrats
Last edited by Stub; 10/21/23 05:56 PM.
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940621
10/21/23 05:58 PM
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kmon11
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Great buck Sir, love the character on his heavy rack
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940638
10/21/23 06:27 PM
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Gringo Bling
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Great character on that buck. Congrats. You made the right decision to go hunt.
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940639
10/21/23 06:29 PM
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grout-scout
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Great deer, congratulations on getting him.
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940643
10/21/23 06:33 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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hell of a year!!! Congrats
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Re: Texas muley down!
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10/21/23 06:50 PM
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Jimbo1
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Great buck and story to boot. Congrats
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940655
10/21/23 06:56 PM
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Jgraider
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Great buck, loved your story. Congrats big time!
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Re: Texas muley down!
[Re: Stub]
#8940681
10/21/23 07:46 PM
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Pope&Young
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Wow that is a great buck with neat character and mass. Big Congrats Hell of a buck
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940683
10/21/23 07:52 PM
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Buzzsaw
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Love these hunting stories !!!Congrats!
SPACE FOR RENT
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940687
10/21/23 07:59 PM
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4Weight
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Great buck and a heck of a story. Congrats, he will make a fantastic mount.
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Re: Texas muley down!
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10/21/23 08:07 PM
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Creekrunner
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Very well done. Congratulations.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940696
10/21/23 08:12 PM
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Wytex
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Great buck and with a bow. Congrats on a great deer !!
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940699
10/21/23 08:14 PM
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Hudbone
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940782
10/21/23 11:34 PM
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BigHutch
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Great mule deer buck with a bow!! Congratulations!! Thanks for sharing.
Big Hutch
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940811
10/22/23 12:14 AM
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TexasUplander
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Amazing deer. Are you up here in the panhandle?
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940938
10/22/23 04:35 AM
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dkershen
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Very nice!! Great buck period
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940980
10/22/23 11:42 AM
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twdjr
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940990
10/22/23 11:52 AM
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PMK
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well done!
"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8940999
10/22/23 12:43 PM
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soooo
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Great buck!
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8941051
10/22/23 01:45 PM
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Longhunter
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I usually beg for forgiveness instead of asking for permission... Great buck and an awesome story, one you will never forget. I bought a little tripod that fits in my backpack off Amazon. Works purdy good...
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Re: Texas muley down!
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#8941111
10/22/23 02:52 PM
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Nice one, impressive mass and cool old deer. Congrats!
Don't let your ears hear what your eyes didn't see, and don't let your mouth say what your heart doesn't feel
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