92xj Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Last week, I got my first antelope in Wyoming which was also my first big game animal out west. This week, I got my first deer out west which was also my first Mule deer, heaviest deer and largest antlers on any deer I have taken. I was invited to hunt some public land in South Central Idaho for Mule deers with a guy that has been hunting the lands for 15 years. Wide open desert country with 10 other guys out there driving around and walk everywhere. I honestly didnt think we would see anything. After the first day and only seeing a few does and tiny baby deer I really didnt think I would get a chance at anything big and was now just looking to fill the freezer. The second morning the guys daughter wanted to go and try for her first deer ever, so I said heck yeah, my hunt is now on the back burner and I am on a mission to get this girl her first deer. She had a doe tag and was ready to go. We get to the hunting land, get set up and spot three does at 500 yards. Put them to bed in a creek and have a truck drive between us and the deer, one runs and the other two stay put. Truck leaves. Time to make a move! I get down to the creek, put her on the hill 50 yards back and start walking the creek, jump the doe....BOOM.....miss.......BOOM....miss. Doe jumps back in the creek. I run after it bump it again, more shots and misses. Finally after about the 8 time of doing this, a buck jumps up 12 yards in front of me, I find brown in the scope and BOOM, complete silence. Take one step and look down and I killed my biggest deer ever. 230lbs Mule deer with a whitetail rack. 25" outside spread.... He's going on the wall..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 That's awesome buddy, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Great looking mule deer buck, Ben! Glad you he didn't give you such a hard time as the doe did, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Real nice deer Ben. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Looks like a good one Ben! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Nice buck, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Heck ya Benny! Thats a great buck! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 good buck Ben! first of many I'm sure. i don't know a ton about the muley, but the rack almost looks like a whitetail rack, not having the typical forked G2s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Sounds like an exciting hunt Ben, congrats on an awesome buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 way to go...nice buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 good shootin... nice buck, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobblerroller Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 That's very cool how he has a whitetail like rack! wonder how he grew it like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Niceun teammate...congrats Ben! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Not sure why his rack looks nothing like a mule deer. Very weird since the area I was hunting has zero whitetails that anyone knows of. The closest one is roughly 150-200 miles away. Stopped by an old mans house to show him and he has hunted the area for 50+ years and has never seen a whitetail in all his time. Oh well, doesnt matter to me. It will be a good conversation piece on the wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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