Guest BCBOY Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Had an incredible week in camp with some incredible muley crazy buddies of mine. We set up our walltents in a topsecret monster muley hidey hole of mine and we were able to drop 3 absolute brutes. It by far was one of the best hunts I've ever been on. Nothing like sharing camp with some great buddies and seeing the monsters hit the dirt. My buddy Matt set the bar high with the first buck down. His buck is an awesome typical that scores 183. This is Matt's second buck in as many years that grosses over 180. He has been on one heck of a role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCBOY Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Here's a buck I nicknamed Tall Timber. I was able to video this buck for over 15 mins at under 20 yards. I passed on Tall Timber because he had a weak G3 on the side behind the brush. Good thing my good buddy Thad knows a Big Buck when he sees one as 2 days later he dropped Tall Timber after a very long tracking session. This buck is amazing. It is 27 inches wide outside. It is 23 1/2 inches tall. He has 27 and 26 inch mainbeams!!!! Even with short G3 this buck grosses 184. The strong side is a whopping 90 inches. Could you imagine if he had of been matched!!! He would have been a 200 inch typical!!!! Thad doesn't care though. He likes this buck just the way he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCBOY Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) With Matt and Thad hammering monster typicals the rest of us were wondering what else was going to drop. Matt's younger bro Steve had been longing to top his brother for several years now. Steve spent the week passing up great buck after great buck looking for one that would make his older brother drool. Every night he'd tell me he wanted a dropper buck. One day he got really lucky and found a cougar kill from last winter with a bunch of extras and a sweet dropper. Turned out I actually almost stepped on that rack the day previous. Lucky TURKEY!!!! Good thing for him I was actually filming Thad's buck instead of looking on the ground for sheds as he found it within feet of where I filmed Tall Timber. Also lucky for him, I had a shed off this same buck in my shed pile and me being a nice guy and all, I let him have it. One day we decided to split up in teams and do some hard-core glassing. Steve and Greg were able to glass monster double dropper chasing does. The buck went into a thick stand of conifers and Steve came and got Thad and myself and we all broke out the spotters and were able to relocate the buck again. Steve thought for sure I wanted in on the stalk, but I told him that I wanted to sit back and watch the action and hoped he was able to drop him. So Greg and Steve bailed down the hill and crossed a frigid knee deep creek and started the stalk with Thad giving the hand signals and myself watching the buck. The buck came out of the conifers and layed a beating on a smaller 4 point and then mounted a doe and did his thing. Thad and I were fighting for the spotter when that happened. The buck then went out of sight in the conifers. About a minute later the sound of Steve's rifle boomed and we heard the Cheering. A team effort and a 202 inch gross 9x9 with double drops was on the ground. Steve's dream had come true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfrompa Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) UG Wow is all is I can say I'm speachless.Compose. Ok Do they really grow them that big? Congrats on the great season. I know how the combo of great friends and a harvest to boot is what makes it all worth while. Don't ever stop. Again GREAT JOB!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Holy smokes dude. What an amazing hunt!!! Incredible! Congratulations on a VERY successful hunt!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCBOY Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) The week will go down as one of my best weeks of hunting ever!!! Nothing like sharing camp with great bunch of muley nuts and seeing monsters hit the dirt. We saw tons of great bucks. The biggest one was in the 225-230 range. Thus the reason I still have a tag. I've got 2 more weekends to get er done and will hold out till the last hour if need be. Have passed on numerous 180 typicals thus far, don't plan to cut my tag unless it is a TOAD!!! Having a yearling bull moose in the freezer certainly makes passing big bucks looking for that GIANT way easier. GO BIG OR GO HOME!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesVee Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Those are some real gaggers in that group! Best of luck on that 200+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buckee Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Very nice Steve. It sounds and looks like you guys had one heck of a hunt. Ya make me jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCBOY Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) You know there are Big Bucks in the area when..... I don't know how many sets of tracks like this I saw last week. Far too many to count. 300 Win Mag shell for comparision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thayer Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Wow, a dream season for you guys....Can I play too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCBOY Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) How often do you see a lineup with that kind of quality taken DIY in a general season on public land? Seeing these success pics can be deceiving though. Don't think that it is a cake walk up here. None of these bucks came easy. There is no doubt each and every buck was very hard earned. Each buck was carried out in quarters on our backs in our packs. No quads or 4X4's or road hunting in this crew. And conditions were far from ideal. We had clear skys all week from the full moon that kept the deer bedded all day long. We all put on tons of leg miles pounding the thick crap trying to kick up bucks. We all dogged hawg tracks and were taken around in circles upon circles. The real rut didn't kick in until the last few days. Before that the bucks were just touring at night and then holding up in the thick timber all day. This area can be extremely hard to hunt. Typically there are very few deer sightings. I've gone weeks with only seeing a handful of deer. The thing is, when you see a buck, it normally is a Big 'Un. Most years I'm just praying the snow will pound the highcountry so that the bucks will actually show up. And even when we do get snow, alot of bucks come down at night, breed and then head straight back up before daylight. This year we had the unusual circumstances that the bucks didn't ever make it up to the high country. It was soooo wet and lush this summer they all chose to stay lower. It was frustrating trying to find big velvet bucks to video but I knew that it was going to work in our favor come the late season. I had my first hint of how good it was going to be back in late Oct when I kicked up a TRUE GIANT out of his bed in some thick timber. I only saw a glimpse of him but what I saw made my heart skip a beat. HUGE DEEP FORKS, GOBS AND GOBS OF MASS and TONS OF TRASH. I know he's still in there but haven't seen him again yet. Maybe, he'll be so kind to show himself to me before last light on the 10th. Another buck that we caught a glimpse of I believe to be a buck I call MassNTrash. It's a buck I've watched for 2 winters now on the same mountain. Last year he was a 10x9 that I judged to be in the 215-220 range. Greg spotted him chasing a doe straight up a far ridge and then he became engulfed in fog. We glassed for him all day hoping he'd return for a couple hot does that we were watching but he never showed up again in daylight. Greg said he easy would be in the 225-230 range. It would be nice to be able to find one of those 2 before the end but the rut is long over now. All the bucks are in the thickest timber imaginable resting up. The end of the season is always a tuff one to hunt. But even if I eat my tag I'll be happy. This hunt made my year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebobhunter4 Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) wow... those are absolutley amazing bucks... congrats! haha at least that moster 9x9 bred with that doe before you got him! hopefully its a buck that the doe has... he be a monster for you in 4 or 5 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Wow thats is amazing some huge bucks! Congrats to all of you on a very successful hunt!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Well they aren't whitetailslol-now that's a challenge-just kidding men-nice set of bucks for sure-I shot Tall Timbers sask. brother last year-looks alot like him and scores just about the same. Now I got the mulie itch goin on again-darn your hide lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) WOW, those are two monster mulies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushman Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) BCBOY, your pics and stories are always amazing. With the amount of energy and enthusiasm you put into your hunts (sheds, animal, or scouting) you should write a book on BC Mulies. I'd read it in a heartbeat. Well done men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Some awesome mulies there. Congratulations to you and your buddies on a great hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Sounds like you had a great time. Congrats to your buddies on some real nice mulies. Good luck to you on your pursuit these next couple of weeks. We will be waiting for the stories & pics, either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasksheds Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Congrats Steve!!! I knew you were up to something.I havnt seen you on here or talked to you in a long time! I know how hard you guys worked for those deer.It's not easy country to hunt.Congrats to the guys.Maybe we can all hook up this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Amazing! As always, great stories and pics BCBOY. Thanks for dropping by and sharing your stories. It keeps us "dinky dog whitey" hunters drooling and jealous. Congrats to you and your buddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Great pics and great stories...congrats to everyone on a job well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Awesome hunt! Mucho congratulacion!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Awesome mule deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: British Columbia Muley Camp 05 (pics) Yeah, I knew it was only a metter of time before BCBoy showed up on here with some great scenery pics and pics of big bucks. It takes alot of dedication to go after them up there in those kind of conditions. I'm sure you had an awesome time up there with people so close to you. Well Done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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