randyoitker1 Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 My first time in Colorado was quite an experience. I was hunting elk and mule deer and the caliber of animals that I was seeing was unbelievable! On my first day out, I saw this 6X2 that was huge! He was a 340 6X on one side but on the other side he had only a long spike with a 2 foot drop tine that had a big ball hanging off of the drop tine! I could not get him in bow range. The next day, too many bulls to count but no shot opportunities. There was a 5X5 in bow range and a 3X4 legal bull in bow range but after having seen the large amount of bulls earlier I thought I don't want to settle for anything small! On my last day, we called in the bull of my dreams. He was a giant 6X7 and I had him at 59 yards. Which is well within the range I had been practicing. The only problem, he was face on at me and not only face on at me but he has turned slightly with both shoulders straight at me. Trust me, don't ever shoot at one of those shoulders! I couldn't figure out why the bull had locked up.I later found out that the day before, one of the other groups in camp had shot an elk. This is where they had quartered him up and a bear had drug one of the front feet up into the trail that the bull was headed down. That is what stopped him in his tracks! He stood there smelling and then whirled and went straight back to where he had come from but what a HEART POUNDING sight! I was hunting mule deer for a couple of evenings and I had saw this 180 inch beautiful 5X6 in full velvet. But every night he outsmarted me! He kept coming out on different sides of the field. The closest I ranged him was 162 yards. One night he bedded down in the field in front of me for over an hour at about 200 yards out. Then I was totally blown away. Jeff, the outfitter came and got me and he said we need to go over to the other side of the berm. He said that he had seen 3 mule deer over there and all were over 200 inches. We went to the other side and I had one of the giants within range at 70 yards but there was not enough camera light left for filming. They went right by the blind that I had been sitting in the first night.So, the next night, that is right where I was sitting, in that blind! I was sitting in the blind and didn't think any thing was going to show up when all of a sudden, here they come! The first big mule deer that came by was the one that I shot. What was ironic was two of the giants were coming down the hill behind him. The outfitter,Jeff was set up about 1000 yards from where I was, watching with binoculars and after he saw me shoot my mule deer he came up to where I was and said that there were 2 big boys behind him! The only thing that we will never know is whether they would have come by the blind like the other one did and still have enough light to shoot. I am very happy with the mule deer that I did shoot. I am definitely going to make the Louisiana Purchase Ranch a yearly hunting destination. I was there to do video and basically to help Jeff and Rick Tingle ( the owner) but next year I am going to do some very serious hunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) That story, although very good, is useless without this :clown: That must be frustrating not being able to shoot because the light isn't good enough for the camera. That would drive me bananas Edited September 19, 2009 by buckee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Thank you Buckee, that was needed. Sounds like a very exciting hunt Randy, congrats again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ildrhntr Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Randy that was a great story but not near as long as it was when your dad told it to me........:clown: Congrats again, give me a call when that antelope has dried 60 days and I will measure it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Welcome to Colorado.......................... Public land tag..............Everybody is on private. Private tag.....................there all on State land. It sounds like you had a great hunt however. I've got a couple of muleys I've been watching for a while now that go 210-220................getting the shot is another thing. That's why it's called hunting. Take care JJL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Great story and buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 congrats!!! Nice Buck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Tom Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Great story. I guess you gotta go back after that 200" buck next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Sounds like a blast! Congratulations on a great buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 it's better when you tell it in person. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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