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Got a nice BookCliffs Utah mule deer buck - gross B&C score of 181.5". He has mass and deep forks front and back and he is very symmetrical with very few deductions. A mule deer like this is rare in the States these days. I feel very fortunate.





Got him with a 30-06 Ackley Improved, 165 gr.Accubond at ~150 yds.

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Congratulations, really great looking buck.


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Posts: 31014 | Location: Olney, Texas | Registered: 27 March 2006Reply With Quote
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Great deer!


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A very nice deer! I hope to find his twin next weekend!

Congrats!


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That's an awesome buck for the BookCliffs....congrats!
 
Posts: 1857 | Location: Alberta, Canada | Registered: 27 February 2008Reply With Quote
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That is a great buck for the Book Cliffs and any other unit. I hunted there as well this year and was luck enough to shoot a 32" buck on the Muzz hunt.
 
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Congrats on a spectacular mulie! I agree, his mass really makes him a great trophy.
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Very nice buck!
 
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You lucky dude! Thanks for sharing, for me that would be a buck of a lifetime!


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Posts: 19576 | Location: The LOST Nation | Registered: 27 March 2001Reply With Quote
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That is a truly OUTSTANDING mulie buck!! Congratulations sir....


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Superb mulie! Congrats!


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Beautiful Buck! Congratulations.
 
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Great buck! I love the mass...I may try to draw that area for elk next year. Did you see any good bulls in there?


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Nice buck!!
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Posts: 1662 | Location: Winston,Georgia | Registered: 07 July 2007Reply With Quote
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Congrats on a great mule deer! Fantastic
 
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Tim, the elk were everywhere, including some MONSTERS! But, very difficult to draw a permit! Regards, AIU
 
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Congrats,that be one fine Buck!!!! tu2
 
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That's a beauty - I love the mass and the color of the rack. Congratulations! tu2


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Noel,

That is a Kicker of a buck! Congrats! How'd the bullet fare? Please give us some details about the shot and the angle. Don't see any blood, entrance/exit holes other than what looks like the beginnings of nad removal. Oh wait! Is the bullet exit area? Bet that left a mark! hilbily

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GSSP, this buck is a trophy - symmetry, mass (4.5" circumference throughout), color, deep forks, pretty, etc. I'm very lucky on this one, and I wish all get one like this. What fun sharing that would be!

The trusty "old" 'O6 AI did the job. He dropped in his tracks, dead before he hit the ground. "Spinned" 'im. I shot him at ~150 yds through the base of the neck - complete pass through. The 165 gr. Accubond bullet had to be traveling near ~3000 fps at impact, since it started at ~3250 fps at the muzzle. I like 69 grs. of Norma MRP - my best load for this cartridge - IMO better than the 180 gr. load using Re25, although I admit - if I were hunting elk - I'd use the 180 gr. bullet.

GSSP, I hope you and all the AR loyalists get one like this someday, but many have probably done better already.

Warm regards, Noel

PS. In the "BOOKs" the elk hunting is better than the deer hunting.
 
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Great deer.

?? Why are deer of that caliber "rare in the states these days"? Were they once not rare? I have never hunted mule deer but would like to some time.

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Great deer.

?? Why are deer of that caliber "rare in the states these days"? Were they once not rare? I have never hunted mule deer but would like to some time.
Perry


Perry, mule deer populations have been on the decline for decades in the West, and the decline is the almost exact inverse of the ever increasing elk populations in the West. IMO the elk are, in some manner, usurping habitat from the mule deer. Moreover, mule deer hunting pressure continues unabated, especially for big bucks, which must be one of the worst "animals" to be these days. If you're a big buck, you get spotted and killed in hurry. Trophy quality has dropped dramatically in the "Books." Regards, AIU
 
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Would there be any chance of "managing" these herds with selective culling? Targeting inferior antlered bucks? Who regulates these herds and why have they not addressed the problem of the elk?

Perry
 
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Utah Game and Fish regulates the herds and sets the seasons in Utah. Wyoming does the same for Wyoming, etc. Their respective game biologists make the decisions.
 
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A couple of friends and I hunted the book cliffs years ago after we read a story in bowhunter magazine about the mule deer there. We packed up, bought the $150 archery tag (maybe is was only $120 then) and headed out west. I shot my very first mule deer with a recurve and my buddy shot a big doe. We just didn't make it happen on anything big, but man we saw a couple bucks that were in that class...at least 180-190. I think that was in '89 or so. It was a great hunt and at the time there were a lot of deer, but the locals we ran into even then said "You should have seen it 10 years ago". Wonderful area, and I even saw a California Condor on the drive out to the south as we were headed home.


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The Utah winter of 1991/2 was horrible for the Utah deer herds. It was so bad, the following year the Utah DWR changed forever how deer tags would be obtained in Utah. Their used to be unlimited tags available resulting in around 250,000 tags sold annually. Now, IIRC, it's around 90,000 tags obtained through a lottery. The state is now divided into 5 zones. A hunter has to not only pick a zone but a weapon; bow, muzzle loader or rifle/handgun. I believe that since the 1991/2 winter, Utah has put more emphasis into it's elk herd and developing it as a premium elk hunting destination. So far, the results are evident.

Alan

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Thanks AI! Easier than searching...


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I guess I missed the original posting. Man, what an awsome buck!


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Would there be any chance of "managing" these herds with selective culling? Targeting inferior antlered bucks? Who regulates these herds and why have they not addressed the problem of the elk?


Elk is where the money is.


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That's a gorgeous buck! I don't think people realize how hard it can be to kill a buck like that, especially in the book cliffs. Congratulations!
 
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