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At the risk of being severely tongue/keyboard lashed by some internet armchair hunter, who will likely find something to nitpick me about, I'd like to post the results of my muzzleloader deer hunt in New Mexico. I spent most of Saturday and Sunday hiking and glassing into various rocky nooks and crannies with no luck. Didn't even see a deer or much sign, though coyotes were plentiful. I bailed out in time to take the kids trick or treating Sunday night. I returned to work for a day, then headed back out again this morning to try once more. While traveling to a new spot that I'd heard good things about, I spied three bucks standing in a low grassy area opposite the hills I'd left a bit of shoe leather in over the weekend. They seemed to be in a stalkable position, so I sped past while making a plan to sneak back on foot. Luckily for me they didn't spook out and were still contendedly munching this year's good desert grass when I belly-crawled over a low dirt-tank dam and got a solid rest on the bipod. Further details and results below. Species: (Desert) mule deer Outfitter/guide: None, solo hunt, public land Tool of the trade: T/C Encore shooting 250 grain Barnes Shot distance: about 100 yards; one shot fired "Dead on his feet" distance traveled: about 30 yards   Thanks for looking! _____________________ A successful man is one who earns more money than his wife can spend. | ||
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Any mature buck on public land is a good one in my books! Congrats on a great buck!!! Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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Great work and very nice buck. | |||
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outstanding! VERITAS ODIUM PARIT | |||
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Well I thought I'd give you a positive "atta boy" before the negative crowd jumps in! Nice buck and nice shooting. I'm glad you posted the pictures and the details and I hope the rest of your hunts go as planned. I'm leaving for a Cow hunt this Friday. | |||
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Congrats, and thanks for sharing. | |||
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Nice buck and well hunted. Congratulations!!! Perry | |||
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Obviously under gunned, too long a shot, bad shot, and poor woodsman skills!  Congrats on a your desert mulie and good job all the way around!! Bob There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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DIY desert mule deer with a smokepole is quite an accomplishment IMO! Congratulations! I love that muzzleloader! Drummond | |||
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 Great Job! What unit did you hunt? | |||
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Very nicely done!  Nice stock on your Encore, by the way... Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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Really nice buck and sounds like a fun hunt. I grew up in NE Nwe Mexico, man do I know about the walking there. Congrats! SSR | |||
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Thanks for the comments on the deer and rifle. I've had that Encore for several years now and it flats gets the job done. Every time I'm tempted to "trade up" to an Endeavor or other new model, I just take it out and kill something and that thought goes away. I shoulda known I could count on you Bob!  R, I'd love to tell you where... Actually, I wouldn't! Let's just say southwest NM. There aren't a whole lot of deer down in this part of the state, and I might want to go back next year and find this guy's brother.  _____________________ A successful man is one who earns more money than his wife can spend. | |||
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Very nice, congrats!Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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No Problem DR! I saw a huge buck while on a Barbary hunt years ago on Wind Mountain...lots of Scalies too..! | |||
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Congrats! Pretty buck. ______________________ I don't shoot elk at 600 yards for the same reasons I don't shoot ducks on the water, or turkeys from their roosts. If this confuses you then you're not welcome in my hunting camp. | |||
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Good job. FYI, you did much better than I did on my PRIVATE LAND NM muzzleloader Mule Deer hunt. At least you got one! On public land no less. Good job and nice Mulie. | |||
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R - oddly enough I haven't seen many quail this year. I'll get more serious in a few weeks, but I'm not impressed so far. Thanks DC. Sorry to hear about your NM hunt Wendell. You made up for it though! _____________________ A successful man is one who earns more money than his wife can spend. | |||
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