- Jan 1, 2016
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Hey All, I recently posted in the new member thread my introduction and another member suggested I post a pic or two. So i thought I would share my 2015 Badlands Buck.
So the story starts a year ago. I started to receive my new subscription to Eastman's magazines. It only fed my new found love for mule deer. I started to learn about draw odds and preference points and relized I was sitting on 4 pts for ND, of which I accrued trying to draw for whitetail. I made the choice to start applying for ND mule deer tags. They usually take at least 6 points to draw. So i thought I didn't want to burn the points I had invested already and start applying for mule deer tags expecting to take at least another year or two. Sure enough I drew on my first try. I was pumped.
In september my brother and I went to the Badlands to do an early seaon scouting trip to familiarize our selves with the area and try to hunt Muley with our bows. It was a good trip, we learned alot and even got on a few bucks but never sealed the deal.
Come November we were ready. We head out for opening day with the only expectation of having fun. The first night we saw a nice buck about 2 miles into off the beaten path. We ran out of light and decided to get in there in the dark the next morning. The next morning came and we started our walk in. almost Immediately we found ourselves on top of deer in the dark. One looked nice. We decided to wait for sun to come up to look over this buck before we went further in to find the one we saw the night before. A little while after the sun came up we got on the buck and realized he was the buck from the night before. We end up pushing him further away from our starting point but magically got back on him, about 1 mile away and sealed the deal.
The hunt was short but sweet. I regret not hunting longer and enjoying the whole experience more but couldn't resist this buck.
The first photo is from September at a glassing spot, just a beautiful spot. Second is the buck. Third is the pack out.
So the story starts a year ago. I started to receive my new subscription to Eastman's magazines. It only fed my new found love for mule deer. I started to learn about draw odds and preference points and relized I was sitting on 4 pts for ND, of which I accrued trying to draw for whitetail. I made the choice to start applying for ND mule deer tags. They usually take at least 6 points to draw. So i thought I didn't want to burn the points I had invested already and start applying for mule deer tags expecting to take at least another year or two. Sure enough I drew on my first try. I was pumped.
In september my brother and I went to the Badlands to do an early seaon scouting trip to familiarize our selves with the area and try to hunt Muley with our bows. It was a good trip, we learned alot and even got on a few bucks but never sealed the deal.
Come November we were ready. We head out for opening day with the only expectation of having fun. The first night we saw a nice buck about 2 miles into off the beaten path. We ran out of light and decided to get in there in the dark the next morning. The next morning came and we started our walk in. almost Immediately we found ourselves on top of deer in the dark. One looked nice. We decided to wait for sun to come up to look over this buck before we went further in to find the one we saw the night before. A little while after the sun came up we got on the buck and realized he was the buck from the night before. We end up pushing him further away from our starting point but magically got back on him, about 1 mile away and sealed the deal.
The hunt was short but sweet. I regret not hunting longer and enjoying the whole experience more but couldn't resist this buck.
The first photo is from September at a glassing spot, just a beautiful spot. Second is the buck. Third is the pack out.
