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Mrs.Sheepguide gets her first ever Mule Deer!!!!!!
« on: November 19, 2011, 11:12:01 PM »
Well we had one final day to hit the east country to chase mule deer around. We have had a total now of two days to hunt and one day to scout a totally new area to us. A friend was nice enough to show us a few places to check the day I scouted but other than that we went in pretty much blind. We had a pretty slow day on the season opener without seeing a buck in the zone we were hunting.
So today the four of us  left Caroline at 5:30am. We thought things were going to be pretty productive when at first light we saw the first buck. A small 4x4 that the wife turned down. It was pretty slow then till lunch time other than seeing 6 head of moose.
Around lunch we saw a couple bucks but they were in an area that we couldn't hunt. We continued on seeing a total of around 30 mule deer over the next couple hours.
We found this buck at a distance off a gravel road as we travel to a new area to check out. We had a tough time finding where the owner of the land lived. I asked him if he would mind if the wife went in after the deer. He stated that they weren't letting anyone in this year and as we BSed  for a bit and he said that if she really wanted to to go ahead and walk in.
We stalked about  400 yards across a hummock flat to a small knoll that we knew the deer were behind. The wind was good when we started but had switched 180deg and we just hoped the lay of the land would carry our smell above the deer. It was pretty noisy as we closed the last few yards. We jumped the deer at about 20 yards but they headed through some willows and when they came out at a slow run at 150yrds the wife let fly and the buck took a few 7mm-08 bullets before deciding to pile up(2:30pm).
We took some pics in the cold(-23) windy treeless pasture. After field dressing and loading the buck we headed back and thanked the land owner. There were at least 6 people at his house and they all came out to congratulate Mrs.sheep on here first mule deer buck.
Another great family trip and with a lot of "LUCK" and a little "SKILL" we were able to put another buck on the ground and some food on the table.

Gotta send a big thanks to MountainTi and also to the land owner for letting us in!


A few pics of todays adventure



















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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2011, 11:52:22 PM »
Congrats Darcy and Melissa & B&B on your successful hunt !!! Great story. Damn good odds for the amount of time you only got in the field this year !!! I tip my hat to Ya'all.

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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2011, 10:49:52 AM »
Congrats again to you guys.. Give the Missus a big pat on the back for another fine animal..

Thx for the nice pics again,, always enjoy your stories Darcy.

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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2011, 11:17:37 AM »
great buck!

What are your thought on the sustainability of the mule deer in 414 and 316?
I mean regarding the general buck and the huge numbers of hunters?
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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2011, 11:31:23 AM »
Way to go Mrs Sheep!

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« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2011, 01:56:21 PM »
great buck!

What are your thought on the sustainability of the mule deer in 414 and 316?
I mean regarding the general buck and the huge numbers of hunters?

i personaly cant really comment on these zones as I dont frequent them areas.
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2011, 01:20:23 PM »
congrats mrs sheepguide on a fine specimen!!!!

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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2011, 07:10:47 PM »
Right on Darcy, send our congratts on!

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« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2011, 07:22:05 PM »
Found another pack of wolves Dave!! We are gunna have to start giving the hell soon!!!
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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2011, 08:01:49 AM »
Congratulations Mrs Sheepguide!
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« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2011, 05:12:12 PM »
Well done Mrs sheepguide!. Great pics with the family..Congrats.

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« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2011, 05:19:13 PM »
Found another pack of wolves Dave!! We are gunna have to start giving the hell soon!!!
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« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2011, 05:21:05 PM »
Good job on the mule deer guys.  Great pictures as well Darcy

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« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2011, 07:16:33 PM »
That's a great first mulie! Hopefully my dad or I are able to catch up with a mulie buck or two Thursday, as it is our last available day out for the season! Looks like the sheepguide family has had a great season!

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In our avatar, thats Brett (the fat skin head) and Andy (I'm Brett's father). Brett's first kill back in 2008 and since then has grown hair and lost weight! Cheer's boys!

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« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2011, 09:06:12 PM »
Good luck to you and your dad Brett!!!  Would love to see you guys connect out there.
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« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2011, 10:59:15 PM »
Beats my 1st mulie :-[  Way to go Mrs.  Sheep looks like great day for all.

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« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2011, 05:48:21 PM »
Me too Bobcat!!!!! One horn on hers beats my first mule deer.
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« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2011, 07:45:25 PM »
Congrats on the buck and nice pics.
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« Reply #18 on: November 24, 2011, 11:42:35 AM »
congrats mrs sg!!!!

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« Reply #19 on: November 26, 2011, 05:59:52 PM »
Nice mulie for your one, Mrs. SH.
Congrats and thanks for sharing as usual.
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