2017 Mule Deer (and roosters)

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2017 Mule Deer (and roosters)

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In order to allow a series of photos to more or less tell the story, I'll make this short....

I planned a hunt for Tuesday evening through Saturday morning (14th-18th). I decided to take a bird dog (Cash) with me since I'd be close to some pheasants, but I'd have to board him for a couple nights while I hunted deer. I adjusted my planned schedule around the boarding arrangements. I would hunt with Cash Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning then board him Wednesday and Thursday night so I could hunt deer Wednesday evening through Friday morning. If I managed to kill a buck, Cash and I would hunt pheasants Friday evening and Saturday morning before driving home. I knew that I probably should have just left the bird dog home since a buck in country I'd never hunted was unlikely enough without taking time out to hunt pheasants.

We hunted roosters some and I deer hunted very little since I killed a buck the first evening that I hunted. I should have killed a few more roosters and maybe should have hunted deer a little longer, but my wingshooting skills suck and the buck looked good to me even if he's by no means a BIG mule deer. We came home a day early to deal with deer meat and cut back on hotel costs.

Finn staying close while I load gear (he did not get to go)
Image20171114_065020 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Single tailless rooster Tuesday evening
Image20171114_160159 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Where's your bed Dad?
Image20171114_193658 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Sunrise Wednesday morning. No roosters photos due to poor shooting skills.
Image20171115_065746 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Mars or mule deer country?
Image20171115_150332 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

I glassed this guy chasing does at about 4:15 PM. I made a hurried dash through a couple coulees so I could come up downwind and behind a knob that I could peek over for a closer look and possible shot. I may have rushed the decision, but I was happy with the outcome.
Image20171115_164910 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Image20171115_165521 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Image20171115_165715 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Cash and I back at it. Cash is pointing in there somewhere, but the hard hunted birds were running like mad.
Image20171116_104722 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Cash after finding a runner that I thought we'd lost
Image20171116_111632 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

I'll take a break if you are taking photos, but I ain't putting this guy down
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by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

I'm pretty sure these are old planters or wheat drills
Image20171116_115754 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Another rooster for Cash or should I just call him The Man.
Image20171116_115938 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Thursday's two roosters
Image20171116_123536 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Image20171116_123640 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Evening hunt
Image20171116_161850 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Image20171116_161658 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Image20171116_164929 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Not quite a turkey spur
Image20171116_171835 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Friday morning. There's a muley buck hiding in the trees there.
Image20171117_081555 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Image20171117_090755 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

First rooster of the morning came from this grass just the other side of the trees to the left
Image20171117_090801 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Last rooster of the trip. If I'd have been prepared I could have had a double here and a limit of birds for the day.
Image20171117_101523 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr

Two for the day
Image20171117_105240 by riverbottomstaxidermy, on Flickr
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Re: 2017 Mule Deer (and roosters)

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Man that country is beautiful. Congrats on a fine Muley and roosters.
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