Mule Deer hunt pics?

[1899]

Lots of farmland bucks have been posted, but not many from mountain/alpine areas.

 

[horshur]

this is a mnt buck..my boys first deer.

a high alpine hunt chilcotin mnts BC

my second boy's first deer

 

[horshur]

Ashnola Mule deer....Joe lake

here is an old one.....nice Okanogan muley from early 70's

 

[1899]

That's the stuff Horshur!

 

[savagelh]

I love hunting mule deer

I have more pics but I haven't uploaded them to photobucket yet.

 

[Ardent]

my friends 2010 11x7 mulie. gross 212

My favourite so far hands down... just wild. Antlers looks like flames with so many points.

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

Feels wrong if there isn't snow on the ground..................or is it just me??

 

[Dogleg]

Feels wrong if there isn't snow on the ground..................or is it just me??

Its just you.

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

Ok, just makin sure.

Its just you.

 

[1899]

Its just you.

I agree. To me the "best" mule deer hunting is early season - September, and maybe into early October - in the high country. The weather is usually good, especially in early September, and the bucks are still very good eating. I find that mulies in the rut are downright stank to the point where they are almost inedible.

 

[Longwalker]

Many would disagree with me on this , but just because a rutting mule deer buck stinks on the outside does not make the meat stink. Sloppy skinning and meat handling makes the meat stink! Touch those tarsal glands and then use the same hand to touch the meat and there will be problems. Of course, a rutting buck is thinner, and the fat may be carrying some taint, but the fat should all be trimmed anyway. I like to eat all mule deer. I just like fawns better!

 

[CowValley]

Feels wrong if there isn't snow on the ground..................or is it just me??

I grew up hunting around P.A. Now if I want snow during hunting season I have to go up above 800 - 1000ft late Nov early Dec.

 

[1899]

Yup - I'm one of the ones that disagree. I know about tarsal glands and I am very cautious when I skin them. I will only shoot a mule deer before November, because I've had one too many bad experiences. Four to be exact.

On the other hand I've never had a bad September mule deer.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

Many would disagree with me on this , but just because a rutting mule deer buck stinks on the outside does not make the meat stink. Sloppy skinning and meat handling makes the meat stink! Touch those tarsal glands and then use the same hand to touch the meat and there will be problems.

Totally agree, we shoot all our deer during the rut and have never had a problem with the meat at all.

 

[track]

Sorry to the OP that these are not mountain deer, but they are still mule deer. Here are three more that I guided hunters on to. One is a very old buck (8 or 9 years old). All mule deer were harvested about 20 miles east of the Rocky Mountains.

 

[wilsy]

Last years archery muley 2nd day of the season. 4 miles west of the house. Stalked through canola on my hands and knees, awsome hunt