Off to hunt deer tomorrow!

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Off to hunt deer tomorrow!

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Well, my favorite week of the year has finally arrived. I'm heading out to chase mulies with the old muzzle loader tomorrow. We had a storm blow in Sunday night that dusted the tops of the mountains with snow. It should make for a great hunt. I'll report next week when I get back. :salute:
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SWEET! Pics...we want pics!

Keep your powder AND your caps dry bro!

Good luck!!!
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I'll be doing the same thing is 5 1/2 weeks...
I'm all packed up and ready...grin...

Good luck and pics are a must....
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Re: Off to hunt deer tomorrow! Report as promised

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Well, I got back this evening from a terrific week in the hills. The fall colors were amazing, the air was chilled, and the hunt was a blast. Even though I did not harvest a deer, I had a great week. I had the chance and passed on many small forkies and three pointers. My dreams will be haunted by the huge buck I played cat and mouse with this morning in a pocket of quakies. The old buck out smarted me and will live to play the game with another hunter. I took some pictures that I though I would share with you all.

My journey began in the canyon at about 6500 feet in elevation. Back in the 1930s, it was discovered that the mountain contained a huge deposit of naturally occuring asphault. A gravity powered tram was built to carry the asphault down the canyon. The buckets still hang above the canyon floor.
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As the road tops out at about 10500 feet, a picture looking west.
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This is my home away from home. It sure beats sleeping on the ground, and I can pull this thing to places I would never dream of pulling a full-sized travel trailer.
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A view looking south from the ridge we camped on. The quaking aspens in their full glory.
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Opening morning!!! Anticipation builds in the frosty morning air as the sun begins to paint the eastern horizon.
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I found myself in a quiet pocket of quakies as the sun finally cleared the eastern horizon.
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A wood pecker searches for the last remaining meals before the winter sets in.
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Fall colors were in their prime. Some gorgeous oaks among the quaking aspen.
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From a distance, this tree looked to be on fire. A modern burning bush.
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Although I did not harvest a deer. My 15 year old cousin managed to connect with this young buck.
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A proud young hunter with his quarry.
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There are many wild horses on the lower ridges. This is one that let me get close enough for a picture.
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I also saw a few desert big horn sheep in the lower elevations.
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Me at the end of a physically exhausting yet spiritually rejuvinating week.
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I cannot wait until next year!!!

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That is certainly beautiful scenery,and a great job on the pics.I`d love to be able to hunt on land like that.Cant see it happening though.
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I would say you had a successful hunt even though you didn't get a deer. To enjoy natures beauty and the fresh air, you can't put a price on that. Thanks for sharing your story and the pictures are great too.
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That's very colourful and beautiful hunting country. Sensational photos, especially the sunrise through the trees. A successful hunt however you look at it. Congratulations to your cousin too.
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NHS Thanks for sharing great pics and a great story as well! Wild horses, sheep and a deer for the freezer............and of corse pictures that last a life time.
Glade you had a safe and enjoyable trip>
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Man, that is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Congrats to your cousin!

I also passed on some small two and three pointers and ended up with nothing. However, my 12 year old son got his first deer. I could not have been more proud!
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Thanks for the kind words all. When I'm at work, I find my self day dreaming of being back up on the mountain watching and waiting for a nice buck to show himself.
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Nice pictures and a really great looking buck. Great looking hunting country.
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Great photos! Thanks!
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Great photos! Sure beats the heck out of the corn and soybean fields around me! I think I could be content just sitting and camping in the hills and mountains away from everything. It's aways nice to have a successful hunt but in a place like that, it would be just as nice to enjoy the outdoors and get away from the everyday life.
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=123819037009234 squatting wolf, glad i read this post.
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