2025 Hunting Season

[DrMike]

Fine dining is in store! Good shot, regardless.

 

[Hunter26]

That's a long poke for a 243, nice shooting.

 

[Firebird24]

28 nosler and 175 ablr High country mule deer. Shot him just before dark Monday and spent today with my brother and nephew packing him out. A really great experience!

 

[DrMike]

Certainly a big-bodied muley. Congratulations on a good looking buck.

 

[JD338]

Beautiful buck and a sharp looking rifle.
Congratulations FB.

JD338

 

[Blkram]

And your memorable year continues!

 

[sako2]

Nice mulie. Congrats.

 

[NYDAN]

8mm, Congratulations. Nice shooting.

 

[NYDAN]

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28 nosler and 175 ablr High country mule deer. Shot him just before dark Monday and spent today with my brother and nephew packing him out. A really great experience!

Great looking buck. Congratulations.

 

[str8meat]

My son got to harvest his first bull elk yesterday in Washington state. Main frame 6 point with an extra point on an eye guard. Shot was 578 yards, 300 win mag with 210 Berger hunting vld. I found this bull in September with his ladies, he was still in this area in October but had lost 7 ladies. My son actually spotted him yesterday slipping back in and was the only elk spotted. He was headed back to his bedding area that I had watched him previous times. His first shot went high above shoulder as he slightly quartered to us , his second shot took him low in the chest. The bull slid down hill not feeling well fell down but regained his footing. I told my son get another in him and his angle was the back end was all , so boom he broke the bulls hip. The bull slid down and lodged himself behind the tree . Got to the bull at 915 am and last load was in truck by 721 pm. It was a stellar and brutal day.

 

[JD338]

Beautiful bull Eric, congratulations to your son!

JD338

 

[Firebird24]

Great Bull!

 

[DrMike]

That bull definitely made you work! He is assuredly a handsome animal, and one for which your son has every right to be pleased.

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

Helped a buddy get on this buck. Nice 4x4 28" wide. Shot was 840 yards with a custom 7 Rem Mag and 162g AMAXs. Dumped him.



Cousin also got a nice 28" 4x4 during bow season. Shot was 98 yards.



Same cousin got a nice little 5x5 bull. Shot was 6 yards.

 

[DrMike]

Some fine genetics in the mulies.

 

[Blkram]

Spent a couple of days hunting with my daughter.
She got her first snowshoe hare yesterday with her 10/22, and my wife got her first sharptail yesterday with the 28 ga!
We did see 5 caribou yesterday at long distance; 3 bulls a cow and a calf. We could not locate the bison yesterday.

The day before we came across a flock of mallards on a mountain stream and I was took my first duck (greenhead) ever, with the 28 ga.
I have had opportunities to shoot ducks in the past, but without a retriever have always passed as I did not see how I would ever recover the downed bird. This one was where it just floated downstream a little ways into the shallows where I could get it. Luckily I had my rubber boots with me!
While I have eaten domestic ducks, this will be my first taste of a wild duck! Looking forward to it.

Was a fun couple of days! Saw some great country!
Probably take me over an hour to get all the mud out of my wheel wells today though

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Congratulations to all on your very successful hunts.

 

[JD338]

Jorey,
Congratulations to your buddy and cousin those big mule deer. 98 yard shot is pretty impressive but 6 yards on a bull elk is WOW

JD338

 

[JD338]

Gil,
Congratulations to your daughter on the rabbit and to ion the green head. I understand what you mean passing up shots. I've passed on wood ducks on my pond because I didn't have a way to retireive them.

JD338

 

[sako2]

My son got to harvest his first bull elk yesterday in Washington state. Main frame 6 point with an extra point on an eye guard. Shot was 578 yards, 300 win mag with 210 Berger hunting vld. I found this bull in September with his ladies, he was still in this area in October but had lost 7 ladies. My son actually spotted him yesterday slipping back in and was the only elk spotted. He was headed back to his bedding area that I had watched him previous times. His first shot went high above shoulder as he slightly quartered to us , his second shot took him low in the chest. The bull slid down hill not feeling well fell down but regained his footing. I told my son get another in him and his angle was the back end was all , so boom he broke the bulls hip. The bull slid down and lodged himself behind the tree . Got to the bull at 915 am and last load was in truck by 721 pm. It was a stellar and brutal day.

Congrats to your son. Nice bull.