Oregon muledeer success

[baltz526]

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[jmad_81]

That is one fine Oregon buck! Nice work.

Whats the story?

 

[baltz526]

A few details: Rem 700 308win, leupold VXIII 2.5x8, 150gr nosler ballistic tip at 2800fps. Shot was about 125-150yds free hand. I was hunting the lodgepole flats in a mix of oldgrowth ponderosa on the bumps, mixed with lodgepole and areas of old clearcut replant/thinned several years ago areas. In the area had been commercial wood cutting on the bumps. I was still hunting into an area i had seen mature buck tracks a few days earlier.

 

[baltz526]

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[gerry]

Nice buck, he looks pretty wide to me. Lots of good meals there.

 

[baltz526]

My solo camp View attachment 2011fortrockcamp.jpg

 

[JD338]

baltz526

Congratulations on a very nice buck.

JD338

 

[baltz526]

The buck is a mature 4x4 24" spread. About 250lb live weight is my guess. Oregon is doing a tooth survey in several units. I should get the exact age of this buck in about 8 months, I'm pretty shure he was a 4yr old. I got about 80lb of processed boneless meat out of him.

 

[DrMike]

Congratulations on an excellent buck. Pre-rut or early rut, he should be excellent table fare, and he is assuredly a fine looking animal. Again, congratulations.

 

[baltz526]

Pre rut will start here about 3rd week of october. I killed this buck oct 3rd so he is at his peak of edibility. View attachment 2011fatbuck.jpg

 

[cloverleaf]

WOW! Nice Buck! congrats! CL

 

[Guy Miner]

Congrats! That's a good looking buck. Nice wide rack!

A .308 with a 150 Nosler, standing off-hand... Excellent!

 

[baltz526]

We had the first steaks tonight. Excellent

 

[DrMike]

He was certainly fat enough. I don't doubt that the steaks were good!

 

[SJB358]

Awesome hunt and a great buck. Good shooting. Looks like he was well fed! Scotty