I'll be going for my muley hunt in about 5 days. Unit 21a/b. Anyone have any last minute tips? I'll be camping n the forest, but will probably go south to Hillsboro some.
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I had a great hunt. Nice weather, nice scenery, and I ended up getting my first mule deer at 56 years old. It was quite a bit different hunt from what I was used to doing for whitetail in TX. Mostly blind hunting in TX for me. I found out pretty quick, that if I just stayed one place, I just might only enjoy the scenery. It's true about the utv/atv use there, you have to get away from the roads. On the first morning, I had a group of deer at first light that I really couldn't tell what was in there. All of sudden I hear a motor in the distance and see an atv motoring right towards that group. They flush, and he goes across the field chasing them. I was more than a little ******, but learned my lesson. I hunted east of Winston, east of Red Hill mountain. I did a lot of walking, and being in shape definitely helps, I'm stiff right now just because you just can't simulate those hills and loose rocks. The pack out was the most difficult, I think my pack must of been close to 100 lbs, once I got it up on my shoulders, I knew I couldn't put it down or I'd never get it back up there. Long trip back o the truck. Actually two trips, just now with a really heavy load. Another thing I encountered was shooting while winded, i couldn't hold steady while standing and I had to sit down. I ended up making a great shot at around 200 yards. 30-06. 165 grain federal trophy bond ammo did the trick on a heart shot. Ran 10 yards and dropped. My only regret was my patience. I had flushed a group on one hill opposite of me, after that, I started walking leveled around the hill I was on. When I saw my deer, I had spotted me and was moving. It wasn't the biggest I'd seen, but it was shootable. After I shot, I knew I hit it, but wasn't 100% sure since it ran out of my sight. 10 seconds later, a huge buck steps out where I had shot mine. He was there for about 30 seconds, and I was wondering if I had really hit that first buck. I watched the big buck closely, and noticed that he stopped and looked down the ravine before traveling the same direction as the buck I had targeted, he ended up circling around and that's when I decided not to shoot. Glad I didn't, found my deer quite easily.
All in all I got what I expected, the blind hunting in TX is all I had grown up on. This was definitely a challenge for me, especially the physical part. I just don't see how you could get close enough to a muley for a bow shot. Thanks TWP for the tips.
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Originally posted by Jibby View PostI had a great hunt. Nice weather, nice scenery, and I ended up getting my first mule deer at 56 years old. It was quite a bit different hunt from what I was used to doing for whitetail in TX. Mostly blind hunting in TX for me. I found out pretty quick, that if I just stayed one place, I just might only enjoy the scenery. It's true about the utv/atv use there, you have to get away from the roads. On the first morning, I had a group of deer at first light that I really couldn't tell what was in there. All of sudden I hear a motor in the distance and see an atv motoring right towards that group. They flush, and he goes across the field chasing them. I was more than a little ******, but learned my lesson. I hunted east of Winston, east of Red Hill mountain. I did a lot of walking, and being in shape definitely helps, I'm stiff right now just because you just can't simulate those hills and loose rocks. The pack out was the most difficult, I think my pack must of been close to 100 lbs, once I got it up on my shoulders, I knew I couldn't put it down or I'd never get it back up there. Long trip back o the truck. Actually two trips, just now with a really heavy load. Another thing I encountered was shooting while winded, i couldn't hold steady while standing and I had to sit down. I ended up making a great shot at around 200 yards. 30-06. 165 grain federal trophy bond ammo did the trick on a heart shot. Ran 10 yards and dropped. My only regret was my patience. I had flushed a group on one hill opposite of me, after that, I started walking leveled around the hill I was on. When I saw my deer, I had spotted me and was moving. It wasn't the biggest I'd seen, but it was shootable. After I shot, I knew I hit it, but wasn't 100% sure since it ran out of my sight. 10 seconds later, a huge buck steps out where I had shot mine. He was there for about 30 seconds, and I was wondering if I had really hit that first buck. I watched the big buck closely, and noticed that he stopped and looked down the ravine before traveling the same direction as the buck I had targeted, he ended up circling around and that's when I decided not to shoot. Glad I didn't, found my deer quite easily.
All in all I got what I expected, the blind hunting in TX is all I had grown up on. This was definitely a challenge for me, especially the physical part. I just don't see how you could get close enough to a muley for a bow shot. Thanks TWP for the tips.
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