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01-10-2021, 07:48 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Floresville,Tx
Hunt In: Webb Ct., Karnes Ct.
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New Mexico Muley Down
I’ll keep this one short, I drew a pretty solid deer tag for late archery season in New Mexico. After scouting for two days and seeing some great deer during the hunt, I was able to get an arrow in the important places of a really nice buck. There was crunchy snow everywhere and stalking was a nightmare, but I can’t wait to do it again if I’m lucky enough to get a tag. Hunted for 9 days, two days of scouting, slept in a tent in single digit weather the whole time and enjoyed myself thoroughly. Met some very solid people along the way.
The buck i killed was not the biggest I saw or even in the top 5, but he was a mature buck in a killable situation. I’m very happy with him and with the experience. Hunting alone, I apologize for the field pictures. The ones in the driveway show him much better. I’d guess his body to weigh 265 or so on the hoof (I’m not going to mention unit numbers)      
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01-10-2021, 07:49 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Floresville,Tx
Hunt In: Webb Ct., Karnes Ct.
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01-10-2021, 07:50 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: San Angelo, Tx
Hunt In: Mexico, Tom Green Co.
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Very nice congrats
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01-10-2021, 07:52 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Mansfield, Texas
Hunt In: Texas, Kansas
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Great buck
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01-10-2021, 07:52 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Walker County on the river
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Nice work.
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01-10-2021, 07:52 PM
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Six Point
Join Date: Aug 2009
Hunt In: Throckmorton and Young counties
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Congrats!!!
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01-10-2021, 07:53 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: West Texas
Hunt In: The World
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Congrats!
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01-10-2021, 07:55 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Powderly, TX
Hunt In: God's green earth
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Nice
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01-10-2021, 07:56 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Grapevine
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Congratulations, a great arrow killed muley that you shot in some beautiful country. Outstanding hunt, and absolutely beautiful pictures of New Mexico.
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01-10-2021, 07:56 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: May 2014
Location: San Angelo
Hunt In: Callahan County, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado
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Congratulations on a great Miley...well done!
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01-10-2021, 07:57 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Midlothian, TX
Hunt In: Irion co, Navarro co, Kinney co
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Congrats that’s really cool, have you been to NM before? Just curious how you knew where to hunt and camp. We are wanting to do this.
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01-10-2021, 07:57 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Hempstead
Hunt In: Hempstead & Mexia
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Very good buck. Congrats
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01-10-2021, 07:57 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Athens
Hunt In: Jack and Henderson Counties
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Congrats! That’s really awesome and beautiful country!
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01-10-2021, 07:58 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Clear Lake Tx
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx
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Awesome!!!
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01-10-2021, 07:58 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Belton
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That’s pretty dang cool congrats
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01-10-2021, 08:00 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mesquite, Texas
Hunt In: Archer County
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way to go Jake. what clothes etc. did you use to stay warm in those temps
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01-10-2021, 08:02 PM
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Six Point
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: VA
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Congrats on a great buck!
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01-10-2021, 08:04 PM
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Four Point
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Waco
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Congrats, awesome accomplishment! Could you elaborate on your camping/backpacking setup, details of the kill and your arrow setup?
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01-10-2021, 08:06 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Antonio, TX
Hunt In: Everywhere
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Awesome Man! Congrats
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01-10-2021, 08:09 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: The Hills
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Heck yeah! Great buck! Congrats!
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01-10-2021, 08:09 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Willis, TX
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Nice going, Congrats!
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01-10-2021, 08:09 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Friendswood
Hunt In: Texas
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Solo trip with an awesome animal equals huge accomplishment. Congrats and thanks for posting.
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01-10-2021, 08:10 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Tuscola
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Nice
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01-10-2021, 08:14 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Floresville,Tx
Hunt In: Webb Ct., Karnes Ct.
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Quote:
I’ve been to New Mexico a few times, mostly hunting antelope and helping with a couple elk tags. My gf had a rifle tag earlier in the year in NM, I figured this place out by combing through the regs and talking to a couple friends from NM. As far as where to hunt. I drove and glassed, hiked and glassed, climbed and glassed, glassed from camp. All kinds of glassing |
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01-10-2021, 08:14 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Boerne
Hunt In: In camo
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Show off!!! Congrats buddy
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01-10-2021, 08:15 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cibolo, TX
Hunt In: Texas and New Mexico
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Congratulations. Just returned myself after 6 days of hunting in central NM but got tag soup. Looks like you were further north if you had snow to contend with.
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01-10-2021, 08:16 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Austin,TX
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Thanks for the awesome picture story! Great muley!!
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01-10-2021, 08:17 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Floresville,Tx
Hunt In: Webb Ct., Karnes Ct.
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New Mexico Muley Down
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I wore good merino wool base layers, heavy socks, Sitka pants, heavy weight Sitka top with a Sitka puffy jacket. Outdoor research gaiters, Kenetrek boots, and beanie. My camp was a seek outside redcliff, with a cabelas outfitter cot and -25* bag. I used a seek outside SXL stove in the tent. The temps were cold but the stove helped a ton and the bag could handle it. Last edited by jaker_cc; 01-10-2021 at 08:41 PM. |
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01-10-2021, 08:19 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Don't have a place yet
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All the research and all the glassing paid off! That's a great deer! Congrats!
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01-10-2021, 08:20 PM
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Spike
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: san antonio
Hunt In: uvalde/frio
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Very impressive, congrats
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01-10-2021, 08:22 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Angelo, TX
Hunt In: Irion County
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Wow!!! Well done.
A lot of awesome right there. Big congrats on one heck of a bow kill. |
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01-10-2021, 08:23 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Belton, Texas
Hunt In: Concho County & Pongola Region, KwaZulu-Natal S.A.
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Well earned... congrats!
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01-10-2021, 08:23 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Palestine , TX
Hunt In: Home and wherever i can
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Very nice mulie . I think you got a great trophy for sure.
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01-10-2021, 08:23 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Floresville,Tx
Hunt In: Webb Ct., Karnes Ct.
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Quote:
Seek Outside Redcliff with a SXL stove. Cabelas outfitter -25* bag. Kifaru emr 2 pack, zeiss binos, Swaro spotter. Sitka gear from head to toe, the puffy saved me this trip. I’m shooting 200 spine Black Eagle Spartans, weigh about 550gr total with Kudu heads. 82.5lb Hoyt RX1 at 31.75” |
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01-10-2021, 08:25 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Antonio
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Dang right!
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01-10-2021, 08:29 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Smiley, Texas
Hunt In: Gonzales & Young Co and anywhere
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Congrats. Awesome job
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01-10-2021, 08:32 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Floresville,Tx
Hunt In: Webb Ct., Karnes Ct.
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I was walking back to the truck after a blown stalk where some jack wagon drove his ranger after a really nice buck in the sage. Blew him out of the country, I stood up and yelled a few choice words at the guy and got “its public land” yelled back. I was within 150 yard of him and had been crawling for about 45 min.
On the walk back to the truck to continue glassing I spotted 7 does and 3 smaller bucks coming out on the flat about 400 yards away. The buck I ended up shooting was bringing up the rear of the group. Back to crawling and playing the wind for another hour, the shot was right before dark. I watched him fall through my range finder about 150 yards from where he was standing at the shot. Darkness came on quick and I decided to give it till the morning to go find him. I got back to camp, cooked dinner, laid down, and stared at the roof of the tent for 10 min. Enough of that, I got my gear back on and grabbed the headlamp and flashlight to go find him. Found blood about 30 yards from where I shot him and trailed him the rest of the way. He was quartering away, I hit him about 3 ribs back and caught liver onside, lung and the bottom of his heart as the arrow exited. |
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01-10-2021, 08:32 PM
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Four Point
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Lubbock
Hunt In: Haskell
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Awesome country! Awesome hunt! Awesome buck!
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01-10-2021, 08:33 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Floresville,Tx
Hunt In: Webb Ct., Karnes Ct.
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Really enjoyed the solo aspect of this hunt. Sure it would have been nice to have someone to flag me in on a stalk, but getting it done solo was very rewarding. |
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01-10-2021, 08:35 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Nemo
Hunt In: Wilbarger county, Lake Whitney, MT, CO
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That is awesome! Congrats man!
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01-10-2021, 08:36 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Richmond, Texas
Hunt In: In the woods
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Great pics, story and a true trophy.
Congrats Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk |
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01-10-2021, 08:39 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Georgetown
Hunt In: Parker County
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That is absolutely a great job! Thank you for sharing sir!
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01-10-2021, 08:43 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: DFW
Hunt In: Callahan County/Stephens County
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Congrats on a great buck!
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01-10-2021, 08:43 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Richmond, Texas
Hunt In: Lavaca, Alberta and where ever Aironeout takes me!
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Congratulations!
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01-10-2021, 08:46 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Clear Lake
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That is great. Nice buck. Congrats!!
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01-10-2021, 08:59 PM
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Six Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Kyle, Texas
Hunt In: LaSalle Co
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**** Jake, that’s impressive. Wtg buddy.
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01-10-2021, 09:00 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Floresville,Tx
Hunt In: Webb Ct., Karnes Ct.
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Thank ya thank ya. Was a great trip no doubt. |
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01-10-2021, 09:09 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: gholson, tx
Hunt In: Concho
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Nice one! Congrats
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01-10-2021, 09:15 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Aledo
Hunt In: Brady
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Wow! Great muley!!
I love hunting by myself, but I don’t know that I could hack it on a backpack/mountain hunt for 9 days on my own. Well done!! |
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01-10-2021, 09:16 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Boerne, TX
Hunt In: Searching..
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Congrats, if he’s not the biggest I’d like to see some of the others!
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