Hunting September Mulies

[Zim]

I drew a muzzleloader tag for Septemer 10-30 in a Nevada trophy unit (6). Am from out east and have never hunted mulies at this time. Can anyone describe the best method to use? I know to be set up and glass from long distances in the morning/evening, but I am curious if I can expect the bucks to bed in the open, where I'd try a stalk mid-day, or if they'll more likely be bedding in the quackies or something. Would you wait until one beds, regardless? Before stalking? Thanks.

[Elkcrazy8]

I don't know what the terrain is like where you are hunting. I would find their evening and morning travel corridors between bedding and feeding areas and set up there. Good luck...

[Jeff Ovington]

Well deer in September probably won't be moving around all that much
on less you get a freek cold snap...
And they are not rutting yet so I don't think calling will be helpful in any way.....
Generally Its just too hot..
I'd be doing alot of spot and stocks...Don't expect see mature bucks moving around in the evening, you'll see does and small bucks moving,
but chances are mature bucks won't move until well after legal shooting time is over..
But you can expect to see them moving to their bedding grounds before dawn..
This would be the best time to catch them and plan a stocking strategy..
But expect to do hours and hours of glassing in case you don't see them moving..
Knowing howand actually seeingspot bedded mule deer through binoculars is a skill in itself,(you only see parts and peices ) and at long distances even thriough the best bino's they can look like plant life or rock formation..
So do what you can to practice this..
Get a quality pair of bino's and a good spotting (if you can)
I live in British Coumbia so I don't now how hard it is to draw a tag but
Nevada Trophy Unit (at least to me) seems a hard one to get...
So get the best equipment you can and just as importantly practice training your eyes to see deer through them.....

[nvhunter]

area 6 had alot of fires last year ill try to hunt up around widhorse resivor or tuskaroa lot of mountains with quacky patches u should check in with the nevada fish an game in elko nevada or go to www.ndow.org or check out the site nevadahunters.com for infor. theres alot of roads but for bucks u gota get out an hike an they will be highin the mountains happy hunting

[charlie brown]

I hunted are 10 ML last year. (and will be this year). A lot of the vegetation is similar. Big bucks equal big cover in September. Find Mohagnies, aspensand lots of thick brush, and you will find big bucks, but you won't see much of them. Get up high, out of the sun, not skylined, and GLASS. Another option would be to still hunt in areas where you know bigger bucks to be bedding. Also try and find some isolated water sources. A big buck may not need to move more than a couple hundred yards in September if he has a small seep in the middle of an aspen patch. There is plenty of food, water and cover to hold him for a good while.

PM me if you wish,

Later,

Marcial