Just back from Colorado. Another great mule deer year. We took two nice bucks, a 166" 5x5 and a 158" 4x5. Elk were harder to come by as it was warm, windy, and dry. With two days left we finally got a foot of snow. By the time the storm blew through the elk started to move but we needed to head home. I did see 4 bulls and a couple of dozen cows but no shot opportunities.
Here are some pictures, enjoy!
Unique double brow on this buck
5x5 while scouting
Check out the body size on this guy
Nice wide rack on this buck
We nicknamed him the Cactus Buck as he has 16 points
My friends 166" 5x5 taken in 2011
My other friends 158" 4x5 also taken in 2011
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Come October, I'm Colorado bound
Rob in VT, I have made a good friend by swapping a CO elk hunt for a whitetail archery rut hunt in NE OHio, where i have a small farm and many other private land places to hunt.
I love CO and am very interested in doing it again, touch base with me if you wish to talk further.
I will send a few photos of Ohio bucks and turkeys taken on our hunting grounds, My best friend, along with my son and i, hunt somewhere out of state each year and also hunt NE and SE Ohio, no outfitters or tresspass fees ever, all DIY.
Ohio is a great secret spot for Whitetails, and we have opportunities on 120-180 class bucks ever year.LastScan1.jpg
Rob,
I was wondering if you were still looking for a place in the Midwest to hunt whitetails? We would be very interested in talking to you about a swap. We farm and ranch in northcentral Kansas(Units 1 & 3) and have some excellent ground to hunt trophy whitetail/mule deer. We have a house that you could stay in while you are hunting. I am posting a few trail cam photos along with some recent deer we have taken off of our property. Let me know if you are interested.
We own a 4,000 acre ranch in ND and have beautiful whitetail - come and take a look if you would like. I am looking to bow hunt elk in Colorado again in the fall of 2013 so there is time to plan.
We are on the plains - lay on hilltops, when we find the acceptable buck we stalk and hunt him; very few trees - hills, prairie and brush.
October 2011
. I did see 4 bulls and a couple of dozen cows but no shot opportunities.
