My 2018 Mule Deer Hunt
 

My son Jacob and I draw the same deer tag every year. The Hunt is short and he never can hunt more than just one weekend. What I normally do is hunt for a buck until the day before he gets there. The day before he gets there I just try to fill my tag with what ever I see. That way we can focus on finding him a buck. He only has 2 or 3 days to hunt. If I shoot a deer on one of his days he looses a day helping me pack out a deer.

The weather this year was very nice. I hiked into some ridges that are above the river. I saw a ton of deer.







This year he got there on Thursday and I had been holding out for a buck I found but never got a shot at. I took a doe so I could help him to try to get the buck.





This year was a good year for seeing bucks. It was not a good year for Jacob's shooting. His first shot was 125 yards steep down hill. He shot right over the bucks back.

The next one was 50 yards in heavy brush. I saw his bullet strike a twig and the buck was lucky.
We spent a couple days riding our bikes to walk in areas and having the time of our lives.





On the last day Jacob decided to take the first deer he had a shot at. We found a single do and Jacob got a shot at her.







I really wished he would have got a buck but I enjoyed my week of hunting. It was great to see a lot of deer and elk. We even saw a pretty good bear. Over all the hunt was fun and we enjoyed it like every year.

Buck ----- Doe, who cares? Meat is meat and fun is fun. (Yeah, but we all want a buck for some silly reason. :happy0157: )

Looks like a great time with your son. Hoping I can do the same one day.

That is a fantastic trip! Great job, thanks for sharing the photos with us

-Jake

Congrats on the two deer taken with conventional muzzleloaders.

Thanks guys it is a hunt I look forward to every year.

Sounds like a great hunt! Congrats!

Congratulations gentlemen on a great trip. Spending time outdoors with your son is great even if you don't get anything.

Congrats to both of you Ron! It's great that you and Jacob both harvested a deer and enjoyed a hunt together. As always, I really enjoy your pics... not only are you a great hunter, you're a great photographer as well! May you and yours have a happy and healthy holiday season.

BPS

What about the bike? Yr, make, etc. Dont see many 2 wheelers anymore. Some trails in Colorado allow 2 wheels but no 4 wheels. I have horses but its become a big hassle. May look into 2 wheels...

Honda still makes a version of that motorcycle in 110cc but they dont export it to the USA.

That bike was found on a rock pile close to our house. Jacob had to do a lot of work on it to get it to where it is now. I was thinking it is a 71 but not sure. I bought him a new carb since electrolysis had eaten his up. I had his seat reupholstered. I built the extension on his rack. and his scabbard holder. We don't get to ride nearly as much as I would like.

What size is your XR Ron?

I'm real close to buying a new 650 and as long as there are no financial surprises in the next few months I'll probably have it by the time the weather breaks.

I've had a 200 and a 250. Love the old XRs.

Want to get one street legal that I can play around on the trails some too. My street bike is kinda big for putting around town. So the 650l is about perfect for what I need. Road legal but plenty of trail capability too.

-Jake

My bike is an XR250L It is a 91 so it is kick start only. It is a great bike I just wish it had a happy button. I have owned it for MANY years but I am not the only owner. It has been a good bike. I kind of want a CRF250L. I looked at the XR650 but I am not tall enough to touch the ground.

I had an 01 xr 200. And then an early 90s 250.

The 250 was a much bigger bike, the 200 was more of a learners bike.
Then I went over to 2 strokes including some big 500s. But I'm done going fast now. Just want to be able to hit the trails and enjoy myself.

I fit the 650.... They call it the big red pig for a reason though. It is tall and heavy. But I think it'll fit my needs well.

​​​​​​Thanks for sharing the photos, love to see stuff like that.

-Jake

Nice hunt! Congrats.

Thanks Guys!!