1st Mule Deer down with my 6.5 SAUM

[Lethal_Chica]

Congrats! I think we all had great weather for our hunts up there.

It was awesome.

 

[Ward Thurman]

It was a fantastic day to hunt in Hayden, Co yesterday., little wind and lots of sunshine. The day started early with hike I thought was just going to be a little uphill jaunt with my guide. Little did I know she planned to march us up a mountain to a peak to glass for deer. All I can say is thank God it was dark and I had no idea how steep and far it was ahead of time because I don't think I would have done it. Lol. By the time I got to the top my lungs we on fire. I like the oxygen level much better at 60 feet above sea level where I live year round!

Once I cold breathe again we settled in to glass. Lots of does filtered out at first light and then some nice bucks far off in the distance. It is amazing how well the Mule deer blend into the sage brush. We made a few attempts in the morning to stalk a whopper of a buck but the dang does just kept locking us down where we could not move. We made a list ditch effort on the whopper buck, who was bedded with his ladies, but after a long and slow stalk, we bumped him in some heavy sage brush and I watched him trot away with his harem. It was a very cool sight to watch. All in all the morning hunt was just amazing.

We set up on a ridge over looking an alfalfa field for the evening hunt. Nothing moved for hours and then all of a sudden the does started filtering off the mountain sides and into the fields. Easily saw 150 does. I had a few walk so close to me I could see them blink. As the legal shooting time closed in, a nice 4x4 buck filtered off a ridge with a couple more does. When he got to about 350 yards the 6.5 SAUM with the 156 Berger did a fantastic job. He dropped in his tracks. I could not be more happy and blessed for an amazing hunting adventure.View attachment 221319View attachment 221320View attachment 221321

Congrats on the nice buck. I won't rat you out, but you don't have CO's hunter orange on.

 

[rdsii64]

That is not a mule deer. That is a mutant alien beast! Congrats on a successful hunt!

 

[Shane Lindsey]

6.5 SAUM by GA Precision. Using 59.0 grains of RL 26, CCI 250 Primers, ADG Brass and 156 Berger at .022 off the lands. Running 3030ish FPS.

What is your COAL ? Looking set up the 156s in one.

Nevermind figured out my own at .035" off.

 

[toader]

Outfitter's Name??

 

[Chef]

Nice.. Congrats.
GREAT PICTURES!

 

[jaestridge]

It was a fantastic day to hunt in Hayden, Co yesterday., little wind and lots of sunshine. The day started early with hike I thought was just going to be a little uphill jaunt with my guide. Little did I know she planned to march us up a mountain to a peak to glass for deer. All I can say is thank God it was dark and I had no idea how steep and far it was ahead of time because I don't think I would have done it. Lol. By the time I got to the top my lungs we on fire. I like the oxygen level much better at 60 feet above sea level where I live year round!

Once I cold breathe again we settled in to glass. Lots of does filtered out at first light and then some nice bucks far off in the distance. It is amazing how well the Mule deer blend into the sage brush. We made a few attempts in the morning to stalk a whopper of a buck but the dang does just kept locking us down where we could not move. We made a list ditch effort on the whopper buck, who was bedded with his ladies, but after a long and slow stalk, we bumped him in some heavy sage brush and I watched him trot away with his harem. It was a very cool sight to watch. All in all the morning hunt was just amazing.

We set up on a ridge over looking an alfalfa field for the evening hunt. Nothing moved for hours and then all of a sudden the does started filtering off the mountain sides and into the fields. Easily saw 150 does. I had a few walk so close to me I could see them blink. As the legal shooting time closed in, a nice 4x4 buck filtered off a ridge with a couple more does. When he got to about 350 yards the 6.5 SAUM with the 156 Berger did a fantastic job. He dropped in his tracks. I could not be more happy and blessed for an amazing hunting adventure.View attachment 221319View attachment 221320View attachment 221321

How you like that 6.5?

 

[Lethal_Chica]

How you like that 6.5?

I love the SAUM....

 

[Montucky Roamer]

Congrats on the nice buck. I won't rat you out, but you don't have CO's hunter orange on.

Yeah I don't believe in blaze orange messing up a good photo either. Always have one pic with it on for a little proof I own it and had it on for hunt, but the rest of pics , nope.
Orange all over the rack and me on the pack out of course tho.

 

[Lethal_Chica]

Congrats on the nice buck. I won't rat you out, but you don't have CO's hunter orange on.

That's the problem with assumptions... That was not me in the photo, but rather my friend and professional guide. I was wearing my orange, as required.