2023 Meat Pole

[Mkmcdnl]

I had a mtn lion come through chasing deer while I was in a treestand with my bow. Stopped at 20 yards staring at me. I wanted to take the shot with the bow, but she never gave me a broadside shot so the pistol was second-best option. Sure, I wish she was larger (she was about 70 pounds), but she was by herself and legal and I'm looking forwards to trying mountain lion meat!View attachment 495631

Have had mountain loin jerky.
Was much better that rutted up muleys I have shot.
Tasted like whitetail in jerky form.

 

[Deanocraft]

Long time lurker and seldom poster here. I do enjoy the information and hunting tales shared on this forum. I live and hunt in the SE, so I don't hunt long range. There is just no opportunity for it here.

Anyway, I was lucky to get to hunt with my cousins on public land in NW Alabama over Thanksgiving. I hunt from a tree saddle, and was watching a hardwood bottom from a bunch of pines. I heard and saw him move just before he came into a small shooting window. I was barely able to get the shot off before he moved on. He was a big bodied healthy buck, they aged him at 5 1/2 yrs. The one short horn has 6 points.

 

[ruger300]

Alberta cow elk. Even with the lack of snow and warm temperatures this November I managed to sneak into 270yds of this cow before she faded away into the forest. 300wm and 200gr ELDX did the job nicely. Freezer is full.

 

[huntsman22]

My mobile meatpole....

 

[Mountain Sloth]

Managed to get my first bull opening day of the general season in MT. 433 yards with a weatherby vanguard in 300 win shooting 200 grain eldx's. One shot and he was done.

 

[Recon$$]

Managed to get my first bull opening day of the general season in MT. 433 yards with a weatherby vanguard in 300 win shooting 200 grain eldx's. One shot and he was done.
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How you hauling that head out of there haha.

 

[victor3ranger]

What will he weigh? Those Canada bucks amaze me, in body and antlers!

Surely being a Canadian buck he has to be heavy.
Ours with that body are pushing past 300 on the hoof and usually in the 220 range dressed.

 

[victor3ranger]

Well another descent whitetail tonight for the wife. ( I'm not allowed to show her face )
We had to watch Him chase a doe for a full mile till we had permission to hunt.


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Awesome buck

 

[EM_556]

Missouri whitetail 2023

 

[Backcountrydreamer1996]

I've put a little meat in the freezer this year, I got an Ontario cow moose and an Indiana whitetail. Ate some tag soup in Montana but it was a decent year!

 

[Allen Kitts]

2023 New Mexico Antelope.
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Nice Goat!

 

[Allen Kitts]

Oregon coast blacktail

Nice Shot!

 

[Ol' Red]

My mobile meatpole....

That's quite a backpack you have those quarters strapped to. Holds a lot more than mine.

 

[cynjon]

Filled my second tag of the season, this one in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. Hunted hard for 8 days and just couldn't find one I wanted to hang my tag on. I did a ton of rattling but the rut was kicking off a little slower than other years. Finally got some cold weather and that seemed to do the trick. Rattled this guy in twice and finally dropped the hammer on him this morning. I had a great time hunting, most of it solo but some with my son, brother, and friends. Saw a ton of elk as well, which is always fun! Already looking forward to next year!