The best mule deer hunting to be found anywhere in the world. Go diy hunting for trophy antelope in colorado with guy eastman. So theres no denying that colorado is the crowned king in all of mule deer hunting. The resulting score of 205 68 tops the previous typical mule deer world record scoring 205 08, making it the new pope and young club world record. Mule deer specialists hunt northwest colorado for mule. Sep 08, 2011 drew rouse lands a possible record mule deer with first estimates in at 227 inches. Lake, park, powder river, rosebud and sheridan all have one apiece. Giant mule deer buck tagged in arizona is pending typical. The top 40 typical and nontypical mule deer of all time. Mule deer hunting new mexico public land field and stream. Mule deer specialists offers fully guided hunts on private ranches for mule deer, elk, and antelope.
Join ike eastman as he goes hunting for a record book mule deer buck in the foot hills of the colorado rockies. Beyond the genetics and trophy potential you have a family run operation with a lifetime of hunting experience. September 1, 2015 is a day that forever will change jeff cisneros life. I took a break from the thick woods of the midsouth last week to do some mule deer hunting in colorado with my buddy miles fedinec 9706299894. Mule deer specialists hunt northwest colorado for mule deer. Prior to 1999, nonresidents werent allowed to hunt in the state. A quick look at the record books will show you that this area of colorado is home to many of the states true trophy bucks. Panhandle rancher bags recordbook mule deer mule deer. Let the record show that if there was ever any doubt, colorado is back when it comes to producing worldclass mule deer bucks. Rank score points r points l inside spread main beam r main beam l h1 r h1 l locality year hunter. Mar 30, 2020 smiths whopper of a buck scored 317 48. The area produces more record book mule deer bucks than anywhere else in wyoming. This is without a doubt the hunt of a lifetime for that hunter who is looking for a true trophy class mule deer buck. Ive heard though that a crossbow is much more powerful.
However, as noted above, if you want to hunt mule deer in kansas, youd better cross your fingers and plan to hunt whitetails. So he settled his gun on back of his pack, took careful aim, and eased down on the trigger. General examples and areas with a track record of kicking out big bucks include the rugged, highelevation, timbered areas of western colorado, idaho, and wyoming, which are really hard to hunt. Our private ranches are located in colorado game management units gmus 3, and 301. Incidentally, that 1972 record mule deer shot in southwest colorado by texan doug burris is on display at the cabelas store in kansas city, mo. Colorado mule deer hunting regulations field and stream. The official score after the 60 day drying period is 282 18 gross and 272 6. Colorado really is coming on strong again in the new listing for mule deer, hatfield said of a trend that reflects a sharp increase both in overall.
You can combo with deer in gmu 71 about 50% draw odds with 1 point. To help amend that, we have compiled a gallery of the top ten sci record book typical free range rocky mountain mule deer. These are the biggest mule deer kills currently entered into the safari club international record book. He took this buck with a bow in the high country of colorado while hunting with friends. The wyoming range and the greys river is without a doubt wyomings finest trophy mule deer hunting region. Colorado doug burris and his cronies from san antonio called their annual colorado hunting trip the poor boy trip. Top 5 booner mule deer hunting states since 2010 deer. The general tag is only valid for 2 point bucks in october. Culberson county mule deer buck could be recordbreaker. Heaviest mule deer record 20 matching articles field and.
John edwards this good looking typical was taken by john edwards in nevada in 20. Entries from eagle and gunnison counties dominated the record book six to eight years ago and now there are single entries from different. Spring, boone and crockett club director of big game records, recently. For two years that huge mule deer was the montana state record. Mule deer are the largest of the five types of deer mule, whitetail, columbia blacktail, sitka blacktail, and couses in north america. Throughout the gallery we included of the unbelievable stories of how some of these mule deer were killed.
These are 3 or 4 point western count bucks with typical spreads ranging from 18 to 28 and 90% of our. Either way, adams county is mostly unit 22, with a controlled november deer hunt that is managed as a quality hunt, with a minimum buck. Desert mule deer usually weigh 150200 pounds, though they are sometimes heavier. Mule deer often have slightly larger bodies and racks than the post the 4 biggest mule deer kills in the record books. A little background on david david has been chasing mule deer in the high country for over 35 years and has been involved with the hunting industry for greater than 20 years. Entries from eagle and gunnison counties dominated the record book six to eight years ago and now there are single entries from different units all over the state.
Huge 235 mule deer buck from the antlerman youtube. Colorado hunter scores colorado state record mule deer. Ross colorado muley is eligible for ols deer of the year program. It puts out the most and biggest record mule deer bucks of any state in the country. New washington state record archery nontypical mule deer. The wizard of deer, valerius geist simplifies his encyclopedic knowledge of ungulates and the deer family in this book about the iconic mule deer. Drew rouse lands a possible record mule deer with first estimates in at 227 inches. New velvet nontypical world record mule deer gohunt. Do you think its better for a new hunter to get started with a longbow or a crossbow. Here is a list of the biggest mule deer kills by hunters, according to the safari. Scoring 19638, this buck easily surpasses the alltime records book minimum score of 190 needed for entry. Dream destinations include the arizona strip units a and b or kaibab plateau units 12a east, 12a west, and 12b, but the drawing odds are long, sometimes in the low single digits, ornoski said. Apr 22, 2019 like utah, arizona is famous for producing record book mule deer.
He was bowhunting for mule deer in the henry mountains of utah and took a massive mule deer. Looking at the last 10 years, for typicals, eagle, garfield and archuleta counties are the strongholds with 18, 16 and 11 entries respectively. Brett cooter ross had a buck tag in his pocket and an antlered deer of unknown size in front of him. In it, i addressed population trends, big buck potential, and recordclass mule deer potential and history. We put together a gallery of the highest scoring typical and non typical mule deer to ever be entered into the boone and crockett record books. Rob price and his hunting partner, jer argo, downed this heavy colorado mule deer this november. George harms shot the new world record typical mule deer in mexico with his bow in 2009. Record book typical nevada buck for john photo provided by. Every year we take bucks over 200 inches and average in the mid 180s. The rough mountainous terrain of the wyoming range has more record class mule deer than any other part of wyoming and most of the country. The following statistics were compiled from the pope and young clubs 21st statistical summary book for all mule deer entries between 1997 and 1998. But they arent known for pumping out the biggest mulies like the other 10 states that precede them in the record books. Then peter senior went hunting in the highlands just south of butte and killed his own massive nontypical mule deer buck, one whose antler size topped his sons by only fractions of an inch.
The exciting part about mule deer hunting in kansas is that its relatively new and untapped for nonresidents. These hunts are in mountainous terrain in an area with a good population of elk, mule deer and black bear, and the official record books and hunt publications continue to list san juan national forest lands as a prime area for producing record book animals. Merritts buck scored out at 281 28 gross and 264 38 net, according to the san angelo standard times. Most large mule deer bucks are consistently harvested in the northwestern portion of the state each year. Wade, the minimum score for a freerange typical rocky mountain mule deer is 155. This southwest colorado mule deer hunt produces some really big bucks.
Tap the bell to get notifications every time we release a new video. Oct 30, 2014 to help amend that, we have compiled a gallery of the top ten sci record book typical free range rocky mountain mule deer. For people that love to hunt any big or small game animals. A bow hunter bagged a world record nontypical mule deer that the saskatchewan wildlife federation described as a deer of a lifetime. New colorado state mule deer record mountain weekly news. Mar 27, 20 the antlerman discusses a giant set of 235 mule deer antlers from colorado.
Mule deer, so called because of their large, mule like ears, are a species of deer predominantly found in the western portions of the united states, canada, and mexico. Oregon, south dakota, nebraska, north dakota, texas and california all harbor decent populations of mule deer. There are many factors that impact mule deer in colorado these days an exploding. Top 10 trophy mule deer producing states muley freak. Mule deer typical records nevada wildlife record book. By my count, there are 120 new entries for colorado in the 27th big game awards book. In this muley freak article were going to take a statebystate look and rank the top 10 states where record book trophy mule deer bucks are being harvested and entered into the boone and crockett club records. Desert mule deer are found in southern california, southern arizona, southern new mexico, southwestern texas, northern sonora, northern chihuahua, and northwestern coahuila. Colorado shooting up record book charts the denver post. The records of north american ek and mule deer book has excellent field photos and tons. They not only hold the record for the most entries of alltime but also the most entries since 2010. Mature trophy mule deer bucks are wary, crafty animals, making them very challenging to hunt. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation.
Boone and crockett club big game records deer hunting. After passing on buck with extras the first morning, ike works to relocate the deer. Now, only 90 of those are newer entries from about. The current tbga state record nontypical mule deer record is a reeves county buck shot in 2003 by damon compton that scored 283. In the case of these pending world records, the panel score became the animals official score. Entries from eagle and gunnison counties dominated the record book 68 years ago and now there are single entries from different units all over the state. Rio arriba county is centrally located in the northern part of the state. Ensuring the conservation of mule deer, blacktailed deer and their habitat. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a photo of this gigantic deer anywhere. Colorado hunter scores colorado state record mule deer posted by. Oregon, california, utah, nevada, colorado, arizona, new mexico, wyoming.
The top 40 typical and nontypical mule deer of all time outdoor. He explains that an ice age was the cause of hybridization that resulted in whitetail females x blacktail males created a new species only 10,000 years ago and predicts that modern conditions may. Record book typical nevada buck for john mule deer, elk and. I also found the book, colorados biggest bucks and bulls and other great colorado big game, second edition, to be of help when planning mule deer and elk hunts. In 1947, the club held its first competition for outstanding trophies, ranking them by a series of measurements that were refined in. Records of north american mule deer first edition a book of the boone and crockett club containing tabulations of mule deer and blacktail deer of north america as compiled from data in the cluba. The hunt, washington, mule deer, bowhunting, nontypical, record book, archery. An extremely large buck can stand 42 inches at the shoulder, measure 7 feet long and weigh up to 330 pounds, with the average mature buck usually weighing between 200250 pounds. During his tenure within the industry, he has many accomplishments, which include. Theyve put 93 typicals and 30 nontypicals in the books within the last six seasons. The most outstanding feature on this deer is the base circumferences, which measure 568 right and 548 left. Like utah, arizona is famous for producing recordbook mule deer.
All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at. Searching record book archives is a good place to see what areas have historically produced record book animals and what areas are currently being productive. The desert mule deer is very similar to the rocky mountain mule deer, but is slightly smaller in the body. One of the largest mule deer bucks taken with a bow. The 1932 book was followed by the 1939 records book that included informative chapters on a variety of subjects related to big game and hunting. It was opening day in colorado and ross family and friends were all on.
He is an accomplished bowhunter with at least several mule deer bucks over 190. I really like the idea of learning to hunt with a long bow. Jan 01, 2020 we put together a gallery of the highest scoring typical and non typical mule deer to ever be entered into the boone and crockett record books. Northern new mexico offers some of the best trophy mule deer hunting in north america. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club.
It is also the leading county in the western united states when it comes to boone and crockett record book bucks. The most common hunting tactic used to arrow a recordclass mulie was stalking, which accounted for 58 percent of the entries. Trophy watch deer hunting elk hunting big game hunting. The pictures come from a specific blog, or sent to me by email or. Records of north american mule deer by boone and crockett. Now, only 90 of those are newer entries from about 2003 onward colorado ditched the otc deer tag system in 1999, but that still blows away the combined totals of the next three states in idaho, new mexico and wyoming. Dennis bennett took the buck in the arm river region of.
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