My Daughter Kills a Brute

[coues1]

Great buck!! Congrats to you and your daughter.

 

[Deleted member 48126]

What's up with the scenery? Is that a timber harvest area?

That is a once in a lifetime buck right there. Absolutely amazing!! Great job!

 

[Deleted member 48126]

She used her 6.5SLR I rebuilt for her. She has killed everything except two of her elk with it.
No buck fever. I think it happened too fast. About 60 seconds from glassing him up to being down for the count. Although, after the shot, she still got the adrenaline shakes. I did too, to be honest. I still get the rush every time.
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I say this every time but your pictures are awesome!! What a great pic!!

 

[KyCarl]

I thought it looked burnt over?

 

[lancetkenyon]

I say this every time but your pictures are awesome!! What a great pic!!

Thanks. Samsung makes some great cameras in their phones. And...my daughter is very photogenic. Unfortunately, I always want to get at least one shot in there with me too, that ruins the bunch.

 

[lancetkenyon]

Yes, the area is a huge burn area thanks to the USFS in all their wisdom from a "controlled burn" during a drought that got away from them back in 2006 that burned thousands of acres. You should see it in the spring/summer/fall. Tons of catclaw and aspen that are impenetrable to both foot traffic and optics. Before 06, it was a beautiful Ponderosa/Piñon/Juniper forest that held tons more game.

 

[DLJ6]

Great shot, awesome buck. Congrats!

 

[srogerson]

Wow. Great deer!

Very nice.

 

[mindcrime]

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Pardon my "French," but DAYUM!!!!!!!! That is one freaking awesome Mule Deer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TheLongRanger83702]

My 17 year old daughter drew a great AZ tag this year. A 10 day hunt turned into a 90 minute hunt on opening day in the blink of an eye. 1 minute after glassing up this buck, he was down. 454 yards, quartering away, one shot, like flipping off a switch.
She now has biggest buck in the family.
31" inside spread, 33.25" outside spread, 196 6/8" green gross.

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That... is one handsome buck! Congrats

 

[Michael Hathorn]

My 17 year old daughter drew a great AZ tag this year. A 10 day hunt turned into a 90 minute hunt on opening day in the blink of an eye. 1 minute after glassing up this buck, he was down. 454 yards, quartering away, one shot, like flipping off a switch.
She now has biggest buck in the family.
31" inside spread, 33.25" outside spread, 196 6/8" green gross.

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WOW!

My 17 year old daughter drew a great AZ tag this year. A 10 day hunt turned into a 90 minute hunt on opening day in the blink of an eye. 1 minute after glassing up this buck, he was down. 454 yards, quartering away, one shot, like flipping off a switch.
She now has biggest buck in the family.
31" inside spread, 33.25" outside spread, 196 6/8" green gross.

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WOW!!!

 

[GTN]

Whole lot of awesomeness there. Congrats to both of you.

 

[tmwtrfwler]

awesome pictures and great work!

 

[KyCarl]

That is such a Great deer I called my non hunting wife in to see it!
She was impressed!.
For the last 15 years or so I haven't shot an antlered buck. Health issues limit
my time hunting so I wack does for the freezer lots easier and eat 'em all year!
BUT a buck like this one might force my hand!