A fortunate year

Touch 'em all · Post by **Touch 'em all** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:44 am

This is my first post on this site and I hope all turns out well. I was invited by MuleyMadness to share this buck with you all here on the forums.

He is a public land buck shot in some thick brush just south of Cedar City, UT. I found him only about 600 yards from one of the few water sources in the area. I jumped him from his bed and shot him at 60 yards with a Ruger muzzleloader. He was in great shape and had a 1-2” layer of fat all over his back and rump. He is 27” wide and is only a 3 point. His mass is impressive, but apparently he carries the gene for 3 points instead of the normal 4. I shared this hunt with my father who was as excited as I was. I hope you all enjoy.

Mark

Post by **MuleyMadness** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:57 am

Fantastic buck Mark!

Thanks for sharing! It's tough to find a 3-point that big. Good job!

Post by **Hiker** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:26 am

Great buck, Mark!

Good job.

to Muley Madness!

UtahRob · Post by **UtahRob** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:55 pm

Congratulations Very nice Buck !!!

bigbuck92 · Post by **bigbuck92** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:07 pm

great buck!!!!!!!!

Torch · Post by **Torch** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:31 pm

Sweet.....congrats on a great buck! How do you like your Ruger muzzleloader? I have heard some good things about them.

Touch 'em all · Post by **Touch 'em all** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:35 am

I have never shot a more accurate muzzleloader and it was that way the first day I pulled it out of the box. It is very similar in style to the M77 rifles from Ruger. I bought it because a buddy of mine was raving about his and I couldn't have made a better choice. The only gripe I have is that I used to use a red-dot site, but the Ruger scope rings fit very few types of red-dot scopes. Other than that I love it! I enjoy the muzzleloader hunts and have had a lot more success finding quality bucks than with a rifle.

Show_Me_Your_Rack · Post by **Show_Me_Your_Rack** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:40 pm

Hey nice buck

bigbuck92 · Post by **bigbuck92** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:42 pm

congrats to your friend on a great buck. and Touch 'em all as i said earlier great buck

Post by **MuleyMadness** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:17 pm

Show_Me_Your_Rack

Welcome, good to see another St. George hunter.

Very similar bucks indeed.

Thanks for posting and congrats to your friend.