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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
Thanks for all the great responses. It's just my turn to add a bit of stoke after reading plenty from others. -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
Hey BD, it's a Rab Siltarp 2 8'x10'. I like that it can be used in lots of configurations. -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
Now if I could only get that Big Hank T shipped to Canada... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
So now I'm about to score a rack for the first time. Any guesses? Here's another angle to give a better idea. Before Big Hank, my scoring ability was pretty much limited to counting how many points. Until now I had just glossed over Section III Judging of Mike Eastman's book. What a great... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
So now the question is what the hell do I do with this? I'm feeling a bit of pressure to do the right thing. Friends right away are texting me their taxidermist contact info. So I talk to one and get my options: -the velvet is not looking so hot with some missing spots. Recommends removing... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
Time to put these backpacks to work. We're loaded up nice heavy and start heading back down the valley. To make it out of this basin we have to climb "the wall". It's just a really steep slope but we're struggling with the weight already. So we stop and debone the meat which definitely... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
We finally arrive up where Big Hank was bedded and we start looking over the scene. Right where I made the first shot we see a good sign on the ground. I walk into his bedding area, lots more blood. I keep walking and then no more blood. So I then start pushing through the scrub pine below... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
So now I'm in a rush to get set up and I'll tell you why. I haven't talked about the wind yet. During our approach I used my wind checker every so often and got different results. Sometimes it went straight up the mountain, sometimes it went straight towards the deer. But with enough terrain... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
After spotting Big Hank, things go from chill to frantic in a hurry. Brain is thinking fast, gotta move into position, get a range. I figure if I get to the next big rock outcrop which you can see in the last shot, I'd be closer with no obstructions. I get on it, throw the pack down, try to get... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
So here we are, late summer 2019. So far the year has been good. I started spring bear hunting, just easing into it, getting better at identifying sex. The freezer was starting to look empty but it was more of an excuse to get out in the bush. No bears were harmed. Then this summer I got... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
Enter Big Hank. It's now 2018 and all winter I've been re-reading Mike Eastman's Hunting High Country Mule Deer. That book is amazing. So much great info and the more time I spend in the field, the more I can relate and glean info from it. So I say to the girlfriend, how about we go camping up... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
After seeing how much meat I had from the first deer and wanting to fill the freezer more, I decided I'll keep hunting and see what happens. It's just too much fun being out in the mountains. I start pounding the ground again the next few weeks. On a sunny December morning I hit this one spot... -
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The story of Big Hank, the alpine mulie!
This is the story of Big Hank, a whopper of a mule deer. As you can see by the title, this thread is a tip of the hat to Randy, who you'll see, was instrumental in getting me, a new hunter, up to speed in a short amount of time. I originally posted this thread in HuntingBC forums but wanted to...
