Nevada Mule Deer Unit-231

[ashersdad]

Great pictures! Looks like a great time. Congrats on a nice buck!

 

[Big O]

Cool pics and great buck, he'd work for me any year!

 

[greatbasin]

Wow, what a great hunt thanks for sharing...

 

[highmountian]

Congrats on a great buck and glad to see the effert and quality time you sent doing something all of us love. we are all there with you in those pictures. Thanks.

 

[DWarcher]

Great buck and thanks for posting up some beautiful pictures!

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

nice buck,hard to believe i guessed it at 26" right on,I guess my judging skills are improving,,,someday ill pull my nevada tag

 

[worm]

Nice buck and great pics they really show how great the state of NV is. Congrats!!

 

[AZ Ron]

Looks like you had a good time! Congrats on the buck! Thanks for sharing all your great pictures!

Ron

 

[elk_hunter]

Congrats on a great hunt and awesome buck!

 

[poormanslam]

Looks like a great hunt and it appears as if you did it entirely on your own which makes it even better.

 

[pointingdogsrule]

Nice buck and great photos.

good luck to all
the dog

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

well its,2025 and i finally pulled a nevada deer tag just to the north of 231,,,114 and 115 rifle,,hope i can find something good this fall,,hopefully though october can be a rough time to hunt deer,any tips on 115,114 p m me.

 

[nsa4ever]

How did your 114/115 hunt go last year? Did you find some good bucks during the rifle hunt. My daughter's hunt goes until the beginning of November so it will probably be similar to when you hunted. This will be her first deer hunt and I'd like to help her find some deer.

 

[nsa4ever]

Thanks, for all the compliments and feedback. Answers to some of your questions: Yes! I had trouble with the full moon - nothing out in daylight hours. I also heard stories of a198" typ. taken by a local; "6 inches outside of his ears at 120-yds but didn't shoot" by a California hunter; I actually saw a picture of a 206" typ. taken by a local (It looked every bit that big); A 195" typ running with a 240" non-typ; etc. Dan is right on, he's 26" wide. The first and second buck pictures are the same buck. I walked up on him at 50-yds when scounting on Mnt. Wilson, Oct. 1st. Couple of additional notes: The large bodied buck with lopsided narrow antlers was a monster. Probably the largest bodied deer I've ever encountered. If you look close you'll see the mass of his antlers is huge. I believe his bases were over 7". Problem with him for me, even though I almost pulled the trigger on him at 210-yds, his left antler was just a crooked mainbeam with brow tine and small stickers. This was the kind of buck a guy is looking for in Lincoln, County, NV. It's too bad he was over the hill on antler growth. Secoundly, The large 3-pt in the picture right after my mountain tent, was a mature looking 28"+. He had small stickers on both antlers. Needless to say, I had one of the best hunting experiences of my long hunting career!

What an awesome buck! I have seen some true monsters in this unit. My son has is very first archery elk hunt this year in 231. Do you have any pointers for areas to add to my scouting list? Obviously you saw elk after spending 20 days in the area. Feel free to email me anytime. [email protected] Good luck this fall. I hope you are still finding joy in the mountains chasing animals. Sorry, I just noticed this was 15 years ago. I'd still be interested in hearing anything you are willing to share. Kindly, Nate