Aaron and Josh's 2010 Mule Deer

Aaron's 2009 Mule Deer

Aaron blew it this year.  Right as they were arriving at camp, they saw a large 3x4 deer.  Aaron wasn't able to make the shot.  The next day Aaron got this deer.

Ren and Josh's 2009 Mule Deer

What a fun trip this was.  Aaron's brother-in-law, Ren, came on the trip with them. Early in the day, Ren passed up this buck, but after hours of running around the mountains, Ren didn't hold back on his second chance.  Not bad for his first day ever hunting deer.

As we were packing out Ren's Deer, this deer hoped out of some bushes and Josh took it.  It was a change since he had to use Aaron's Gun and was unfamiliar with it.  Aaron was half a mile ahead packing out Josh's gun, Ren's gun, and their packs while there were working on getting the deer out of the thick brush and steep hills.  Never thought we'd see another deer so quickly.

It was a lot of work getting two deer out on the same day.  Back at camp we decided to have some fun. Earlier in the day, Ren and Aaron both found sheds from a 6x6 Elk.  We tied one shed to each deers head.  We sat around the campfire relaxing and busting up as car after car slammed on their brakes to take a look, even Fish and Game had to stop to check on us.  We called them "Delk", half Deer and half Elk.  Aaron didn't get a deer this trip, he'd have to try later.

Josh's 2008 Mule Deer

Talk about persistence here.  Josh got this buck on the last day of the hunt and there was just about 30 minutes of light left. 



Aaron's 2008 Mule Deer

This is the biggest deer I've ever got! (I've only got two.) Unfortunately, my camera got water damaged on the hunt and I wasn't able to get a good picture. Just think of it as a hood ornament!

The weight at the butcher (No hide, head, lower legs) was 120 lbs. I had it all made into jerky. It is excellent!!!

Josh's 2007 Mule Deer

After a long morning hunt covering miles through the hills, they gave up as they needed to get Josh back to town for a class at BSU.  Anyway, on the way out, Aaron looked over and saw this deer and another hauling through the hills.  They stopped and Josh ran towards the spot where they last saw the deer.  Just as the deer was getting ready to go over the top of the mountain.  Josh shot and dropped this deer in its tracks.  It is the cleanest kill they have ever seen, one shot to the jaw.  No wasted meat on this deer.  Now, no one knows if he Josh really meant to hit the deer in the jaw, but lucky or not, he got it.

One thing this hunt taught Aaron was to make sure and put your hunting boots on before you leave the house.  It's not all that fun trucking around the mountain is flip flops!

Aaron's 2007 Mule Deer

Josh's 2006 Mule Deer