MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted November 9, 2017 It's on tomorrow boys, packing up tonight for an early departure, 10 miles in to avoid people and blocked roads. Good luck to all starting hunts Friday, this will be day 16 or so of hunting for me this year since January. Very lucky this year. 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
218buck Report post Posted November 9, 2017 Good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted November 9, 2017 i hope it goes smooth and good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted November 14, 2017 Well we packed in heavy and packed out heavier. For Veterans Day weekend I helped my buddy Brian with his deer hunt. I picked over the regs and chose a hunt that fit his busy military schedule. This area was somewhat new to me in a unit I know well. Water for the mules was the main concern so we did a scouting run to check some springs in the area and stash some gear. Monday was a 21 mile day after taking some side trails and doing some glassing. After a day of recovery we left out on Wednesday to pack camp in. 10 miles one way walking with the 2 mules packing camp and feed had us in a sweet plush camp site with water not far away. A few nice items we added for this trip was a solar shower and a five gallon collapsible water jug. Both were money in camp. We took showers and did laundry in camp and it was a game changer. Friday morning we had 2 spikes in the scope at 130 but Brian didn't want to end the hunt so soon, this by the way was this vets first deer hunt. I was telling him to shoot over and over but he held off. A few more days hiking long hauls to glassing spots had us getting a little frustrated and Brian was starting to wish he had dropped that spike day 1. We chased some forkies one day and worked on a real nice 4x4 another. Brian had to be back for duties in a few days so it was any buck from here on out. Last light day 5 Brian takes out the heart on his first deer, a nice heavy bodied coues spike. I have to say a big thanks to Brian a long time friend "since age 6" for a great trip in the mountains, having a military guy in camp was awsome, we really ran a great camp and had daily tasks dialed in. Not even having to talk each of us did our jobs. Congrats buddy , love you man and thanks for your service. 6 days total and we logged north of 80 miles on foot. Today is a well earned recovery day. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted November 14, 2017 When I say deer camp I mean make camp and have deer in camp!!! Home made canned chili poured over pasta for dinner Over any other beverage we love us some recovery milk for the drive home 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Jimmer Negamanee Report post Posted November 14, 2017 What an experience for him! His first deer hunt was a heck of an adventure. Thank you for helping him on his hunt and for posting a cool story with pics about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomharveyb Report post Posted November 14, 2017 Just shows that you don't have to shoot a trophy animal to have an awesome experience. Congratulations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted November 14, 2017 Ya we were both super happy. We were back at camp making dinner and sipping a cold beer and we still just couldn't believe it. Brian said to me, this is a dream hunt if I ever heard of one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted November 15, 2017 Very nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creed_az_88 Report post Posted November 15, 2017 Sounds like a blast. Hunts like that are a ton of work no matter how easy you make them look. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted November 15, 2017 Awesome as usual. Congrats to you and Brian! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted November 15, 2017 Nice job man. Sounds like quite an adventure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZkiller Report post Posted November 15, 2017 Congrats to him and thank you for your service sir. Sounds like yoy guys were too busy walking to glass for bigger deer no? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted November 15, 2017 No, spent a lot behind the glass just was a long walk from camp to glass, that's the thing with mules , you have to go back to camp to check water and feed, I am a little anal about my boys, they work hard for me so I work hard for them. 3 miles one way to glass from camp, back at noon to fill water, back to glass evening, back to camp for dinner to feed and water. Do the math 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
