Welcome to Magnum Guide Service
Newsletters
| [ Muleys in Texas? | ||||
|
by |
“You want to hunt mule deer in Texas?” That was the first comment from my friend Dan Anello’s mouth when I told him I had found us a hunt for 2004, I have to admit, I asked myself the same question more than once. I had already drawn a rifle tag for my home zone here in California and also had an OTC archery tag so I would be plenty busy deer hunting. While researching Texas, I was |
much
other than a nice pair of free-ranging Aoudad sheep. That afternoon we
were back to glassing and I got to really appreciate my new pair of
Leica Ultravids. Suddenly, we spotted a doe moving into a clearing at
the bottom of a canyon. Right behind her came an impressive buck.
I quickly proclaimed, ‘That’s a pretty good buck,” Jim emphatically said
that the buck was better than pretty good and we decided to give chase.
The buck and his does casually fed out of the canyon and disappeared.
Jim and I quickly closed to within rifle range once again glassing the
thick cedars for any sign of the buck. We were beginning to wonder if
the buck had given us the slip like only a big muley can. Jim then
excitedly whispered that he had him located. I quickly found his antler
tips over the top of the cedars. I slowly inched out, got set up into my
shooting sticks, and waited. Jim urged me not to look through the
scope at the buck until I was ready to shoot. I had to constantly check
myself to slow my pounding heart and calm my nerves. Suddenly one of the
does fed out into a small clearing. I got ready and prepared for the
shot. The buck stepped out facing to the West and as the sun illuminated
his rack with all the majesty he deserved, time stood still, My
Winchester M70 30-06 harked and sent the l8Ogr. Hornady Light Magnum
round right into the point of his shoulder, He stumbled and went behind
some cedars. He limped toward me down the ridge and hack into the
clearing. The last poke took him through the center of the heart and he
was down for good! After celebratory handshakes, Jim and I walked
up to see our prize. There was absolutely no ground shrinkage. He had a
183 2/8 inch gross main frame, 15 3i8 inches of extras, giving him a
total gross score of 198 5 8 inches! This is my largest buck to date and
I’ll sure have fun trying to top him! I’d certainly like to thank Jim
Roche for the excellent hunt and great hospitality. Also thanks to my
friend, Dan Anello, for making this hunt possible and my best gal Katie
for understanding my unending desire to be outdoors. NATE TREADWELL |
||
 |
||||
|
drawn to the wehsite of Jim and
Melony Roche’s Magnum Guide Service. After speaking with a
representative of theirs, Dan and I booked. Before we knew it, we were getting off the plane. Our outfitter, Jim Roche, picked us up and we were headed to the ranch. This was not your typi-cal Texas hunt. There were no high fences here and these were wild, free-ranging deer. The Palo Duro Canyon was simply breathtaking, reminiscent of Southern Utah or Northern Arizona with red rock canyons and cedar breaks. We spotted deer instantly and were blessed by an early visit from Lady Luck. Only minutes after getting off the air-plane. Dan had a good buck on the ground. Being his first muley, he was very excited to have taken this tall, massive, handsome huck. What a way to start a hunt! The next morning was just one of those days where it felt good to be a hunter. We spent hours glassing and did not come up with |
||||
 |
|
|
|
||||||||||
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
New
Specials
