close enough for a shot when both of us decided that we had to be aggressive . I took the high trail and Terry dropped down along the bottom . Before I knew it I was watching a mature 3x3 and two smaller 4x4 ' s chase doe ' s all over a small aspen thicket . The wind was perfect and I just needed a doe to bring the 3x3 my way . After a very short wait I looked to my left and not 15 yards away I can see one of the 4x4 ' s tines sticking up over the sage brush . I could have taken him , but something told me to just hold off a little longer . A few seconds later I see the one I wanted heading up the hill , in my direction . Another 10 yards he would be in a clearing that I ranged at 47 yards . Before he entered it , I drew back , relaxed the pin in the likely area he was going to walk and waited .
As he put his horns back to scratch his back , he let out a big breath and it ' s cloud filled the air in front of him . He walked just as planned into the clearing and I released the arrow . It hit perfectly resulting in a very short blood trail .
After a very short wait , knowing that the shot was executed perfectly , Terry and I walked up on my first mule deer buck .
After several photo ' s and some typical post harvest conversation the real work began . We were several miles from the vehicle , which is always fine by me . The two of us de-boned the deer , caped him for a mount and hauled him out in one load . My first year ever hunting Mule Deer was truly a success . Not because of
filling my tag , but because I spent the majority of the season hunting hard with good friends , bow in hand .
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