"Gettin Close" in Colorado 2008

Brooke and I just got back from a Colorado archery Mule Deer hunt. We went with Lee and Tiffany Lakosky. We had a great time and a great hunt. Thanks Lee and Tiff!

We went with a TV show on the Outdoor Channel. "Gettin Close w/ Lee and Tiffany".
Lee and Tiff are good people and good hunters. The whole crew is a lot of fun to be around! Brooke and I really enjoyed ourselves, plus I harvested my best mule deer with my bow.

Left to right, top to bottom: Lee Lakosky, Lee Murphy, Nate, Rich, Tiffany, and Tom.

I am so glad Brooke was able to come with and share this experience. I love being with her.

This buck was only 2o inches wide but super tall and had good forks. His nick name is 2 tall for obvious reasons. He ended up scoring 177. Beautiful velvet buck.

We saw some awesome sunsets and some beautiful country.

Life is good, life is fine!

Wyoming Mule Deer 2004

In 2004, good friend Matt Sterzer and I got the news that we had drawn our Wyoming deer tags. This was my first out of state hunt and although I had sticker shock at the price, I was excited for the opportunity! We discovered a good area by doing some research and talking with a few "experts". On Sept 15 we were on our way. Driving up, we watched hunting videos and read magazines. Matt would hold up a picture of a big buck and ask "would you shoot that and what do you think it scores". Doing this had us over excited and convinced that we were both going to harvest a 200+ inch deer.

We got to the trail head and packed in 7 or so miles on Matt's horse. We set up camp and had about 2 1/2 hr hike each morning to get to where we thought the good deer were.
While hunting we passed on some great bucks looking for that magical 200 inch deer. We never saw him. But we had a memorable time in some amazing country.

I shot this deer in the 3rd Day of the hunt. He had a good frame and I made a quick decision to shoot.

He ended up gross scoring 171.

We saw some beautiful country. I really love back country hunting, especially with good friends!