welcome to Southwest Wyoming you're watching Eastman's hunting TV I'm with Cork and my
buddy again we're hunting mule deer this is going to be awesome to grab a deep seat
hi I'm Guy Eastman your host and this is Eastmans' Hunting TV on today's episode we're going
to travel not so far to Southwestern Wyoming on a trophy mule deer hunt with my little
brother Ike you know we've had some rough winters in Wyoming and it's been really hard
on the deer but I think there's a few big bucks yet to be had out there Ike's going
to be hunting in the second week of October which is normally a really tough time to hunt
mule deer the weather's been hot and dry but we're hoping for the best so let's catch up
with Ike as he heads to camp in the second week of October after trophy Wyoming mule
deer
that's a nice buck he's a three by three he's really wide but he's a three by three pretty
young bucks hang out with two other young bucks one's a four by three and one's a a
little four by three so we'll let them live for another day but he's alive for three by
three he's alive
we have a very long history of hunting mule deer in this area Mike, Ike, and I have been
hunting here for over 15 years now with our good friends the Fraughtens' through thick
and thin highs and lows this area has had a few bad Winters a few years ago and now
is suffering from a drought
but finally the deer in this part of Wyoming seem to be bouncing back ever so slowly with
its deep sage draws secluded aspen pockets and long ridges lined with buck brush this
area is some of the best mule deer habitat in the country and on a good year this area
can produce some of the best bucks in the entire state of Wyoming
so far Ike and Corky have turned up a lot of younger bucks in the area but they're looking
for that one old moss horned warrior that somehow has managed to make it through the
bad winners in the drought
bucks will do that the whole day they'll just lay out here in this sagebrush you won't know
they're there unless you just happen upon them
really surprised he's by himself
his front forks aren't bad
I can't believe he's still standing there
it's a nice buck how about that look at that by himself
back over in the buckle
that's a great buck guys he just he sat there and sat there and sat there of course and
literally got he jumped up and shook his head like something bit him or something but you
know he's a great buck great buck especially for Wyoming this time of year you know with
the winter that we had a few years ago and winter kill and all that stuff but we just
couldn't see what he was didn't know what buck he was and he jumped up and ran and didn't
give us the opportunity but we can find him again
so far the buck sightings have been plentiful but Ike and Corky have yet to turn up the
big mature type of buck they're searching for
the middle of October can be a very tough time of year to hunt mule deer bucks as the
bucks become very nocturnal Ike is hoping a mature buck has moved into this patch of
buck brush
There's another buck to his left what's that about oh he just ran him off
did you see that he just ran him off
this is why I love hunting down here just buck after buck after buck after buck mule
deer hunter's Candy Land
that's a really good buck he's just crabby on his on his left front at first we thought
he had a little trash but really what it is is he hasn't rubbed off his velvet yet and
it's kind of dangling on his back he's a really nice buck we've seen some really nice bucks
this year with a ton of deer oh he's hanging out with another Buck that's real narrow but
he uh actually that but he's hanging out with might even score better because he's got real
deep forks
see he just picked his head up it's almost perfectly symmetrical
Ike has decided to try to make a play on the white buck but after he and Corky get onto
the hillside the bucks were feeding on it looks like the brush is a lot thicker and
harder to see into than it was from across the canyon
the guys eventually turn up the smaller bucks but the a big buck is nowhere to be found
the next morning the guys head back into the same area to try and relocate the big buck
that gave them a slip the day before
Again, the younger bucks are feeding on the brush but they can't seem to turn up the big
buck anywhere
yeah that's rich let's see if we can find that block he should be batted down over there
we sat and watched we never seen any I can't leave so we'll give it a little college try
when you find yourself hunting mule deer during the middle of October you have to be dedicated
and persistent Ike and Corky have been looking over this patch of brush in this drainage
for two solid days now waiting and hoping the big buck will make a mistake and show
himself one final time before the end of the season
just about when Ike thought it was all but over Corky spots the big buck trying to escape
through the brush right underneath them
look at this old dude look at this old dude look at that look how heavy that buck is he's
a moss back look at all the I've been raking and oh let's get him up out of that bush
look at this he hasn't even rubbed off big old mask Lord look how massive he is in webbed
it's just a bruiser of an old buck coming off the drought look at this big old Roman
nose and gray face so we took this great buck Dad's on the other side of the ranch hopefully
he's had some success it's been a great hunt I appreciate Corky and they invite us down
every year it seems like Corky and I've been doing this since we were in high school this
deer is an old buck you can see his big old Roman nose I mean he's got webbing that won't
stop and he's got all this stuff going on down here he's got big old huge bases got
real nice main beams he's just a great great representation of a great buck in Wyoming
I'd like to thank Corky and his family Wendell and Debbie and Betty and Nate for coming out
and hanging with us letting us come out thanks for watching today and remember Fair Chase
is the only way to hunt and take trophy big game we'll see you next week on Eastmans'
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