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Post by old3arrows on Nov 7, 2010 11:53:21 GMT -5
First off my heartfelt thanks goes out to one of our members Throbak and his awesome tracking dog for helping me last night! Sorry to keep you out so late, and I hope you did well at Big Oaks today! I was fortunate enough to harvest the big nine I had been seeing on one of my trail cams! My biggest deer to date, 190 pounds field dressed, 9 scorable points, 7 inch G-1's, 12 inch G-2's, 10 inch G-3's, 24 inch main beams, 16 inch inside spread. I am totally pumped. He came in right before last light, whistled to stop him at 40 yards broadside, took an arrow right through the shoulder. It was dark when I got out of my stand and walked over to where I thought he was standing. I saw blood on a cedar about 2 feet off of the ground, but I thought I heard him crash and get up again below me, so I backed out, headed for home, and called Throbak. He didn't hesitate to bring his pup over for a tracking job. Three hours had passed since the shot, and we put the dog on first blood, and he only went about 100 yards when he found the deer! He had been dead all of that time, but me being a worry wort didn't want to push him! We gutted him, and I covered him with my jacket and bibs to ward off the yotes til morning, and now the rest is history! Wow, what a deer!     |
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Post by lymanl3 on Nov 7, 2010 12:00:55 GMT -5
That is one fine buck...nice harvest!
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Post by West28 on Nov 7, 2010 12:13:25 GMT -5
Congratulations, Nice Buck!
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Post by check171 on Nov 7, 2010 12:43:26 GMT -5
Nice deer
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Post by steve46511 on Nov 7, 2010 12:45:58 GMT -5
Awesome buck! Congrats!!
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Post by jajwrigh on Nov 7, 2010 14:36:05 GMT -5
What a wonderful buck, great job man!!  |
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Post by ridgerunner on Nov 7, 2010 14:40:28 GMT -5
Congrats , nice buck..
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Post by raporter on Nov 7, 2010 14:44:39 GMT -5
Wow, congratulations on a dandy. That thing is almost big enough to get some rumors started....  |
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Post by huhwhatdeer on Nov 7, 2010 16:12:54 GMT -5
congrats on a nice buck... now its time to fill the freezer with some nice venison from some does
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tskin
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Post by tskin on Nov 7, 2010 19:06:47 GMT -5
Wow, that's a definite wall hanger there. Congratulations & hats off to Throbak for assiting.
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 7, 2010 19:16:02 GMT -5
Congrat's good one for sure.
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Post by swat1018 on Nov 7, 2010 19:41:20 GMT -5
Good job. Are they moving good down there? I live near you, I think. (700N) Was suppose to be at my farm 3 miles south of Friendship all week, but Uncle died and I am delayed another day or so. Hopefully things are cranking when I get there Tues or Wed. Great deer, congtrats!
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Post by deerbiskit on Nov 7, 2010 20:03:01 GMT -5
It's hard to leave them there but it's better than running them off. Great job, congrats.
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Post by JBDiNos on Nov 7, 2010 20:49:45 GMT -5
Nice buck....
congrats....
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 7, 2010 21:38:16 GMT -5
Wowee! That is a big old, good one.. It didn't take 3 arrows to get him either. My congrtaulations on a fine trophy duly earned.. |
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Post by deerbiskit on Nov 7, 2010 21:45:21 GMT -5
What kind of pup tracked him?
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Post by old3arrows on Nov 7, 2010 21:58:06 GMT -5
Swat1018, sorry for your loss. I do live on 500N and also own ground abot a mile north of the new water tower at Cross Plains. I checked this deer in at The General Store. They were moving fairly well, as I saw deer every time I went out and have hunted every day for the last ten days. I plan on heading north in the morning to butcher. A couple of your brother officers will be over in the afternoon if you want to stop by. We will be hunting next weekend on Hick's Ridge over by Canaan. I have a new Marlin PCR that I would like to take a doe with. Good luck to you!
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Post by old3arrows on Nov 7, 2010 22:05:53 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all of the congrats and compliments! I have owned this property for almost five years and never harvested a buck off of it. I've spent too many hours to count on stand passing numerous smaller bucks and am humbled to think that this guy was the first. He will be hard to beat especially with a bow. Wow! I still can't believe it all came together! But lady luck had a whole lot to do with it! |
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Post by apayne6977 on Nov 7, 2010 22:32:43 GMT -5
Congrats to you sir. Outstanding take. I only wish to see deer like that where I hunt. But, other than the one from last week, looks like I will continue wishing, he was not that big. Someone said the deer are moving often now, so I guess the rut is in full swing then? If that is the case not much going on in my neck of the woods.
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Post by trophyhunter1 on Nov 7, 2010 22:43:10 GMT -5
congrats rick,great buck!!!
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