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Thanksgiving Weekend
#6065917
12/04/15 07:14 AM
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txshntr
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Been pretty busy this week and haven't had much time to slow down and post. Thanksgiving weekend is a weekend that I have never missed in the 20 years at our place in Texas, it has become a family tradition. It is one weekend that there is typically a large group, lots of kids and lots of fun had there. This year, the weather put a major damper on the other members of the lease that are typically around, but we didn't let that stop us. My sister and her family made it, my two kids and I were there, my father, and one other member made it with his two kids. The weather wasn't the best...cold, rainy and just plain messy out there. It kept the kids indoors for most the weekend, but that didn't stop them from heading out once the rain quit. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of sitting in the rifle blind and watching my father kill a great buck with his bow. It was a great experience and a memory I will carry. Truly was much more exciting than I ever expected. Well, last weekend I was able to return the favor. On Saturday, the weather finally broke and my father took both my kids up into the rifle blind where it was dry and warm while I wandered down to my bow blind. We got set up and it didn't take long for the action to start. A new buck that we haven't seen on camera came in about 15min after I got set up. He wouldn't stand still very long to give me a good look, but I could tell he was a nice 8 pointer. He came in to about 20 yards and I let him walk...when he came back from the other direction, I couldn't pass him up. He isn't my best buck, but a damn fine bow kill and a deer I am proud of. Best part of the entire hunt and experience was listening to my kids tell the story over and over and listening to my father tell the story about what the kids were doing and how they were acting. Listening to the story about my hunt and my kill from the perspective of those three makes this hunt one of my favorites and this buck truly a trophy beyond measure. To top it off, we have a new member on the lease that has never hunted. He has two boys and he wanted them to get the experience that he never had. The oldest was able to connect with a great first buck!! (We had to show them how to clean it). It was all high fives and congrats back at camp and that kid was walking on cloud9. All the kids went out to track my buck and had a blast competing to see who could find the blood and who could find the deer. My niece grew up hunting with me before I had kids and I always make a point to hunt with her each year, even though her step father is a great father, I still need my time To explain a couple of the pictures, she wanted to clean my deer. Hope you enjoy the pictures Hard to tell in the picture, but that is my 11 year old niece cleaning my buck All the kids had a great time!!!
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: txshntr]
#6065931
12/04/15 09:29 AM
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Fooshman
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6065949
12/04/15 10:47 AM
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Rick987
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: txshntr]
#6065956
12/04/15 11:19 AM
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SapperTitan
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Great buck, awesome pics, and memories to last a lifetime.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6066058
12/04/15 01:28 PM
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tdecker22
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Great pics and congrats on a fine bow kill
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: txshntr]
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12/04/15 01:32 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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Congrats on a awesome P&Y buck. Great story and pics.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6066076
12/04/15 01:40 PM
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jshouse
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Great pics and congrats on a fine bow kill
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6066086
12/04/15 01:47 PM
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Great buck and great story man, good times
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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12/04/15 01:48 PM
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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12/04/15 02:00 PM
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6066283
12/04/15 03:06 PM
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Great that you got to share that experience that with the kids and a great buck too.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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12/04/15 03:21 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Great buck and great story man, good times Great memories.....
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6066327
12/04/15 03:23 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6066362
12/04/15 03:41 PM
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Congrats on a great trip.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6066384
12/04/15 03:53 PM
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BuckRage
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Thats a great buck and an even better story! Great to see your niece get in there and clean that buck oh yeah and little Rex ............
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: txshntr]
#6066408
12/04/15 04:03 PM
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DirtNapTET
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Great story and a hell of a buck! Congrats!
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: SniperRAB]
#6066607
12/04/15 05:21 PM
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txshntr
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Thanks everyone "Going to be...." Tank is hell on wheels. Won't be long and that will be amplified from the influences of Uncle Scooter
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: txshntr]
#6066631
12/04/15 05:30 PM
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Great way to spend Thanksgiving TREX, very nice buck too. Best part is having the kids involved, they will alwasy know there is more to life than the daily grind we get into when we get older.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: txshntr]
#6066670
12/04/15 05:48 PM
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Pope&Young
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Now that's the way to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends Congrats on a dandy bow buck
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6066803
12/04/15 07:22 PM
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TxAg
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Great story, great kiddos, and nice buck! I like the mass on that dude, congrats.
I bet it is exciting to watch the hunt as your Dad did. My heart always races way more when someone beside me is taking the shot and I'm hoping they connect!
Sure looks like quality time outdoors and great memories.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: txshntr]
#6066986
12/04/15 09:23 PM
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That is an awesome story! Love all the kiddos being involved and having so much fun! Thanks for sharing, it was a great story
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
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#6067020
12/04/15 09:38 PM
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MikeC
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Great buck, awesome pics, and memories to last a lifetime. Yes sir.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: TxAg]
#6067128
12/04/15 10:46 PM
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txshntr
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Thanks again everyone!! Doesn't look like I will make it back until New Years weekend, but all the kiddos should be back then too Great story, great kiddos, and nice buck! I like the mass on that dude, congrats.
I bet it is exciting to watch the hunt as your Dad did. My heart always races way more when someone beside me is taking the shot and I'm hoping they connect!
Sure looks like quality time outdoors and great memories. I was up in the rifle blind and got to watch the deer come in from about 300 yards away. I knew what buck he was hunting so it became a waiting game for the buck to set up. He had seen it 6-7 other hunts but hadn't been able to get a shot at it. It was a great experience!! Thanks!
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: txshntr]
#6067222
12/04/15 11:52 PM
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jetdad
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So THAT'S what a steak and a round of golf will get you! Great buck and you have been blessed with a fine family.
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Re: Thanksgiving Weekend
[Re: jetdad]
#6067242
12/05/15 12:07 AM
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txshntr
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So THAT'S what a steak and a round of golf will get you! Great buck and you have been blessed with a fine family. Yes sir, I truly am
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