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 Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/25/16 03:11 AM
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Greytshot
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Hunger. Not mine, the deer's.
GreytShot South Texas 
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/25/16 03:21 AM
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dkershen
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Rev Dave
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To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: Jimbo]
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09/25/16 10:58 AM
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Texas Dan
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Driving to my hunting lease on a morning where the rain was coming down sideways with wind and thunder and lightning flashing and me wondering why in the heck am I not still in my nice warm bed?
I almost turned around and went home that morning but kept pushing on for some reason.
I had to wait in the cabin for a while until the rain stopped as the front pushed through to the south and the lightning stopped.
I settled into my stand and didn't need a flashlight to walk to my stand as it was daylight enough to see.
Just as I sat down and looked up into my clearing there stood four deer at 20 yards.
One was a huge buck and I raised my bow and let the arrow fly.
12pt. 20" inside spread and scored 158 pope & young.
Glad I didn't turn around and go back home that morning. That first hour or two immediately after a heavy or lengthy rain can be pure magic when it comes to seeing deer. And with today's weather apps, a hunter can know just when to expect the weather to clear and be in the stand ready and waiting when it does.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/27/16 02:23 PM
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rbw1
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Bird Dog
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Pure luck and sex . Was sitting in a blind on a power line in Marion county one morning the day before Thanksgiving back in ninety three. Saw a doe cross the right of way, so far away she was just a speck to the naked eye, anyway buck walks out following her and even at that distance u could tell he was a goodun and there was no way that I would have a chance at this deer. 15 minutes later doe pops out running straight down the power line at me with the same buck in tow . She runs up 10 yards from me and stops needless to say luck and sex played the part. He scored 138 the best east tex buck I've ever taken.
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/27/16 03:39 PM
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Hoytman
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Extreme Tracker
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/27/16 05:17 PM
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jrgocards
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He saw another buck and stopped long enough for me to get a shot.
I was watching a decent, but not great buck following a doe to the West of my blind. When he stopped and stared to the East - I turned and saw a really heavy buck. The good one was almost all the way thru the clearing, but stopped to look at the smaller buck.
JR
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/27/16 05:23 PM
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Red Cloud
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Veteran Tracker
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Research, preparation, patience! Every hunt every time.
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/27/16 07:37 PM
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Las Colinas Hunter
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Bird Dog
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Rut, open space, food sources, plenty of does and my good luck charm - the mrs. Shot my biggest buck to date when my wife finally decided to go hunting with me last year. Whether she realizes it or not, she'll be coming with me to the lease every weekend now.
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/27/16 07:47 PM
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cameron00
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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He was an older 8 and the ranch manager wanted him gone. Happen to walk out in front of me (about 6 of us had picture of him in the blind). Boom. Dead. 132 inch 8 is my biggest buck, sadly. Been hunting 20 years.
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/27/16 11:54 PM
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JMalin
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Being a hunting guide on a place where nobody wanted to shoot a deer less than 165 or so.
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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09/28/16 03:19 PM
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fracdaddy
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Woodsman
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luck. patience. not very much pressure in the area you're hunting
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Re: Factors Contributing to Killing Your Biggest Buck
[Re: BenBob]
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10/09/16 07:46 AM
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Kpaycheck
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Light Foot
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1. Rut
2. Post rut
3. Dumb luck
4. Fog/fronts blowing in
I recall in Bracketville (near AJ Foyts place) many moons ago with papa, had 3 trophys chasing tail. Needless to say, we ended up with 0. Even as papa aged and had dementia set in, he NEVER forgot that special hunt.
Nowadays in Sutton County, 190 lb on my wall was chasing 3 does. I ALWAYS hunt the fog.
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