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Finally got a good one
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12/03/17 04:26 PM
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TBirdFF4
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Light Foot
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Just now able to get these pics up... Hamilton County Last Sunday after the morning hunt, frustrated with all the good bucks we had been seeing suddenly becoming ghosts, I decided to switch things up. Very little sign of rutting, but i decided to go put out some doe estrous and buck urine scent wicks on one of my draws, along with corn down the road. We noticed the deer were moving earlier in the evenings, so I walked to the stand around 2:45, climbed in and settled down, and immediately regretted it. Very little wind, and temps in the 70s, half tempted to strip down. About 15 minutes of sweat dripping down my face passed, and I noticed a flutter on the fence line, thought maybe it was a bird. Picked the binocs up and could see a small buck pacing the fence. Knowing what little wind there was, was blowing the scent i put out right towards him, I figured it wouldn't hurt to give a little grunt to see what this guy was all about. Not even a minute passed, and this guy jumped the fence looking for a fight, followed by the little buck. I was surprised it actually worked with the minuscule amount of rut activity i had witnessed. After 20 minutes or so of me shaking the entire stand with him in my cross hairs, i was able to place a high shoulder shot and drop him in his tracks at about 3:20pm. He's my first slick 12, and although only 15.5" wide, I'm tickled pink. I think Shiner was proud of him too.
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Re: Finally got a good one
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12/03/17 04:37 PM
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SapperTitan
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Re: Finally got a good one
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12/03/17 04:40 PM
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DQ Kid
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Nice buck and good tactics used.
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6980905
12/03/17 04:42 PM
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colt45-90
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Texas colt45
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Finally got a good one
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12/03/17 05:15 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Finally got a good one
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12/03/17 05:51 PM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Finally got a good one
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12/03/17 07:27 PM
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Simple Searcher
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"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981053
12/03/17 07:33 PM
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Ruger1980
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Good looking deer and dog
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981204
12/03/17 09:37 PM
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981217
12/03/17 10:00 PM
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Stub
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Congrratulations, that is a good looking buck
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981226
12/03/17 10:08 PM
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Bee'z
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Great buck. Congrats
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981287
12/03/17 11:11 PM
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981405
12/04/17 12:50 AM
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rdmac
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Great buck! I'm just down the road from you in Pottsville. Congrats!
GOD, FAMILY, HUNTING
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Re: Finally got a good one
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12/04/17 12:53 AM
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bass101
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981547
12/04/17 02:22 AM
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dkershen
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Nice buck. Lot of character in that rack.
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: Finally got a good one
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#6981576
12/04/17 02:43 AM
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Creekrunner
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Beautiful buck, congratulations. Great looking dog too.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Finally got a good one
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12/04/17 02:45 AM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981837
12/04/17 01:46 PM
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EddieWalker
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981872
12/04/17 02:10 PM
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jim1961
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Congrats on a very nice deer!
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981918
12/04/17 02:36 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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Great buck. Congrats
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981924
12/04/17 02:43 PM
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JKC
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981964
12/04/17 03:03 PM
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DeerTamales
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Re: Finally got a good one
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#6981973
12/04/17 03:09 PM
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driedmeat
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that's a beautiful buck... width (spread) is often over rated anyway...
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