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Old 8pt down...
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12/11/17 01:05 AM
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HuntingJunkie
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I put the bow down and grabbed the rifle on this past cold Friday morning, and I’m sure thankful I did. Sitting in my pop up on a ridge I had a great West Texas view where I could see for days. About 8:30am I catch a deer about 400yds out. By the time I get my glass on the deer I notice there is another one following closely behind. That happened to be this dude trailing his date. They worked their way to about 300yds and then slowly worked further away again. At that point I realized the shot was now if it was presented. At 315yds he gave me a broadside shot and I took it. The Tikka T3 in .308 hit the mark and he dropped where he stood. This old bucks teeth were worn down to nothing. Ironically a 160 class 10pt presented the same 300yd shot 2 weeks earlier at the same location but I decided to be patient hoping he would close the distance a bit but he never did. I wasn’t going to let another opportunity pass me by. I’m hopeful the 10 and I will meet again soon.
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6991177
12/11/17 01:22 AM
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Ohdangit
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I'm just a pebble in the belly of the devil
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6991195
12/11/17 01:31 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
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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: Old 8pt down...
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#6991200
12/11/17 01:35 AM
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SapperTitan
Taking Requests
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Taking Requests
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Great looking 8, congrats. x2
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6991206
12/11/17 01:40 AM
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Joined: Nov 2009
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erniejs
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We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6991230
12/11/17 01:59 AM
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Joined: Oct 2007
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dlrz71
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Great looking 8, congrats.
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6991424
12/11/17 04:41 AM
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Stub
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Man that is a nice buck and shot, congrats
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6991425
12/11/17 04:43 AM
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chital_shikari
Minor in training
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Minor in training
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Great looking 8, congrats.
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6992171
12/11/17 08:44 PM
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4Weight
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Good buck man and good story.
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6992176
12/11/17 08:52 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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Great 8, Congrats. Loved the story too
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6992177
12/11/17 08:54 PM
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sbushee
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6992178
12/11/17 08:55 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: Old 8pt down...
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#6992261
12/11/17 09:52 PM
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Matpk
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Nice trophy.
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6992271
12/11/17 09:58 PM
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Red Cloud
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Very nice old stud of an 8. Also you made a smokin shot at 315 yds. Congratulations!
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6992368
12/11/17 10:52 PM
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Creekrunner
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Very well done. Beautiful old boy.
...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: Old 8pt down...
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#6992430
12/11/17 11:39 PM
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rdmac
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GOD, FAMILY, HUNTING
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Re: Old 8pt down...
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#6992442
12/11/17 11:49 PM
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dkershen
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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: Old 8pt down...
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#6992459
12/12/17 12:03 AM
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ChadTRG42
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Very nice!!! What bullet you running the the Tikka 308? And how'd it perform (expansion vs. penetration, etc)?
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Re: Old 8pt down...
[Re: Pitchfork Predator]
#6992475
12/12/17 12:23 AM
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Bee'z
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Great looking 8, congrats.
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Re: Old 8pt down...
[Re: HuntingJunkie]
#6992476
12/12/17 12:23 AM
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Halfadozen
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Very nice old West Texas buck. I love my Tikka T3 - an absolute tack driver! Great job to you at that yardage as well sir.
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again. -- Ronald Reagan
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Re: Old 8pt down...
[Re: ChadTRG42]
#6992658
12/12/17 02:45 AM
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HuntingJunkie
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Very nice!!! What bullet you running the the Tikka 308? And how'd it perform (expansion vs. penetration, etc)? Funny you ask. Some ol boy named Chad at Custom Reloads of Dallas whipped me up a hundred rounds of 155gr Hornaday A-Max about 4yrs ago. I’m finally down to my last half dozen or so rounds. It’s about time to re-up. Expect an order soon. Those rounds have performed great. I don’t know all the expansion vs penetration stuff...I just know the gun and round are deadly accurate. Thank you sir!
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