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 Pretty Good East TX 8
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11/13/11 11:58 PM
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Posts: 373
aggiehunter3
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I have been playing cat and mouse with this buck for the last 2 years and it finally all came together on Saturday at around 8 a.m. It was worth the wait! The weekend started off great as I was able to leave school to come home and got to start hunting Thursday afternoon. I saw a pretty nice young 8 and watched him chase a doe and breed for about 30 minutes! Friday morning was great too as I saw 3 different non legal bucks all chasing does. Friday evening I was shutout, but I didn't get discouraged as I knew how much rutting activity was going on. Saturday morning started out good as I had 3 does under my feeder when it got light enought to see. They fed for about 30 minutes then left. About 8 oclock I looked up into the pines and saw a doe walking. A second later I see a huge bodied deer walking behind her. Before even throwing my gun up I knew this had to be the deer I was after. As I got my scope on the deer I saw that it was him. About that time the doe started trotting off, and I knew I had to stop and shoot this buck now before he started chasing her. He got in between 2 pines, I grunted, he stopped, and bam! He jumped up on his hind legs and took off dragging his front leg. I gave him plenty of time to expire and found him about 100yds from the shot. I couldn't believe how big he was in person. He looked like a horse and his neck was swollen up! This is by far my biggest buck to see in the wild, and I'm still on cloud 9! Sorry for the long read, but I have a lot of history with this buck and it was awesome to see it all come together. We think he was at least 5.5 yrs old. He's 18.5in wide and has 8in g2's. Before  After   
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: aggiehunter3]
#2748839
11/14/11 12:51 AM
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JCB
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Nice buck. Looks older than dirt too.
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: JCB]
#2748844
11/14/11 12:53 AM
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LandPirate
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Mike
Buda, Tx
Hunt near Freer
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: LandPirate]
#2748862
11/14/11 12:57 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
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quackaholic1
Extreme Tracker
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: quackaholic1]
#2748880
11/14/11 01:00 AM
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pokerj2
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President of American Entitlements LLC
Health insurance agency focusing in all ages from ACA plans all the way through Medicare.
Office is based in Wylie, TX
We have local agents in both Texas and Louisiana
469-814-0289
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: pokerj2]
#2748895
11/14/11 01:03 AM
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Spent Brass
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Great old deer. Congrats!
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: Spent Brass]
#2748916
11/14/11 01:07 AM
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CamFro
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Woodsman
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great deer...where were you hunting in E. Texas?
Broad Shot Productions
The Original "SD12"
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: CamFro]
#2749146
11/14/11 02:05 AM
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erniejs
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THF Trophy Hunter
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We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: erniejs]
#2749194
11/14/11 02:14 AM
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aggiehunter3
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Thanks guys he was taken in Rusk Co.
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: aggiehunter3]
#2749206
11/14/11 02:18 AM
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B_B_D
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"If we ever forget we are a nation under God, we will be a nation gone under."-Ronald Reagan
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: B_B_D]
#2749219
11/14/11 02:21 AM
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Czechaholic
Bird Dog
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Nice buck! Congratulations
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: OutdrzMan]
#2749221
11/14/11 02:22 AM
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stxranchman
Obie Juan Kenobi
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Obie Juan Kenobi
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Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people? ![[Linked Image]](http://neoswarm.com/images/Bug_Crawling.gif)
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: B_B_D]
#2750369
11/14/11 02:50 PM
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AdvTX
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Pro Tracker
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Nice Buck!
What kind of boots? I'm looking for some tall ones
Bow Only
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: AdvTX]
#2750413
11/14/11 03:02 PM
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Navasot
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: B_B_D]
#2751186
11/14/11 07:18 PM
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gottadip
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: AdvTX]
#2751258
11/14/11 07:39 PM
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aggiehunter3
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Nice Buck!
What kind of boots? I'm looking for some tall ones Their the Chippewa snake boots. They are really comfortable and I like 'em a lot.
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: aggiehunter3]
#2752505
11/15/11 01:22 AM
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TMonjure
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: TMonjure]
#2752515
11/15/11 01:24 AM
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cb66
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: cb66]
#2752536
11/15/11 01:30 AM
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txcornhusker
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: txcornhusker]
#2752586
11/15/11 01:41 AM
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hawk
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: hawk]
#2752599
11/15/11 01:44 AM
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swmays
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Nice buck you took. Congrats!
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: swmays]
#2752627
11/15/11 01:50 AM
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BMowatt
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: BMowatt]
#2752940
11/15/11 02:47 AM
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Deerlirous
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Cool story and Awesome buck. so now you'll have to find another buck to hunt for 2 years! Congrats brother!
Wood County
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Re: Pretty Good East TX 8
[Re: Deerlirous]
#2752961
11/15/11 02:52 AM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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kind of a big deal
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, b/c they know not victory nor defeat"- #26 TR
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