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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: rob valle]
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01/18/13 03:24 PM
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Trevor B
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I would love to see what 14 yr old deer teeth look like....any pics of his choppers? His teeth were in surprisingly good condition... The teeth on our mature bucks, because of supplemental feed, always show the wear of a deer 2 or 3 years younger than they are, but I expected this bucks teeth to show even more wear because he was hardly ever seen at any feeder. Whatever he had learned to live on back in the brush certainly didn't grind the teeth down as bad as I thought it would.  
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Trevor B]
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01/18/13 03:40 PM
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Kevin_M
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Stories and deer like this are the reasons I recently decided to finally start deer hunting. Never got a chance this past season but am looking forward to next season. very impressive.
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Kevin_M]
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01/18/13 03:53 PM
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cannon88
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: cannon88]
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01/18/13 03:56 PM
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DocBailey
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Very nice buck and great story. Where county did you get him in? HF or LF?
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: DocBailey]
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01/18/13 03:59 PM
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Trevor B
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Very nice buck and great story. Where county did you get him in? HF or LF? HF in Dimmit County... Rancho Encantado
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Grosvenor]
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01/18/13 04:04 PM
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stxranchman
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That's an awesome story man and a fantastic trophy. Love to see pics of his teeth. I bet the meat would be yummy. Why of course it was good it was aged on the hoof for 14 yrs. 
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: stxranchman]
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01/18/13 06:25 PM
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barnez
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: barnez]
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01/18/13 07:31 PM
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lsbrim
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Incredible! I remember the pics from a while back and am glad you finally put him down! Great character and a heck of a buck!
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Trevor B]
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01/18/13 07:44 PM
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Chafro
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It's Kryptek's new Highlander Pattern, and it's awesome gear! Just as effective as Sitka (if not more so) for half the cost. The jacket I have on is the Cadog Shield Jacket and the pants are Cadog as well, but the Alaios Pants are great for warmer weather hunting. You can find their gear at: www.GotHuntsGear.com Congrats on the deer!!!!! About the camo, Do you think it's a good fabric to walk around thorns?
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Chafro]
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01/18/13 08:36 PM
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Trevor B
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It's Kryptek's new Highlander Pattern, and it's awesome gear! Just as effective as Sitka (if not more so) for half the cost. The jacket I have on is the Cadog Shield Jacket and the pants are Cadog as well, but the Alaios Pants are great for warmer weather hunting. You can find their gear at: www.GotHuntsGear.com Congrats on the deer!!!!! About the camo, Do you think it's a good fabric to walk around thorns? Great question! I was very hesitant to walk into the brush in my Kryptek because I was worried it would get all torn up. It seems like the kind of fabric that would, but I was amazed by how well it held up. I had to crawl through some serious thorns to retrieve an arrow I launched at a bobcat (clean miss), and I just grimaced every time I heard the thorns scratch against my jacket, but when I got out of there, I only found three spots where threads had been pulled, and one was there before the trip. The warm weather pants seemed even more susceptible to getting ruined by thorns, but they didn't have a single scratch on them. To get the daylight pictures the morning after I got the old buck, we drove him back to the area where he has lived forever and carried him deep into the brush to that open hill where the photos were taken. I had to squeeze through several tight spots between mesquites and didn't get any tears on my gear there either. If you go to www.GotHuntsGear.com to get some Kryptek, call the number at the bottom of the homepage. The gear specialist's name is Justin Sparks, and he'll help you get all of the best stuff for wherever you'll be hunting.
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Trevor B]
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01/18/13 09:16 PM
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WhitetailProperties
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That hunt would have been an incredible TV episode! Great story, great buck!
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: WhitetailProperties]
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01/18/13 09:43 PM
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Trevor B
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That hunt would have been an incredible TV episode! Great story, great buck! I agree! The only problem would have been the lack of footage of the buck itself!
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Trevor B]
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01/18/13 10:11 PM
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bkellyslim
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was thinking about this the other day. congrats!
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: 12pointer]
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01/19/13 10:42 AM
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: 12pointer]
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01/19/13 12:30 PM
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Chief Joe
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"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Trevor B]
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01/19/13 12:43 PM
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GreenAggie
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Great read, great buck, congrats! 
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: 12pointer]
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01/19/13 03:52 PM
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Mit
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Mit]
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01/19/13 07:49 PM
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Glad you were able to get this old timer . I remember in your other post of the helicopter shot of him nd y'all were even amazed he was still around .. Well look like after 14 years you say . He made a mistake , but that might only be cause he was injured and maybe out of his comfort zone . Any which ways , congrats !
I love hunting ! Got to love it !
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Trevor B]
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01/19/13 10:24 PM
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Wolfeman
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Wolfeman]
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01/20/13 01:09 AM
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Mr. Clean
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These are the kinds of stories that drive men and women to deer hunt, SPECTACULAR deer, I congratulate you on your profound efforts and success. God Blesses us with many gifts in life, I am sure you view this as a good one!
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: west-tex]
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01/20/13 03:58 PM
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Halfadozen
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Awesome! Great story and great buck!
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: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: 12pointer]
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01/21/13 12:25 AM
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fish@shoot
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nice deer, 14 is a long life
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: fish@shoot]
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01/21/13 01:59 AM
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10pointers
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Mr. Clean]
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01/21/13 09:07 PM
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Trevor B
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These are the kinds of stories that drive men and women to deer hunt, SPECTACULAR deer, I congratulate you on your profound efforts and success. God Blesses us with many gifts in life, I am sure you view this as a good one! Thank you very much! This is definitely going down in my hunting history book as one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my hunting career... One I will absolutely never forget!
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Re: My White Whale is Finally Down
[Re: Trevor B]
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01/21/13 09:40 PM
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toolman
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Very awesome deer and a great story. Congrats!
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