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Got my buck.
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01/06/14 03:41 AM
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Cow_doc.308
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Got my first deer in Texas today and my best buck to date today. He's no B&C deer but I'm still proud of him. Any guesses on a score? I'm going to have him scored soon.
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4889901
01/06/14 03:45 AM
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Jkd106
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Congrats on a nice deer he will push 140
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 03:45 AM
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Nice buck! I'm no scoring expert but I'd guess mid 130's.
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 03:49 AM
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Txduckman
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Nice! It has been slow for most.
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 03:59 AM
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txshntr
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Nice buck! I'm no scoring expert but I'd guess mid 130's. Great looking buck!!! Congrats
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 04:01 AM
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dlrz71
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Nice buck. Congrats!
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 04:10 AM
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Cow_doc.308
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Thanks guys. I got pretty lucky to get him. I saw him new years day and couldn't get a shot. I ran up on him today on my way to the stand. He was running with 5-6 does and a small 6 point. A 30 minute or so stalk ensued and I literally gave up. I got back out to the power line to go to my stand and 2 does were out in the open. I hit the deck and waited. A couple more does stepped out before he followed suite. Made a pretty poor shot on him at 150 yards and hit him in the gut. He ran into the tree line and the does just stood there then started easing back the way they came. Next thing I know here he comes following him all hunched up and walking slow. I pulled the trigger again this time with the heart pound and a howling wind I hit him about the last rib and he walked on into the woods. I go down and find blood and decide to let him sit for a few minutes and go get my truck. If this sounds a little crazy just wait it gets crazier. When I got back to where the blood was I followed it into the woods and it promptly disappeared. I started to make a arch to try to find something and looked up to see him standing behind a cedar bush looking at me about 10 yards away. So, I put one more round into his shoulder and laid him down. Not proud of my shooting at all today. Its a distance I've shot a good bit. I blame it on the wind and maybe a little buck fever. Guess sometimes its better to be lucky than good.
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4889972
01/06/14 04:13 AM
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Txduckman
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Wow, he had a will to live! Crazy hunt and good job.
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4890145
01/06/14 07:22 AM
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Very nice buck, awesome way to close out the season!
"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen." -Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 01:17 PM
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cameron00
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Good job following through. Great buck.
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 02:42 PM
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erniejs
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We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4890554
01/06/14 03:21 PM
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4890557
01/06/14 03:22 PM
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Low 130s is my guess. Nice deer for sure.
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4890569
01/06/14 03:28 PM
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TX35
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Who cares what he will score! That's a great Buck, & you have every right to be proud!!
“I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them."
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4890578
01/06/14 03:32 PM
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DocBailey
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Congrats on a nice deer he will push 140
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4890608
01/06/14 03:42 PM
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Good deer he'll be in the high 120's
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 04:02 PM
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Rollochrome
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Good way to end the season.
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Re: Got my buck.
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01/06/14 05:25 PM
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redchevy
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Nice buck, glad you got him!
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4891133
01/06/14 06:57 PM
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Erathkid
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Nice buck! I'm no scoring expert but I'd guess mid 130's. I think that's probably about right. Beautiful buck for sure. Was this an Ellis county deer? just curious.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4891245
01/06/14 07:41 PM
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Cow_doc.308
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Nice buck! I'm no scoring expert but I'd guess mid 130's. I think that's probably about right. Beautiful buck for sure. Was this an Ellis county deer? just curious. No sir.
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Re: Got my buck.
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#4891377
01/06/14 08:27 PM
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tdecker22
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Nice job. I have had an episode kinda like that too. I was made fun of forever and still am to this day for my shooting but I got him and that's what matters.
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