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 My First Buck
#5418295
11/13/14 07:17 PM
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Lennie76
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Light Foot
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I hunted deer back in AZ when I was in high school, but only ever shot does. It was just a rule my stepdad had at the time on our property. Well, due to school, work and location (CA) I hadn't hunted deer for over 20 years. That changed last January when a buddy invited me to come hunting with him on his property. Took a nice doe & filled the freezer, but it ignited the desire to hunt again. This summer, my buddy and I got a lease in Runnels County. Great deal, 800 acres and only the 2 of us are on it. We are paying a bit extra for this season, but will probably bring on a few more hunters next year based on our results this year. It's a bit of a haul from San Antonio, but I enjoy getting completely away, and my cell phone barely works out there, so I don't get nagged by work or the misses. We don't have the huge racks I see on some of the pictures here, but they are decent. Anyways, I took my son up with me opening weekend and he connected on a nice 7pt for his first deer. That weekend was for him to learn a few things, so I didn't even pull the trigger. This past weekend, I went back with a few buddies. Saturday morning saw a small spike and a doe at out #5 feeder that I thought would be busy. Then with the wind on Saturday night, a complete bust. Went to our #1 feeder on Sunday morning. Saw a young 8pt come in and thought about it, but decided to wait. Then this guy came out and I knew he was on of the bigger ones we had seen on the cameras, so I took the shot. Clean through, dropped in his tracks. I really don't do this for a trophy, I do it for the meat. That being said, I am pretty proud to have finally taken my first buck.  
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5418335
11/13/14 07:30 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5418410
11/13/14 07:58 PM
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HCGedge3
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Woodsman
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Congrats! Nice dark horns
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5418426
11/13/14 08:05 PM
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LarryCopper
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
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11/13/14 08:30 PM
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Great buck! Congratulations. Now, about that opening... 😀
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Re: My First Buck
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#5418534
11/13/14 08:54 PM
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kry226
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The General
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Nice chocolate horns. 
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Re: My First Buck
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#5418535
11/13/14 08:54 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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That's an awesome first buck. Congrats!
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5418559
11/13/14 09:03 PM
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Chris2326
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Congrats!!
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Re: My First Buck
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#5418632
11/13/14 09:31 PM
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Conchoman76
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Congrats on your first buck! There are some big bucks in that county trust me. Take lots of does and let the 3 year olds walk and you will have some big ones in 2-3 years.
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Re: My First Buck
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#5418672
11/13/14 09:49 PM
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stxranchman
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That's an awesome first buck. Congrats! You are officially hooked now.
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
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11/13/14 09:50 PM
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Western
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Great deer, not everyone is hunting for a 500" buck, some of us just like hunting  Beautiful color on those antlers as the fellas said 
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5418684
11/13/14 09:52 PM
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txshntr
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Great first buck and welcome back to hunting. Congrats
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5418711
11/13/14 10:06 PM
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JRJ6
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Extreme Tracker
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Congrats!
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5418812
11/13/14 10:53 PM
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Las Colinas Hunter
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Bird Dog
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Congrats on the 1st buck for you and your son!
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5418820
11/13/14 10:59 PM
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Weegs
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Sweet!
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5419015
11/14/14 12:53 AM
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erniejs
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We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5419016
11/14/14 12:55 AM
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HuntSync
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Congratulations! Great to hear about your passion with hunting! -Hunt Sync www.huntsync.com
www.huntsync.comIt's what I use to keep track of everything on my hunting property.
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5419023
11/14/14 12:57 AM
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udamdan
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WTG
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5419739
11/14/14 05:32 AM
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the lab
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beautiful buck, congratulations
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5419832
11/14/14 10:44 AM
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Seadog
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Congrats on a nice first buck!!!
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Re: My First Buck
[Re: Lennie76]
#5421977
11/15/14 02:11 PM
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Cueman
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Congrats. That's hunting! I am in east Texas. We have 175 acres and that would be a nice deer over here. I too like to eat venison. If I was horn hunting I would be south. This is just a fun place to go and bring kids and grand kids.
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