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 Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 01:56 PM
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Shot it about 15 minutes ago. Dropped it right where I shot it. Not moving at all. How long should I wait before going to check it out? Also temperature is in the low 40's how long do I have to field dress it? I'm a novice at this.
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 02:00 PM
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congrats on the deer you should be good to go
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 02:00 PM
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Go get your Buck man!, if the eyes are glossed over your GTG. Congrats and post photos!!!! Now go get your prize and get it gutted  Sooner it gets cleaned and cools, the better it will be for you
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 02:01 PM
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Congrats!! IMO I dress asap sometimes thats back at camp other times its on the ground where the animal is.
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 02:04 PM
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therock
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Congrats on first buck. Now go get it and get it cleaned. The sooner the better to me.
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 02:04 PM
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its most likely done ....but ... approach it carefully and look to see if the chest is moving before you touch it second tag it and fill out the back of your license BEFORE you move it next the party is over ...time to clean it  CONGRATS 
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 02:07 PM
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Had a doe and either a fawn or a younger doe come up to the feeder with the buck on the ground. Then they headed towards me. Got within 30 yds of me.
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 02:10 PM
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Had a doe and either a fawn or a younger doe come up to the feeder with the buck on the ground. Then they headed towards me. Got within 30 yds of me. It happens, they got priority's!
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 02:16 PM
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its most likely done ....but ... approach it carefully and look to see if the chest is moving before you touch it second tag it and fill out the back of your license BEFORE you move it next the party is over ...time to clean it CONGRATS x2 and take pics!!! Congrats!!!
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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#5516882
01/03/15 02:16 PM
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Don't forget to get a few pics of your first buck. Congrats
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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#5516894
01/03/15 02:28 PM
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 Congrats and 
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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#5516989
01/03/15 03:37 PM
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Fail safe way to ground check it is to approach from behind and touch its eye with the end of your barrel. If the eye doesn't twitch or blink, it's 99.9% dead. Congrats and get some pics posted up!
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 03:39 PM
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 03:40 PM
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 03:50 PM
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Realistically, you've got a couple hours before you truly have to worry about getting it cleaned, get it back to camp, have some breakfast, and get to work. It's cold out there. It's basically in a cooler right now. Wouldn't hurt to gut it in the field though.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 04:19 PM
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Congrats 
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 04:57 PM
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Took me an 1 1/2 hours to field dress. Heading back home after stopping by for some Ice to put in the body cavity on the way to a processor close to home. Going to try to post some pictures on the way home. I'm the passenger.
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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#5517120
01/03/15 04:58 PM
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Total time from shot at o field dresses almost 3 hours, and it isn't a pretty field dressing.
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 04:59 PM
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Congrats! Can't wait to see pics...
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 05:04 PM
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Congratulations on your first buck!! Good shooting.
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 05:09 PM
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Nice! Good way to end the season
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 05:36 PM
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 06:10 PM
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Here you go.  
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 06:14 PM
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Re: Just got my first buck ever!!
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01/03/15 06:16 PM
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