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New lease might be alright. #6022233 11/11/15 01:44 AM
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No "monster", but my biggest whitetail so far. 'Friend scored gross around 133". (This is the first time to refer to a deer's "score" in my life. All the new-fangled measurement stuff is still foreign to me.) Roughly 120 yards with the rubber "canoe paddle" Ruger in .280 Rem. I had "buck fever" for the first time in probably 35 years. 'Shot clean over his back the first time. 5 minutes later he came out of the brush with the "What the hell was that?" look. I calmed the hell down and focused on the trigger, that seemed to take an eon to release. (Note to self: Finally have a rifle with some trigger work done.) I thought he was a 10, but he's 9. However, the "acorn"-type point made up for my disappointment. Even though I hit both shoulders (he was quartering toward me), there was no blood that I could find for 40+ yards. Prayers answered when I saw the blood, looked to the right, and there he was.




Last edited by Creekrunner; 11/11/15 01:45 AM. Reason: (2nd "short one" martini after arriving home tonight.

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Re: New lease my be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022241 11/11/15 01:46 AM
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Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022247 11/11/15 01:47 AM
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Congrats!! Very nice buck !

Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022248 11/11/15 01:47 AM
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Very nice buck rather a 9 or a 10

Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022265 11/11/15 01:54 AM
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Great deer man! I would say your lease is a honey hole! Congrats! cheers


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Congrats !!!

Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022273 11/11/15 01:57 AM
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Congratulations on a real nice buck!

Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022277 11/11/15 02:02 AM
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Congrats on a nice one.


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Heck of a deer! Share some more pictures of him if your able.

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Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022291 11/11/15 02:04 AM
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Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022293 11/11/15 02:06 AM
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Beautiful buck !!!
Congrats!!!

Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022297 11/11/15 02:11 AM
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Awesome, Congrats on your Trophy! I am glad that buck got your blood pumping, no fun if there is no excitement in the hunt.

Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022311 11/11/15 02:15 AM
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That's a DANDY! CONGRATS!!

Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Creekrunner] #6022325 11/11/15 02:23 AM
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Nice one CR! I would hang that on my wall any day. Congrats

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Congrats on a great looking buck!


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Nice buck. Congrats.

Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: Theringworm] #6022359 11/11/15 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted By: Theringworm
Nice one CR! I would hang that on my wall any day. Congrats


You plan to shoulder mount it?


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Re: New lease might be alright. [Re: TEXASLEFTY] #6022377 11/11/15 02:50 AM
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Nice one CR! I would hang that on my wall any day. Congrats


You plan to shoulder mount it?


Yeah, I think I will. I dropped it at The Wildlife Gallery's drop point close to Mountain Home on the way home this evening. (The shop is in Michigan, but they have a prep/drop building by Mountain Home and trucks going back and forth.) At 7:20pm this evening I had an email from MI, acknowledging they have it. Amazing customer service. I've been very pleased with their work in the past.

Thanks for asking.

blazin wanted to see more pics. (Thanks for the interest.) Here's the only other one I took. 'Hit a little high, but he didn't know the difference. (The wife admired my placement of the flowers, but he actually chose his resting place. grin) :




Thanks for all the kind comments guys.



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Great looking buck up


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That's a beautiful buck. Congratulations!


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congrats creekrunner

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Congratulations on a real nice buck!
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Great buck Creek, love the knuckle on the 3 and the bases. Congrats sir!


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Nice buck! Congrats!

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