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Finally a buck #6040655 11/20/15 05:48 PM
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I haven't shot a nice one in about 6 years but finally connected last weekend.

I was hunting an oat field that has a lot of doe activity. I got in the stand around 2 and immediately saw deer chasing about 200 hundred yards off in some thick stuff. Finally an 8 came into the open...pretty average for our place. Then a comparably bigger 8 stepped out which was clearly the dominant. They fought for about 20 seconds (first fight I've ever witnessed) until the larger buck won out and took off into the thick stuff after the doe.

After an hour of nothing I thought the chance had passed. The buck then showed up around 4 in the same general area but stayed on the move. He disappeared to my back-right, only to reappear from the back-left a few minutes later. He was on a quick trot and crossed the oat field without stopping and was out of sight again. I figured my chance was surely over at this point.

Fast forward to 5:45 and he came out from my right at another quick pace. He was heading to a group of doe about 400 yards out, so I knew I had to stop him quickly. I pulled the gun up and grunted 3 times before he finally stopped. I connected and will soon have a freezer full and a trophy to boot.

I hope these show up - haven't posted pic in a while.

The field I was hunting:
<a href="http://s932.photobucket.com/user/jrichey003/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_2.jpeg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad167/jrichey003/Mobile%20Uploads/image_2.jpeg" border="0" alt=" photo image_2.jpeg"/></a>

Buck pics - 17.5" spread 168 lbs
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<a href="http://s932.photobucket.com/user/jrichey003/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_1.jpeg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad167/jrichey003/Mobile%20Uploads/image_1.jpeg" border="0" alt=" photo image_1.jpeg"/></a>

Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040659 11/20/15 05:51 PM
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That doesn't appear to have worked - welcome all suggestions

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Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040671 11/20/15 05:57 PM
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Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040673 11/20/15 05:57 PM
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Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040674 11/20/15 05:59 PM
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Thank you sir!

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cheers nice buck!!

Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040699 11/20/15 06:13 PM
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nice one for sure.


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Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040703 11/20/15 06:21 PM
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Yep, nice buck


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Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040766 11/20/15 07:07 PM
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Love a good solid 8!

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Great 8 point!


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up Great Trophy, Congrats!

Re: Finally a buck [Re: Western] #6040817 11/20/15 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted By: Western
Great 8 point!

Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040833 11/20/15 07:48 PM
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Nice buck up texas

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Very Nice!



Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040858 11/20/15 08:09 PM
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Good looking 8!


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Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040913 11/20/15 08:47 PM
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Nice buck! I like the pic from your stand too. Cool

Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6040982 11/20/15 09:34 PM
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cheers Congrats on a great looking buck up


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Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6041126 11/20/15 11:19 PM
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Thanks guys. It's a good place to hunt and a great place to just sit and watch once the wheat is in.

Re: Finally a buck [Re: TTU Deer Hunter] #6041195 11/21/15 12:27 AM
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Sweet. Darn nice buck. Beautiful field too.


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Awesome story congrats

Re: Finally a buck [Re: stxranchman] #6041622 11/21/15 01:15 PM
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cheers Congrats on a great looking buck up


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Yep, nice buck


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