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My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 04:33 AM
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txshntr
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I have seen this deer on camera for the last 3 years. He made a nice jump in frame this year and I was hoping someone would take him. I hunted a few times for him with my bow, but never saw him. My father had seen him 7 or 8 times and he was on camera plenty. My BIL is a relatively new hunter and has killed a couple of nice deer, but after my sister killed hers big 8 last year, he was looking for one bigger than hers. This was going to be it...we hoped. He was on-call late Friday night and couldn't leave until after midnight. He managed to squeak in about an hour of sleep before dad woke him to head to the stand. Since the wind was right, he took his bow and Dad sat back in the rifle blind. At first light, a monster for our area was eating in the pen and this buck was across the fence. The big 10 has only been seen at a feeder once before this and lives in our open country. I have chased him a couple of times in the open country but haven't been able to get on him. Well, as the big boys do, he left before shooting light and never came in range. After seeing the big one, the nice one didn't look so big anymore. He came over the fence and fed in front of the bow blind for 30 min and provided plenty of shot opportunities, but my BIL let him walk. He ended up regretting the decision the minute the deer walked off. The next night, I went to the rifle blind and he went back into the bow blind to give it another shot. Things didn't work out too well, as he was busted by a group of doe. We did end up having a very nice young ten come in for a showing, but neither mature tens showed up. I left after the evening hunt to come home and him and my father stayed for one last go at it. The front had moved through and West wind was horrible for that stand, but they decided to push it. He took the rifle out and sat with Dad. At first light, the wind shifted straight west instead of kinda west. The doe started moving off and the yearling started getting jittery. From the South, Dad spotted the ten and told my BIL it was now or never as the buck was going to wind them soon. He got the gun out the window and the buck had already turned back the way he came and started off the opposite direction. At almost the last possible moment left to shoot, he fired and the buck dropped. He was pleasantly surprised when he got down to him, as the buck was better than he thought. Here are the progression pictures:
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Re: My BIL's 10
[Re: txshntr]
#6082469
12/14/15 04:41 AM
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Man,that's always a pleasnt surprise!! Congrats to you BIL
It's not how you fall, It's how you get up.
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 04:43 AM
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 05:00 AM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 12:06 PM
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Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 12:20 PM
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Congrats to your BIL on a very nice buck.
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 12:32 PM
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 01:05 PM
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 01:16 PM
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Congrats to your BIL Nice buck
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 01:55 PM
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Tell Matthew Congratulations Sir I would assume all they Grey in his Beard "Starter Kit" would having to put up with you, your Pops and your Sister...Don't tell your Sister that she scares me Great Deer and I only have one question..... Did he shoot it out of your stand
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 02:05 PM
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Congrats on a great lookin buck!
Always like the progression pictures. Did yal get as much rain this year as the rest of the world seemed to?
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 02:11 PM
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 02:13 PM
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txshntr
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Tell Matthew Congratulations Sir I would assume all they Grey in his Beard "Starter Kit" would having to put up with you, your Pops and your Sister...Don't tell your Sister that she scares me Great Deer and I only have one question..... Did he shoot it out of your stand You know the answer to that...
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 02:16 PM
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Congrats on a great lookin buck!
Always like the progression pictures. Did yal get as much rain this year as the rest of the world seemed to? We didn't get as much as the rest of the world seemed to get. It was a good Spring, but just slightly above average up until the first of June. We didn't get the flooding and the ponds are looking pretty bad right now. We were in good condition going into the Summer, but we had 3 months without a drop and this fall hasn't been too bad, but not enough run off to make a difference. The deer are healthy and antlers are about average or slightly above from years past.
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 02:26 PM
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great buck
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 02:43 PM
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great buck
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 02:47 PM
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Cool story, and good looking buck.
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 02:54 PM
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Got a picture of this big deer from the first morning?
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 05:32 PM
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 06:03 PM
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txshntr
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Got a picture of this big deer from the first morning? Nope Dad typically beats me up there and pulls the cards. I don't typically put them back in until we leave...
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 07:46 PM
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/14/15 07:58 PM
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Super nice buck, congrats to the BIL. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: My BIL's 10
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12/15/15 04:10 PM
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