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Cold snowy big 9 #6994036 12/13/17 01:26 AM
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Played hooky from work this afternoon, went hunting and ended my deer season. Headed out around noon and set up about 1:00 pm. Conditions were cold (4F) with a steady NW wind at about 20 mph. I have to be honest - at 50 years old I can see the end of hunting solo in conditions like this in the not too distant future. Cold never used to bother me but 3-4 hours in the open on a day like today is my limit.

I am not usually a fan of selfies but at some point I decided to take pic of my shooting lane and the camera happened to be in selfie mode and when I saw how crazy I looked I just couldn't resist:



This is the pic I was trying to take:



You can just see the limb of my Excalibur Micro 335.

At 3pm this guy came strolling by:

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He field dressed 209 lbs for an estimated live weight of 265 lbs. I can attest to the weight as I forgot my bloody toboggan and the 1 mile drag back to my truck was something of a chore.

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Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: Hirogen] #6994040 12/13/17 01:31 AM
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That's awesome!!


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Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: Hirogen] #6994044 12/13/17 01:34 AM
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Big bodied deer, glad you had the snow to help it slide. A mile is a long drag.

Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: TEXASLEFTY] #6994058 12/13/17 01:43 AM
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That's awesome!!

Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: Hirogen] #6994062 12/13/17 01:45 AM
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Congratulations !! You could star in the Canadian version of Duck Dynasty, or maybe they could call it "Buck Dynasty".


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Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: Hirogen] #6994063 12/13/17 01:46 AM
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Nice deer! You are committed dragging that thing a mile out.

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Originally Posted By: rexmitchell
Nice deer! You are committed dragging that thing a mile out.



Took me 2.5 hours and an entire quart of coffee.

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Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: Hirogen] #6994084 12/13/17 01:56 AM
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Nice deer! You are committed dragging that thing a mile out.



Took me 2.5 hours and an entire quart of coffee.


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Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: Old Rabbit] #6994093 12/13/17 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted By: Old Rabbit
Big bodied deer, glad you had the snow to help it slide. A mile is a long drag.


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Congrats. That's a brute right there!!! cheers

Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: Hirogen] #6994120 12/13/17 02:13 AM
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Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: TEXASLEFTY] #6994184 12/13/17 02:52 AM
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That's awesome!!
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Re: Cold snowy big 9 [Re: Hirogen] #6994205 12/13/17 03:10 AM
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Great story and a beautiful buck. I think a lot of us start thinking about what we won't be able to do (or at least shouldn't do) alone much longer in about the 5th decade.

That drag will keep you young though! Congratulations.


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Congrats on a nice big 9 cheers Hooky paid off up


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Nice buck. I would have had to rest every 30 yds dragging that animal.

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Congratulations! Nice buck. At 50 you are still "young" with more wisdom. In 2017 50 is the new 40, 60 is the new 50 ect.

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Great buck. Congrats!

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Originally Posted By: Creekrunner
Great story and a beautiful buck. I think a lot of us start thinking about what we won't be able to do (or at least shouldn't do) alone much longer in about the 5th decade.

That drag will keep you young though! Congratulations.

I agree with this gentleman on everything.


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