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My first deer
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08/25/18 09:43 AM
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AceEightEight
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Light Foot
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7266977
08/25/18 10:24 AM
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Dave Davidson
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Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7266992
08/25/18 11:28 AM
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DH3
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Old age and treachery beats youth and stupid every time!
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7266996
08/25/18 11:53 AM
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Lakhota
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Nice, he was bigger than my first deer.
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267018
08/25/18 12:55 PM
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1860.colt
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i'm postaddic
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Re: My first deer
[Re: 1860.colt]
#7267028
08/25/18 01:14 PM
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MoTex
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Congrats, like his symmetry!
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267047
08/25/18 01:46 PM
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activescrape
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Good looking healthy buck.
"It's not dyin' I'm talkin' about Woodrow, it's livin'!"
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Re: My first deer
[Re: MoTex]
#7267052
08/25/18 01:58 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Can’t believe a .223 stopped him.... Seriously nice buck and a lot better than my first deer... Congrats, like his symmetry!
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267059
08/25/18 02:04 PM
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Creekrunner
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Nicely done. My first redefines the term "dink".
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267064
08/25/18 02:14 PM
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gary roberson
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Congratulations!!! He's way bigger than my first one; mine had about 5" spikes.... Adios, Gary
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267078
08/25/18 02:40 PM
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Wilhunt
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Agree with others he is a nice deer.
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267080
08/25/18 02:43 PM
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mbavo
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Congrats! Very nice first deer! Welcome to the forum!
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267089
08/25/18 02:56 PM
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AceEightEight
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Thank you for your kind responses. I hope to learn a lot from the knowledgeable people on this forum. I feel so blessed that I have friends that let me hunt on their land, and that I got a buck like that, in the first 30-45 minutes of hunting.
Last edited by AceEightEight; 08/25/18 03:01 PM.
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267116
08/25/18 03:20 PM
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NDN98
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267122
08/25/18 03:22 PM
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AceEightEight
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I was chasing a doe and had adrenaline and was shaking because I thought I was going to shoot a deer. The doe disappeared when saw this buck. He was following a big doe and was down wind of me. He stopped and looked right at me. I was pretty sure he smelled me and was about to run. I was shaking but shot so fast. I was actually aiming behind his front shoulder. I should have taken more time to make a better shot. I could have hit him in the gut or missed, but if I took longer to shoot, I thought he would run. I fired as soon as the rifle hit my shoulder because I thought he would run. It worked out but next time I will take a few seconds to make a better shot.
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267125
08/25/18 03:28 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Now that the first one is under your belt the next will be easier..... Take your time, control your breathing, and hammer your next one...
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267176
08/25/18 04:54 PM
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BOONER
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Congrats! And like the others said he is way bigger than my first one. But I remember killing that little dink just like it was yesterday and it was over 30 years ago.
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267206
08/25/18 05:42 PM
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Pope&Young
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Nice first deer Congrats Also... to the forum
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Re: My first deer
[Re: Pope&Young]
#7267210
08/25/18 05:45 PM
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dogcatcher
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Nice first deer Congrats Also... to the forum
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267224
08/25/18 06:20 PM
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That's a nice buck. He looks almost identical to my son's first buck from a couple seasons ago.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7267250
08/25/18 07:26 PM
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stxranchman
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Congrats and . He was much bigger than my first buck and my first buck was a spike...imagine that.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
#7268028
08/26/18 06:21 PM
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texfork
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and congrats for one heck of a first deer . Are looking forward to this deer season ?
Prayer is the "ultimate" wireless connection .
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Re: My first deer
[Re: AceEightEight]
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08/26/18 09:01 PM
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Stub
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Re: My first deer
[Re: texfork]
#7277984
09/06/18 12:33 AM
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AceEightEight
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and congrats for one heck of a first deer . Are looking forward to this deer season ? Yes, I can't wait. I've been looking at aerial views of the property, reading deer hunting articles, listening to hunting pod casts. Trying to prepare for this season. I bought the land owners a feeder. They put it in the front yard because they like to watch the deer. Does feed there, so I figure if it keeps the does there, that will be good during the rut. There is a bedding area in the mesquite right behind there house. I found the perfect spot to hunt just outside the bedding area. There is a big tree. I've never used a tree stand, and last December if I remember correctly, it had leaves and would be hard to see out of. I was thinking of using a pop up ground blind instead. Anyone have suggestions?
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Re: My first deer
[Re: Lakhota]
#7277990
09/06/18 12:35 AM
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CitySlickerHunter
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Nice, he was bigger than my first deer. A LOT bigger then my 1st deer. Nice Euro mount!!!
"I can't be over gunned because the animal can't be over dead"-Elmer Keith 10/30/2012 I VOTED for The American
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