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He is close
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11/10/18 01:28 PM
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Txduckman
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Son passed for his first buck. He is probably right at 13.
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11/10/18 01:33 PM
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May squeak by, sure a good looking buck tho
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11/10/18 02:05 PM
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That would be a nice first buck! Looks like I may be a hair over, but to close to call.
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11/10/18 02:13 PM
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That would be a nice buck for anyone, especially a first buck. He's close, but I think he's legal. He looks like he has a pretty big body and neck and I think that's making his rack look a little narrower than it really is. I definitely understand not taking a chance.
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11/10/18 02:16 PM
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kry226
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I think he is easily 13". YMMV.
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11/10/18 02:19 PM
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Good call to make! If it's in question, don't do it. I'd be proud of his decision making and patience!
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11/10/18 02:22 PM
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Good size buck he Looks to be 13+. Or 12.999
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11/10/18 09:38 PM
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Would have made it by .5"-.75" IMO but can't fault someone for restraining.
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11/10/18 09:45 PM
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Looks like we made a good choice but chose the wrong blind!! 7:45 this morning. I thought this one ran out of corn. We are here now and every hunt from now on. Son says I get this one.
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11/10/18 11:33 PM
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11/11/18 01:26 AM
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Well, any luck this evening?
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11/11/18 01:37 AM
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Nice deer
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11/11/18 03:25 AM
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The 9 died. Buddies son got him! Almost 14 inches so good first buck for him. Came in like clockwork like last night. We had a good hunt but no big 10 yet.
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11/11/18 05:07 AM
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I had a similar Buck this morning working a scrape really hard.
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11/11/18 05:21 AM
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That's a heck of a buck!! Congrats!
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11/12/18 12:50 AM
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Well, any luck this evening?
Well I don't know how this happens but everything played out like a story. I got the 10 this morning. Single lung hit with my sons 223. He was quartering away looking at feeder for doe at 7:15. We didn't get up until 6:15 (buddy said I hit snooze several times) and there were bucks eating corn I threw out day before when we climbed in blind. Tracked it 220 yards and trail ran out. Wonder why... I walked by him twice!
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11/12/18 01:05 AM
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Nice.
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11/12/18 01:07 AM
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11/12/18 01:22 AM
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Let's call him a Waterbuck.
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11/12/18 01:34 AM
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Great looking buck... Water in his lungs?
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11/12/18 02:10 AM
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Great looking buck... Water in his lungs?
I don't think so. I don't think he was breathing when he went it in since blood stopped about 15 yards away and it was every few feet for the whole blood trail. When the trail stopped we looked all around for 20 minutes. I looked in the tank but didn't know he walked further and fell off an embankment. Pretty cool I thought.
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11/12/18 02:13 AM
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11/12/18 02:17 AM
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11/12/18 04:48 AM
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Very nice. You are hammering them.
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