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Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/08/20 09:07 PM
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I couldn't hunt for 2+ weeks because I've been recovering from COVID-19, so I'm calling this my "COVID Buck". After getting cleared, I wasn't able to get out to our lease in Round Mountain, TX until Sunday afternoon. I played the wind right and the deer were focused on the corn (the ranch is dry as tinder and we are carrying a lot of deer, so I think food sources are drying up). Saw some pseudo rut behavior (maybe because of the excess of does?), which surprised me, and a couple of bucks did some half-hearted sparring. After about an hour, this guy showed up and aggressively tried to push the other two bucks there (a young 10-pt and a younger tall 8-pt that's going to be a stud next year) off the corn. One shot from the trusty .270 and he dropped right there, I was grinning ear to ear! Until, I realized, I'm at the ranch by myself and I'm going to have to lift this toad unto a cargo carrier on the back of my lifted Land Cruiser! It took some creativity with a ratchet strap but I got it done! Super excited to take this buck, I got a ton of meat off of him and plan to do a skull mount with the rack.
"Who Dares, Wins" Instagram: @HCConnected
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/08/20 09:10 PM
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Nice one! There are some great deer in that area and really pretty country. I've used the strap trick myself!
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/08/20 09:31 PM
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Outstanding! I've started to realize I'm not as young as I used to be, I see the need to devise a plan to be able and load deer by myself in the future. Luckily, I can still hoist them in the back of the truck or ranger. Although its getting a little risky at time with all the crap in the back. I have to clear a spot to stand and then pull the antlers up to the tailgate, with rope tied to them, then i can heave em in the back. At times I envision myself having an accident and falling out, keeps me hyper aware of what I'm doing though. Glad to see you were successful on your hunt
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/08/20 09:52 PM
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Congratulations! That's a great 8.
...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: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/08/20 10:10 PM
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Toad is right!! Congratulations on a great buck!
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/08/20 11:19 PM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/08/20 11:24 PM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/09/20 12:17 AM
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Awesome buck Congrats
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12/09/20 01:54 AM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/09/20 03:33 AM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/09/20 01:59 PM
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Nice buck congratulations!
Now lets see a pic of that Land Cruiser. I've got an 80 series and 100 Series
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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12/09/20 02:12 PM
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Ahh, now we're speaking blood, I have two 100s and a 200. Here's my hunting rig!
"Who Dares, Wins" Instagram: @HCConnected
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/09/20 04:20 PM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/09/20 05:43 PM
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High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/09/20 05:58 PM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/09/20 06:33 PM
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Nice buck, congrats!
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/11/20 02:41 AM
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Nice buck, congrats! x2
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12/11/20 03:27 AM
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Nice un......Congratulations I have started keeping a cum a long with me
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/11/20 12:18 PM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/12/20 10:31 PM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/12/20 11:45 PM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/13/20 12:00 AM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/13/20 12:17 AM
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he Died from .270-20
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/13/20 02:13 AM
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Re: Round Mountain 8: The COVID Buck!
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12/13/20 07:34 PM
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Very nice buck!
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