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Son Got a Nice 8
#8105889
12/28/20 08:19 PM
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My 13 year old has been with me quite a few hunts this season pursuing this nice 8. He eluded us for much of the season, but we made a last minute decision on 12/23 at lunchtime to pack up and head straight to the lease. Got there just about 3:40 or so. Crazy 20+ mph winds, so I was thinking it wouldn't be a good hunt. We saw 11 different deer, but they are were all very skittish and didn't stick around long at all. With less than 10 minutes left, my son saw our target buck appear from the brush. He waited patiently for him to come out and give a shot angle. One shot from the Sako 85 Finnlight .270 from 100 yards nailed him. I watched him kick up and dart into the thick mesquite brush. We waited about 15 minutes and found blood right way, but couldn't follow the trail for very long in the dark. Didn't matter though as we found him about 50 yards from the shot. Great hunt and I'm proud of his persistence and commitment.
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#8105894
12/28/20 08:23 PM
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Fltmedic
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Heβs a stud of a buck, congrats to your son!!!
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#8105904
12/28/20 08:33 PM
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freerange
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Great buck. Really nice. Good job all around. Any measurements on him?
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#8105913
12/28/20 08:40 PM
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Thanks. I didn't have time to score him because we dropped the head off for a Euro and headed back home the next morning. I hope to get it back this weekend and I'll score him then.
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#8105926
12/28/20 08:51 PM
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DQ Kid
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Good mass and length, looks like a good 130ish 8 to me. Congrats
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#8105935
12/28/20 08:59 PM
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Big8
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#8105988
12/28/20 10:01 PM
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deerhunter1956
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Congrats to your son good looking deer!!
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#8106162
12/29/20 01:15 AM
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drilla4rilla Woodsman
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Great buck, congrats to your son.
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#8106267
12/29/20 02:40 AM
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4Weight
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Great buck good job! Your son needs to wash his face itβs all blue...π
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#8106276
12/29/20 02:43 AM
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Ag Hunter 78
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Why would anyone be blue after shooting a great buck like that one?
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#8106300
12/29/20 02:58 AM
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Biscuit
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#8106335
12/29/20 03:09 AM
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10pointers
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Good looking buck congrats
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#8106429
12/29/20 05:22 AM
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Pope&Young
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Dang nice buck!
Congrats to the young man
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#8106478
12/29/20 11:33 AM
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Stub
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Dang nice buck!
Congrats to the young man
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#8106534
12/29/20 01:00 PM
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Western
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Dang nice buck!
Congrats to the young man
X;s 3
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#8106692
12/29/20 03:44 PM
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landsurveyor
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Dang nice buck!
Congrats to the young man
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#8106781
12/29/20 04:51 PM
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Ringtail
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Congratulations to your son on a really nice eight!
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#8106782
12/29/20 04:52 PM
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TurkeyHunter
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Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est
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#8107196
12/29/20 11:32 PM
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Texas Dan
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Excellent deer. Congratulations.
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#8107398
12/30/20 01:25 AM
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#8107451
12/30/20 01:57 AM
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NeonDion
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Congrats to you and your son!
