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 Opening weekend buck
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11/09/21 01:42 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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Pre rut activity was definitely on. Saw 5-6 different bucks this morning. I may have seen this one a few months earlier in a bachelor group while in velvet, but can't be sure. I never had him on camera after a few thousand pic's and several months of running a Cuddeback. Bucks like this one are way too smart to hit a feeder. About ten minutes before seeing this buck, a lone doe passed through the same spot. A doe this time of the year without yearling fawns is a good sign she's getting ready for a serious relationship. My first look at this buck was at 108 yards, really close. Broadside, with his head turned in my direction, I'm about 60-70' above him, and got a good look at how tall and wide his rack was. I wish it had lasted longer but this buck was on the ground within five seconds of me seeing him. I do wish I had been in a better position to get great pic's. I was alone, hunting partners had left due to warm weather. It was getting to 70 degrees quick, and I had to get him in the Ranger by myself. Gutted him, used my hand winch and hauled [censored] to the processor one hour away. Tikka CTR, .308 20" barrel, Leupold VX-5HD 3-15 x 44, Hornady Superformance 165 gr. SST bullet. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/11/full-53199-321612-img_8608.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/11/full-53199-321613-65799100180__113e8da7_d5aa_4a69_9045_334b0fa056c3.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/11/full-53199-321614-65799098596__72e59628_7412_4a16_8312_31398cb419ab.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/11/full-53199-321615-65799337405__50eb1b60_f19f_47ae_bdd0_d258435fe8c1.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/11/full-53199-321616-img_8614.jpg)
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443417
11/09/21 01:55 PM
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Old Rabbit
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Congratulations on a nice buck. Glad you had the hand winch, sure does make it easier.
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443423
11/09/21 01:59 PM
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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: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443428
11/09/21 02:04 PM
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redchevy
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443461
11/09/21 02:29 PM
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Judd
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443472
11/09/21 02:36 PM
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Mr. T.
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Very nice buck. Congratulations. 
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443497
11/09/21 02:55 PM
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ElkOne
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Re: Opening weekend buck
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11/09/21 04:37 PM
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Very nice buck. Congratulations.
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Re: Opening weekend buck
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11/09/21 04:55 PM
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443642
11/09/21 05:12 PM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443644
11/09/21 05:18 PM
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reeder05
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I told you that you weren't going to need that winch, because you'd have "help"... and I left early. Reeder05 = POS.
Gah, wish I would have stayed and enjoyed the moment with ya.
Congrats again on a heck of a buck!!
Wife has always wanted some Hard 8
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: reeder05]
#8443652
11/09/21 05:25 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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I told you that you weren't going to need that winch, because you'd have "help"... and I left early. Reeder05 = POS.
Gah, wish I would have stayed and enjoyed the moment with ya.
Congrats again on a heck of a buck!! Yeah, I was wondering where my "helpa's" were LMAO. I was so stoked! Nothing mattered. That little hand winch made it relatively easy. I'll prolly cut some off of the uni-strut making it shorter. Next time, I'll drag him up the hill to my stand, tie him off to a tree, turn around and get below him, tailgate down and back to hill, untie him and watch him slide into the bed. On to Mule Deer season.
Last edited by onlysmith&wesson; 11/09/21 05:30 PM.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: Opening weekend buck
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#8443780
11/09/21 07:22 PM
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Big8
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Re: Opening weekend buck
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#8443895
11/09/21 09:40 PM
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Wilhunt
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Re: Opening weekend buck
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#8443898
11/09/21 09:44 PM
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bobcat1
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443907
11/09/21 09:53 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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Hell of a buck. Congrats 
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Opening weekend buck
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
#8443938
11/09/21 10:17 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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Thanks. I'll score him when I pick up the Euro mount. I did get a solid inside measurement of 20-1/8"
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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