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#9132497
11/04/24 07:44 PM
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HogBranch
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Hunting alone this weekend and got this guy. Biggest ever for me. Had to get creative to load him in the Can Am. Wrapped a strap around the roll bar, hooked a come along to the strap and tilted the bed up. Pulled about half his body into the bed when his head was hitting the back of the bed. Climbed into the top of the bed and used my weight to lower the bed and latch it. Pushed the back half in and done.
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#9132500
11/04/24 07:48 PM
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Pope&Young
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Congrats on your biggest
I would love to see more pics of him if you have them.
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#9132525
11/04/24 08:28 PM
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Stub
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Congrats, thats a dandy
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#9132533
11/04/24 08:35 PM
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Concho
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#9132542
11/04/24 08:44 PM
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freerange
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Congrats. Looks like a dandy. Always want to see more pics either live or dead. As well as a score.
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#9132546
11/04/24 08:48 PM
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jgconst
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Good job, great looking buck!
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#9132653
11/04/24 11:28 PM
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breadman
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#9132731
11/05/24 01:27 AM
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reeder05
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Heck of a buck!! Congrats!!
Wife has always wanted some Hard 8
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#9132736
11/05/24 01:30 AM
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Michael W.
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Congrats on the nice buck.
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#9132737
11/05/24 01:30 AM
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Old Rabbit
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#9132816
11/05/24 03:40 AM
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Lotto
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Dang good un.......... Congrats
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#9132919
11/05/24 01:34 PM
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Erich
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That's a super nice buck. congratulations.
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#9132923
11/05/24 01:39 PM
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Drop Tine
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Great buck, Congrats
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#9132954
11/05/24 02:14 PM
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hawk
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Very nice! Congratulations!
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#9132967
11/05/24 02:26 PM
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west-tex
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#9132980
11/05/24 02:40 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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Nice one. Congratulations.
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#9132993
11/05/24 02:51 PM
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Hudbone
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Free be right - that there buck is a dandy!
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#9133020
11/05/24 03:24 PM
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Espy
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congrats on your biggest buck
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#9133057
11/05/24 04:20 PM
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HK9mm
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great deer, congratulations!
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#9133078
11/05/24 04:42 PM
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imarangerman
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Congratulations !!!
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#9133319
11/05/24 11:39 PM
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twdjr
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#9133740
11/06/24 12:41 PM
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smokewagon84
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A buck of a lifetime, Congrats.
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#9134208
11/06/24 10:48 PM
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#9134287
11/07/24 01:10 AM
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Ringtail
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#9134329
11/07/24 02:30 AM
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Bee'z
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That is an outstanding buck. Congrats Sir
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#9135062
11/08/24 03:27 AM
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Big_Ag
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I love big, long timed symmetrical bucks. You got a beauty!
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#9135069
11/08/24 03:43 AM
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4Weight
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Great buck. If you hunt solo you need a hitch hoist. Congrats on a good one
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#9135072
11/08/24 03:45 AM
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dlrz71
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#9135147
11/08/24 12:35 PM
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Stub
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Planned on using a come along also if I shoot a big one.
Have a tow chain attached to the front hooks in the bed of the truck, then attached a come along to the middle of it. After a mock trial run decided it was more work than I had hoped for.
Now I have a pulley hoist attached to the tow chain and a chain attached to it to wrap around the bucks neck.
My thought is if I am lucky enough to get the big one, all I will have to do is pull his head up on the tail gate and I will muscle him in from there.
Yes I am going to replace the chain that would have wrapped around the neck with a strap.
Looking at my picture, probably ought to turn the pulley system around
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11/12/24 08:11 PM
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11/13/24 01:00 AM
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