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My season so far.

Posted By: D6Ranch

My season so far. - 12/29/17 11:35 PM




This is the first time I've ever shot two bucks in one season. I've put the focus on does for a few years and now we have a pretty even ratio from what the cameras and sits show me. Lots of bucks with broken tines or even broke mainbeams. My buddy shot a post mature 10 opening weekend that was nice and I let a few walk. I never get in much of a hurry.

Shot the doe and narrow 9 within five minutes of each other thanksgiving weekend, I had 17 other deer in front of me, suppressors are nice. He is one of the bigger bodied deer I've ever taken. He was just really narrow.

I let the wide "9" walk all last year and he actually lost some inches this year as he isn't even a scorable 9 now. He was a 8 in 2015. I'm gonna pull his jaw tomorrow because I'm curious if I misjudged him or if he was just really rutted down, he was noticeably smaller than when I let him walk opening weekend. Either way I like both bucks and let some really great young bucks walk. In addition this was the first year of my girlfriend hunting with me so great memories made.
Posted By: NDN98

Re: My season so far. - 12/29/17 11:46 PM

Congrats. Love the the character on the bottom buck!
Posted By: TAT

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 12:33 AM

Originally Posted By: NDN98
Congrats. Love the the character on the bottom buck!



What he said! Sweet gun too!
Posted By: dogcatcher

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 12:46 AM

Congrats!
Posted By: sbushee

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 04:00 AM

Nice
Posted By: GrandmasterB

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 06:05 AM

Sweet!
Posted By: Deerhunter61

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 10:49 AM

Originally Posted By: dogcatcher
Congrats!
Posted By: Always ready 2 hunt

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 03:52 PM

That's nice. I need to add a suppressor too.
Posted By: Stub

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 08:03 PM

cheers
Posted By: D6Ranch

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 08:36 PM

Thanks everyone. I have the wide ones skull simmering in the pot, working on the euro. Letting the meat age a little more in the fridge and cooler.

This was my first year using a suppressor and I'm pretty happy with it. I didn't even hunt with my trusty old Mod. 70 this year because there is now way I'm cutting and threading a fifty year old rifle.
Posted By: chaseh2003

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 10:00 PM

Nice deer there. Congrats. Do you go by Burntorange Bowhunter on another forum?
Posted By: D6Ranch

Re: My season so far. - 12/30/17 10:07 PM

Originally Posted By: chaseh2003
Nice deer there. Congrats. Do you go by Burntorange Bowhunter on another forum?


No sir. Only now hunted one season before I suffered an injury that made me give it up for a few years. Been toying with the idea of trying it again though.
Posted By: Buck25-06

Re: My season so far. - 01/01/18 06:43 PM

Well done
Posted By: lsbrim

Re: My season so far. - 01/02/18 07:59 PM

Very nice!!!
Posted By: landsurveyor

Re: My season so far. - 01/02/18 08:27 PM

Originally Posted By: TAT
Originally Posted By: NDN98
Congrats. Love the the character on the bottom buck!



What he said! Sweet gun too!
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