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Offline CoyoteCowboy

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Christmas buck?
« on: December 23, 2016, 05:39:52 PM »
Anyone ever arrowed a blacktail this late in the year? Still have a tag burning a hole in my pocket and have until Dec 31st to fill the freezer.

-Santa

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2016, 06:21:55 PM »
Right there with ya! I made it out this morning for a few hours. Found 5 does but no shot opportunities. I'll be going out again on Monday.  Good luck.

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2016, 06:26:53 PM »
Still hunting. All I am seeing is does and little bucks. Nothing worth shooting. Waited until the last day a few years ago. Might be the case this year.

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2016, 11:56:18 PM »
I can take 'any deer' so not going to be picky... last year I took a doe and turned the entire deer into jerky. It was incredible; amazing how good jerky can be with choice cuts. Post when something hits the dirt!

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2016, 01:09:40 AM »
Saw a huge doe the 2nd to last day of elk season. Made me wish I hadn't tagged out on the 8" spike I got in September.

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2016, 05:12:53 AM »
yup
same here
still hunting till the end.
no shots, most deer I see are close to houses on the way to my hunting "spots"
been running a dry spell, no shots
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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2016, 04:08:04 PM »
Last hurrah scheduled for late next week.   
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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2016, 04:12:31 PM »
Never killed on Christmas, but have taken several in the last week including a couple pope and young qualifiers. Keep with it! Good luck!

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2016, 08:31:27 PM »
I harvested a doe on Friday (23rd).  Had tenderloins for Christmas dinner tonight.
« Last Edit: December 27, 2016, 01:59:37 AM by MRT »

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2016, 10:43:36 AM »
MRT, you sure did! Congrats!

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2016, 01:45:10 PM »
Someone lost this cute blackie. Just found his eagle pecked carcass beside my duckblind this morning.

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2016, 07:45:53 PM »
Ouch  :'(

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2016, 07:51:31 PM »
Someone lost this cute blackie. Just found his eagle pecked carcass beside my duckblind this morning.

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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2016, 07:53:54 PM »
 :yeah:
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Re: Christmas buck?
« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2016, 07:54:49 PM »
Hoping to poke a decent buck tomorrow after this windstorm. Wanna try out my new knife.

 


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