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Offline Bantams

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Got my deer!
« on: November 17, 2012, 11:25:24 AM »
I'm sooooo relieved that I finally got one for the freezer!  :tup:  I practically lived in the woods during the general season - passed on a couple does and this young buck early on, but with just four days left I was ready to shoot the first one I saw. 
At about 4:30 yesterday afternoon I looked out the window and there was a deer right on our hillside - normally our property is crawling with deer, but not this season.  It was about a 50 yard shot with the 12 ga (rifled barrel/sabot slug and scope), and he just dropped and rolled onto his back.  After 10 minutes I went up to him and could not find any blood or holes ... and I started freaking out, thinking he might jump up.  But he was definitely dead. 
No one else was home at the time, so I decided to gut him right there (in the dark, w/o out a light - that was a mess!).  Then I dragged him up the hill to our house and waited a bit until my dad got off work and helped to hang him up.  I skinned him out and he's in the meat locker now, waiting for Thanksgiving...  :drool:

Does he count as a double drop-tine buck??   :chuckle:  He should be nice and tender - dressed out at 84# at the locker.

(sorry for the awful head photo - it was too dark last night for pics)





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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2012, 11:32:03 AM »
Congrats on the dble dropper :tup:

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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2012, 11:35:25 AM »
 :hello: Nice...  :tup:

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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2012, 11:38:39 AM »
haha awesome! i bet you wont ever shoot another deer with antlers like that! great job!

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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2012, 11:41:01 AM »
A real trophy!!!  I love freaks..   Congrats!
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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2012, 11:44:44 AM »
Nice job  :tup:,,,,,probably a good thing he is out of the gene pool  :chuckle:
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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2012, 11:45:29 AM »
Nice!!

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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2012, 11:52:14 AM »
very cool.... :tup:
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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2012, 12:53:16 PM »
If you were looking at this deer from behind, you would think it might be a doe... :twocents: :twocents:
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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2012, 01:09:57 PM »
Nice job.

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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2012, 01:21:41 PM »
Oh man you messed up the cape! :chuckle:

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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2012, 01:33:33 PM »
Cool for.sure!

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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2012, 01:40:07 PM »
Nice job shooting, gutting and dragging him by yourself! :tup:
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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2012, 03:29:48 PM »
Nice DIY!  Way to go!

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Re: Got my deer!
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2012, 03:34:52 PM »
He should be nice and tender! Congrats!

 


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