Author Topic: Got my deer! (Read 4742 times)

Bantams · « **on:** November 17, 2012, 11:25:24 AM »

I'm sooooo relieved that I finally got one for the freezer!

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...

Does he count as a double drop-tine buck??

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)

SCRUBS · « **Reply #1 on:** November 17, 2012, 11:32:03 AM »

Congrats on the dble dropper

RifleRidge · « **Reply #2 on:** November 17, 2012, 11:35:25 AM »

Nice...

predatorpro · « **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!

Huntbear · « **Reply #4 on:** November 17, 2012, 11:41:01 AM »

A real trophy!!! I love freaks.. Congrats!

denali · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2012, 11:44:44 AM »

Nice job

,,,,,probably a good thing he is out of the gene pool

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #6 on:** November 17, 2012, 11:45:29 AM »

Nice!!

BoomWhop · « **Reply #7 on:** November 17, 2012, 11:52:14 AM »

very cool....

RifleRidge · « **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...

lazydrifter · « **Reply #9 on:** November 17, 2012, 01:09:57 PM »

Nice job.

piled-up · « **Reply #10 on:** November 17, 2012, 01:21:41 PM »

Oh man you messed up the cape!

sled · « **Reply #11 on:** November 17, 2012, 01:33:33 PM »

Cool for.sure!

Greenhorn · « **Reply #12 on:** November 17, 2012, 01:40:07 PM »

Nice job shooting, gutting and dragging him by yourself!

dupedc · « **Reply #13 on:** November 17, 2012, 03:29:48 PM »

Nice DIY! Way to go!

Jason · « **Reply #14 on:** November 17, 2012, 03:34:52 PM »

He should be nice and tender! Congrats!

coastie hunter · « **Reply #15 on:** November 17, 2012, 03:48:32 PM »

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #16 on:** November 17, 2012, 03:59:01 PM »

Good thing you didn't have to drag him too far, those little things aren't as good of handles as regular antlers

Way to go on your first deer.

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #17 on:** November 17, 2012, 05:43:52 PM »

Definately an interesting looking horns. Make a good European mount conversation piece!

westsideoutdoorsman · « **Reply #18 on:** November 17, 2012, 05:46:52 PM »

Grats

Blacktail Sniper · « **Reply #19 on:** November 17, 2012, 05:53:36 PM »

Very cool buck! Good job...

Malottguy · « **Reply #20 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:27:13 PM »

Congrats and cool little deer.

Looks like a close relative the little buck we have hanging out in our yard off and on. His left antler points straight out and right straight back. We named him pointer.

RB · « **Reply #21 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:58:23 PM »

Right on cool Buck

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