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My wife killed Ike!
« on: October 15, 2008, 06:15:36 PM »

Monday was raining all day and I was stuck at work. At noon I called my wife to see if she wanted to take a drive in the Capitol Forest when she got home and she agreed.

I get home; get most of the essentials loaded and then I went to pick up our son from daycare. As my son and wife were getting ready a neighbor (and hunter) drove by and we started to chat for a bit. He told me about a spot that he was heading to and I mentioned that it sounded like a spot I had been hunting. He told me about a friend of his who killed a 3x3 up there on Sunday. Then my neighbor showed me pics on his cell phone. Damn, wouldn’t you know it. I met the guy on opening morning as he beat me to the spot I was going to hunt. Neither one of us mentioned a buck, but I had seen this deer a couple times in August and September when calling coyotes. Chances are he knew it was there as well. Now I was frustrated that I didn’t hunt Sunday morning, if not just to beat him to “my spot”.

Anyway, it was raining hard and everyone was ready so we took off. By the time we hit the woods, we only had about an hour of hunting time but I knew of a spot that we could glass from the truck. We did not see any rigs on the way up or even once we were in the woods, until I took a spur road that dead ends. A truck coming off of another dead end got right on my ass. I slowed down and he backed off, but continued to follow us all the way to the end. He very easily could have taken one of the numerous spurs but no; he chose to drive right down and park within 100 yards of us. After a half assed glassing job I turned the truck around and headed out.

With not much more then a half hour of light left and fog rolling in, I was getting discouraged that we hadn’t even seen any deer crossing the roads. The weather was perfect and there didn’t seem to be much human activity, but the deer weren’t moving. As a last ditch effort I barreled to a nearby landing that I always find does. Never bucks, but the does are always there. I left my wife and son in the truck as it was very windy and the rain was coming down sideways. After a couple minutes of glassing the left side, I moved over to the point and then I moved over to the right. Not seeing any deer and knowing we have less then 15 minutes of light left, I moved back to the left side of the landing for one last look and up jumped a deer about 50 yards away. I only got a quick look and I knew it wasn’t a rack buck, but thought it could be a spike. I ran back to the truck, told my son to sit tight and grabbed the rifle as my wife got out. I handed her the rifle and we walked back up the logging road about 50 yards to a trail that headed over the side and into the cut. About 20 yards in we stop so I can glass the immediate area and since we see nothing we move up about 10 yards and I see the deer looking at us from about 50 yards away.

I quickly notice the light tan between the ears, but threw up the binos anyway. Sure enough, a spike, Ike the spike. I told my wife it was a spike and that if she wanted to she could shoot it. She said are you sure it a spike? I looked again and said yes. She looked it over for a minute before pushing the safety off…but not all the way. As I was watching the spike and waiting for the shot I hear her ask a question and before I could understand it I notice she is now pushing the tang all the way forward. She takes a breath and BOOM goes the .270 and down goes Ike with a low neck shot.

We walk up to the deer to make sure it is done and then I headed to the truck to get my son, my camera and a packboard. A packboard for a spike you ask? Yea, wait and see.

By now the clouds, fog and rain are in such a combo that it almost felt like a monsoon. If it had been any colder it would have been totally miserable. We quickly took a couple pictures and then I gutted the deer as my wife went back for a bag to put the heart and liver in.




Then I tied the whole deer to my packboard. My wife asks, “your going to carry it out whole?” I laughed and said, “No, you are”. All she said was, “OK”.
She did great and nearly made it to the truck (about 100 yards), but she slipped on a log and needed some help so I took it the last 20 yards or so.





After a couple more pics we changed out of our wet clothes and headed for the meat room. It was only 75 lbs gutted but it was the only legal deer we saw. Matter of fact, it was the only deer we saw during legal hours. She hasn’t been able to hunt much the last few years and her time is very limited this year so a spike was fine, plus we had a great time.




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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2008, 06:18:20 PM »
She's a stud!  Nicely done!
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2008, 06:18:45 PM »
Congrats to her on a ncie buck!!! Good eatin there for sure!
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2008, 06:19:40 PM »
awesome story

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2008, 06:35:11 PM »
I can't believe you made her pack it out!!  :chuckle:
 Tell her way to go!

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2008, 07:09:05 PM »
Thats a great story. i too cant believe you made her pack it out
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2008, 07:14:50 PM »
good job  :cue:
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2008, 07:31:29 PM »
Your wife is the &*^# packing that thing out like that, huge kudos to her. Congrats, backstrap tonight!

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2008, 07:35:32 PM »
Way to go, that should be some right good eating there.
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2008, 07:37:21 PM »
Congratulations, You have a great Woman there!

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2008, 07:41:53 PM »
Great story.  Talk about earning it!  What kind of pack do you have?  Congratulations again.

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2008, 07:42:28 PM »
I can't believe you made her pack it out!!  :chuckle:

i too cant believe you made her pack it out

 :chuckle: I can believe it!

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2008, 07:53:06 PM »
That's totally cool! Especially the packing part. Great job.

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2008, 07:57:10 PM »
 :tup:  Now that is a woman!!!   :tup:

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2008, 07:59:21 PM »
I am going to get my wife and have her see this post but not until she finishes my dinner.

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2008, 08:07:16 PM »
That's awesome man!  Tell her congrats!!!  She can come pack for me anytime!  :chuckle:

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2008, 08:07:31 PM »
Thats my boy Willy! Make the wifey pack her own buck out  :chuckle:. Nice story and congrats to your wife man!!

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #17 on: October 15, 2008, 08:57:43 PM »
Nice work

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #18 on: October 15, 2008, 09:03:11 PM »
Dude... that is perfect!!!!! :chuckle:

Great job to the Mrs.

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #19 on: October 15, 2008, 09:29:14 PM »
Neat, I wish my wife would start hunting again.

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2008, 04:06:47 AM »
Good job Beth.
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2008, 04:49:33 AM »
Congratulations to your wife Willy for the buck, and to you for gettin' her trained right... :chuckle:

Seriously very cool!
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2008, 05:11:32 AM »
Love the pictures, very nice.   8)

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #23 on: October 16, 2008, 08:05:05 AM »
Great story and a really great hunt. It reminded me of way back when, when Dad would get off work and we would head up Misquetto Creek with as little time and light left as you guys had.

Love the rain, the wind and the fog rolling in, but nothing beats the picture of your wife packing out her buck and your son giving the thumbs up ! !

Congradulations

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2008, 08:48:15 AM »
Women aren't wimps, they just pretend to be sometimes so we do the work and they don't.  If she's going to shoot it, she's going to pack it, this ain't no summa' camp! ;)

Good job on the deer, and making her take ownership for it. :IBCOOL:

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #25 on: October 16, 2008, 08:58:07 AM »
Great story tell your wife congrats!  :)
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #26 on: October 16, 2008, 09:00:25 AM »
Congats to your wife. thats a hell of a gal you got there.
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #27 on: October 16, 2008, 09:16:19 AM »
LOL, that is awsome!!!
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #28 on: October 16, 2008, 10:33:32 AM »

Then I tied the whole deer to my packboard. My wife asks, “your going to carry it out whole?” I laughed and said, “No, you are”. All she said was, “OK”.


That's too funny!  Exactly what I would've done.  Probably exactly what my wife would've said too....."Ok!"  :chuckle:

Great write up and pics.  Congrats to your wife!!

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #29 on: October 16, 2008, 01:31:17 PM »
WOW congrats to her
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #30 on: October 16, 2008, 01:39:56 PM »
Way cool! Tell her congratulations!

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #31 on: October 16, 2008, 01:44:38 PM »
Ive got one like that under my belt.  We should have a thread for smallest buck antlers...  Good eatin thats for sure.

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #32 on: October 16, 2008, 01:51:24 PM »
nice job young lady,packed it out too!you will always be welcome around the fire.Momma says you go girl!

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #33 on: October 16, 2008, 09:07:39 PM »
i think i just saw ike the spike II in downtown duvall tonight.
looked like his twin.
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #34 on: October 16, 2008, 09:18:53 PM »
 Always great to see more and more women hunters out there have success, great job.

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #35 on: October 16, 2008, 09:23:59 PM »
BTKR's wife has been hunting for some time. She has a couple of bears to her credit also.
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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #36 on: October 16, 2008, 11:54:22 PM »
BTKR's wife has been hunting for some time. She has a couple of bears to her credit also.

Yep, 3 bears to be exact. Even shot a spike with eyeguards once. :o




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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #37 on: October 17, 2008, 06:17:07 AM »
Thanks for all the great comments guys. It was fun and she is happy. That is all that matters.

As for the comments about me making her pack it out, it was the power of suggestion.  :chuckle:

Anyway just wait until you read my next bear story (coming Friday or Saturday) and see who had to pack out my bear.  :IBCOOL:




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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #38 on: October 17, 2008, 09:47:55 AM »
What a great memory thanks for sharing  ;)

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Re: My wife killed Ike!
« Reply #39 on: October 17, 2008, 10:05:01 AM »
BTKR's wife has been hunting for some time. She has a couple of bears to her credit also.

Yep, 3 bears to be exact. Even shot a spike with eyeguards once. :o

 Good deal, hoping my wife will get her first buck this year.

 


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