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Offline ianwood76

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Hard work, it all pays off!
« on: September 18, 2013, 05:28:45 PM »
Got it done this morning. My first bow kill and my biggest buck! Pics now story to come later! 29" wide, scored out at 181. Pics don't do it justice

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2013, 05:36:55 PM »
nice boots

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2013, 05:38:35 PM »
Nice archery buck, which scoring method did you use?
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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2013, 05:38:54 PM »
Great buck! Congrats!
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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2013, 05:39:01 PM »
nice boots
:yeah:
And nice buck as well.... Can't wait for the story

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2013, 05:40:59 PM »
nice boots
:yeah:
And nice buck as well.... Can't wait for the story

j/k
It is an awesome buck - I just had to laugh at the boots a little though they almost dominate the photo. 

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2013, 06:06:52 PM »
Congrats on a nice buck.  :tup:

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2013, 06:27:28 PM »
Very nice buck, congrats!
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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2013, 06:35:07 PM »
Definitely a nice buck.

The boots got me laughing  :chuckle:

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2013, 06:59:34 PM »
Definitely a nice buck.

The boots got me laughing  :chuckle:
Nice archery buck, which scoring method did you use?
my lucky boots!! I kill everything in a pair of *censored* kickers :) and B&C scoring. Like I said. At first glance you'd think this buck is mid 160's but the tape doesn't lie. He is massive!!

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2013, 07:05:53 PM »
nice buck! Yeah the pics must not do him justice! I was thinking 160's myself, good work :tup:
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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2013, 07:09:01 PM »
I woke up at normal time. 7 am. Not expecting to go hunting but expecting to go to school. I forgot that it was late start so I had a couple hours to burn. Instead of going to sleep like most 17 year old would do I though I might as well go do some glassing on the fourwheeler. As soon as I got to my glassing spot I glassed up 5 legal bucks. But nothing I wanted to shoot. And then I looked over, two big toads! I've had this buck on trail camera for over a month and a half but hasn't had the opportunity to get a shot at him. I ran down to my house grabbed my bow and range finder and headed up after him. As I was hiking up I'm praying to The Lord, please help my arrow fly straight and please help me not to be shaking to bad to make the shot!
   As I crest the steep hill onto the flat where the bucks were bedded I hear crashing. The bucks winded me and were taking off before I was even there. I was thinking oh no, here goes everything. Well... The big buck stopped just long enough to give me a 50 yard shot, as I let the arrow fly I knew it was money. THWACK. Right behind the shoulder breaking the opposite shoulder. He hunkered up. Hobbled maybe 30 yards and then went over. I broke down. I can't explain the emotion I was feeling and how happy I was. When I got up to him tears were rolling. Like I said, it was one of the happiest moments of my life. My biggest buck to date and I feel so lucky to harvest such a beautiful animal.
   There's my story. I hope everyone else is killin and eatin good too!

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2013, 07:14:19 PM »
Dang it man ...way to go ...I have not even screwed a broadhead on my arrows yet  :bdid: just to dang busy ...good job  :tup: :tup:

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2013, 07:16:41 PM »
nice buck!

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Re: Hard work, it all pays off!
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2013, 07:21:32 PM »
Nice buck!  Congrats!  :tup: :tup:
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