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Offline Sundance

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Humility
« on: November 29, 2014, 05:20:21 PM »
"A hunt based on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be... Time to commune with you inner soul..." Fred Bear
« Last Edit: August 21, 2015, 07:52:15 PM by Sundance »

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2014, 05:43:35 PM »
Great Buck. Way to stick with a tough bloodtrail. Your success doesn't go unrecognized, and IMO you have an excellent outlook of the way a hunt should be. Congrats

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2014, 05:53:05 PM »
Sundance congrats on the buck!  You are a blacktail guru, I always look forward to reading your posts. I always respect the hunt more than the kill but know the roller coaster of emotions that accompanies the pursuit of mature animals.  I thank you for sharing and you have my respect.

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2014, 05:58:36 PM »
Great post. Love it.

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2014, 06:17:19 PM »
Great post, well said. Nice buck too, glad you stuck with it and found him.

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2014, 08:22:54 PM »
Thanks for the reminder.  Beautiful buck.

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2014, 08:24:29 PM »
Best post ive reading a while....congrats on the buck and great write up  :tup:
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2014, 08:40:50 PM »
Nice job Sundance :tup:  Great story!
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2014, 09:41:15 PM »
Good job well said
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2014, 11:10:50 PM »
Great write up. Congratulations on your trophy! :tup:
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2014, 11:13:39 PM »
Real.nice buck!  :tup:
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2014, 09:10:02 AM »
What a great read! The words must just pour out of you like water from a firehose.  Once turned on, get out of the way!  Perhaps you should author a book...... 

Sounds like a great season to me - one that you will likely never forget, and one that I could only imagine through the detailed descriptions and personal feelings provided by you.  I felt like I was right there with you, feeling your concerns and sufferings. 

Congrats on your personal lessons learned.   (great buck too!)
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2014, 07:11:24 AM »
Good post Sundance.   Nice Roman nose on him. 

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2014, 07:45:42 AM »
Nothing wrong with that buck, especially for a stick and string.
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2014, 08:09:50 AM »
Good times.. nothing wrong with a frontal shot btw...

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2014, 08:33:23 AM »
Great story and happy to know you found him. 

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2014, 08:38:54 AM »
Sweeeeet ... :tup: :tup:

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2014, 09:01:15 AM »
Nice story and pictures. Would be nice to see a smile on your face though to culminate your efforts and the end of a season.
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2014, 09:56:06 AM »
Beautifully written.  I also have gotten complacent in hunts that I figured I had "wired", only to be frustrated by an "easy" doe hunt.  Deer have a way of restoring our humility by surprising us with their elusiveness and adaptability.  I suppose that's why we still have them around to hunt- they are the furthest thing from a dodo bird, that's for sure.

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2014, 10:19:34 AM »
Well done :tup:....Kind of reminds me of my elk hunt this year..Takes a couple good knock downs to put you in your place and help you remember what the hunt is really about.

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2014, 10:48:04 AM »
Very nice write up and a respectable buck.  The facial expressions in your pictures do a good job of summing up your feelings about the hunt (and your future hunts).

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2014, 11:36:23 AM »
Well done just the same truly memorable
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2014, 12:16:04 PM »
Well done. Good story and good buck! :tup:

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2014, 12:21:24 PM »
That's a great post and an awesome deer!

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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2014, 05:10:50 PM »
Congrats to you on a very nice buck.
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Re: Sundance's 2014 Humility Buck
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2014, 05:28:10 PM »
Sundance,

Thanks for the reminder about the importance of keeping our humility. Great contribution to the Forum, and a nice buck, too!

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