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Offline toyman2

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No trophy but....
« on: November 23, 2015, 11:16:37 AM »
Here is my late buck. I am no trophy hunter.
I waited some, I saw several normally shooters. I have a hard time holding out for the mashers, I would rather have a full freezer.
We filled 4 of 5 tags this year, not a bad year.
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2015, 11:19:21 AM »
Not a thing wrong with that buck.  Glad you punched your tag. :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2015, 11:24:34 AM »
Looks like a trophy buck to me.
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2015, 01:09:53 PM »
nice deer!  :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2015, 01:18:51 PM »
Trophy's mainly feed ego's not your family. Good job :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2015, 01:30:58 PM »
Nice looking buck congrats! Any animal you take in fair chase is a trophy in my book. Hunting isn't easy!
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2015, 02:11:38 PM »
That's a beauty. You should be proud. I'm eating pork cutlets, not venison tonight.
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2015, 02:30:18 PM »
No reason to make excuses. A legal harvest is a legal harvest, and food on the table trumps all the rest of the pointy stuff.  That is a damn fine deer, one I would shoot every time if able to get myself an ethical shot opportunity.

WELL DONE!
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2015, 02:50:39 PM »
Dandy buck.  Congrats!
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2015, 02:52:25 PM »
Sorry didn't mean it to sound like excuses. I am pretty happy with him.
I know there are some whoopers out there, I just couldn't pass on him.
All in all it was a great year for the family in hunting. First year for me to grind and make my own burger.
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2015, 04:22:08 PM »
 :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2015, 04:42:42 PM »
Nice buck!! Glad your doing your own burger. Once we started doing it our selves, wife and I felt silly for not doing it sooner!!
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2015, 04:46:32 PM »
That is a dandy buck.  I'd take it any day.  Congrats!   :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2015, 06:31:06 PM »
Great looking buck!  Congratulations  :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2015, 06:35:50 PM »
Nice buck!!!
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2015, 06:42:44 PM »
Congrat! Great buck!
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2015, 06:43:52 PM »
I'd take that buck

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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2015, 06:49:00 PM »
nice buck, congrats  :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2015, 06:59:17 PM »
 :tup:
I've shot smaller and been just as happy. Nice success equals  :cue:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2015, 09:49:27 AM »
Thanks everyone.
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2015, 01:49:05 PM »
Great Deer!  I would love to shoot one that big. :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #21 on: November 25, 2015, 05:28:01 PM »
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #22 on: November 25, 2015, 05:58:26 PM »
That's a trophy to me bud! I bet it looks huge in the freezer! Nice deer!
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #23 on: November 25, 2015, 06:35:58 PM »
  Sir, that is a darn fine buck you harvested :tup:
Sure do like those whitetail, a very tasty critter IMO they make the best burger.
Good job on a proud buck.

If you have any questions while your learning to process your own burger or any other things you may like to attempt, sausage, jerky, etc. feel free to shoot me PM anytime you can pick my brain I'm totally into it all.

Since your already going to be grinding you should also give some fresh sausage a go as well, breakfast, italian or flavor you like, bulk, links, brats, good things to try if your a beginner.           
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #24 on: November 30, 2015, 09:18:07 AM »
Did 60lbs of burger yesterday, in a couple weeks I will be doing 30lbs of summer sausage.
I really like doing this stuff.
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #25 on: November 30, 2015, 09:42:10 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: No trophy but....
« Reply #26 on: November 30, 2015, 09:47:38 AM »
I don't have a whitetail so that would be going to the taxidermist for a shoulder mount so if that's not a trophy let me know when I get back I will a buck the same caliber congrats
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