Author Topic: Dry spell over! BUCK DOWN! (Read 10076 times)

jeepasaurusrex · « **on:** October 18, 2010, 10:08:59 PM »

8am this morning, I spotted this guy about 100yds up the hill from me. One shot from a 130gr Berger VLD being pushed by 56 grains of H4831 and it was all over!

As he lay.

Just before we gutted him.

Side view of his rack and where I hit him in the neck.

Back at camp, getting ready to skin him out.

My two daughters were excited!

He was ready for winter.. lots of fat and long hair.

Dad was pretty happy. I was shooting his handloads.

Alan K · « **Reply #1 on:** October 18, 2010, 10:10:57 PM »

Looks like that VLD worked as advertised! Way to go!

Armadillo · « **Reply #2 on:** October 18, 2010, 10:11:30 PM »

Nice buck!!! congrats! how long was your dry spell?

Hyde · « **Reply #3 on:** October 18, 2010, 10:12:45 PM »

Sweet buck!

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #4 on:** October 18, 2010, 10:13:16 PM »

Quote from: Armadillo on October 18, 2010, 10:11:30 PM

Nice buck!!! congrats! how long was your dry spell?

My last buck was in '03

goosegetter79 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 18, 2010, 10:14:05 PM »

Very nice!!!!

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #6 on:** October 18, 2010, 10:19:24 PM »

I passed on two other bucks earlier in the morning. I was trying to get the angle on another buck I spotted when I seen this guy. He was looking right at me and I could not see all his points. He turned his head for a second to look at the other deer and I seen he was at least a 3pt. But the way he was standing I really did not have a good body shot. But his neck was wide open. My Howa loves them Berger bullets and I can consistently put them in sub MOA groups at 100yds. I felt confident in taking the neck shot as I was in the prone position with a good rest. Breath..... Relax.....Aim.... Squeeze..... BANG! Then all I could see in the scope was 4 feet pointing skyward as he rolled a couple of times.

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #7 on:** October 18, 2010, 10:55:49 PM »

Congrats, He's a nice one

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #8 on:** October 18, 2010, 11:10:39 PM »

Great looking buck Jeep! Great job!

markts · « **Reply #9 on:** October 18, 2010, 11:13:04 PM »

I could only hope to end my dry spell in such a way

hunterbuilder · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2010, 11:47:39 PM »

Nice buck and way to put your dry spell to rest! Lots of blood on the ground there, looks like he pumped all his blood out in a hurry.

400out · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2010, 11:58:49 PM »

Thats a real fine buck!

7mag. · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2010, 01:05:30 AM »

Congrats, Jeep. That's a pretty buck.

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2010, 03:25:21 AM »

Congrats. Rain is a Good Thing

Ironhead · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2010, 05:18:32 AM »

Great buck and post, I love seeing everyones families involved. Congrats on a great hunt.

rasbo · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2010, 05:23:27 AM »

awesome jeep.glad the family was there.nuttin better

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #16 on:** October 19, 2010, 05:34:06 AM »

Thanks guys. After pulling the trigger and seeing him go down, I got the same adrenalin rush as when I shot my first deer. That feeling never gets old!

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #17 on:** October 19, 2010, 05:35:37 AM »

The wife is actually wanting to get a shoulder mount done. The cape was ruined from the neck shot, so would need a new one. I have not priced having one done, what do they run?

Hyde · « **Reply #18 on:** October 19, 2010, 07:36:21 AM »

The cape wasn't necessarily ruined from a neck shot. It's amazing what a competent taxidermist can do. Also, they could use a pose that hides the area if necessary. I'd pm one of the very good taxidermists we have on H-W.

Gotta love a wife that doesn't try to rain on your parade!

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #19 on:** October 19, 2010, 09:07:51 AM »

Im not in the shape I once was. LOL

That 100yds was VERY steep. I stopped a few times to catch my breath.

BlackRidge · « **Reply #20 on:** October 19, 2010, 09:15:40 AM »

Congrats Jeep, thats a great buck!!!!!

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #21 on:** October 19, 2010, 10:50:13 AM »

Great job!

Wyoming08 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 19, 2010, 10:51:55 AM »

Excellent write up and story Jeeps. Congrats on a very nice buck. You definately didn't waste much meat. Did you mention what caliber you were shooting? Very nicely done.

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2010, 10:54:38 AM »

I'm shooting a Howa 1500 chambered in .270 Winchester.

elkslare · « **Reply #24 on:** October 19, 2010, 11:54:08 AM »

Looks like you had a real hard time tracking him after the shot

, Congrats. good looking buck.

bighunter · « **Reply #25 on:** October 19, 2010, 01:21:06 PM »

congrats on the kill good way to fill the freezer

EDT · « **Reply #26 on:** October 19, 2010, 08:22:36 PM »

those are some awesome pics. nice work.

danceswitharrows · « **Reply #27 on:** October 19, 2010, 09:04:03 PM »

We got a bleeder

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 19, 2010, 09:17:43 PM »

congrats to you!

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #29 on:** October 20, 2010, 05:35:31 AM »

The Wife dropped the head off at the taxidermist yesterday as well as the hide at Quil Ceda Tanning to get it done. She even has a spot picked out on the wall to hang him.

C-Money · « **Reply #30 on:** October 20, 2010, 09:53:26 AM »

Awesome deal! Glad you got a nice buck. Its cool to have a wife that like to have deer on the wall! I sent my wife a pic of my buck from this year and she said ''why don't you get that one stuffed?" So I took him out to the taxi! Cant wait to see how your mount turns out! Congrats!

SFD2015 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 20, 2010, 11:10:29 AM »

Awesome buck and GREAT pics!

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 20, 2010, 11:17:53 AM »

Nice deer put up the mount pictures should be great.

cle elum bowhunter · « **Reply #33 on:** October 20, 2010, 04:48:00 PM »

Nice healthy buck, lots of back fat. Gonna be a good winter.

Wea300mag · « **Reply #34 on:** October 20, 2010, 06:31:54 PM »

Nicely done jeep, congrats.

Cruzer · « **Reply #35 on:** October 20, 2010, 08:37:22 PM »

Nice looking Buck!! Way to go, Dad looks very happy and proud.

hirshey · « **Reply #36 on:** October 20, 2010, 08:53:33 PM »

BEAUTIFUL animal... and lovely photos! Congrats on a great deer!

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #37 on:** October 21, 2010, 06:43:33 AM »

Drove up to Dad's place in Concrete last night after work. We started cutting on him around 7pm and finished at 11:30. Finally got home at 1:30 this morning. I cannot believe how much meat we got off of him. He was so fat, he had layers of fat under the meat. This boy was well fed.

saylean · « **Reply #38 on:** October 28, 2010, 06:45:06 PM »

Good lookin Buck Clarence! Im jealous!

Oh well, still got the weekend...

ser300wsm · « **Reply #39 on:** October 28, 2010, 06:51:54 PM »

Very nice buck, congrats to ya, great pics, thanks for sharing

longstevo · « **Reply #40 on:** October 28, 2010, 06:55:13 PM »

Good buck.

I'd have shot him in a heartbeat. Or, at least, shot AT him...

saylean · « **Reply #41 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:03:27 PM »

I told dad ya got one, he says congrats!

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #42 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:06:00 PM »

No, I didn't hear. Tell him I said good job!

Buckoholic · « **Reply #43 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:24:24 PM »

NICE

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #44 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:48:07 PM »

Dandy buck. A nice one for the wall.

remington300mag · « **Reply #45 on:** October 29, 2010, 03:22:22 PM »

Good looking buck! Love the pictures from around camp.....

jeepasaurusrex · « **Reply #46 on:** October 29, 2010, 09:09:16 PM »

Thanks.

Speaking of around camp...

Having two daughters and a wife who likes to use a lot of water, I knew the tank on the trailer would not last the whole trip. So, Dad came up with a great idea using a 12v water pump for an RV and powered it with our Honda generator. It took about 10min to fill our 40 gallon tank from the creek.

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