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Offline coastalghost

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Late tag success!
« on: November 21, 2010, 02:48:06 PM »
Well,  I finally drew an EW late tag after 9 years of puttin in.  Weather kind of sucked most of the time...was hoping for more snow.  I did manage to find a pocket of does down lower with a bunch of bucks on the outskirts.  The third day i spotted this guy from quite a distance.  He looked wide but I couldnt tell his mass.  I decided to leave him alone and see if there was something better out there.  The 17th rolled around and I went back to the hole to find him.  He was still there and had 10 does with him.  I put a nice stalk on him and shot him at about 60 yards.  He just kept getting bigger as I got closer to him.  28 inch spread with lots of mass.  Def. worth the 9 year wait.  I couldnt be happier except for the pack out lol.  Almost felt "wrong" to be carrying a modern firearm during the heavy rut with no one around...almost.










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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2010, 02:49:43 PM »
yessir, you killed a winner!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2010, 02:50:50 PM »
Great looking buck.. Whats with the blue grees eye in the second picture?  Is that deer blind in that eye or is it a reflection of some kind?
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2010, 02:52:33 PM »
WOW what a toad congrats
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2010, 02:53:08 PM »
Nice going!!  That's a great buck!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2010, 02:53:35 PM »
very nice buck! congrats to you :IBCOOL:
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2010, 02:54:19 PM »
awesome deer congrats
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2010, 02:54:43 PM »
nice buck, congrats
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2010, 02:56:17 PM »
Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on November 21, 2010, 02:50:50 PM
Great looking buck.. Whats with the blue grees eye in the second picture?  Is that deer blind in that eye or is it a reflection of some kind?
Not sure Michelle...his eyes looked normal on the ground...maybe a reflection from a large lake...lol.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2010, 02:57:51 PM »
WOW!!! Well worth the wait if ya ask me! CONGRATS
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2010, 02:59:49 PM »
congrats! Is that a mission buck?
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2010, 03:13:13 PM »
My guess is Slide ridge or Mission, but it doesn't matter.  Its a beautiful buck.  For a minute i thought someone nabbed 303. 
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2010, 03:16:06 PM »
Dandy Buck Nels, thats a smoker man!!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2010, 03:23:09 PM »
Outstanding! He's got the width and the mass. You tagged a great buck. Congratulations on the draw, and doing something worthwhile with it!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2010, 03:35:11 PM »
Great looking deer.  A good one for the wall.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2010, 03:35:29 PM »
Nice buck! I cant believe you walked away from that buck. Good thing you found him again later in your hunt.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2010, 03:40:04 PM »
Would be more than happy to wait 9 years to nail that toad!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2010, 03:40:51 PM »
Beautiful buck!  Did he chip that point when he fell?
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2010, 03:42:12 PM »
Quote from: HornPorn on November 21, 2010, 03:35:29 PM
Nice buck! I cant believe you walked away from that buck. Good thing you found him again later in your hunt.

Its a terrible tag to own.  Your always thinking "there must be something better out here".  Years ago I saw some that would blow this one away so thats the only reason.  Plus I knew he was staying there with all the does.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2010, 03:44:45 PM »
Quote from: singleshot12 on November 21, 2010, 03:40:51 PM
Beautiful buck!  Did he chip that point when he fell?

No broken from probably a fight.  He was def. a fighter...scars all over his face.  He had an abcess on one of his hind quarters looked like a tine stuck into his bone.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2010, 04:03:51 PM »
Quote from: HornPorn on November 21, 2010, 03:35:29 PM
Nice buck! I cant believe you walked away from that buck. Good thing you found him again later in your hunt.
:yeah: Was wondering what kinda glass you had to judge him with the first time? Definitely a shooter, nice buck for sure!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2010, 04:04:30 PM »
Stud buck! Way to go. :tup:
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2010, 04:28:37 PM »
Nice buck Nels. I'm wondering if u could kill a buck like that with a 243 ? :chuckle:
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2010, 04:30:51 PM »
Dandy!!!!.....congrats
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2010, 04:31:34 PM »
Very nice!  Congrats!!!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2010, 04:37:33 PM »
Quote from: BLR 243 on November 21, 2010, 04:28:37 PM
Nice buck Nels. I'm wondering if u could kill a buck like that with a 243 ? :chuckle:

Not enough power blr...hehe.  Need to get yourself a 7 mag....you know, Jud's favorite caliber..lol.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2010, 05:41:43 PM »
awesome, glad to see it!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2010, 05:54:29 PM »
What a brute, awesome!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2010, 05:59:19 PM »
Beauty!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2010, 06:09:02 PM »
Nice buck!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #30 on: November 21, 2010, 06:20:12 PM »
Good looking Buck!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #31 on: November 21, 2010, 06:21:14 PM »
Dandy buck for sure!!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2010, 06:31:09 PM »
Congrats Nels.
I was wondering where you were hiding.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2010, 06:51:21 PM »
Awesome job coast! that is a dandy buck  :IBCOOL:
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #34 on: November 21, 2010, 06:59:26 PM »
Thats one nice Buck..... Congrads to you for the draw and the sweeeeeet Buck... JAMNG
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #35 on: November 21, 2010, 08:00:26 PM »
Great buck! Next year will be 9 years for me putting in...my time is coming. I would love to get a buck like that!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #36 on: November 21, 2010, 08:42:57 PM »
Nice buck!  It does feel sort of wrong hunting with nobody else around.. Almost!  HA!  That's been my wife's only experiences so far, a moose and quality deer hunt.  I'll take her out for general season next year and show her how it's really done!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #37 on: November 21, 2010, 08:48:24 PM »
Thats a great buck. Looks like you put the tag to good use.

Congrats to you!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #38 on: November 21, 2010, 09:32:21 PM »
Stud of a buck!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #39 on: November 21, 2010, 09:53:15 PM »
Great Buck!! :)
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #40 on: November 21, 2010, 10:27:27 PM »
Great buck, way to go!!
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #41 on: November 21, 2010, 10:57:47 PM »
Quote from: coastalghost on November 21, 2010, 04:37:33 PM
Quote from: BLR 243 on November 21, 2010, 04:28:37 PM
Nice buck Nels. I'm wondering if u could kill a buck like that with a 243 ? :chuckle:

Not enough power blr...hehe.  Need to get yourself a 7 mag....you know, Jud's favorite caliber..lol.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #42 on: November 22, 2010, 09:01:48 AM »
Very nice Buck ;)
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #43 on: November 22, 2010, 09:08:17 AM »
Great buck! Glad you filled your tag with such a dandy! Congrats! 243....7mm mag, just what did you shoot that big guy with?
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #44 on: November 22, 2010, 01:30:44 PM »
Quote from: C-Money on November 22, 2010, 09:08:17 AM
Great buck! Glad you filled your tag with such a dandy! Congrats! 243....7mm mag, just what did you shoot that big guy with?

7 mag low neck shot...didnt want him going any farther downhill...lol.
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Re: Late tag success!
« Reply #45 on: November 23, 2010, 08:28:55 AM »
Well done nice buck.
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