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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: crschralping on October 16, 2012, 03:08:50 PM

Title: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: crschralping on October 16, 2012, 03:08:50 PM: Well I am new to hunting in Washington this is my first year. I got my first bear a few weeks back, and this was my first deer hunt since I was 17. I'm now 30 :yike: I'll cut right to the chase.... opening day in a 3 point or better unit it's starting to get late and I'm packing up my gear to head back to camp and here comes 2 bucks right at me. I'm on one knee loading up my pack with my gun resting on my little stool. The 2 bucks get to about 40 yards out and up hill from me. I reach for my gun and stand up at the same time. Both deer obviously see me and put the brakes on HARD. One lets out that high pitch squeal they do and the other grunts at me. BOOM I let one go out the -06. The big buck spins right and disappears and the other trots off. Immediately my buddies dad hits me up on the radio "was that you"? I tell him Yup I think I have one down. He was back at camp working on his buck he got that morning. I wait awhile put the head lamp on and start zig zagging up the hill. Takes about 2 minutes and there he is I hit him right behind the left front shoulder and the bullet did not exit. It was lodged just beneath the hide in front of the right shoulder. Got both lungs and exploded the heart. Took my shot 6 minutes before legal shooting hours ended for the day. This is about half of the crazy story of that day. Just before this I had a doe, $hit you not walk by me no farther than 5 feet away. So I was all jacked up from that when these two bucks showed up. To say the least I am loving life right now!
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck
Post by: Dustin07 on October 16, 2012, 03:10:22 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=107661.0;attach=226132;image)

was he watching you take this pic???

nice buck :tup:
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck
Post by: crschralping on October 16, 2012, 03:12:51 PM: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: yeah that left side is pretty cool looking. Im getting him mounted looking to the right because of that.
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Post by: et1702 on October 16, 2012, 03:13:35 PM: Congrats!! I bet you don't wait another 13 years before going hunting again.

ET
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Post by: elkoholic1 on October 16, 2012, 03:14:41 PM: nice buck congrats!! :tup:
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Post by: mdbuck5x5 on October 16, 2012, 03:18:44 PM: Nice looking 5 point
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 16, 2012, 03:22:50 PM: Thats a great first WA buck!
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on October 16, 2012, 03:25:28 PM: Great job!!! That's a 10 pointer all day in the Midwest. Out here you'll get a ration of crap for calling him that... whatever. Just call him YOURS!!! good work!
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck
Post by: crschralping on October 16, 2012, 03:28:16 PM: Yeah I still use Michigan math :chuckle:
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Post by: C-Money on October 16, 2012, 03:29:39 PM: NIce deer! Congrats!
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Post by: blacktailer on October 16, 2012, 03:35:40 PM: Very nice. Well done...
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Post by: ldjbuff on October 16, 2012, 05:05:10 PM: That deer is lookin at me lol
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: ELKBURGER on October 17, 2012, 07:20:07 AM: Whats with the puppy dog face? :dunno: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck
Post by: JohnVH on October 17, 2012, 07:46:33 AM: Quote from: crschralping on October 16, 2012, 03:28:16 PM
Yeah I still use Michigan math :chuckle:

shooting a 3pt with that will get you in trouble :tup:

Nice bucks, Im jealous!
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: Huntboy on October 17, 2012, 08:17:54 AM: Nice bucks, congrats.
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 17, 2012, 10:48:52 AM: Nothing wrong with Michigan Math.
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: patton1 on October 17, 2012, 01:00:46 PM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on October 17, 2012, 10:48:52 AM
Nothing wrong with Michigan Math.
:yeah: I'm from MI and that looks like a nice 10 pt to me. Congrats!
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on October 17, 2012, 01:56:21 PM: LOL :chuckle: man looked what I started! Don't get me twisted though my entire family is from Michigan so I understand the counting of all the points but I still like to give them crap about it though! Couple months ago my grandfather saw my 5 point whitetail from last year I had mounted and he says to me thats a dink 10 point, so I coughed and said you mean 5 point and he just starts laughing!
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: Bean Counter on October 17, 2012, 01:57:45 PM: :tup: Nice 4pt'er with eye guards 8)
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on October 17, 2012, 01:59:05 PM: Quote from: Bean Counter on October 17, 2012, 01:57:45 PM
:tup: Nice 4pt'er with eye guards 8)
:yeah: Even better lol!
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: SkookumHntr on October 17, 2012, 02:17:16 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: crschralping on October 17, 2012, 04:43:20 PM: :chuckle:You guys crack me up I love it!! Good luck out there, hope you all have a safe and fruitful season. Happy hunting :tup:
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Post by: nwwanderer on October 17, 2012, 04:56:07 PM: Thanks Bean Counter, nice 4x4.
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: Russ McDonald on October 17, 2012, 05:41:12 PM: Nice 10 pointer. Minnesota ain't no different. I still count them up that way too.
Title: Re: 10 Point Buck (Edited 5x5)
Post by: buck man on October 17, 2012, 06:03:30 PM: Nice buck :tup: