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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: PA BEN on December 07, 2008, 05:34:23 PM

Title: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: PA BEN on December 07, 2008, 05:34:23 PM: This is my first buck, I shot it 32 years ago, witha 308. Nice's one I've ever gotten. Some day I'll have a head mount done. I shot him on opening day of the 1976 deer season. He field dressed at 200 lbs, and scored 155 nontropical. I've seen bigger, and come close to this one, but with a bow in my hands.....will you know. :'(
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Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: TeacherMan on December 07, 2008, 05:36:01 PM: A true once in a life time buck... ;)
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: spur_ride on December 07, 2008, 05:37:15 PM: wow! :drool: thats a great buck!
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: agchawk on December 07, 2008, 05:41:20 PM: VERY, VERY nice! You're right, that is one HANDSOME lookin' rack and would look awesome on a head mount!

It only scored 155, ay? Sure looks from the pics that it would score better than that. (With that being said, the score is irrelevant....the rack is awesome regardless)
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: PA BEN on December 07, 2008, 05:43:34 PM: I took it to the Big Horn show in Spokane and that's the nontypical score they gave it. :dunno:
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: 270Shooter on December 07, 2008, 05:44:25 PM: Nice buck man :o :o

Most of the deer in washington are non tropical deer :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :lol4: :lol4: :sas:
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: agchawk on December 07, 2008, 05:45:54 PM: No worries, my friend. Honestly, I am not that good at eyeballing a score and again, it's a beautiful rack either way. I was just curious.

I've opened your thread three times already just to get another look at it.

VERY, VERY nice! Thanks for posting it up for us.
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: PA BEN on December 07, 2008, 06:05:25 PM: I was young and didn't really know how nice he was. My uncle kicked him out of a draw, I took a running shot and missed, he stopped and looked at me, and that was it. My uncle told me to drag him off the ridge to him, I said I can't, he said why all pissed off, I said he's toooo big. He came up the ridge cussing all the way saying it better be nice. He got there and said holy *censored* that's big. :chuckle: He said I'll never shot a buck that nice again ;)
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: trophyelk6x6 on December 07, 2008, 06:08:00 PM: get a cape for that bugger, worthy of a mount. Nice buck
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on December 07, 2008, 06:13:54 PM: That is an Awsome looking buck! Lots oh character.
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: pendoreilleadventures on December 07, 2008, 06:34:55 PM: by the looks of those brow tines his dad might have been a mountain caribou :yike: :chuckle:
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: saylean on December 07, 2008, 06:53:47 PM: sweet looking buck man, very cool.
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: bowsandhose on December 07, 2008, 07:08:36 PM: :drool:
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Post by: fc2038 on December 07, 2008, 07:09:44 PM: That us a awesome buck. I think it deserves a nice pelt to go along with that great rack.
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: BlackTail on December 08, 2008, 04:29:46 PM: Quote from: pendoreilleadventures on December 07, 2008, 06:34:55 PM
by the looks of those brow tines his dad might have been a mountain caribou :yike: :chuckle:

Exactly what I was thinking. He's got a shovel!!
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: Slider on December 08, 2008, 04:34:35 PM: Very Nice Buck!!! Congrats
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 08, 2008, 04:36:09 PM: Great buck congrats to you!!!
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: Hacksaw on December 08, 2008, 08:08:38 PM: Wow! Lots of character on that rack. Great lookin' buck. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: haugenna on December 08, 2008, 08:45:17 PM: great buck. Looks bigger than 150.

Look at that duck's foot coming off the brow tine.

Awesome character.
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: Charlie on December 08, 2008, 09:17:13 PM: Damn Pa Ben!! He is a Dandy!
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: blacktailer on December 10, 2008, 01:35:12 PM: Great buck PA Ben. Hopefully you can get a nice late season cape one of these days and get him mounted up.
Title: Re: My first buck. 11x12
Post by: Buckoholic on December 10, 2008, 09:28:47 PM: nice ;) ;)