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Title: First VA deer this year
Post by: Machias on October 25, 2014, 12:29:56 PM: Smoked this small buck this morning at exactly sunrise. 16 yards, double lunged him, ran 40 yards and piled up. They are just now starting to rub and scrape here. Much better Saturday then last Saturday, but I think I over did it today. Nice to be able to put some deer meat in the freezer in between hospital stays. :)

As I found him.

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Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 25, 2014, 02:44:46 PM: Nice one, yea I say you double lunged him! :tup:

Your lingo is starting to sound like those back east TV Pro Hunters. :chuckle:

Quote from: Machias on October 25, 2014, 12:29:56 PM
Smoked this small buck this morning at exactly sunrise. 16 yards, double lunged him, ran 40 yards and piled up. They are just now starting to rub and scrape here. Much better Saturday then last Saturday, but I think I over did it today. Nice to be able to put some deer meat in the freezer in between hospital stays. :)

As I found him.

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Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: MLBowhunting on October 25, 2014, 03:13:02 PM: Great job. :)
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 25, 2014, 03:15:23 PM: Tasty little thing you got there. :tup: great shot

Is your bow like 42" from cam to cam or are their deer itty bitty in Virginia?
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Machias on October 25, 2014, 04:22:40 PM: Boss .300 winmag :chuckle: Just starting to grow my mullet. :chuckle:

They are ITTY BITTY. I mean really small. He was probably 80-85 pounds. My bow is only 32 inches axle to axle.
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Gobble Doc on October 25, 2014, 08:05:16 PM: :tup:
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: lokidog on October 25, 2014, 08:14:42 PM: Quote from: Machias on October 25, 2014, 04:22:40 PM
Boss .300 winmag :chuckle: Just starting to grow my mullet. :chuckle:

They are ITTY BITTY. I mean really small. He was probably 80-85 pounds. My bow is only 32 inches axle to axle.

Of course, he's still a fawn.... :chuckle:

Nice shooting!
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 25, 2014, 08:17:16 PM: How many more deer can you kill?
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Machias on October 25, 2014, 08:25:47 PM: 2 more antlered and 3 does, unless I wanted to buy extra tags.
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Machias on October 25, 2014, 08:27:27 PM: Quote from: lokidog on October 25, 2014, 08:14:42 PM
Quote from: Machias on October 25, 2014, 04:22:40 PM
Boss .300 winmag :chuckle: Just starting to grow my mullet. :chuckle:

They are ITTY BITTY. I mean really small. He was probably 80-85 pounds. My bow is only 32 inches axle to axle.

Of course, he's still a fawn.... :chuckle:

Nice shooting!

:) Even the "big" boys are little. Saw a huge 7X7 with a drop tine the other day on Fort Belvoir where I work. Might have gone 135 on the hoof.
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 25, 2014, 08:45:10 PM: Quote from: Machias on October 25, 2014, 08:25:47 PM
2 more antlered and 3 does, unless I wanted to buy extra tags.

I was just about to feel bad too, about you having only midgy-pop deer but since you can shoot 6... :chuckle:

Easy drag
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Machias on October 25, 2014, 08:55:29 PM: If I get all 6, it'll be like putting 2 WA or ID deer in the freezer. :)
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 25, 2014, 09:05:23 PM: Well, pocket-deer or not, I am glad you aren't worse afflicted and that you can get out there and hunt. :tup:
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: rasbo on October 26, 2014, 04:01:07 AM: good eats there Fred,had to laugh about the mullet,watch out for blondes with labs on the front porch in the freezing weather :chuckle:
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Machias on October 26, 2014, 06:44:35 AM: :tup: :chuckle:
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: ribka on October 30, 2014, 08:27:43 PM: good job fred :tup:
what are those training wheels doing on your recurve? :tung:
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: elkoholic1 on November 03, 2014, 02:41:56 PM: :tup:
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: Ranger91298 on November 03, 2014, 02:48:24 PM: Awesome!!! Looks like a tasty young buck... looks like you have a few more tags to fill!!!
Title: Re: First VA deer this year
Post by: C-Money on November 03, 2014, 02:50:44 PM: Congrats on your buck, and enjoy hunting the rest of those tags!