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Title: Finally Cut My Tag-Finally have pics
Post by: jwroberts on December 28, 2008, 09:19:08 PM: Sorry this is delayed but I just got back into town after visiting family for Christmas. It took about 50 days of hunting but I finally cut my multi season deer tag on Christmas Eve morning. After I passed on several does, passed on a button buck at least 5-6 times, passed on a two point during the early season, and screwed up a chance at a bigger three point and ran out of light on others several times, I finally got a three by two. I went out to my blind early in the morning knowing that it may be my last day to hunt. At about 8:15 the little button buck came out and fed and gave me several chances at a broadside shot at 25 yards. I watched him for about 15 minutes but just could not bring myself to shoot him. Suddenly he spooked and ran for cover. I figured that would probably be the only deer I would see so I got off my stool and sat down in the snow to drink my thermos of coffee. Just as I reached for my thermos I saw another deer about 70 yards down the tree line, and he had horns. I figured I had screwed up because I was now sitting down and was too low to shoot over the top of the hay bales. I waited until he dropped into a little hole and picked up my bow but I was still too low to shoot over the front of my blind. The deer hung up about 35 yards away at a 90 degree angle to my blind in a position that gave me no cover at all. If I tried to move he would see me for sure. My only hope was for him to keep coming and get in front of the blind which would give me a chance to get up to my knees and shoot over the top. I was blessed. He walked about another 20 yards and stopped directly in front at about 25 yards away. I slowly got up to my knees and lifted my bow over the top of the bales. I made enough noise in the snow that I figured he would be gone for sure but the bales must have blocked the noise. He was slightly angled so I put it through the last couple of ribs and it came out close to the opposite shoulder. At first it seemed like I missed because he barely flinched. He took a few steps and started to wobble. He dropped at about 20 yards. I called my wife and she brought the camera and helped me load him up. Ended up being about 100 lbs hanging. Not huge but not bad for my first archery deer. Decided to do a shoulder mount (don't laugh) since it was my first archery deer and he has kind of a funky rack. Will post pics as soon as I get it figured out. (https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10498/08Blacktail-1.jpg)(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10498/08Blacktail-5.jpg)
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Post by: stumprat on December 28, 2008, 09:23:15 PM: Congrats. ;)
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Post by: runniNgunnin on December 28, 2008, 09:35:11 PM: atleast your first archory deer had a rack... mine didnt even have male goods. nice job, lets see those pics!!!
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Post by: wilsongideon on December 28, 2008, 11:38:15 PM: very cool! glad you were succesful specially coming down to the last day
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Post by: bowhunterforever on December 29, 2008, 12:38:12 AM: Patince pays off! Congrats! :)
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Post by: huntnphool on December 29, 2008, 12:52:33 AM: :tup:
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Post by: Slider on December 29, 2008, 07:23:58 AM: Congrats!!! :cue:
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on December 29, 2008, 07:28:42 AM: Congrats...look forward to the pic's
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Post by: Hunter Y on December 29, 2008, 03:25:32 PM: Good story,
I am glad to see that you had many oppertunities during the season, That s what makes it worth it! ;)
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Post by: rasbo on December 29, 2008, 03:43:22 PM: good story,way to hang
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Post by: robb92 on December 29, 2008, 03:53:45 PM: Congrats!!!!! Well done!
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Post by: bucklucky on December 29, 2008, 04:00:58 PM: Nice! Now hurry up with those pics!!
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Post by: Elkstuffer on December 29, 2008, 05:14:28 PM: My first archery buck was a 2x3 with one eye guard. He's going on the wall also. You never forget your first! Congrats. Lets see some pic's.
Title: Re: Finally Cut My Tag-Finally have pics
Post by: jwroberts on January 01, 2009, 01:42:58 PM: Sorry it took so long but here are a couple of pics
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Post by: bucklucky on January 01, 2009, 02:00:22 PM: That is a wierd rack. Pretty cape, looks like he had alot of white on his face.
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Post by: bowsandhose on January 01, 2009, 02:10:36 PM: congrats and way to get it done
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Post by: Gobble on January 01, 2009, 02:14:27 PM: Congrats John ;) That's a great first archery deer. I'll be over for backstraps later :chuckle:
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Post by: fc2038 on January 01, 2009, 02:20:44 PM: Thanks for the story and pics :brew:
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on January 03, 2009, 10:20:22 PM: congrats man! Any archery animal is a trophy! He will always be one you want to talk about. That's why we put them on the wall to begin with, right?
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Post by: Bunkster on January 03, 2009, 10:39:47 PM: Very coooool. my first archery deer was a blacktail, 2x2 that is almost identical to him. except the left side. And it was in the snow!!!!! Brings back some great memories :IBCOOL: Congrats, and you will never forget it. I didn't have mine mounted but you will love him on the wall..... :chuckle: :drool: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: bow4elk on January 03, 2009, 10:48:59 PM: Congratulations, and way to go passing on the button buck. You've tagged a fine buck, especially for your first! He'll make a really nice mount.