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Title: 2nd weekend buck.
Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 03:31:12 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F10%2F25%2Fc0f40481234f1be0dbfa585a1af906be.jpg&hash=e9f329ab66c85a8b4e616dd8b2beda24bd309292)

My biggest yet.

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Post by: Mark251 on October 25, 2015, 03:54:11 PM: Cool looking buck! Congratulations :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on October 25, 2015, 04:03:12 PM: I like that Buck :tup:
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Post by: Widgeondeke on October 25, 2015, 04:05:03 PM: Congrats. :tup:

Like the dark antlers

Story??
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Post by: full choke on October 25, 2015, 06:19:02 PM: That is a cool buck!
Like that color! :tup:
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Post by: jackmaster on October 25, 2015, 06:22:22 PM: Great buck, you gonna give a story with it ? :tup:
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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 06:45:14 PM: I was just creeping along really slow came over the hill and spotted him a ways off. I stalked my way 100 yards closer and decided to turn the truck off and coast a ways so he wouldn't hear me sneaking up on him. .... had to turn the truck sideways in the road so I could shoot out the window...

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Post by: jackelope on October 25, 2015, 06:58:58 PM: Congrats on a great buck. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: ghosthunter on October 25, 2015, 07:00:49 PM: Wow nice.
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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 07:37:29 PM: On a more serious note. My wife and I have been hunting a ridge, sitting a lot where 2 draws come together and a big draw falls off the back. Hiking further up the ridge we have jumped deer bedded so it seemed like a good spot to setup. Country is open timber so you have max openings up to 200 yards.

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Post by: tgomez on October 25, 2015, 07:42:55 PM: That's a nice deer!
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Post by: TheSkyBuster on October 25, 2015, 07:56:14 PM: Quote from: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 06:45:14 PM
I was just creeping along really slow came over the hill and spotted him a ways off. I stalked my way 100 yards closer and decided to turn the truck off and coast a ways so he wouldn't hear me sneaking up on him. .... had to turn the truck sideways in the road so I could shoot out the window...

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Next time try using the drivers side mirror as a rest. :tup:
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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 08:02:21 PM: The 3rd time we setup there we separated about 70 yards so we could watch more openings. At 5:30 a buck was suddenly 50 yds below me in the draw and headed downhill. No clear shot. I hustled to my wife and slipped down through the trees with her trying to catch up to the buck. The wind was perfect right in our face. 120 yards downhill we were brought to a halt by a nice set of horns. The buck was coming right at us 30 yards!!!!! I was shaking, my wife lifted her gun slowly but we were to close the buck saw the motion and stopped behind a tree just his head was visible. No shot. The buck held for a minute and then took off ...he crossed the draw and was headed for freedom and thick timber. I didn't have alot of time to think anything through. I didnt want the buck to get away and as he crossed a small opening 150 yards away. I led him and fired in the quickest freestanding shot I have ever taken. There was no visible change in the bucks stride he continued across the draw and out of site.

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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 08:07:28 PM: I figured I had missed. But checking the bucks trail we found a good spot of blood immediately. I let my wife lead and she tracked the blood 200 yards later there he was.

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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 08:12:49 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F10%2F25%2Ff4fd9deb0b8bc265d10731ec6e914234.jpg&hash=7582b3ec3bef754c5348a32664769fd711e88f89)

I somehow managed to drill him 1inch behind his right shoulder and it blew through one lung and exited 3 inches in front of his opposite shoulder. It was a pretty spectacular lucky shot if I do say so myself.

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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 08:18:01 PM: My wife went for the game dolley and I started the drag down to a road. Once I got him there I hiked out to meet my wife and retrieve the dolley. We had him to the truck by 7:30.

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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 08:21:58 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F10%2F25%2F8062d671ec732bd44de2032e0d7fa355.jpg&hash=61c21464e6faabac99d7c7e055620815ce5a7307)

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Post by: kirkl on October 25, 2015, 08:23:28 PM: Nice buck, man his body looks huge in that last pic.
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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 08:27:48 PM: He was a pretty big deer. His neck was thick and he was strong smelling.

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Post by: cowboycraig on October 25, 2015, 08:32:52 PM: Big. Nice.

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Post by: fishnfur on October 25, 2015, 09:06:24 PM: Cool buck. Pretty nice spread on that guy. Good job getting it done.
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Post by: wilsongideon on October 25, 2015, 11:06:29 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F10%2F25%2Fd9104d447a1bc722fd3f10b734edd06d.jpg&hash=75734d58402d9b77c85536b698151956d07cc513)

Thanks guys.

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Post by: lokidog on October 25, 2015, 11:14:27 PM: Wow, nice deer!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on October 26, 2015, 07:35:59 PM: Nice buck, Congrats :tup:
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Post by: Labredog on October 26, 2015, 10:24:18 PM: Nice :tup:
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Post by: wence5 on October 27, 2015, 09:11:15 AM: Very nice buck! :tup:
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Post by: wilsongideon on October 28, 2015, 11:07:39 AM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F10%2F28%2Fba4eb501142e9d5ae8da5e6f3c24d7b1.jpg&hash=e09ba7d9b74e94ac659de9908eab5e83ca0eff0b)

And the final product. ..love this part.

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Post by: jkthomps on October 28, 2015, 01:38:27 PM: Awesome buck!
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 28, 2015, 01:57:05 PM: :tup:
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Post by: wilsongideon on November 27, 2015, 10:27:55 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F11%2F27%2Fd87082133346f1a969e21d79db68949c.jpg&hash=e3e8cbff706286fd3d3fb60ac09ed038756e80c9)

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Post by: wilsongideon on November 27, 2015, 10:38:50 PM: Just for fun......what do you guys think he scores

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