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Title: 3nails Idaho 2015
Post by: 3nails on November 26, 2015, 12:30:20 PM
 Twas a short hunt this year. I rattled in a buck a half hour into the hunt that I blew it on. Then on the way to another spot to rattle we ran into a buck my son couldn't pass on.
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Post by: 3nails on November 26, 2015, 12:39:32 PM
Pics.
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Post by: 3nails on November 26, 2015, 12:40:52 PM
 I'll post my buck after dinner. Someone is yelling it's time to go.  :chuckle:
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Post by: grundy53 on November 26, 2015, 12:59:04 PM
Nice work!. Your son looks very happy. That's what it's all about.

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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 26, 2015, 01:16:28 PM
 :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 26, 2015, 01:17:04 PM
NICE ... Sounds like it was awesome hunting again in Idaho !!!   
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Post by: LittleJohn on November 26, 2015, 06:11:45 PM
Good buck!!!!!!
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Post by: 3nails on November 26, 2015, 08:41:03 PM
 We drove over on Saturday the 21st and set up camp. This took until dusk so our first hunt would start on the 22nd, well past when I like to rattle but still in the "zone". We got to our hunting spot a little later than we'd have liked but headed out excited. The first area we rattled wasn't ideal but due to my impatience we gave it a try. About 200 degrees of view was blocked by heavy timber and wouldn't you know it a buck comes in to 30' and I never see him. He came in hard so I wish I'd at least glimpsed him. On our way to the next spot we spotted a buck that my son wanted and he made a nice running shot after missing him clean standing still.  :chuckle:
 Nothing that night or the next morning and after a midday break at camp and not having much time left in the day we hit a good area close to camp. Well I had forgot my coat on the drying rack and knew I wouldn't be able to do extended rattle sessions. The first one hit the 20 minute mark and it was time to move to warm up. I'd planned on one session of about 40 min but couldn't make it. We hurried about 100 yds up to the top of the ridge and with 15 min of light left I did a short, violent session. About 2 min later I hear crunching in the snow about 80 yds below. He exposes himself at 60 and I can tell he's a mature buck. Normally a deer I would pass on on the second day but with my son tagged out and the thought of being home for Thanksgiving I smoked him. Spent too many T-giving dinners away from home in hunting camps.
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Post by: bobcat on November 26, 2015, 09:16:17 PM
Nice. No way would I have passed up that buck!
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on November 26, 2015, 09:16:57 PM
Great buck, and home for thanksgiving that sounds like a win/win to me.
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Post by: HUNTaHOLIC5 on November 26, 2015, 09:34:24 PM
Great buck, and home for thanksgiving that sounds like a win/win to me.

 :yeah:
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Post by: Mfowl on November 26, 2015, 09:55:46 PM
Great buck(s)! Congrats!
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Post by: grundy53 on November 26, 2015, 10:04:02 PM
Great bucks!

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Post by: MountainTracker on November 27, 2015, 08:51:31 AM
Nice!! Looks like you guys had a great time.
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Post by: gunnarnewt on November 27, 2015, 09:17:11 AM
 :tup:
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Post by: elkboy on November 27, 2015, 01:58:02 PM
Way to go!!! Looks like a great time!!!
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 27, 2015, 06:30:53 PM
great bucks!
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Post by: Turner89 on November 27, 2015, 07:02:41 PM
Nice job 3nails  :tup:
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Post by: Cultusman on November 27, 2015, 07:30:40 PM
Nice healthy looking whitetails,should be good eating. Congrats  :tup:
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Post by: kglacken on November 27, 2015, 10:20:12 PM
Never fails. Good bucks every time you are out here. Still need to meet up with you for a rattling lesson. Think its too late to rattle now? Im over here trying to tag a mature buck on film. 2 days left to get it done!
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Post by: Jimmy33 on November 27, 2015, 10:36:21 PM
Nice whitey...you should have seen my little dinker this year


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Title: Re: 3nails Idaho 2015
Post by: 3nails on November 27, 2015, 11:21:42 PM
Never fails. Good bucks every time you are out here. Still need to meet up with you for a rattling lesson. Think its too late to rattle now? Im over here trying to tag a mature buck on film. 2 days left to get it done!
No such thing as too late! I'm positive you can still do it.
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Post by: LittleJohn on November 28, 2015, 04:21:16 AM
Awesome buck Nails, Sounds like a great trip,

Thank You for all the rattling info you have shared with us all

I rattled in 3 bucks in 3 set ups on turkey day am here in NW MT

Had my 9 year old son with me, he had a blast. His hands were shaking so bad I thought he was shivering from the cold. He said he wasn't cold, just excited :}
He is hooked on rattling now for sure.

Thanks again and congrats  :tup: :tup:
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Post by: shanevg on November 28, 2015, 08:21:29 AM
Congrats to both of you. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: 3nails on November 28, 2015, 08:30:40 AM
Awesome buck Nails, Sounds like a great trip,

Thank You for all the rattling info you have shared with us all

I rattled in 3 bucks in 3 set ups on turkey day am here in NW MT

Had my 9 year old son with me, he had a blast. His hands were shaking so bad I thought he was shivering from the cold. He said he wasn't cold, just excited :}
He is hooked on rattling now for sure.

Thanks again and congrats  :tup: :tup:
That is great! Did you shoot one of them?
Title: Re: 3nails Idaho 2015
Post by: LittleJohn on November 29, 2015, 04:43:16 PM
Awesome buck Nails, Sounds like a great trip,

Thank You for all the rattling info you have shared with us all

I rattled in 3 bucks in 3 set ups on turkey day am here in NW MT

Had my 9 year old son with me, he had a blast. His hands were shaking so bad I thought he was shivering from the cold. He said he wasn't cold, just excited :}
He is hooked on rattling now for sure.

Thanks again and congrats  :tup: :tup:
That is great! Did you shoot one of them?

No I didn't shoot,
looking for a big one

Rattled in 3 bucks yesterday,
One was a dandy 5x, he skirted me and I couldn't get a clear shot
Soooooo much fun

Season is over as of 20 minutes ago here in MT
I think I'll keep at it with the video camera until they stop coming in
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Post by: Mark251 on November 29, 2015, 05:39:53 PM
Great looking bucks!  Congratulations guys  :tup:
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