Post by: jjhunter on August 04, 2019, 08:26:51 PM
I’d really like to kill a buck in my home County so that is where I will start in Sept. I hung one camera in early July and just checked it this weekend. I hung another camera in another good area. I won’t check them again until the 29th and then I’ll be hunting/scouting for a week or so.
My goal is 170” gross for the tag, but mostly looking forward to the experience.
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Post by: Bango skank on August 04, 2019, 08:53:29 PM
Zammers Bango, that buck in the snow is a monster!
See the fresh boot track in the snow to the right of his face? Thats mine. I went in the day before, put out estrous scent with the plan of hunting my stand there the next day, meaning the day that pic was taken. When i woke up i decided not to, for no reason i can recall. :bash: never knew that buck existed, its my one and only pic of him. And take into account, the steep cam angle makes tines look much shorter.
Post by: Dan-o on August 04, 2019, 09:39:05 PM
Zammers Bango, that buck in the snow is a monster!
See the fresh boot track in the snow to the right of his face? Thats mine. I went in the day before, put out estrous scent with the plan of hunting my stand there the next day, meaning the day that pic was taken. When i woke up i decided not to, for no reason i can recall. :bash: never knew that buck existed, its my one and only pic of him. And take into account, the steep cam angle makes tines look much shorter.
Ouch!
Post by: OutHouse on August 05, 2019, 04:18:28 PM
Looks like a couple heavy 4 points and a nice 4x5 coming into my cam. As you can see, I’m an amateur when it comes to cam alignment. No shooter buck, yet
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If only it were 2014. I had two in my area that were freakishly big. Both seven by sevens, very wide, plenty of mass, and hanging out in an area that most people do not hunt. I would have turned you onto it just to see one on the ground. But it looks like you won't need any help! Good luck with that tag, what did it cost if you mind sharing? I understand if you don't. Either way, get after it.
Post by: jjhunter on August 05, 2019, 04:29:13 PM
I paid $6k. A lot of $$ for me, but a pretty good value for the experience.
Post by: andersonjk4 on August 05, 2019, 04:32:05 PM
Post by: OutHouse on August 05, 2019, 04:33:59 PM
Well, if one of them pops up, I’m all ears!!!! :chuckle:
I paid $6k. A lot of $$ for me, but a pretty good value for the experience.
Nice. Thanks for sharing I was always curious. So far this year just have a couple run of the mill four and five points but if something shows up in the area I'll let you know especially because I may just take a nice doe first chance. Didn't have much time off the last two years so I just want some venison to eat!
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Post by: Doublelunger on August 06, 2019, 02:18:25 PM
I’m not a whitetail hunter, so this will be interesting. :chuckle:
I’d really like to kill a buck in my home County so that is where I will start in Sept. I hung one camera in early July and just checked it this weekend. I hung another camera in another good area. I won’t check them again until the 29th and then I’ll be hunting/scouting for a week or so.
My goal is 170” gross for the tag, but mostly looking forward to the experience.
Sorry if I missed it. Where is your home county?
Post by: jackelope on August 06, 2019, 02:19:10 PM
Post by: Dhoey07 on August 06, 2019, 02:31:36 PM
Good luck
Post by: Ridgerunner on August 06, 2019, 02:41:18 PM
Post by: CoryTDF on August 06, 2019, 02:44:49 PM
Zammers Bango, that buck in the snow is a monster!
See the fresh boot track in the snow to the right of his face? Thats mine. I went in the day before, put out estrous scent with the plan of hunting my stand there the next day, meaning the day that pic was taken. When i woke up i decided not to, for no reason i can recall. :bash: never knew that buck existed, its my one and only pic of him. And take into account, the steep cam angle makes tines look much shorter.
Heartbreaking.......... :'( :'(
I let my brother hunt my stand the year I drew a late season archery tag for Chiliwist. He shot a 140 inch 5x5 whitetail out of my stand that I never knew existed. I was pretty bummed out until I scored a nice 165 inch 5x5 mulie on a sweet spot and stalk hunt in November!
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Post by: Alchase on August 07, 2019, 10:21:59 AM
This is going to be great, although I'm such a poor whitetail hunter I think my bar might be about 150, who am I kidding, I think all of the bucks in this post I'd shoot.
:yeah:
This is me in a nutshell!
Besides they never sit still long enough for me to measure them with my tape measure :dunno:
:tup:
Post by: BULLBLASTER on August 29, 2019, 11:41:54 AM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on August 29, 2019, 04:25:44 PM
A buddy in Nebraska invited me for a whitetail muzzleloader hunt (OTC license). I backed out the week prior, he called another friend who shot a 187" whitetail from the same stand, same day he'd offered me first. That was in the 1990s and I'm still not quite over it.Zammers Bango, that buck in the snow is a monster!
See the fresh boot track in the snow to the right of his face? Thats mine. I went in the day before, put out estrous scent with the plan of hunting my stand there the next day, meaning the day that pic was taken. When i woke up i decided not to, for no reason i can recall. :bash: never knew that buck existed, its my one and only pic of him. And take into account, the steep cam angle makes tines look much shorter.
Heartbreaking.......... :'( :'(
I let my brother hunt my stand the year I drew a late season archery tag for Chiliwist. He shot a 140 inch 5x5 whitetail out of my stand that I never knew existed. I was pretty bummed out until I scored a nice 165 inch 5x5 mulie on a sweet spot and stalk hunt in November!
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on August 29, 2019, 04:28:23 PM
Could have been worse, what if you sat in the stand from pre-dawn until 3:30, and still got that photo with that time stamp!Zammers Bango, that buck in the snow is a monster!
See the fresh boot track in the snow to the right of his face? Thats mine. I went in the day before, put out estrous scent with the plan of hunting my stand there the next day, meaning the day that pic was taken. When i woke up i decided not to, for no reason i can recall. :bash: never knew that buck existed, its my one and only pic of him. And take into account, the steep cam angle makes tines look much shorter.
Post by: idaho guy on August 29, 2019, 05:15:07 PM
I've got to follow this thread. Hoping you meet your goal.
:yeah: this should be good!
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 29, 2019, 05:16:27 PM
I've got to follow this thread. Hoping you meet your goal.
:yeah: this should be good!
Me too! Look forward to watching how this plays out. :tup:
Post by: Bango skank on August 29, 2019, 05:25:13 PM
Could have been worse, what if you sat in the stand from pre-dawn until 3:30, and still got that photo with that time stamp!Zammers Bango, that buck in the snow is a monster!
See the fresh boot track in the snow to the right of his face? Thats mine. I went in the day before, put out estrous scent with the plan of hunting my stand there the next day, meaning the day that pic was taken. When i woke up i decided not to, for no reason i can recall. :bash: never knew that buck existed, its my one and only pic of him. And take into account, the steep cam angle makes tines look much shorter.
That would have been awesome, because that camera was still set on PDT, so the clock is an hour ahead.
Post by: jjhunter on August 29, 2019, 05:55:22 PM
To be honest, I’m a little nervous about my field judging ability. :chuckle:
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 29, 2019, 06:29:08 PM
Post by: teanawayslayer on August 29, 2019, 07:00:05 PM
Headed out at 0100. Between work and my house build, I’m only gonna get 5 days in this go around.judge them just like you would a 200” mule deer. :chuckle:
To be honest, I’m a little nervous about my field judging ability. :chuckle:
Post by: jjhunter on August 29, 2019, 07:01:43 PM
Headed out at 0100. Between work and my house build, I’m only gonna get 5 days in this go around.judge them just like you would a 200” mule deer. :chuckle:
To be honest, I’m a little nervous about my field judging ability. :chuckle:
They look pretty damn big to me when they crest 160”!
Post by: teanawayslayer on August 29, 2019, 07:28:13 PM
agreed!Headed out at 0100. Between work and my house build, I’m only gonna get 5 days in this go around.judge them just like you would a 200” mule deer. :chuckle:
To be honest, I’m a little nervous about my field judging ability. :chuckle:
They look pretty damn big to me when they crest 160”!
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Post by: Bango skank on August 30, 2019, 04:28:50 AM
Headed out at 0100. Between work and my house build, I’m only gonna get 5 days in this go around.judge them just like you would a 200” mule deer. :chuckle:
To be honest, I’m a little nervous about my field judging ability. :chuckle:
They look pretty damn big to me when they crest 160”!
They look big to everybody when they crest 160. And i think most "160" whitetails people see are more like 140.
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Post by: jjhunter on September 12, 2019, 06:44:38 PM
Felt like I was doing something wrong packing my rifle around. :chuckle:
I’ve switched gears to mule deer until November. Got a date with a couple dandies on Sunday morning in the WY high country. Hopefully I can connect on the target buck.
Post by: X-Force on September 12, 2019, 07:44:38 PM
I hunted the first few days of Sept. Saw a ton of bucks and some dandy velvet bucks.
Felt like I was doing something wrong packing my rifle around. :chuckle:
I’ve switched gears to mule deer until November. Got a date with a couple dandies on Sunday morning in the WY high country. Hopefully I can connect on the target buck.
Brag it up. :chuckle:
Good luck in WY
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Post by: jjhunter on September 20, 2019, 11:50:16 AM
185” 620 yards. 100 foot tumble. 4th state I’ve killed. 180” plus buck in.
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Post by: jjhunter on September 20, 2019, 12:20:35 PM
Great pic and interesting wound on its shoulder.
He took quite a tumble including a 50 ft cliff finale
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Post by: boneaddict on September 24, 2019, 07:29:41 AM
Another great buck!
Post by: jjhunter on September 24, 2019, 07:56:53 AM
I might respect whitetails more if they looked more like that. :chuckle:
Another great buck!
I'm just going to ride around in your front seat at the end of November. I always have lots of good snacks! :chuckle:
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Post by: jjhunter on November 18, 2019, 10:53:00 AM
I’ve got a 18 day run of hunting starting on Weds - looking forward to getting out!
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Post by: 7mmfan on November 18, 2019, 11:59:00 AM
I just want to put Hunt-Wa on report; the number of giant buck locations, given via pm, have been underwhelming to say the least...I even requested an increase to my storage capacity in anticipation of being “blown up”! :chuckle:
I’ve got a 18 day run of hunting starting on Weds - looking forward to getting out!
Wow, talk about a shameless plug! :chuckle: Good luck, I've seen some whoppers killed last few days, hoping you get your crack at a WT of a lifetime.
Post by: jackelope on November 18, 2019, 12:04:57 PM
Post by: jjhunter on November 25, 2019, 07:20:02 PM
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a whitetail with brows taller than the G-2. Terrible picture of a really big 4. Long beams and 22-23” wide. Those brows were epic, though!
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Something about the head on shot that kills them before they hit the ground. :tup:
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Post by: elkaholic123 on December 03, 2019, 01:26:16 PM
Congrats! Cant wait to see him:yeah:
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Post by: teanawayslayer on December 03, 2019, 03:13:38 PM
Got done last night. Short of my goal, but he is about as big as a 3 gets in our country. No way I was passing when he stepped out.cant wait to see the big 3
Post by: M_ray on December 03, 2019, 04:26:22 PM
Post by: elkaholic123 on December 03, 2019, 04:52:10 PM
Congrats JJ he's a Beast!Yes he is! :tup:
Post by: OutHouse on December 03, 2019, 05:44:13 PM
Congrats JJ he's a Beast!
Am I missing something. I can't see the pics, are they even posted yet? Can't wait!
Post by: jjhunter on December 03, 2019, 05:45:52 PM
With the exception of the “score” goal, I was able to accomplish all.
Post by: M_ray on December 03, 2019, 05:47:13 PM
Congrats JJ he's a Beast!
Am I missing something. I can't see the pics, are they even posted yet? Can't wait!
No you arent I was just messing with elkaholic 123!
Post by: OutHouse on December 03, 2019, 05:48:30 PM
I started thinking about purchasing this tag several years ago. For me, hunting is 90% about the challenge/experience and 10% about the kill. This tag fits the experience category and to me, was a lot of money, but a great value for the opportunity that it provided. Of course I had a “score” goal, but more importantly, I wanted to share the experience with my dad and brother, I wanted to kill the deer in my home stomping grounds (Whitman County) and I wanted to spent a lot of days in the field.
With the exception of the “score” goal, I was able to accomplish all.
Perfect. That's all you can ask for really. Excited to hear/see the rest of the story.
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Post by: Birdguy on December 03, 2019, 06:00:33 PM
I started thinking about purchasing this tag several years ago. For me, hunting is 90% about the challenge/experience and 10% about the kill. This tag fits the experience category and to me, was a lot of money, but a great value for the opportunity that it provided. Of course I had a “score” goal, but more importantly, I wanted to share the experience with my dad and brother, I wanted to kill the deer in my home stomping grounds (Whitman County) and I wanted to spent a lot of days in the field.
With the exception of the “score” goal, I was able to accomplish all.
That is freaking cool!! Congrats! SO cool your family was part of it!! Lifetime memories!!
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Post by: Alchase on December 03, 2019, 06:40:46 PM
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Looks like q pig man, way to go. And thats not a "3" browtines count on whitetails ;)
Ha!
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Post by: jjhunter on December 03, 2019, 07:03:59 PM
Nice buck! Got a pic with some perspective?!
I’m terrible with pics. He is 21” wide, 25” main beams, 11.5” g-2s, 6” brows and 9” g-3’s. Mid 150’s 4 point.
Post by: 92xj on December 03, 2019, 07:20:45 PM
He looks like the one you got on cam but minus the small g4
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Congrats!
Post by: jjhunter on December 03, 2019, 07:54:07 PM
:tup: I hate big 4 point Whitetail’s! But at the same time they’re pretty cool. :chuckle:
The area I hunted had a bad 4 point gene. The big brow buck I saw on the 25th was just a 4 as well. They are pretty, but just don’t score. That H4 is brutal, even on a heavy buck.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 03, 2019, 07:55:18 PM
For sure. The area I hunt is similar. More than a few lifer 4s around.:tup: I hate big 4 point Whitetail’s! But at the same time they’re pretty cool. :chuckle:
The area I hunted had a bad 4 point gene. The big brow buck I saw on the 25th was just a 4 as well. They are pretty, but just don’t score. That H4 is brutal, even on a heavy buck.
Post by: jjhunter on December 03, 2019, 07:58:46 PM
Great buck Justin and that is a sweet 8 point :chuckle:
Eastern transplant! :chuckle:
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Post by: huntnnw on December 04, 2019, 02:01:13 AM
950$ for a shoulder mount ????? wheres the taxi, Medina ??? Stud 8pt any way you look at it, and he is a mounter too.
if you want quality, I just paid $1100 for my muley
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Post by: HereDuckyDucky on December 04, 2019, 05:58:45 AM
RW
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Congrats, Justin. Great Buck, regardless of how many points it has.
Post by: 2MANY on December 04, 2019, 10:20:44 AM
The funny part is you previously mentioned you are NOT a whitetail hunter.
Well you better make time to support next years NOTS.
:tup:
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Post by: jjhunter on December 04, 2019, 07:46:11 PM
When I bought the tag, I wanted to make a point to share the experience with all. Hopefully, future tag holders will do the same.
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Post by: jjhunter on December 04, 2019, 08:39:29 PM
Had you been watching this buck, or stumble on him? What was he doin when u got him, headed to food or jumped him?
I hadn’t seen him in person until I shot him. I set up on the timber edge about 3:00 in a high traffic area. At 4:06, a doe fed out and down the draw. 2 minutes later, he stepped out on her trail. He was ultra alert, about 225 yards away. I actually started shaking when I saw him, which hasn’t happened in a looooong time. Made me smile as I lined him up and told myself to knock it off. I was actually surprised that he was a slick 4. I shot him pretty quick once I saw his body size/frame.
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