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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: T-ROY on November 20, 2019, 08:45:13 PM

Title: Pearrygin quality buck
Post by: T-ROY on November 20, 2019, 08:45:13 PM: Well it took me 21 years to draw this tag. I have hunted the the unit twice during the late hunt, once with a a whitetail tag I drew in 2013 and once with my cousin quality tag in 2015. I have seen the quality this unit can produce. but I even in the hay day there where not big heavy bucks standing behind every tree. In 2015 we seen 2 bucks in 10 days what we thought would go over 160 and my cousin killed the second one we seen and it went 178, so we cant score anything worth a damn on the hoof. I figured the first buck i seen that i thought would go 160ish id kill, I should add another cousin drew the tag also, so we had 2 to fill. Any way on to the hunt, I head over thursday night, (i have a cabin over there, makes camping pretty nice that time of year). I was going to check out a spot that a friend had been seeing a lot of does in during the general season. I show up and hour to early and wait till past shooting time, I could'nt believe how dark it still was at legal shooting time. I did see about 15 muley does and a couple of wt does, no bucks. I leave that place and go check a few other spots and see nothing. Its now about noon and 50 degrees out. I decided to go for a walk and glass an areas and check for sign. Im in there about a mile and see a small 4 point in his bed. no does. I continue on for another 2ish miles and didnt see any thing. Its about 330 and i figure i better get back to the truck as there is another area i wanted to glass before dark. I was heading back out and hadn't gone more that a 1/2 mile and i look over to my right across a small draw about 200 yards away there is huge bodied buck stand there looking at me. my heart about jumped out of my chest when i seen the size of his body I knew it had to be a buck with a little age on him. his antlers where light in color and with the dirt and rock back ground i could not see them very well, i could tell he was tall. i instantly pulled my pack off and used it for a rest. I could see we has pretty heavy, tall and wide, and at least a 4 point on one side. I thought good enough for me. I put the crosshairs tight behind the front shoulder and pulled the trigger. he instantly hunches up and took a few steps forward and just stood there with his head down. Im thinking what the hell just happened, did i just gut shoot him, so i pull up tight behind the shoulder again and let another one fly, no responds from the deer at all. Im thinking now i just missed. Im starting to get more excited than i already was, in my head i thinking your going to get one threw the front shoulders, because i know that will work. I pull up on his shoulder and boom down he goes. I still had no idea really what i shot. Ive have shot my share of deer and could not get over how excited i was on this one. I had to take a few moments to calm down before heading over to him. he not a pearrygin giant but Im really happy with him. hes 20 inches tall and 25 inches wide. we grossed 165" with 2 inches of main mean missing his antler looked like a fresh break and i looked all over for the tip but i didnt find it. after an autopsy, the first 2 bullets were 2 inches apart right behind his the should, he was dead on his feet after the first shot. he was blind in his passenger side eye, it was blue with black sack of goo on the eye ball. you can see the dirt that stuck too the side of his face from the eye drainage. I got a hold of my cousins who had just pulling into town and tell them strap there boots and we have one to get out. all they could say is your done already. we got him out about 730 that night, good family times and my biggest buck so far.

P.S. I know my spelling and grammar suck so i don't need to hear about it
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Post by: jstone on November 20, 2019, 08:46:26 PM: That’s a dandy
Congrats
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Post by: Mfowl on November 20, 2019, 08:52:57 PM: Sweet buck! Congrats! :tup:
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Post by: jmscon on November 20, 2019, 08:53:26 PM: Great buck!!
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Post by: Birdguy on November 20, 2019, 08:53:39 PM: That is great!! Some mass on that guy too! Congratulations.
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Post by: full choke on November 20, 2019, 08:54:28 PM: Right on! :tup:

Pretty buck!
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Post by: dilleytech on November 20, 2019, 08:56:07 PM: Awesome buck. My wife shot a blacktail last year on a quality tag that appears blind in one eye. I think it helps them to stand there a little longer.
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Post by: Katmai Guy on November 20, 2019, 09:00:00 PM: That's a beauty, congrats!
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Post by: storyteller on November 20, 2019, 09:12:27 PM: Thanks for the story that went with the pictures, Good reading. Beautiful animal
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Post by: Mtnwalker on November 20, 2019, 09:15:21 PM: Sweet buck man, congrats!
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Post by: Ridgerunner on November 20, 2019, 09:17:21 PM: Done well, good job on a beautiful washington buck.
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Post by: X-Force on November 20, 2019, 09:20:42 PM: Thanks for posting. Great buck. Hope your cousin had a hunt half as good as yours
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on November 20, 2019, 09:29:06 PM: Nice one. Congrats.
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Post by: millerwheeler on November 20, 2019, 09:32:05 PM: Great job man , heck of a story thanks for sharing always great when it comes together
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Post by: MADMAX on November 20, 2019, 10:17:03 PM: Very nice
Congrats
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Post by: nwalpineguide on November 20, 2019, 10:20:57 PM: Wow! Great to read your story, Well done.
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Post by: huntnphool on November 21, 2019, 01:02:19 AM: :brew:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 21, 2019, 05:01:24 AM: Well congrats on a fine buck. This unit is a mere shadow of what it used to be. About 5 yrs ago an older gentleman and his grandson both drew tags the same year there. The grandpa shot a 29" and the grandson shot a 31". I saw both at my friends taxidermist shop and they were great bucks.
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Post by: Mr Mykiss on November 21, 2019, 05:03:43 AM: Beautiful big frame. Congrats
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Post by: fishngamereaper on November 21, 2019, 05:33:04 AM: Nice buck.

It's almost like he was looking for a quality tag holder.
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Post by: HntnFsh on November 21, 2019, 05:43:04 AM: Quote from: fishngamereaper on November 21, 2019, 05:33:04 AM
Nice buck.

It's almost like he was looking for a quality tag holder.

Well, keeping an eye out for one! :chuckle:

Congrats to the hunter on a beautiful buck!
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Post by: T-ROY on November 21, 2019, 06:54:00 AM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on November 21, 2019, 05:01:24 AM
Well congrats on a fine buck. This unit is a mere shadow of what it used to be. About 5 yrs ago an older gentleman and his grandson both drew tags the same year there. The grandpa shot a 29" and the grandson shot a 31". I saw both at my friends taxidermist shop and they were great bucks.

from the number of deer we seen i figured it was about 20 percent of what it was in 2015, we talked to another tag holder and he said it was closer to 30 percent and he had some pretty good harvest data to back those number up.
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Post by: CaNINE on November 21, 2019, 07:03:09 AM: Congratulations on drawing one of the golden tickets and on a nice buck. :tup:
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Post by: baseballnut on November 21, 2019, 07:10:36 AM: awesome buck man
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Post by: mountainman on November 21, 2019, 08:28:08 AM: Nice buck!
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Post by: gee_unit360 on November 21, 2019, 08:33:30 AM: Nice buck!
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Post by: Johnny Doe on November 21, 2019, 08:55:50 AM: Great buck! :tup:
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Post by: lipripper on November 21, 2019, 09:15:17 AM: Great Buck!
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Post by: highside74 on November 21, 2019, 09:24:33 AM: Well done. Thanks for the story.
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Post by: RockChuck on November 21, 2019, 09:37:20 AM: awesome :tup:
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Post by: Widgeondeke on November 21, 2019, 09:37:31 AM: Congrats on the successful hunt. I would take that buck any day, good mass :tup:
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Post by: Wunderlich33 on November 21, 2019, 10:53:55 AM: Nice buck! Congratz!
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Post by: 2MANY on November 21, 2019, 11:06:08 AM: How was the remainder of the hunt for the other tag holder?
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Post by: nitroelk on November 21, 2019, 11:07:13 AM: Nice Der T-Roy
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Post by: pygmy1985 on November 21, 2019, 11:44:36 AM: It's a good thing that you looked to the right! He's a nice buck, battle scars and all.
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Post by: OutHouse on November 21, 2019, 02:53:59 PM: Beautiful animal. He should be dubbed "Old One Eye" !
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Post by: SkookumHntr on November 21, 2019, 04:09:30 PM: Beautiful!!
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Post by: Elkpiss on November 21, 2019, 04:24:05 PM: Congratulations, that is a beauty, its hard to hold out. The rut is a special time of year to hunt, its hard to hold out if you never have hunted the rut, I know it was for me years ago when I had a special tag.. That is a old warrior buck.. :tup:
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on November 21, 2019, 06:35:32 PM: Congrats on a beauty.
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Post by: Watimberghost on November 21, 2019, 07:10:27 PM: Really cool buck! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: 3nails on November 21, 2019, 07:19:48 PM: 21 years! We're getting old! Are those prescription glasses? :chuckle: Great buck Troy!
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Post by: Mossyoak on November 21, 2019, 07:29:59 PM: Nice Buck!
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Post by: Gentrys on November 21, 2019, 07:33:28 PM: Nice buck!
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Post by: bigmacc on November 21, 2019, 07:54:56 PM: Quote from: T-ROY on November 21, 2019, 06:54:00 AM
Quote from: Skyvalhunter on November 21, 2019, 05:01:24 AM
Well congrats on a fine buck. This unit is a mere shadow of what it used to be. About 5 yrs ago an older gentleman and his grandson both drew tags the same year there. The grandpa shot a 29" and the grandson shot a 31". I saw both at my friends taxidermist shop and they were great bucks.

from the number of deer we seen i figured it was about 20 percent of what it was in 2015, we talked to another tag holder and he said it was closer to 30 percent and he had some pretty good harvest data to back those number up.

Great buck Sir :tup:....And your percentages are right in line with ours also over the last 20-30 years, we have it at between 25-30 percent, NOW, going back to the herd back in the 50,s and 60,s is another set of numbers, if using those its around 5-10 percent of what it was, for every hundred deer we seen then we are seeing 5-10 now. Once again beautiful buck T-ROY, thats an animal to be very proud of :tup:
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Post by: h2ofowlr on November 21, 2019, 08:51:12 PM: Nice deer. :tup:
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Post by: T-ROY on November 22, 2019, 06:01:09 PM: Thanks ever one, Ill post a pick of him when he goes the wall
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Post by: elkoholic1 on November 22, 2019, 06:06:55 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Falcon on November 22, 2019, 07:02:22 PM: Good job on a great looking buck :tup: