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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: coonhound on November 14, 2009, 06:27:10 PM
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I went over for the late Whitetail archery hunt for the 1st time this year. A good friend of mine has been doing it for years with some great success. I've been a long time Blacktail guy and I've spent quite a bit of time chasing the Muley's but never the Whitetails. He finally talked me into giving it a try. I had it in my mind there were going to be deer running under every tree, my perception was wrong. It took me a few days to even find some good sign with active scrapes. Since I had never taken a Whitetail I told my buddy I was going to shoot the 1st 3 point that presented a shot, I just wanted to break the ice. On the 3rd day of the hunt about 1 hour before dark I was sitting in my stand and I felt the wind change, I was bummed it was going right where I expected the deer to come from. I'm not a big believer in scents but I dumped a little Primos "Truth Serum" on a limb and about 5 minutes later this little 3 point came running into my spot, he stopped 10 yds in front of my stand and rubbed a little alder. I settled the pin and let it rip, he ran 10 yds stood there for a few seconds and dumped over 20 yds from my stand. He's not a monster by any standards but I'm pleased to get my 1st whitetail. I think I'm going to be hooked, I can't wait for next year to see if I can begin to figure these guys out.
The next day my hunting partner called me, he said he had just shot a good buck but it was snowing like crazy so he wanted to see if i would help him look for him. By the time I got to his stand he had already found him, he made a great shot but was worried because the snow covered the blood trail. He told me he had shot a decent 3 point...that "A" hole :chuckle: had shot a great buck. If you count the eye guards he's a 5 x 7 19" wide, looks like he'll score somewhere around 145. I don't have a good picture, I'll have to get his field pics another day...sure makes my buck look dinky.
Coon
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Couple great looking bucks!
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Nice bucks. Were you guys in 101?
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Nice work guys! :drool:
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Very Good
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CONGRATS on a couple nice lookin' whitetail!
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both are very nice!
Thats no dink buddy...looks good to me...Ive put 7-8 WT's on the wall that were around that size..and Im looking at one right now thats smaller ;)
as for ur buddies...damn :drool: very nice!
ps- if its a WT you count the eye guards...
on a WT we typically call em brow tines not eye guards...
and if its those sick ass eye guards ur buddy's deer has...count em twice ;)
congrats to both of u
dave
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Nice bucks Jeff congrats to the both of you! way to get it done
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Both great bucks! I might have to give whitetails a try sometime...
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Great story and nice job on the whities.
Mike
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thats not a 3 point...thats an 8 pointer...especially when you're using the Truth.
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congrats on a great whitetail buck...definitely not a dink.
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Nice bucks! that's not a small 3pointer thats a good 8 pointer :chuckle:
Congradulations!!
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Nice! Congrats to both of you!
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congrats :IBCOOL:
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Congrate!
Washington has been putting out some great whitetails.
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Well done!! Not a bad way to start your whitetail career. Hopefully we find something similar in a couple weeks. Wish I was already going over.
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Nice job! :)
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Good job love the second one :drool:
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Nice bucks. Were you guys in 101?
Yes
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Those are both nice bucks!!!
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Both are nice bucks! Always wanted to give them whitetail a try...
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TTT added new pics to the 1st post.
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Nice heavy whitetail, congrats to both of you!!
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A dandy, good job.
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good lookin deer
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WAY TO GO!!! Its hard to come back to the west side and chase Blacktails after doing the Whitetail thing. You are screwed now :P :P :chuckle: Great Bucks
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Very nice bucks!!!!
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Wow great bucks, Love the mass on the one
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:drool: great bucks. grats
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Jeff and Jeff score again! Nicely done. Was hoping to see you guys on your way through Wenatchee! Jeff A. sure knows how to poke some holes in the critters (as do you.)
Way to go Coon.
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Grats on your first white tail! They are both great! Your friends buck has some character.
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Awesome hunt! Congrats on your first whitetail - a great buck in any camp. Congrats to your friend for dragging you out of the ferns to try something new. His buck ain't too shabby either.