Post by: hirshey on October 17, 2010, 05:14:44 PM
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Meanwhile, my boyfriend and company were on some public property near Chelan, and after a mighty spot and stalk, he shot a BEAUTIFUL 4x4 with a double eyeguard (3 times) and it disappeared into a canyon. Him and a dear friend of mine walked to the edge of the canyon and were directed that their animal ran up canyon. After a long disappointing grid for tracks and blood up canyon, a gentleman shouted across the ridge: "Hey! They're pulling your buck out of the brush down there!" ... the gentleman who misdirected my boyfriend had KNOWN where the animal went to expire and purposefully pointed them in the opposite direction and TAGGED it! :bash: He went down there to talk to the two individuals and their story did not match up with the 3 bullet wounds put ito the animal by my boyfriend, but while disappointed he maintained MUCH better composure than I would have and looked that man in the eyes and said, "If you sayyou shot it, I believe you." (he said he shot in while it was looking straight at him from the brush, but only my boyfriend's 3 broadside holes existed. He walked away disheartened, but karma was good to him: late that evening he went to a different location and made a great long spot and stalk on a massive 4x4 with eyeguards and a few kickers making it a 6x6! Now if only my friends will let me tag along. :)
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Post by: benhuntin on October 17, 2010, 05:19:48 PM
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Post by: hirshey on October 17, 2010, 05:23:35 PM
both great deer, congratulations :tup:
Thanks! Hopefully they eat as good as they look. :chuckle:
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on October 17, 2010, 05:51:42 PM
Joe
Post by: Ridgerunner on October 17, 2010, 05:58:52 PM
Post by: MuleySniper on October 17, 2010, 06:06:50 PM
MS
Post by: hirshey on October 17, 2010, 07:10:38 PM
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Post by: hirshey on October 17, 2010, 07:25:24 PM
>:( >:( >:( If i was in ur boyfriends shoes, those guys would have broken off sticks shoved in their door locks, all the oil drained, and 4 flat tires when they got to the truck... thats very unfortunate but those are 2 damn fine bucks :drool:
Yes... he's a fairly level-headed guy: I think we all took it MUCH harder than he did.. at least we were not able to conceal it as well. It burns my britches that someone would steal ANYBODY's deer.. let alone someone I care for! But, in the end he's all smiles. I'm disappointed to know its a local fellow that did that, also... not that it would make it any better if he weren't.
Post by: Machias on October 17, 2010, 07:25:57 PM
Post by: hirshey on October 17, 2010, 07:39:17 PM
Awesome congrats to you and your lucky boyfriend! I LOVE the fourth photo, very cool shot.
Thanks Machias. :) He has character, that's for sure! Double eye guard on one side, and criss-crossing eyeguards on the near-side in that photo that probably don't REALLY count as points because they're so interlaced; you couldn't really get a ring on either one! :)
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Post by: rainshadow1 on October 17, 2010, 08:50:41 PM
I can't even imagine how low and pathetic a person would have to crawl into the gutter of humanity to tag and steal someone else's deer!!!! I'll pray for him... that his transmission frags on the drive home, that his wife leaves him for another woman while he's gone and they burn his house to the ground... you get the idea!!!
Post by: hoyt5199 on October 17, 2010, 08:51:57 PM
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Post by: Elkstuffer on October 17, 2010, 09:30:18 PM
I had the same thing happen to me in 1985 in the Tuccannon area. It would still have been my biggest buck to date. It was also the last year I ever hunted with a rifle in this state.
Post by: Forrestrover on October 17, 2010, 09:34:07 PM
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Post by: Gringo31 on October 18, 2010, 06:56:37 AM
Fantastic bucks!
Post by: pods8 on October 18, 2010, 07:49:24 AM
I can't even imagine how low and pathetic a person would have to crawl into the gutter of humanity to tag and steal someone else's deer!!!! I'll pray for him... that his transmission frags on the drive home, that his wife leaves him for another woman while he's gone and they burn his house to the ground... you get the idea!!!
:yeah:
Its not like the guy found a deer with no one around and decided to tag it, the dude actively misdirected the searching hunter! What pathetic scum!
Post by: hirshey on October 18, 2010, 11:55:11 AM
Post by: let.it.fly on October 18, 2010, 12:45:54 PM
Post by: hirshey on October 18, 2010, 12:55:49 PM
will you marry me. :chuckle: that dude better tie you down quick. i wish my girlfriend hunted.
:chuckle: well you better get her started! :) Its not too late!
Post by: Austrian Hunter on October 18, 2010, 01:06:12 PM
Post by: hirshey on October 18, 2010, 01:53:30 PM
The 6x6 that my boyfriend ended up harvesting:
He spotted its white muzzle from about 900 yards and even in his spotting scope was only able to confirm it was a deer because the thing moved an ear. He used the terrain wisely to close the distance to 140. Just as he was getting settled in for the shot, the darn thing bolted up! He was worried it had scented/seen him or another hunter had scared it, but no... the darn thing chased a butterfly! Finally it stopped its pursuit and took one last opportunity to scratch its ear, and it was a 1-shot lights out finale. :)
Post by: luvtohnt on October 18, 2010, 01:56:39 PM
Brandon
Post by: hirshey on October 18, 2010, 03:44:12 PM
Interesting that he was chasing a butterfly!! I have 2 classes at CWU with your boyfriends brother and he told me all about it today. Very funny story!!
Brandon
Yeah! The only way it could have been a better weekend was if we had gotten Jeremy into a sweet buck! All we could find were true 2's the second day!
Post by: Wile E. Hunter on October 18, 2010, 04:16:46 PM
It's a true shame that some slug made another aspect memorable for other reasons. >:( Truly shameful. I'll wish bad things on him for the future. I'll never understand that line of thinking. Maybe one of the ticks on the deer he stole with have lyme disease. :chuckle:
Wile E.
Post by: 400out on October 18, 2010, 04:37:51 PM
Post by: hirshey on October 18, 2010, 05:39:16 PM
Congrats on your hunt, hirshey, and to your boyfriend. Sounds like a very memorable hunt.
It's a true shame that some slug made another aspect memorable for other reasons. >:( Truly shameful. I'll wish bad things on him for the future. I'll never understand that line of thinking. Maybe one of the ticks on the deer he stole with have lyme disease. :chuckle:
Wile E.
Thank you kindly, Wile. E.
I strongly believe you get your dues in the end... if he continues that behavior he'll get his for certain. Someone else may not be near as calm as EyeGuard.
Post by: ribka on October 18, 2010, 08:09:25 PM
Great job!!
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on October 21, 2010, 10:24:21 PM
Post by: hirshey on October 26, 2010, 07:42:35 PM
Congrats to the double for the couple! I love the mass on those bucks. Nice looking deer! I also believe those rats will get there day due to the bad karma! Bad juju! I think there are just some pathetic people out there in all walks of life. Glad Eyeguard maintained his cool though, things can get ugly.
Thanks Wanttohunt - congrats on your beauty, too! Scoped out the As He Lays photo.. pretty gnarly terrain that fella was hanging in!
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on October 26, 2010, 08:21:12 PM
What's the outside width on your bucks? They look nice!
Post by: hirshey on October 26, 2010, 08:34:14 PM
Yep, that area was a little steep. One of the areas I've overlooked the last 20 yrs or so, but now will start paying more attention to. For the first 4 days of the season I did not see a soul in that spot, but the day after I shot mine, I watched a guy pick a path through there that was prime, he knew what he was doing, but was one day too late.
What's the outside width on your bucks? They look nice!
Very cool.. its nice to find those spots that get overlooked.. that's usually where you can find a few bruisers! My boyfriend tagged out this year and 3 seasons ago in the same spot, probably 200 yards difference! When its a good holding area, they'll be there, for sure. :)
You know.. we didn't measure before we sent them off to the taxidermist! I think inside was 22 1/2 for mine, and 21 for his. His is taller and carries a little more mass all the way through, and has some awesome stickers on the back side we didn't really photograph well, and mine is definitely wider: the inside would have been much wider if it weren't for the fact he forks in the front on his right and on the back on his left.. same harvest area/genetics as mine the year prior:
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Post by: hirshey on October 26, 2010, 08:36:25 PM
Both really great big bodied boys, though. Couldn't be happier with how the freezer is stacked. :)
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on October 26, 2010, 09:11:04 PM