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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: jeepasaurusrex on October 18, 2010, 10:08:59 PM

Title: Dry spell over! BUCK DOWN!
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 18, 2010, 10:08:59 PM: 8am this morning, I spotted this guy about 100yds up the hill from me. One shot from a 130gr Berger VLD being pushed by 56 grains of H4831 and it was all over!

As he lay.
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Just before we gutted him.
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Side view of his rack and where I hit him in the neck.
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Back at camp, getting ready to skin him out.
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My two daughters were excited!
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He was ready for winter.. lots of fat and long hair.
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Dad was pretty happy. I was shooting his handloads.
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Post by: Alan K on October 18, 2010, 10:10:57 PM: Looks like that VLD worked as advertised! Way to go! :brew:
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Post by: Armadillo on October 18, 2010, 10:11:30 PM: Nice buck!!! congrats! how long was your dry spell?
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Post by: Hyde on October 18, 2010, 10:12:45 PM: Sweet buck!
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 18, 2010, 10:13:16 PM: Quote from: Armadillo on October 18, 2010, 10:11:30 PM
Nice buck!!! congrats! how long was your dry spell?

My last buck was in '03 :o
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Post by: goosegetter79 on October 18, 2010, 10:14:05 PM: Very nice!!!!
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 18, 2010, 10:19:24 PM: I passed on two other bucks earlier in the morning. I was trying to get the angle on another buck I spotted when I seen this guy. He was looking right at me and I could not see all his points. He turned his head for a second to look at the other deer and I seen he was at least a 3pt. But the way he was standing I really did not have a good body shot. But his neck was wide open. My Howa loves them Berger bullets and I can consistently put them in sub MOA groups at 100yds. I felt confident in taking the neck shot as I was in the prone position with a good rest. Breath..... Relax.....Aim.... Squeeze..... BANG! Then all I could see in the scope was 4 feet pointing skyward as he rolled a couple of times. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: bowhunterforever on October 18, 2010, 10:55:49 PM: Congrats, He's a nice one
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 18, 2010, 11:10:39 PM: Great looking buck Jeep! Great job!
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Post by: markts on October 18, 2010, 11:13:04 PM: I could only hope to end my dry spell in such a way ;)
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Post by: hunterbuilder on October 18, 2010, 11:47:39 PM: Nice buck and way to put your dry spell to rest! Lots of blood on the ground there, looks like he pumped all his blood out in a hurry.
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Post by: 400out on October 18, 2010, 11:58:49 PM: Thats a real fine buck!
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Post by: 7mag. on October 19, 2010, 01:05:30 AM: Congrats, Jeep. That's a pretty buck.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on October 19, 2010, 03:25:21 AM: Congrats. Rain is a Good Thing ;)
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Post by: Ironhead on October 19, 2010, 05:18:32 AM: Great buck and post, I love seeing everyones families involved. Congrats on a great hunt.
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Post by: rasbo on October 19, 2010, 05:23:27 AM: awesome jeep.glad the family was there.nuttin better
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 19, 2010, 05:34:06 AM: Thanks guys. After pulling the trigger and seeing him go down, I got the same adrenalin rush as when I shot my first deer. That feeling never gets old!
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 19, 2010, 05:35:37 AM: The wife is actually wanting to get a shoulder mount done. The cape was ruined from the neck shot, so would need a new one. I have not priced having one done, what do they run? :dunno:
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Post by: Hyde on October 19, 2010, 07:36:21 AM: The cape wasn't necessarily ruined from a neck shot. It's amazing what a competent taxidermist can do. Also, they could use a pose that hides the area if necessary. I'd pm one of the very good taxidermists we have on H-W.

Gotta love a wife that doesn't try to rain on your parade!
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 19, 2010, 09:07:51 AM: Im not in the shape I once was. LOL

That 100yds was VERY steep. I stopped a few times to catch my breath. :chuckle:
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Post by: BlackRidge on October 19, 2010, 09:15:40 AM: Congrats Jeep, thats a great buck!!!!!
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 19, 2010, 10:50:13 AM: Great job!
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Post by: Wyoming08 on October 19, 2010, 10:51:55 AM: :o Excellent write up and story Jeeps. Congrats on a very nice buck. You definately didn't waste much meat. Did you mention what caliber you were shooting? Very nicely done. :chuckle:
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 19, 2010, 10:54:38 AM: I'm shooting a Howa 1500 chambered in .270 Winchester. :bfg:
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Post by: elkslare on October 19, 2010, 11:54:08 AM: Looks like you had a real hard time tracking him after the shot :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:, Congrats. good looking buck.
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Post by: bighunter on October 19, 2010, 01:21:06 PM: congrats on the kill good way to fill the freezer :drool:
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Post by: EDT on October 19, 2010, 08:22:36 PM: those are some awesome pics. nice work.
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Post by: danceswitharrows on October 19, 2010, 09:04:03 PM: We got a bleeder :o
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 19, 2010, 09:17:43 PM: congrats to you!
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 20, 2010, 05:35:31 AM: The Wife dropped the head off at the taxidermist yesterday as well as the hide at Quil Ceda Tanning to get it done. She even has a spot picked out on the wall to hang him. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: C-Money on October 20, 2010, 09:53:26 AM: Awesome deal! Glad you got a nice buck. Its cool to have a wife that like to have deer on the wall! I sent my wife a pic of my buck from this year and she said ''why don't you get that one stuffed?" So I took him out to the taxi! Cant wait to see how your mount turns out! Congrats!
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Post by: SFD2015 on October 20, 2010, 11:10:29 AM: Awesome buck and GREAT pics!
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Post by: buckhorn2 on October 20, 2010, 11:17:53 AM: Nice deer put up the mount pictures should be great.
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Post by: cle elum bowhunter on October 20, 2010, 04:48:00 PM: Nice healthy buck, lots of back fat. Gonna be a good winter.
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Post by: Wea300mag on October 20, 2010, 06:31:54 PM: Nicely done jeep, congrats.
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Post by: Cruzer on October 20, 2010, 08:37:22 PM: Nice looking Buck!! Way to go, Dad looks very happy and proud. :rockin:
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Post by: hirshey on October 20, 2010, 08:53:33 PM: BEAUTIFUL animal... and lovely photos! Congrats on a great deer!
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 21, 2010, 06:43:33 AM: Drove up to Dad's place in Concrete last night after work. We started cutting on him around 7pm and finished at 11:30. Finally got home at 1:30 this morning. I cannot believe how much meat we got off of him. He was so fat, he had layers of fat under the meat. This boy was well fed. :drool:
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Post by: saylean on October 28, 2010, 06:45:06 PM: Good lookin Buck Clarence! Im jealous! ;)

Oh well, still got the weekend...
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Post by: ser300wsm on October 28, 2010, 06:51:54 PM: Very nice buck, congrats to ya, great pics, thanks for sharing :brew:
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Post by: longstevo on October 28, 2010, 06:55:13 PM: Good buck.

I'd have shot him in a heartbeat. Or, at least, shot AT him...
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Post by: saylean on October 28, 2010, 10:03:27 PM: I told dad ya got one, he says congrats!
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 28, 2010, 10:06:00 PM: No, I didn't hear. Tell him I said good job! :tup:
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Post by: Buckoholic on October 28, 2010, 10:24:24 PM: NICE :) :P
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Post by: h2ofowlr on October 28, 2010, 10:48:07 PM: Dandy buck. A nice one for the wall.
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Post by: remington300mag on October 29, 2010, 03:22:22 PM: Good looking buck! Love the pictures from around camp.....
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on October 29, 2010, 09:09:16 PM: Thanks.

Speaking of around camp...

Having two daughters and a wife who likes to use a lot of water, I knew the tank on the trailer would not last the whole trip. So, Dad came up with a great idea using a 12v water pump for an RV and powered it with our Honda generator. It took about 10min to fill our 40 gallon tank from the creek. 8)

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