Post by: rasbo on November 19, 2010, 06:15:40 PM
The morning started out great saw two nice bucks driving in,,did a little hunting with no results in one area..So went to another walk in and debated if I wanted to make the hike in to my dark spot..I was hurting already but did it..
I reached the area and moved in to an area where the wind was right,This area is very dark and thick.I worked my way to a trail I wanted to sit and rattle on.I sat down and noticed some nice size fresh tracks...Change of plans,I decided to follow the tracks and rattle as I still hunted..After several tries I kept on moving ,I rattled twice a little farther down the trail,and heard a snap ahead of me.I thought perhaps I pushed him out ahead of me...Then all of a sudden at 10 or 12 feet there he was coming head on to my left.. I put my wife's 243 on the throat and dumped it,then put another in the head to speed up the process.
I was very excited at the size of this old forkie..He had a crease on his left side where somebody grazed him.I'm thinking in the early season by the wound..
Ive been having doubts about hunting because of the pain,but with friends like Joe and Bruce its great to know I have help..Again thanks Guys...This was an awesome day,It will be remembered forever....
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Post by: ribka on November 19, 2010, 06:23:39 PM
Glad to hear you made it out
Buck looks like he went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson :chuckle:
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Post by: Hunterman on November 19, 2010, 07:22:02 PM
Nice buck Rasbo...
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: rasbo on November 19, 2010, 07:31:26 PM
Nice rasbo!! Hey, are you long arming him in the pics :chuckle: :chuckle:hell yeah,what ya expect for a forkie :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 19, 2010, 07:32:26 PM
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on November 19, 2010, 07:40:17 PM
Joe
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Post by: rasbo on November 19, 2010, 07:46:07 PM
Rasbo, very nice buck, congrats to you, next time smile in the picture!!!!!!I know I hate when folks dont smile..Im smiling now..pain meds
Joe
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on November 19, 2010, 07:52:25 PM
Rasbo, very nice buck, congrats to you, next time smile in the picture!!!!!!I know I hate when folks dont smile..Im smiling now..pain meds
Joe
LMAO, well enjoy those meds and relax was well deserved
Post by: rasbo on November 19, 2010, 07:54:59 PM
Nice buck! Interesting combination of still hunting an rattling - I haven't tried that together. Very cool.I look at it like fishing,if ya stand in one place and fish ya gotta wait for the fish to be right there,if ya troll your chances are better...this is the 2nd blacktail Ive rattled or grunted in..both times on the move..
Post by: billythekidrock on November 19, 2010, 08:22:22 PM
I hear ya about the pain. It sucks, but everyonce in a while it is worth it.
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Post by: rasbo on November 20, 2010, 05:14:38 AM
Good job.couldnt have been tyson ribka,he still has ears :chuckle:
Glad to hear you made it out
Buck looks like he went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson :chuckle:
Post by: rasbo on November 20, 2010, 05:24:31 AM
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Post by: rasbo on November 20, 2010, 09:28:44 AM
Looks like he got "burned" by a bullet. :dunno: Almost like he was head on and someone pulled a little to the right.yeah it has some festering there.
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Post by: rasbo on November 20, 2010, 09:58:09 AM
Nice Buck rasbo 8) looks like what mom said is true, its all fun till some one looses an eye :yike: What the heck happened to the right eye on that critter :dunno:I put one through the other side,thats the exit,I cant watch an animal die..he dropped with the round to the neck,but wasnt fast enough for me..so put one in the head
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on November 20, 2010, 11:18:41 AM
Head wound and he was still looking for some action. Thats one horny buck.:jacked:The rut drive is incredible. About 14 years ago I shot a big urban mule deer buck (on the job), he was chasing does with two broken back legs (poacher shot him). A coworker pushed him toward the river, where he promptly jumped in and swam across; I was in position to put him down with a load of double-ought as he climbed up the bank. We hung him up in the Game & Fish shop to skin for a full body decoy mount; but when I started to skin out a back leg, at least a quart of foul pus poured out. Based on the severe and advanced rate of infection, and the condition of the lower legs and breaks, I estimated he had been rutting in that condition for at least a week. Two broken back legs, and a severe systemic infection that would have killed him fairly soon - still giving it his all, fighting other bucks and breeding does.
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Post by: rasbo on November 21, 2010, 03:36:56 AM
Was that buck killed in Hancock? Great looking buck there Rasbo by the look of that wound You might have done the poor guy a favor.yes hancock buck..that reminds me I gotta turn in a card for him..
Post by: Deep Forks on November 21, 2010, 04:28:41 AM
Post by: billythekidrock on November 21, 2010, 05:26:46 AM
weighed him at Mt view,180lbs is what we figured,,138 lbs no head legs or guts.Im thinking thats a good guess,, as far as ugly,well maybe he seen how ugly I am and was gonna put me outta my misery.. :chuckle:
I bet that 180# is pretty darn close. My brother got a 3x in the general season that weighed 140# minus guts, head, hide and lower legs. After weighting the other parts and adding for the guts they came up with 190# for an estimated live weight.
Again, nice buck. Congrats.
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Post by: rasbo on November 21, 2010, 03:31:00 PM
That's a big fork! How was the meat on that old boy? I shot a buck once that had been creased by a bullet and the meat had turned and was too the point of not being edible.I took the deer to MT view meats,this is the first deer I let someone have here to process.I was in so much pain I couldnt even skin it..I know Im whinning,,the meat looked fine,
Post by: bucklucky on November 21, 2010, 03:34:28 PM
weighed him at Mt view,180lbs is what we figured,,138 lbs no head legs or guts.Im thinking thats a good guess,, as far as ugly,well maybe he seen how ugly I am and was gonna put me outta my misery.. :chuckle:
I bet that 180# is pretty darn close. My brother got a 3x in the general season that weighed 140# minus guts, head, hide and lower legs. After weighting the other parts and adding for the guts they came up with 190# for an estimated live weight.
Again, nice buck. Congrats.
Wifes buck was 145 hanging meat no lower legs or head, 175 no guts, 220 live and those are all weighed.
Post by: 7mag. on November 21, 2010, 04:19:03 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on November 21, 2010, 05:37:12 PM
weighed him at Mt view,180lbs is what we figured,,138 lbs no head legs or guts.Im thinking thats a good guess,, as far as ugly,well maybe he seen how ugly I am and was gonna put me outta my misery.. :chuckle:
I bet that 180# is pretty darn close. My brother got a 3x in the general season that weighed 140# minus guts, head, hide and lower legs. After weighting the other parts and adding for the guts they came up with 190# for an estimated live weight.
Again, nice buck. Congrats.
Wifes buck was 145 hanging meat no lower legs or head, 175 no guts, 220 live and those are all weighed.
You know me, always guessing low. :chuckle:
Thanks Charlie.
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