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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Bandit on November 24, 2010, 05:44:45 PM

Title: At 41 I Shot My First Buck
Post by: Bandit on November 24, 2010, 05:44:45 PM: First I need to thank RIBKA for putting up with me as I was very excited to be drawn for a Montana Deer Tag, especially seeing how it took us three years. Even though he owes me big time for posting that stupid What What in my Butt Butt video. I am still rethinking our friendship. Anyways, I shot my first buck in Montana. We were hitting some fingers and glassing draws and caught about five muley does coming up out of a draw and behind them was a big 4X4 buck. Before anyone could get on him they were up and over the finger. We pushed on and split up for the next set of fingers. As I approached my finger, I low crawled up to the edge and caught my boy bedded down about 200 yards away. One shot and he just rolled over and the dream he was having about the does he was doing to do the nasty with was over.

The next day RIBKA shot a really nice white tail buck and he stopped whining.

I have seen some threads on here about wether or not to buy the non resident tag since the increase of $200, I would go back every year just to experience Montana.
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Post by: ser300wsm on November 24, 2010, 05:51:42 PM: WOW, awesome pics, congrats to you.. :brew: Looks like that is a very heavy buck, his neck is huge....
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 24, 2010, 05:52:37 PM: congrats! both are fine bucks.
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Post by: blacktailer on November 24, 2010, 06:32:18 PM: Congrats Bandit. Never too late in life to get your first buck. Glad to see you guys had a great hunt
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Post by: billythekidrock on November 24, 2010, 06:35:27 PM: Congrats.
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Post by: boonerboy on November 24, 2010, 06:40:26 PM: congrats. must not be very many trees around given how white that whitetails horns are.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 24, 2010, 06:55:35 PM: Congrats that is a fine looking buck!
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Post by: cooneyes on November 24, 2010, 06:57:21 PM: nice bucks! Isn't it funny how a guy can get drawn for a great out of state hunt in just 3 years for Montana, Colorado, or wherever, but here in our home state it takes 10-12+ years? Why is that???
Title: Re: At 41 I Shot My First Buck
Post by: ribka on November 24, 2010, 07:03:24 PM: Dude you booked a hotel room for the hunt with ONE BED :yike:
Thank god they had an extra air mattress in the hotel for me to sleep on. I told you I was a happily married man.

The "what what" video is tame in comparison :chuckle:

Congrats. Fun watching you shoot that buck. I remember hearing the shot and looking at you running in circles because you were so excited. I was yelling at you to keep your eyes on your deer in case he gets up and runs away down into the bottom of that deep break. :chuckle: Thank god you made a good or I should say "lucky" shot ;).

Anyways congrats and you earned it. You were fortunate that you had such a talented guide ( me) on your trip 8)
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Post by: 840dc on November 24, 2010, 07:08:49 PM: Nice bucks guys. You guys sound like my buddies and I with all the heckling. That is hilarious!
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Post by: Buschingc on November 24, 2010, 08:38:51 PM: Thats a nice buck.. Congrats on your first Montana Buck....
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Post by: Stickerbush on November 24, 2010, 08:41:31 PM: nice bucks! great looking country too
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Post by: Jason on November 24, 2010, 08:48:17 PM: Quote from: boonerboy on November 24, 2010, 06:40:26 PM
congrats. must not be very many trees around given how white that whitetails horns are.
look in the third pic, no trees to be seen.

what a dandy first buck, Congrats!