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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: dpete on May 25, 2011, 03:07:30 PM

Title: afternoon buck
Post by: dpete on May 25, 2011, 03:07:30 PM: Figured id add to the excitement of no hunting season right now.. A few years back my huntin pard and I decided to scout a new area. It was a hike in of about 5 miles. We left early am on an august morning to do some scouting. We made a base camp and started to hike out onto an adjcent ridge. Im glassing down into this basin when iI hear my partner say "BUCK", I hike down this nasty finger ridge to him and put my binocs up to see a beautiful buck with antlers going out to the tips of his ears then up. Hes got us pinned so we decide to pull out. Mind you this was about 1:00 in the afternoon on a very hot august day in E wa kinda strange to see a deer at that time. All the way home my partner says "I feel real good about this place". Fast forward to opening day Oct 04.We wake up to thick fog and acnt even see 50-100 feet not good for hunting this open basin so we go back to camp and sit. About 12:30 my partners had enough so we hike back to this basin the fog has lifted just a little and is blowing through. As im glassing now with better visibility I look over to my partner he looks across the basin then pulls up his gun and takes a shot I cant see what hes shooting at because of the ridge between us. Just then a doe runs across under me imready with my rifle. My partner then points his gun straight downhill and takes a shot then he jumps up and dissapears down the hill the next thing I hear is him WOOHOO! irun across and down to him and cant believe it its that buck we saw in august, and it is now about 1:30 in the afternoon. This buck was smart enough too move in the afternoon after most hunters were back at camp. We figured him to be at least 5-7 years old, his teeth were wore down he was a gnarly old buck. Enjoy -DSP-
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Post by: dpete on May 25, 2011, 03:08:16 PM: Did I mention it was steep.
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Post by: dpete on May 25, 2011, 03:09:18 PM: And we had to pack him out he next day of course it snowed.
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Post by: grundy53 on May 25, 2011, 03:11:18 PM: Nice buck!
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 25, 2011, 03:13:38 PM: Beautiful animal.
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on May 25, 2011, 03:14:53 PM: Very cool. We love gettin' stories and pics this time of year! 8)
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Post by: 7mag. on May 25, 2011, 04:37:24 PM: Very nice buck. Sounds like a great hunt.
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Post by: C-Money on May 25, 2011, 04:55:55 PM: Nice buck! Love the snow!
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Post by: deerdog on May 25, 2011, 05:37:22 PM: Nice buck!! :tup:
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Post by: wsucowboy on May 25, 2011, 05:39:25 PM: Nice buck!
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Post by: bowsandhose on May 25, 2011, 05:44:00 PM: nice buck, thanks for sharing
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Post by: YoterHunter on May 25, 2011, 05:45:44 PM: ive shot several of my big blackys around 1 to 130 in the afternoon..like you sead most people are back at camp or went home .so the preser is of and they will move or feed at that time. nice buck.
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Post by: esh on May 25, 2011, 07:00:22 PM: Nice buck makes me eager to get out.....congrats
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Post by: rb2506 on May 25, 2011, 07:30:21 PM: sweet buck congrats to you guys
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Post by: buckreaper on May 25, 2011, 08:50:33 PM: I'm getting the fever. Thanks. Real nice buck!
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Post by: oldleclercrd on May 25, 2011, 09:22:18 PM: Nice buck/story!
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Post by: KNOXY on May 29, 2011, 03:05:38 PM: great buck
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 29, 2011, 06:09:53 PM: No doubt nice one ...getting me fired up !!!!