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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Steve Jo on November 22, 2011, 02:13:01 PM

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Post by: Steve Jo on November 22, 2011, 02:13:01 PM: Last year I about cut my leg off with a chainsaw and happily took one of the smaller bucks we had coming in.

This year, despite plenty of chainsaw use, I remained healthy and hunted this guy for 3 days before getting the conditions good enough for a shot
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Post by: coachcw on November 22, 2011, 02:15:14 PM: come on . tell us more
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Post by: jackmaster on November 22, 2011, 02:17:52 PM: i remember the thread about you doggn into your leg now that you mention it, if i remember right you posted some pictures of you sawed up leg.... well lets see the pic of that buck, we have waited long enough
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Post by: gaddy on November 22, 2011, 02:18:32 PM: yes, please do tell more. the conditions were good enough for a shot but was the shot good enough for a hit ?
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 22, 2011, 02:19:23 PM: I finally got an opportunity at him on day 3 after passing several good bucks.

If I live to be 100 years old I doubt I will make a better shot. 42 yards through the limbs of several trees.

He is my best buck to date.
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 22, 2011, 02:20:21 PM: Thanks guys, it's quite a story, but I have an 11 month old booger eater running around and he will NOT let me type... LOL
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Post by: jackmaster on November 22, 2011, 02:21:24 PM: damn that is a hell of a buck and with a bow to boot, congrats you really earned that stud for sure
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Post by: mdbuck5x5 on November 22, 2011, 02:24:20 PM: :tup: Great buck...I definitely know what you're feeling :chuckle:
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Post by: elkhuntindad on November 22, 2011, 02:39:29 PM: nice buck and good to see hard work paying off :tup:
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Post by: vandeman17 on November 22, 2011, 02:39:32 PM: Fantastic buck! So nice
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 22, 2011, 02:46:18 PM: Thanks! I fell in love with his mass. 5 1/2 bases and he carries 4" all the way out on both sides. very heavy buck, at least in my experience
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Post by: wsucowboy on November 22, 2011, 02:48:48 PM: Great buck, congrats :tup:
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Post by: jager on November 22, 2011, 02:51:07 PM: Sweet buck! Nice eyeguards! :tup:
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 22, 2011, 03:00:04 PM: Thanks Jager, those eye guards are off the hook, he scores 96 as a pronghorn... :)
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 22, 2011, 03:21:19 PM: Great looking buck! congrats :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 22, 2011, 04:19:24 PM: Nice buck ...awesome shot ... :tup:
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Post by: Camp David on November 22, 2011, 04:29:51 PM: What a beautiful buck...I'm hoping for one 1/2 that size. Great shot :tup:
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Post by: longashes on November 22, 2011, 04:48:10 PM: OK ... that's a wall hanger! Congrats! :tup:
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Post by: 400out on November 22, 2011, 04:52:25 PM: Yes sir! thats a hell of a buck! :drool: :drool:
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on November 22, 2011, 04:54:44 PM: DAMN! That's pretty sweet!
Nice job.. Nice job.

-Steve
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Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 22, 2011, 06:01:30 PM: THATS A NICE BUCK
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 22, 2011, 06:16:43 PM: Very nice buck!! Sounds like you might want to think about retiring from running chainsaws.
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Post by: Shed Stud on November 22, 2011, 06:16:55 PM: Yup, He'd do! Very nice WT!
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Post by: HornHoarder on November 22, 2011, 06:27:52 PM: Congratulations :tup: thats a great looking buck. Score???
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Post by: bigbucks1985 on November 22, 2011, 06:38:28 PM: Very nice buck and with a bow :tup: i will go for one half that big when i get the bow out on 24th were you hunting 101? Just curious dont know of any other units are open in NE WA
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Post by: Elkpiss on November 22, 2011, 06:43:49 PM: Great buck... congrats man.. I bet ur pumped to say the least.. dandy :tup:
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Post by: nw_bowhunter on November 22, 2011, 06:49:10 PM: sweet buck..good job
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Post by: True Sportsman on November 22, 2011, 07:09:30 PM: Great deer. I love those timber whitetails with the dark antlers...
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Post by: buck man on November 22, 2011, 07:13:17 PM: Heck ya love those timber bucks. Congrats :tup:
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Post by: denali on November 22, 2011, 07:14:31 PM: Quote from: Steve Jo on November 22, 2011, 03:00:04 PM
Thanks Jager, those eye guards are off the hook, he scores 96 as a pronghorn... :)

:chuckle: Nice buck !
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 22, 2011, 07:28:09 PM: Thanks guys, it was a 101 buck.

I rough scored him at 148 but I am no expert on scoring.
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Post by: boneaddict on November 22, 2011, 07:52:59 PM: Looks about right Steve. Great buck!
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Post by: DWP on November 22, 2011, 09:16:02 PM: Very cool buck!
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Post by: jamesjett on November 22, 2011, 09:27:23 PM: Nice buck!! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: huntitup on November 22, 2011, 09:43:33 PM: great pic way to huntitup and take care of business
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Post by: bearpaw on November 22, 2011, 09:59:45 PM: great buck, congrats.... :tup:
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Post by: huntnnw on November 23, 2011, 01:16:42 AM: once again congrats Joe ;)
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Post by: HntnFsh on November 23, 2011, 05:40:54 AM: Beautiful buck.Love the coloring of the horns.
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Post by: Huntboy on November 23, 2011, 05:57:10 AM: Nice buck, congrats.
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Post by: wlandrum on November 23, 2011, 07:52:44 AM: :tup: Great buck :tup:
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Post by: Machias on November 23, 2011, 08:26:17 AM: Congrats on a great buck!
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 23, 2011, 11:01:25 AM: I actually missed my first shot at him. Long story, but he did not come in how he should have... I had to make a qucik guess at yardage and misjudged and shot right underneath him. Thankfully he did not know where the shot had come from and as he tried to sneak out of the clear cut he stopped on last time to look around. My head in the above picture is where his head stopped. 42 yards
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 23, 2011, 11:02:47 AM: I leaned out against my safety harness so I could see the kill zone and got low enough to allow the arrow's trajectory to clear the obstruction.

12 ringed him...
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Post by: vandeman17 on November 23, 2011, 11:06:55 AM: that is a gnat's @$$ of a hole to shoot through. Nice shot!
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Post by: gaddy on November 23, 2011, 11:12:08 AM: is that what they call threading the needle? beutifull buck
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 23, 2011, 11:17:36 AM: it was tight to be sure... I am just glad I bought a mulligan at the begininning of the season!!
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Post by: groundhog on November 23, 2011, 11:24:04 AM: Great buck and one heck of a shot!!
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 23, 2011, 01:18:24 PM: Thanks, like I said, If I live to be a 100, I'll never make a better shot than that one!
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Post by: C-Money on November 23, 2011, 01:23:09 PM: Dandy buck! Congrats and good shooten!
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Post by: Greg Mullins on November 23, 2011, 01:35:26 PM: Great pic you need to send it in to the WDFW for the 2012 reg cover
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Post by: Steve Jo on November 23, 2011, 01:36:35 PM: Wow Greg! That's a heck of a compliment! Thanks
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Post by: Kingpuck on November 26, 2011, 01:03:10 AM: What a beauty. That will be a memory that will stick with you for a lifetime. There is something about the pursuit and the adrenaline of trying to outsmart a deer that must just be exhilarating. Have just started to get in the sport and missed out on this year for hunting. Hoping to take a deer next year with my bow. The bug has definitely bit. If I'm lucky one year that will be me with a bow.
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Post by: Wa hunter on November 27, 2011, 11:05:23 AM: Big buck, good time. Hazelnut creamer with hamburger helper I can still taste it a little.
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Post by: big wood on November 27, 2011, 03:53:33 PM: NICE BUCK, I GOT HIS TWIN 12 YEARS AGO BUT NO DOUBLE EYE GAURDS. CONGRATS
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Post by: TommyH on December 10, 2011, 11:15:29 AM: very nice deer and awesome shot! My first archery bull was taken on a shot similar to that!Its very exciting to see your arrow go threw right where you wanted it to and hit its mark!! Congrats! :tup:
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Post by: Steve Jo on December 12, 2011, 12:26:11 AM: Quote from: Wa hunter on November 27, 2011, 11:05:23 AM
Big buck, good time. Hazelnut creamer with hamburger helper I can still taste it a little.

LMAO, DUDE YOU KILL ME! :) Hazlenut creamer in hamburger helper is an aquired taste... I aint there yet... :)

Thanks for helpin me with the drag Brother :)
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Post by: JJB11B on December 12, 2011, 01:10:23 AM: What a buck! congrats! :tup:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 12, 2011, 05:29:31 AM: Great Buck good to hear you either learn to run a chain saw or stopped using one. Watch those kickbacks :chuckle:
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Post by: 3nails on December 12, 2011, 05:40:01 AM: Excellent buck! Love the antler color. Reminds me of the Idaho buck I got this year. 148? Hmmm...I'd re-tape him. Looks a bit bigger to me. Sounds like you had a little help on the shot. :tup:
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Post by: RIVERRAT on December 12, 2011, 06:41:11 PM: Stellar buck.....and archery to boot!!!!! :o
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on December 12, 2011, 07:53:56 PM: Great buck SteveJo. Glad to hear your leg grew back... :tup:
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Post by: Steve Jo on December 12, 2011, 08:01:02 PM: here's a good picture of him during the drag out. Actually one of my favorite pictures
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Post by: Steve Jo on December 12, 2011, 08:04:49 PM: my good friend did the euro mount and already has him done. unfortunately he's on the west side and I just moved to the east side so it will be a few weeks till I can get my hands on him

Love the euro mount look, especially with his chocolate colored antler bases!
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Post by: jgrimes on December 12, 2011, 08:15:47 PM: Looks really nice! Now to find a spot for it.
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on December 12, 2011, 09:56:31 PM: Cool story and congrats on a way nice buck!! I like the euro to!!! :tup:Looks sharp :IBCOOL: