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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: johnnyaustin44 on December 01, 2011, 03:11:02 PM

Title: late archery buck
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on December 01, 2011, 03:11:02 PM: Headed east after work Monday night to do some hunting. Tuesday morning put me and my buddy on a ridge glaring for deer. spotted many does and smaller bucks but nothing I was interested in or could stalk on.later that evening we found a nice 3x3 with ten does in a large wheat field. no opportunity for a stalk but we put him.to bed hoping to find him in the morning. Wednesday morning yielded several bucks with blown stalks until we spotted this guy bedded in a strip of sage brush ten yards wide that separated. two winter wheat fields luckily he was needed facing away and I.was able to sneak to the edge of the sage right next to him. once I got there my buddy let out a coyote call 100 yards away which brought the buck to his feet. he bounded a few yards out putting him 25 yards from me and had all of his attention located on my buddy. once he stopped I hit him with a double lung and he went 30 yards before going down. I was elated as was my buddy on his first archery experience. I think I may have converted him
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Post by: pianoman9701 on December 01, 2011, 03:17:16 PM: Beauty of a buck and sounds like you two make a great team. Nice work!
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on December 01, 2011, 03:20:47 PM: Nice heavy horns and good character! :tup:
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Post by: Rainier10 on December 01, 2011, 03:24:14 PM: Great job, I love the mass on those antlers. Way to get your buddy hooked.
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Post by: esh on December 01, 2011, 04:03:07 PM: Nice buck but man is it me or does that deer look sick? :dunno:
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Post by: johnnyaustin44 on December 01, 2011, 04:21:58 PM: He was sick had a broken left leg and he was very skinny. I don't think he.would of made it through December but I'm happy with a sick deer. felt like I did him a favor.
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Post by: stormin85 on December 01, 2011, 04:30:16 PM: Nice job bud, i love the mass and sounds like a fun hunt to go with it, if he thinks he's addicted now wait til your buddy shoots something with a bow!!!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 01, 2011, 04:41:12 PM: Glad you got him, he does not look like he is in good condition. Congrats :tup:
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Post by: nw_bowhunter on December 01, 2011, 04:49:07 PM: congrats
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Post by: esh on December 01, 2011, 04:50:10 PM: Quote from: johnnyaustin44 on December 01, 2011, 04:21:58 PM
He was sick had a broken left leg and he was very skinny. I don't think he.would of made it through December but I'm happy with a sick deer. felt like I did him a favor.
RIGHT ON BETTER YOU GETTING TO HIM BEFORE THE DOGS DID...
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Post by: 400out on December 01, 2011, 04:55:54 PM: great stalk and buck! :tup:
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Post by: ANDERWAGON on December 01, 2011, 05:00:06 PM: Great buck! :tup:
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Post by: buck man on December 02, 2011, 01:54:10 PM: Great buck and congrats.!! :tup:
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Post by: Arteman on December 02, 2011, 10:35:08 PM: Quote from: johnnyaustin44 on December 01, 2011, 04:21:58 PM
He was sick had a broken left leg and he was very skinny. I don't think he.would of made it through December but I'm happy with a sick deer. felt like I did him a favor.
Yeah I was going to say before reading the posts that it looked like his front left leg got blown out, maybe a wounded buck from modern season. Good thing you got him, nice buck congrats!
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Post by: denali on December 02, 2011, 11:39:48 PM: Good job , nice heavy horns!
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Post by: Martinhunter on December 03, 2011, 08:40:19 AM: Dandy buck, congrats!
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Post by: elkslare on December 05, 2011, 06:39:35 PM: Congrats, great looking buck