SwaggyD
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Deer - lets see em
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that. So you get a laugh!!
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It will probably make its way back here come August before elk season and definitely before deer season.
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2024 Buck
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Andrewlonghi
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Couple 2024 bucks, one from Indiana public land other from Ocala Forest in Florida
awells36
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One of four archery doubles my father and I have had.Lets see some deer pictures! I know there are some giant bucks hanging in garages, on walls, in the trash can... what ever. Post em up. The MT whitetail rut hunt thread go me reminiscing...
Here's a few bucks to start off.
2009 Montana
2010 Colorado
2007? Montana
2000 Montana
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A buck he shot while we were together and canoed out.
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six7
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My lone buck of the 24/25 hunting season. I was lucky enough to get a great picture of him before shooting him. 7 point 213 lbs
Have done it tough for several years since getting started, have had some back luck in recovery, taken several does a year for regular meat but bucks hard to come by, but had a good season this year in MI.
Rifle opener, having sat 6 and half hours for only two distant does seen in the cold had this guy waltz in to 60 yards at 11am. In a cool twist, he hit a scrape I had a camera on, so got to see him tear that up afterward. The 270 dropped him 30 yards from the climbing stand. Took 30 minutes to stop shaking enough to climb down - wife had just arrived to get out for the afternoon, so got to recover this big boy with me. 134.5" 11pt 5y.o. - previously only had a little accidental 3pt to speak of. First buck I've had a reasonable shot at during rifle season.
As it usually is with pressure, didn't see much thereafter until the day after Thanksgiving. Sitting on the ground had 15 does run by at 10 yards, shot one of the last ones for meat, only for 3 bucks to turn up after her and pause 50 yards out, their headgear obscured. Fortunately, had the 2nd buck tag on hand, and took a shot at what I thought was the huge bodied deer (who I've seen in that area before) who had got close before backing away - only to discover they shell gamed me. Thought I'd missed as the big deer jumped high and ran off uninjured, but closer tracking revealed I'd tagged out on this 6 pt. Still way better than any previous deer I'd taken in MI, other than the above.
Freezers full, and taxidermy bills. Happy with that.
Rifle opener, having sat 6 and half hours for only two distant does seen in the cold had this guy waltz in to 60 yards at 11am. In a cool twist, he hit a scrape I had a camera on, so got to see him tear that up afterward. The 270 dropped him 30 yards from the climbing stand. Took 30 minutes to stop shaking enough to climb down - wife had just arrived to get out for the afternoon, so got to recover this big boy with me. 134.5" 11pt 5y.o. - previously only had a little accidental 3pt to speak of. First buck I've had a reasonable shot at during rifle season.
As it usually is with pressure, didn't see much thereafter until the day after Thanksgiving. Sitting on the ground had 15 does run by at 10 yards, shot one of the last ones for meat, only for 3 bucks to turn up after her and pause 50 yards out, their headgear obscured. Fortunately, had the 2nd buck tag on hand, and took a shot at what I thought was the huge bodied deer (who I've seen in that area before) who had got close before backing away - only to discover they shell gamed me. Thought I'd missed as the big deer jumped high and ran off uninjured, but closer tracking revealed I'd tagged out on this 6 pt. Still way better than any previous deer I'd taken in MI, other than the above.
Freezers full, and taxidermy bills. Happy with that.
My friends insisted that I buy a .270 for my mule deer hunt. But I was confidant that I could use my Winchester and get within range for a good shot. The buck was spotted at long distance and a stalk in this rough country was planned. It took me an hour to close the distance to about 125 yards. When I shot, the buck bounded away but toppled in mid-stride after just a few jumps. 30-30 is a keeper! TR
Rack Daniels
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He’s got some blockey antlers! That’s cool lookin!! Congrats!
Thank you!
Hammsolo
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Really interesting buck! What do you think the roots of his interesting antler structure are? Genetics? Injuries? The mount is beautiful.
That’s a sweet buck
Thank you i was very happy with the mount. Just how his antlers where. We dont have any other deer that look like him so can't say genetics. This was him last year.
Elkoholic87
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That jacket is the definition of hunting nostalgia right there.
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2019 UT general season muzzleloader
2020 opening day UT general archery, same basin killed 400yds apart. The velvet buck I had miss judged my yardage as he was closer than I thought but he was facing me while I was at full draw and smacked him center in the noggin… not proud of that one but he went down like a dropped sack of spuds
2020 opening day UT general archery, same basin killed 400yds apart. The velvet buck I had miss judged my yardage as he was closer than I thought but he was facing me while I was at full draw and smacked him center in the noggin… not proud of that one but he went down like a dropped sack of spuds
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So you had planned on taking a frontal on a deer? How close were you? That's a pretty small opening. Glad it worked out though...
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