Well, I am stuck with the reality that I am out of chances to nail a buck this year, and its kind of depressing.
I went to the ends of the earth in Idaho in pursuit of a decent muley. Passed on a 20" 3x3 with decent tines, and two forkies. Caught a glimpse of a shooter, but didnt get a shot at. That was bout it for a weeks worth of hunting. Did see lots of elk, and a wolf pack, whole nother story. Could that have something to do with seeing not a lot of deer?
Then back home, during our rifle season, I passed on a little 3x3, and couted coup on a respectable 4x4 (120 or maybe a little better) and again, got skunked waiting on a bigger one. Result; rapidly becoming game free freezer. Thank goodness for a good West Kansas pheasant hunt and a South Dakota hunt to come for a little larder resoration.
However, since I always like seeing dead deer pics, new, old, little, or big, I thought I would throw up a few of my Missouri bucks of late just for giggles. No eye poppers, just some decent whiteys for around here...
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1997...Came to a grunt call, had to stop the charge. He was a bit upset to the prospect another buck was in his bedding area
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2000...My best buck to date. Shot him as a driver on a push in the bottom of a steep timbered drainage cut between crop fields. Got lucky and saw him first.
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2001...Came in to a doe in heat scent trail/ rattling/ and grunt calls. Just about could have flicked a booger on him from my stand when he rushed in, hackles raised, looking to kick some butt. One buck I wish could have had a few more years on, he would have been a real dandy...
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I went to the ends of the earth in Idaho in pursuit of a decent muley. Passed on a 20" 3x3 with decent tines, and two forkies. Caught a glimpse of a shooter, but didnt get a shot at. That was bout it for a weeks worth of hunting. Did see lots of elk, and a wolf pack, whole nother story. Could that have something to do with seeing not a lot of deer?
Then back home, during our rifle season, I passed on a little 3x3, and couted coup on a respectable 4x4 (120 or maybe a little better) and again, got skunked waiting on a bigger one. Result; rapidly becoming game free freezer. Thank goodness for a good West Kansas pheasant hunt and a South Dakota hunt to come for a little larder resoration.
However, since I always like seeing dead deer pics, new, old, little, or big, I thought I would throw up a few of my Missouri bucks of late just for giggles. No eye poppers, just some decent whiteys for around here...

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1997...Came to a grunt call, had to stop the charge. He was a bit upset to the prospect another buck was in his bedding area


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2000...My best buck to date. Shot him as a driver on a push in the bottom of a steep timbered drainage cut between crop fields. Got lucky and saw him first.

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2001...Came in to a doe in heat scent trail/ rattling/ and grunt calls. Just about could have flicked a booger on him from my stand when he rushed in, hackles raised, looking to kick some butt. One buck I wish could have had a few more years on, he would have been a real dandy...
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