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Guys ...I disappointed myself today.

Went out to state game land in Delaware. Only second time in the area all year. At 10am, I missed a monster buck. Likely an 8 pointer with great mass. Deer body was massive as well. It was the largest deer I ever shot at. I missed. I still can not believe it.

Deer like this and public land, I doubt I will see him again. I will try though!

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well guys things aren't lookin good for me yet we will see what happens

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Our gun season doesnt start till next sat.

Our muzzy season was over 2 sats ago and if Id known they were going to add does, I had a shot at over 10 different ones.[:@] I didnt feel like getting my hands dirty for nothing. but 25 pts for the team? bring on the blood!

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Guys .... posted the story in another thread but, here he is. I did not miss after all!!!!!! Only thing now is that I did not get to take his green score prior to the taxidermist. I will call there tomorrow to ask if he can score it. No use to the team if we can't get a score. Keep in mind, this a Northern Delaware buck on public land. Mass and Monster status compared to bucks in the south or other states. I am really pleased to add him to my wall.

Unless I ge tout to PA for rifle or find another big buck in Delaware, this could be the entry for me. The G1 appear to be about 10 inches, inside spread 14.5 outside, 17.


Another picture.

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Way to go PICK!!!!

That gives us 2 on the card!

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dont forget to post pics on the official score card thread. it doesnt matter until you do so. put up the pick w/ the gun.

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way to go pick

I got about 135 lb doe she was a hog
went out again today and finally seen some shooter
i guess i have to play it by ear

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my gun season starts this friday so I hope to contribute! great bucks guys!

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team - Do we have a avatar yet? Would love to post it on my profile. I am not graphically inclined in the least.

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no we dont, im not graphically inclined either.

anyone???

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Shot a good buck for the team, here are the pics, will post on score card when iput the tapeon him tomorrow. Probably gonna hit 140-150 mark.

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bhunter - Holy buck.. Nice going!

If you get a chance to post a bit of a story, love to hear it. Congrats again.

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day 1 - strike 1.

going back out in the morning. saw lots of does, couple small bucks, 1 decent buck but was chasing and wouldnt stand still long enought to count points and really size him up. we still have 2 weeks so theres plenty of time.

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Awesome Buck bhunter50!! Congrats!!

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Got a buck for the team, but ill have to enter him later when i get the other pictures. Not huge but its my first so I'm happy. What do you guys think on score?

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Tikka - This is your first buck ever? Good lord, Congratulations! This is a really bug deal. Size does not matter! It's your first buck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, I think it is a really cool looking rack and buck. Can't wait to see more photo's. U going to get it mounted? Please tell us the story behind this one.

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We are starting to rack up the bucks on for this team and I think we need to show some pride. I did a few copy and pastes. If no one else can come up with one, maybe we can use this.

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Hi Guys,

I found some free time to check in again. I've had some good luck, I've popped two does and a 6 point. The bad news is I cannot enter the 6 point. I didn't realize the gun had to be in the picture with me. I have pics with me and the deer, but no gun. Sorry guys, I'll know better next time. I do have my ML season coming up soon and who knows, I may bag a bigger buck.

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Team -

Sorry for all the messages. Just looking to help us out a bit. I was trying to help us track our teams deer. Does this help? Is the information correct. If not, can you let me know what is not correct and I can adjust it?

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Story to come on the big 13 point for team lucky 13.....kinda wild! glad i was drafted to team 13 but next year maybe i ought to hope for team 24 (24 pointer)!! Gotta run em to the taxi right now.......by the way he gross scored 156 for the score card.

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Well, here is the story of this nice buck that I shot. A buddy and I have trail cam pics of this very buck from fall of 06 and at that time he lookedto beabout a 140" 10 pointer with split brow tines. Those long g2s and g3s and split brows made this buck stand out from the rest of the bucks wehad pics of. After two long seasons ofneverlaying my eyes on this buck....I hadmy doubts that he was still around.

That brings us to gun season 08 on friday evening whenI sawa monster 10-12 pointer with a 6-8inch droptine coming off the base of hisleft mainbeam.......the ol ticker was pounding even though he was 350yds+ away. I would guess him to be probably at least 160" buck on the low side. Hewas trotting/cruising off of the neighbor farm and I decided I had a decent, not really, chance of sneakingthrough the creek bottom and getting a crack at him.....long stalk story short......he beat me there and was gone and out of my life.

Down in the dumps....I woke up early the next morning after a longnightfilled with dreamsof getting a crack at the mystery drop tine buck.When mydad finally arrived to pick me up, the argument ensued. I was frustrated that he had told me 5am and was20 minutes late and my stand was a15-20 minute walk from the truck......needless to say Istarted an argument that should've never happened. We threw our verbal blows like we never hadbefore and we were bothinawe at what we had just done. My dadand I usually get along great andabsolutely love that we shareour passion of hunting together, but this morning we were both a little cranky and I was to blame.Still a little emotionally shaken and upset at the things that I had said to him and that he had said tome.....he dropped me off without a smile and into the darkness I went.

By this time Ididn't even feel like hunting....i was upset and didn't know where to go.....after afew hundred yards of beating my self up over the fight i had caused, i realized I forgot my gloves (its 22 degrees) and my shooting sticks, so I stoppedand satbeside an oldhouse trailer that the junkyard owner had dumped (makes a great hunting blind).After what seemed like an eternity trying todecide where to go from there, I decided to sit in the house trailer that was packed with a chair and sliding windows, heck, my hands wouldn't get cold and i would have a gun rest.As darkness wasslowly broken by daylight, I decided to sew things up withthe ol' man.After a couple of long andsorrowful text messages....wewere back in good graces and all was swell in the world......little did I know it would get much better.

At this point, I was just happy that we had been able tosolve the mornings' problems andwouldn't have cared to even see a deer....but I was still hopeful. With my Thompson/Center by my side, I sat patiently in the trailer, peeringoutacross thecouple small bean fields that were parted by a creek bottom. I had aline of brush that came off of a big timbered farm and funneled the deer right to the trailer. After a small buck passedchasing andgrunting with a doe....the next 45 minutes or so was lifeless. No deer or sign of life anywhere near my location. As I was intent on watchingthe bean field that was upwind (assumingthe deer would come from this direction), I caught myself in a dead stare and decided I had better check the other field.......OH SHHHHHHH!!! Therehe is....big daddy himself strolling the edge of the downwind bean fieldwith his head burriedin the ground. he was walkingswiftly as though he were trailing a hot doe, so I quicklygrabbed the .50 cal and centered the crosshairs in preparation for a shot. All that I saw were those tall g2s and g3s and thought.....yes sir....you will do!On a dead walk, i was about to do the signature....maah... tostop him, but he stopped to taste the air with a lip curl and I decided totake the shot. BOOM! ThatT/C Encorelaunched a 250 grain sabot right to that buck, but I had no clue where I had hithim, but the shot felt good and he ran, tail tucked, into the deep creek bed and disappeared. Watching intently for him to come out up the otherbank, I caught a glimpse of his head and rackcome up over the bank but then crash backdown! BIG BUCK DOWN! The rest was history. Called my cuz who was hunting on the next hill and he came down and high fives were exchanged and war hoots followed! My best buck to date was on the ground with13 scorable points and gross score of 156". Hope you enjoyed the story.....Icalled him the trailer trash buck!

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Damn I totally forgot we needed a picture with the gun! Im pretty sure the other picture I have has no tag or gun, but it has me in it. Sorry guys[:@]

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The score for my Mulie is 150 4/8 but with the Mule Deer deduction the official score for the contest is score x .86 = 129 3/8

This deer was shot in South Dakota not PA. I'll be out hunting in PA next week. We have been seeing some real nice buck, so hopefully I can catch up with one of them.

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Crap, just like I thought...Sorry again but this is the best i got.

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dam tikka, too bad. theres a couple of things in the background that could be 'claimed' as a gun, but im not sure we'd get away w/ it.

Nice looking buck tho. what did it score?

anyone here seen or kept track of the 'score card' and seen the 4pt claimed to score 43"? I question the accuracy of that measurement, but Im not going to bring it up on the card. I hope the official takes notice and asks. what do you guys think?

Im going out in the morning. The wife doesnt like it, but oh well. Hopefully Ill get a shot as SOMETHING.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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Yeah my gun is actually in the back of that truck[:@]. But he only scored 78 even, would have been 88 3/8 if the broken tine was there.

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I've seen other guys take a picture with the antlers and the gun and also post the same pucture you have here. It's worth a shot.

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I'm off to the PA woods starting tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have a nice one to add to the score card!! Wish me luck!!

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Good luck. I will not make it out tomorrow but, planning to get up to PA next Sat for an all day hunt.

Please let us know how you do.

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Sorry guys, but the deer hunting on my place here in OK sux azz.

Ive been out 5 times since opening and havent gotten anything. Most of my trips are morning outings and things just arent moving.

Im sitting the week out to let things settle back down and hit it again next weekend. I may make an all weekend vigil.

Good luck to everyone else!

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Sorry guys no buck for me to help out the team. Our 9 day gun hunt is over in Wisconsin. I might get out for muzzleloader but probably not.

Congrats to everyone else!

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I connected on a Whitetail today. Not as big as I hoped when I shot but still a nice buck. Score is 115 4/8. I'll enter my Mulie on the score card to our team score.

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Yo!... great looking buck. Crap.. nock that stuff off about ...as big as I hoped. That is a hell of a buck! Way to pull through.

I will try updating our score card this week and ...still need to get my gross score from my taxi.

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Once again, nice buck!

What did you plug him w/? 270, 30-06?

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White-tail - if you don't mind me asking - What is the gun you are carrying? Tikka?

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Looks Like a rem. 700.

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Is that a horn sticking out the bottom of his jaw?

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I shot the WT with a 7mm-08, Rem 700 Mountain Rifle, I shot the MD with a 7RUM, Rem 700 Model LSS.

Yes that is antler sticking out of his neck. I found that shed and we used it to help hold the head up for the pictures. Do you think I could add that antler to the score too?:)

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I got a doe for our team score. I'll add it to the score thread.

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I too tagged a doe, actually 2 of them, but can only count 1. Ill upload the pics later. It was a poor yr in the Ok deer woods for me.