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TEAM 43 On the Board! I drilled him tonight 36 yards ( had that brush patch ranged at 35!!!! I hammeredoff the ground!!!!!!! out of my self made ground blind I hunted him almost 1 month ago from where I photoed him!!!! feeding.. Guys I about balled.. .I saw his big dark main beams coming through the tall brush and had him pegged..I knew it was him..he came in so quiet if I wouldnt have seen thosetines and beams I wouldnt have known till he was right in front of me...he was moving leftto right....I drew while he was in the brush...and he stepped rightout..... right on the skid trail in the wide open and turned slightly quarteredto me! When he did I told myself "You better shoot him.." I took 1 second and drilled him...I hit him perfect right behind the front shoulder and it angled back towards his liver..(after finding him) FULL PASS THROUGH>..He ran right at me... got to within 10 yards and finally saw me and then did a 90 to back to his bedding area... I heard him crash 5 seconds later! 60 yards away... Deader than a door nail.. I tried to make myself wait what I figured was 20 min...

I am out the door..to race the temps to get him checked into my local contest..back to skin him and get on for the full story! GOD BLESS AMERICA !

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Good god, that is a heck of a buck! Congrats!!!!

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Troy, YOU ARE THE MAN! Congrats my friend, with the hassle you were having , you deserve him totally. I take the liver to the neighbors and throw it on their living room carpet...LOL j/k...nothing can take away your elation right now. What a gorgeous animal..

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Well that answered that question......Hey guys, Shed33 will be the next one! LOL

WHAT A STUD Troy!!!!! I couldn't be happier man, congrats!!!!!!

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Awesome buck buddy!! Sounds like you plan came together....Great shooting too. Way to put it all together for a great buck.

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Congratulations, Troy! With all the crap you've put up with lately, you deserve it!

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JEEPERS BATMAN!!!! THAS A GIANT!!!!!!

CONGRATS MAN!!!!!

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Congrats on a great deer shed!!! Can't wait to hear the whole story.

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Congrats !!!!!! AWESOME BUCK!!!!

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guys I have to run, I am so pumped with adrenaline, I was like a kid again.. heres one more pix.. more to come story etc... when I get back in tonight I will put a tape on him after I get back.. Hes a big bodied bastage! OVER 200 lbseasy.. I HAD TO GUT him to drag him up hill..

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holy cow!! thats an AWESOME BUCK!! congrats man!! awesome!!!

wow what a buck...and from the GROUND!! good job man!

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Way to go Troy !

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Holy Crap!

What a monster. Congratulations! Can't wait for the story and more pics.

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Congrats! That is a nice buck! Lovin' the chocolate antlers.

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Holy Cow that is a huge buck congrats. Cant wait to see what he scores.

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Hot Dizzzzamn buddy! Here's a big pat on the back bro - that's a magnum buck. Wow...

Weird... I'm never on the board at this time of night, just watching some football and having a slice of pizza.Hmph. I think I'll go crack an ice cold Yuengling and celebrate today's successes.

I can't wait to hear the story behind that big boy tomorrow. Man, I'm really happy for you. You're a year-round hunter, so I know how much it means when you fill the tag or take a shot. It's a high-stakes game Chief. One wrong move = game over. There's a lot of blood, sweat, time and tears riding on every draw of the bow. This deer wasn't the result of a 10-minute scouting run. This was the culmination of ayear-long chess match, capped by one perfect, silent shot... You made it count at crunchtime. You're a gamer, Troy.

I raise my glass bro.

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Troy,
Sincere Congratulations! That is a pig of a whitetail! I am smiling ear to ear happy for your success!

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Awesome man!! that is an awesome buck!! Congrats!

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Sweet baby Jesus, what a bruiser!!That'sone of those hunts you'll never forget,big congrats!

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WOW! Troy that is one great buck, congrats, I kow how hard you worked for him. I just wish you were still on my team.:(

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WOW.[:-]

Troy that's awesome brother, I'm so happy to see you whacked him. Especially after the troubles you've been having lately. Congrats congrats congrats!:)

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Awesome deer[8D]

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Congrats, that's one sweet buck!

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BINGO! Sweet! Congrats! What a toad!

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Congrats Troy, a great buck well deserved.

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Awesome, Troy... Simply awesome!! I LOVE those chocolate antlers!

Congratulations to a very deserving bowhunter!

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That's a big ole pig there!!!

Great buck Shedd!!! Congrats buddy!

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You da man Troy...that is a beast. Congrats

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Great job buddy!!!! What a hawg !! You pulled it off even with the jerks trying to mess you up !! Well deservedto say the least!! Man there has been some great hunts for theHNI-ers this year.looking forward to the full story!!



Tim

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oh and congrats on the recent finds!! You are still behind though !! [8D] :D

Tim

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WOW!!! Congrats, awesome buck!!!!!!

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Awesome buck, congrats. Can't wait to hear what it scores

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Congrats on an awesome deer!! What a pig!

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Troy, that is one big mamma jamma:DMan what I buck. Good job bud, been waitin to see what you would get this year.

Shane

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Congratulations on an amazing deer! Thanks for sharing the story.

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WHAT A STUD! i would atleast tape a pic on those poachers door.;)


so does this mean your heading east to hunt some or are you done with whitetail for the year?

you seem to kill a MONSTER every year,obviously know what your doin....again CONGRATS!

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First off, thanks to everyone.. THis buck here was the buck I called "stretch" He doenst live were I had the tresspassing problems.. But thanks anyway !

I've got this guys sheds from two years ago, video him last summer and got him on trail cam thisyear and photo'd him from a tree stand almost 1 month ago to the day..I actually killed him tonight from a ground blind I made a month ago after photoing him using a particular skid trail to enter a big clearcut...FIRST Time I seen him in a month was tonight..

I will get the whole story out by tomorrow.. IT was truely the "wind" that led me to sit where I did tonight..because I had no intentions on it when I left work to go hunt..

Again thanks everyone! I couldnt be happier...

Trem! I Have 2 whitetails left to kill... One more Idaho tag and one in ND with my buddy TIM... so nope I am not done hunting..

Ok..I am gonna sip on some coffee here and then go put a tape on him.. I really don't care what he scores..I know hes at least 5.5 years old...... not bad for a Federal Land whitetail!

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sweet, didnt realize idaho has double buck tags. I remembered you postin bout hunting with Tim over the summer, wasnt sure if the plan was made or not. what a hoss dude. Live it up cuz it wont get any better than that feeling. OLD buck, with bow, from the ground, WITHOUT a store bought blind, on federal land. Man you should try and challenge yourself sometime.[8D]

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thanks again...yup we can buy left over non-resident tags.. my second whitetail buck tag cost me 255.00 this year, I bought it as fast as I could before they were gone!

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Way to go Troy! what a trophy, Congrats on a great Buck.