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Hunted over 80 hours now and the bedding stand in the bottoms pays off. (again) Two bucks chasing one doe and she gives them the slip. The smaller of the two comes to about 60 yrds downwind and is looking for the girl. I grunted by mouth and he kept looking even harder. He came about another 10 yards and was hung up. I had nothing to lose so I did probably the worst snort weeze ever (by mouth) and he came in on a rope. At about 40 yards he hangs up again and starts to quarter away. The Hoyt and the Grim Reaper talked him into staying with me forever on the wall. Liver and lungs and 100 yards later 1st buck of the season.

I have watched bucks all year and been in the wrong spot on several definite shooters. I was not going to let this one get away after seeing tons of 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 yr old bucks. This guys gonna gross and net about and 1" apart it looks. Weighed 184 dressed with a 20 1/4" inside spread.

He is my 3rd biggest but I still love him a lot!

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Nice buck, Just goes to show, time pays off. Good Job

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Nice buck man!! Big congrats to you!! What a beauty. Get that rascal posted up in the team thread bud, maybe it will inspire those guys!

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Another pic

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That is one nice buck!!! Great job. Now its my turn:D.

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Good job! You did what it took. Respect!

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Looks like a nice buck. Congrats!

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Congratulations, persistance and patience pays off. Way to go.

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Nice buck. Just goes to show there are big boys still out there. Congrats.

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Great buck! Isn't it amazing how bowhunting can totally frustrate you throughout the season, sometimes making you second guess yourself... then one morning...after all that work.... it finally pays off. And then you have a smile for the rest of the season ear to ear...

Congrats again.. on the buck and the hard work.

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Congrats!! Nice Buck!!

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way 2 go.

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Nice looking buck!!! Looks like a nice blood trail leading up to him.

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NICE!! Congrats!!

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Great job, and he's a definite shooter in my book too! Nice mass on those bases.

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Great Buck, Congrats.

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nice deer man, patience paid off for me too after being frustrated being in the wrong spots as well, great job!!

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Great buck !! Congrats !!

Tim

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Man those Ill bucks just amase me, wish I lived out there. Congratulations

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Congrats...nice buck...Sometimes what you have to do to get the shot is what you end up remembering...awesome man!

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Nice buck congrats

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Good looking buck! Nice job!

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very nice buck. patience paid off :)

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Nice buck
Congrats
You have to be in the woods to shoot deer!

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Great job, congrads!

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Awesome deer, congrats man.

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Good for you man!

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awesome buck man congrats

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Great buck, congrats.

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Hard work pays off people! As frustrating as a person can get when there not seeing what they want, then all of a sudden it all falls into place and your sitting on cloud 9! Congrats to you, well deserved buck!

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Thanks for the compliments! I am glad you all respect the fact I put in huge amounts of time into whitetail management. I still have yet to have that hunt that ends in early October after shooting a wall mounter.

The year I shot the 163" 10 pt I had close to100 hours by November 6th. I just don't have the luck of some but there's absolutely nothing wrong with earning what you get. Thanks for the gift Lord!

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Sorry to bump but had him scored today and 159 7/8 worth of rack. He carried 4" of mass all the way out.

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GREAT BUCK CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I can't remeber who it was that said that bowhunting is hours of quiet solitude interrupted by seconds ofjopy but it sounds like you understand that. CONGRATS.

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Excellent. Way to go.

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very nice

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Man that is one awesome deer! Congrats!

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Congrats@!! Nice buck!

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Congrats on a great buck!! Ilove it when guys just dowhat is needed to get there buck!! Getting aggressive works on the right bucks, Congrats again!!!! Walt

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That's what Im talkin bout....... way to go bro!!!!