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I was in the stand early, and had deer around me in the dark. They moved off before light. About 7:15 I heard one walking in and saw that it was a buck. He was raking some trees as he passed, putting on a show. Sware at me if you will, but I'm not a trophy hunter. This one appeared to be an older deer with a spread in the 17-18" range. I still couldn't get a good look at his rack, but I decided to shoot.

He finally gave me a 12yd quartering toward shot and I let fly. It looked good, but he acted funny. He jumped about 3' in the air upon the shot, wheeled around and stood there. He finally walked through the fence line into the cornfield...where I heard him go down. WOO HOO!

I waited about 20 minutes and climbed down. My arrow was covered in bubbly blood...so I turned toward the deer, which was about 30 yard away out of sight. Then all hell broke loose. The buck jumped up and screamed past me...and kept going through the entire wood lot. He never slowed down and had no signs of blood on the exit side. Trouble.

I walked to the corn field to see what his bed looked like...and he was laying there stone dead. I had jumped another buck.:D

These pictures aren't great...but he has sort of a double main bean on his left, with a crab-claw on that same side. 5 or 6pts on that side, 3 on the other. Not my biggest...but it was nice having my 4yr old there when I brought the deer in.

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thats not a bad lookin non typical...



great story too!:D

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I just posted this on another topic...and I'll share this here, too.

I'm hunting (for the first time in my 30yrs of hunting) a residential area w/ 25 acres of woods. It's insane.

I've been in the stand for about 4 hours so far this season. I've killed 2 does and one buck...and seen about 60 deer. Most of them within bow range.

It's been a blast. I still have 3 doe tags left...then I'll take my camera.

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Imfrom Ohio and got to say thats a great buck!!!

I to wouldnt of passed on him, hes very unique!!

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Congrats!! Nice buck.

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Cool buck!!! WTG. But I have to ask, why is he cut all the way up his neck? Congrats to you, I think its a very cool rack.

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Congrats on a great deer!

I cut mine up pretty far as well. This cools them down quicker. if your not using the Cape for anything its no big deal!

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Congrats!

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hey look its a rob buck lol great deer man congrats
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I cut them up to the chin...always have. I do this for 2 reasons.

1. I cut that far up so that I can get the ENTIRE windpipe out immediately...also the esophagus because these begin to break down almost instantly. Once I cut them off at the top, I just pull on them and the entire gutpile comes out in one fell swoop. You still have to cut some connective tissue and the diaphram, but several people have watched me gut a deer and stated that they've never seen one done so quickly or cleanly. Of all things to be good at...LOL

2. It does get the heat out of the body faster if you cut them all the way up.

If I have to drag a deer forever, I will not do this as it invites dirt into the body cavity.

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Nice buck. Congrats.

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Nothing wrong with that guy!

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Cool Buck, Congrats

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nice job! Sounds like you found yourself a hell of a spot

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nice he has got some real character

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congrats

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Congrats. Nice deer


Hatchet Jack

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Well done, good looking deer!

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If you are really not a "trophy hunter," then I'd say that was a GREAT DEER to get out of the gene pool, and he has some character as well. Congrats on the kill. It's alway fun to show them to the kids too. My little ones see deer and they think "JERKY!!!!" :D