Posting DaveH's 8pt
 

Here's the 8pt DaveH got today, he will follow with story later. Congrats buddy, see you in the am.

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Congrats on the buck! I dig the yellow string too.

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nice buck. congrats

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Congrats on a fine buck. Cant wait for the story.

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Way to go Dave!! Congratulation's!!

Nice buck!!:)

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Congrats on the buck.

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Congrats on a nice 8-point Dave! Was this one from up in the Forest Hill area where you guys normally hunt? Good luck to you guys tomorrow... I hope to be out in Darlington in the morning.:D

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Yes it was Hammy, actuallyhe took this oneright there on his property. We will be hunting his property today and the othe tomorrow. Dave has dial up and he was busy butchering the deer so I'm guessing that's why he hasn't been back on yet.

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Nice buck, congrats to you. Those G-2's look to have a little length to them.

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Awsome buck Dave! Congrats!!

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Way to go Dave...can't wait to hear the story.

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Great buck... congrats Dave.

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Congrats to Dave!

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Good job dave, glad to see the property is still producing nice deer.

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Congrats Dave. I'm looking forward to the details.

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nice

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Congrats, nice deer,that's a few now that you guys have harvested I think,, nice job.....

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Congrats!! He's a nice one!

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Thanks for the nice responses.

FINALLY I can reply! I haven't been near a computer since I killed my buck and when I finally got the chance today . . . I couldn't get the reply box to work - with dial-up as the only thing available in my area, it was frustrating to say the least!

Here's what happened . . .

About 11:50am Wednesday, I was working in my garage and turned around to see a small buck (looked to be a 6 pt) standing in my front yard looking my way. My dog saw it at about the same time and started to go that way until I yelled for him to stop. With a large German Shepherd running at thim and me yelling, the buck ran through my foodplot and into the woods. I called the dog back and praised him for listening to me and when I looked up, I saw the back end of a much larger deer entering the woods after crossing my driveway. I decided to head to the stand that was in the area they were headed.

Thatafternoon, I wasn't able to getto my tree until 3:00pm because I got caught up working in the back yard and it was later than I'd planned when I headed to the shower. When I got to the tree, I realized that, in my haste, I'd forgotten to put on my harness, first time I can ever remember that happening and it made me feel naked, but it was already late so I decided to sit in the stand without it. I saw a doe feeding 40 yards away while pulling up my bow so I felt good about my chances.

Just before 3:30pm, I saw a small buck walking in an overgrown field along a fence line. He crossed the fence and came into my woods.I looked immediately to see if a bigger buck was following him -- nothing. I looked at him for a couple minutes with binoculars and saw that he was a 5 point, but when I put them down, I saw an 8 point following him! As luck would have it, he came in the woods closer to me than the 5 point and I drew when he was behind a tree about 5 yards in front of me. I followed him with my bow waiting for an open shot and a good angle and he finally gave me what I was looking for at under 10 yards. I hit him perfectly and watched him run about 30 yards or so and stop. I expected him to fall over right then, but he stood there for a few seconds, then took a step or two forward and kind of layed down very quickly, but without actually falling. I was hard to see him through the brush, but I could pretty much tell that he was done seconds after that. I still waited 30 minutes (with the wait, I was in the stand for an hour total!) and got down, I found my arrow (pass through) and went to him. The autopsy revealed that I caught the top of the closest lung, sliced a 1 1/2" deep gash through the heart and clipped the bottom of the far side lung - he didn't suffer!

He weighed 150 lbs dressed and I was pleased that the Lord allowed me to harvest him. Since I already took 2 does, my second buck tag is open and I have a week and a half left to hunt with the rut really starting to kick in. Now if this weather would only cooperate. ;):D Guess I can't complain too much huh? :)

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Here's another pic of him.

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Congrats, you and Rick have been on a roll here lately

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Great buck. Congrats

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Yea, we've been on a somewhat roll but I only have one doe down so I have to take another doe before my next buck. But we will get that done next week;)

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Awesome, congrats Dave!

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congrats on the buck ... way to carry us and put us on the board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!