Got my buck, I'm done for the year
 

Buck hunting that is.

I got him Saturday night after a full day of rain. The rain decided to let up around 5pm so around 5:30 or so I sat at the edge of a pipeline that's about 60yds wide and goes for about a mile or two. It is up and down hills/ridges the entire way.

I sat in a fall down near the top of one of the steepest hills wanting to see if a buck would cross the pipeline in the steep valley.

Well, he did. Around 5:45....only about 15 minutes of shooting light left, I was looking at the tree line on the opposite side of the pipeline and then looked down to the bottom. This buck was already 1/3 of the way into the pipeline and about 90yds away. I knew he had a big body and I thought the rack was pretty decent so I decided that I would tag him.

Since I was sitting in a fallen tree...I had a good rest. I settled on him and squeezed off a round from my .50 cal Omega.

Through the smoke, I could see him do the mule-kick and begin his death run (an all out sprint) across the pipeline and up a grass lane as far as I could see.

Once I got to where I shot him and started to track him, it was dark. 5 minutes into it, my headlamp died. I got on the radio and got 2 of my hunting buddies to come look. Of course, one of their lights goes out too (ARGH). We looked for about 15 minutes, in the dark with just one tiny working flashlight, before deciding to come back after our Sunday morning hunts since it was going to be cold out.

We started looking for him at about 10:15 and found him at 10:20. LOL. I had been standing about 20ft from where he was laying but since I didn't have a light, I could not see him.

His rack was smaller than I thought, but his body was bigger than I thought. Body-wise he was a TOAD!!! I had him weighed at the processor and he weighed 204lbs field dressed. We also guessed his age to be 5+. He barely had any teeth left.

Here are a couple pics.

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Your right he is a toad! Congrats!

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nice job!! but where's the primitive weapon??? J/K!!:D

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congrats he looks like a toad old i would say

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Nice buck. Isn't this the bowhunting section though?

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he has got an ass on him doesnt he:Dcongrats man

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yes but whats wrong about someone posting a gun kill on here
Really what does it hurt

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There is a gun section for that.

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+1, a trophy is a trophy and should be shared amongst the hunting community regardless of whether it was taken with a gun or bow.

Congrats bud, that's one nice deer you've got there

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nice buck. congrats

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Congrats!

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You are correct sir. That was an oversight on my part and I apologize. I spend about 99.9% of my time on this site in the Bowhunting forum and posted this without thinking twice about it.

I will repost over there.

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Its a ML...INLINE....its primmy...HA...where's the flintlock!
Nice BUCK!!!
Cool PIC!

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Is it possible for a moderator to move this post to the Black Powder forum?

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Who cares. There are a lot of pointless posts that get posted in here that have nothing to do with bowhunting, or hunting in general. This one is actually a good read.

Congrats!

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Thanks for the support guys. Here's another interesting thing. I actually recovered the bullet. It was just beneath the skin on the back side. Only the hide kept it from punching thru. It's a 240gr bullet and the one I recovered weighed 227gr. It had a 95% weight retention.

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I posted my shotgun buck in this forum as well because this is where i spend 99% of my time and wanted to share it with the guys i know. I dont think its a problem. Great buck and nice story. Congrats.

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This is the bowhunting forum. What kind of bow is that?[&:][8D] OH, and the last two deer I shot with the bow... I had pass throughs and 100 percent retention.:D:) Congrats on the deer.

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Hey nice buck! Just noticed it was a Blacktail. I was wondering what state you shot him in?

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It's a whitetail.

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nice buck... congrats..

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I noticed how crappy my photos showed up so I'm re-doing them. Here's the other angle. (please excuse the finger....the photo is from my cell phone)

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nice deer buddy, dont worry i like to look at the deer no matter what you killed it with