What the heck, Ill post a little buck
 

When it rains it pours. Russ (Kanga) and I went out hunting this last weekend. Thur. night before the hunt, I was out loading up my truck when the door on my office slamed on themiddle finger of my draw hand. It dislocated it pretty good, so I pop it back in place and wrap it up thinking I might be able to pull back a light recurve. I try several times and just cant do it. So I pull out the old compound so Ill have something to hunt with. It has been quite a while since I shot my compound, so I pull it out and inspect it. Low and behold, the Muzzy zero effects that was on it hasdeteriorated
to the point it broke in half where the turkey spur is. It appeared to have had some type of oil set on it which denatured the polymer it was composed of. So I pull out an old Nap rest I had, put it on, and retune the bow.I make sure I can draw it with a wrist strap release, which worked out fine. I shoot the bow a while to make sure it is all on. Friday comes and I head to my cabin to meet Russ. We get a early nights sleep so we can be out bright and early. Sat. morning, saw several deer and a few hogs. Sat. afternoon about the same. And on Sunday morning, I tagged a decent 9 point out on the river. He would have been an 10 point except he had broke off the end of his right main beam. I thought of letting him walk till it hit me that I'm running out of time. Not sure if ill be able to get back out and hunt agian this year and wanted to make sure Igot my third deer in the freezer. I was not going to post this guy, but thought what the heck, since the story is more interesting than the deer. When I got home Sunday and started cleaning the deer, my finger just keep getting worse and worse, so I went to the hospital for some pictures. Turns out the dislocation was not the only thing, it was also broke just above the knuckle. All and all we had a good time.

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Congrats on the buck!

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Very nice buck. Congrats... I would not neccesarily call him little either...

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Nice buck, congrats.

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Congrats burnie

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Super nice buck. We'll call him the 'broken finger buck'.

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Not little at all IMO, congrats.

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thats not little thats a nice deer congrats man

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Where's the little one? I see a pretty good buck, conrats

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Thanks everyone. He had a nice body, that is why I dropped him. He did suffer from "rack envy" though. :D

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Great buck, congratulations.

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I see a nice buck as well......Congrats bud!!

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That's a nice little buck. Congrats! ;)

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Not little around here. Good Job.

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Busted finger and a busted rack buck. Sounds like a good time to me.;) Congrats

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Good job Burnie, congratulations and hope the finger mends quickly.

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Nice buck and story. I hope the finger heals well.

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Congrats on a nice buck.

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nice buck. congrats

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congrats on the buck. Seems like a nice consilation prize for having a broken finger.

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If you didn't get the memo, we are not supposed to be talking our kills down. ;)Be proud of everything you decide to shoot. You didwell.That to me is a very good buck. Congrats!

Hope the finger heals up soon for you.

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Wow, that IS a "little" buck , the rack is so small, I cant even see it in the picture. Are you sure thats not a doe?:D

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very fine buck!!

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congrats burnie! nice buck!

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Congrats on a great buck!!! Nothing there to be ashamed of!!Walt

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That's not a little buck around my neck of the woods! lol Congratulations on your "little buck"!;)

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*SNAP*

Ow-ow-ow-oooowwwww!!

Yaya, now I can go hunting little bucks too.....

.....ow[:o]

Nothing little about that deer.....anything over 130 / 180lbs. here is something to brag about, thill the one I had cross my sights yesterday....I won't speak of him again till he's in the back of the truck though.

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Nicely done! Congrats

Hope the finger feels better...

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Congrats

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Congrats! Thats no little buck iini my book.;)Hope your finger feels better.

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That is what I call being "flexible"! "Adapt and survive"...Good job!

Congrats, I know plenty of hunters that would kill to get a "little buck" like that...[8D]

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Another nice one Burnie, congrats!

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Thanks everyone. I have good news. I got out my lightest recurve 56# @ 28" and I could actually pull it with my two good fingers. I shot it several times last night and think with a little more practice, ill get it down. Cant say it felt very good on the bumb finger. I guess sometimes you just got to feel the pain. :D Also, I just heard from a friend down south who wants me to come hunt with him. I took a P and Y on this land last year, so it looks like things might be back in play.;)

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nice buck, congrats.

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Great job Kent!!! Your having a pretty damn good year down there!! Good luck If you head south to your buddy's!!

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I don't think I would call that a little buck. Nice deer!

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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!! BTW, I have a hatchet to cure your finger problem;)

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Congrats Burnie!! That is a nice deer!!

I was going to offer to take one of those long bows off of your hands...but I guess you got it figured out!!

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doesnt look little to me

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Lol. I actually sold everyone of my bows about two weeks ago. All but an old recurve I built years ago and a old Herters recurve Ive had since the late 70s.

Ive got two new bows going right now. A Brazillian Walnut, white oak, and maple longbow and a Brazillian walnut, bamboo, and maple longbow going at this very moment. Just took bamboo ipe bow out of the oven and am in the process of tillering the white oak, ipe bow. So I guess ill have two new longbows in about a week.;)