Maine......big woods......BIG deer
 

...............I posted this in the general forum but was asked to throw it here too


With a lot of hard work and a bit of luck, we were able to take down a monster 8 pointer last tuesday.

The morning had started off pretty warm, mid 30's and was forecast to climb in the 40's. The remainder of the snow from Sunday night was for sure going to melt. Finding these baby "moose" was going to get even more difficult. The four of us made our seperate ways to work the different areas of the big woods...the hardwoods on the ridge top...beaver bog's in the valleys.......green growth all around....and cuts from past logging.

After about 4 miles I found myself well over the ridgeline when I heard the shot. It was about 11 and the temp was climbing. Figured I should make my way back to the truck for lunch and to shed some clothing. We all met at the truck and had a bite to eat. My brother said he connected on a 8 pointer watched it fall and decided to make his way back to prepare for the drag. Never mentioning the actuall size of the deer.

We knew how far he was and nobody looked forward to the afternoon, but we headed out with tow rope in hand and many layers taken off.

After about 2 miles in and 2 beaver damns crossed we were there. When we came upon the deer no one could get over the mass of the body and the spread of its rack. How it was able to get through these woods was amazing, and the luck he had to find this guy out of his bed will never be forgotten.

the numbers..........he dressed out at 252lbs had a 30-3/8" spread (but just an 8 pntr haha). Each main beam exactly 27" long.






.......first beaver damn


.......drag


......second beaver damn


.....finally at the truck after 2.5 hrs


.......beer never tasted soooo good before!!

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Thats a heck of a buck, congrats.

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OH...MY...GOD...

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WOW! Thats a monster. Nice deer Fly! how far up in Maine you guys hunting? I just hunted on the Maine NH border yesterday and today. Man big woods and its hard to figure out where to set up!
How were you guys hunting? Just walking around covering alot of ground?

Jim

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Hey Airborne.......those were our words exactly when we finally got up to it.

neck4752......we were northwest of katahdin (the first picture). There is a whole different world up there with the logging roads and a bunch of heater hunters. To find these guys you have to hit the big ridges...find where their feeding and track em back to their bedding areas. These guys will put themselves in the thickest green growth during the day, and unless their rutting hard (which they haven't yet) they won't budge. Grab yourselve a GPS and get walkin.......were puttin on between 6 and 10 miles a day.

This guy had to have caught our scent while we were making our way through the christmas trees and bogs for him to move.......remember....a lot of hard work and hope for a little luck!!

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Thats AWESOME Fly! So when you kick em up from the bed how you getting shots, on the run?

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Hey neck........hopefully no running shots needed. Just have to stay on these guys until a shot opens up.

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Awesome Buck!!! Now thats what I call a Big Maine Buck

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What a beauty! Nice rack and big bodied. I love how the northern deer can have nice racks and huge bodies compared to southern deer. More meat...YUMMY!

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What a freak!
Congrats to him...
Some buddies of mine were there last week as well... One took a 238# 11pt and another took a 208# 8pt and one 4 pt.
Nice pics.

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Congrats on such a monster! A friend of mine got a 11 pointer Saturday that dressed out 232lbs. I took a friend hunting this morning and we never made to where we was heading as we picked up a small 8 pointer, about the same size as my spike horn ealier. The tagging station we was at said they are about equal now to the last 2 years combinded. Just think there is almost 2 weeks left of hunting here. Again congrats and Good Luck Hunting To All.

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The width makes it look like a dang-on Moose! Awesome buck though and beautiful countryside.

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lol.......the outdoor writer for the Bangor Daily News mentioned to us that he got his moose permit this year....his rack was just over 28".

Lets just hope this beast wasn't ruttin with the moose :D.

Definately some good genetics in this area....we pulled out another large 8ptr last year with a 24" spread. Last week of the season so he was down to 185'ish.

........we figure they had to be from the same line.

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WRYFLY

I havea tonof respect for anyone that hunts like that in Maine. Anytime you get a deer like that in those thick woods up there you know you damn well earned your deer. That is truly a trophy of a lifetime right there. I hope the beer was cold!

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Now thats what i am talking about. That is a real nice deer, congrats man.

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Wryfly,

That was a great time that we had in the Maine woods. Thanks for posting our story.

It just goes to show that hard work and getting off the beaten path pays off with great deer.

I can't wait for next year, it sure is a blast to hunt with my "little Bro"!

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Nice deer,looks like beutiful country to hunt

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Holy cow!! Is that a cow,lol.

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There is something special about a northwoods Maine buck. That one is a real beauty and I salute you.

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That's awesome. Great story. What a deer!!!

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Happy Thanksgiving to all,
I think that I will be heading up to hunt on the NH/Maine border on Saturday. Hope to see some deer this time.
Whats the most efficient way to track them when there is no snow???

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haa........LUCK.......:)

I just got myself a nice 8 ptr last weekend and definately had to be sitting. Way too loud to walk around.

If you're in the green growth (pines) or marshy areas you may be able to get around fairly quietly. Hardwoods.....probably gonna have to still hunt given the leaves and the heavy frosts we're now getting.

I'll pray for snow for ya........but it doesn't look good.

Have fun...and good luck!
Ryan

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Sure is getting to be "crunch" time here in Maine. Last day is Saturday for rifle. Good Luck to all!

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man thats a slob.... great deer.. look at the spread

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He wasn't hard to get thru the beaver bogs once we taught him how to kick!