A couple of small MA bucks
 

My buddy and I shot these 2 this past Sat. on state land here in MA on the last day of shotgun. Both bucks were together.

Mine was only a little 3 pointer, but had a decent body on him.
My buddy took a decent 6 which was a very large deer. The pic of his really doesn't show the body size.

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Sorry.. I had both of mine.. here is a better pic of my 3 point and my buddy's 6.

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good going men--sure beats the one i didn't get this year..
do you do guided hunts..i might be interested in one:eek:

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well done!

great way to close out the shotgun season.....

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Now there are a couple nice Mass Bucks right there. Congrats

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Thanks Mike... Only other MA hunters can appreciate it!
Some buddies went out Sat and ran into a herd of them. On kid got his first, a nice big 5 point, another got a spike, and 2 got does. One guy missed a B&C 3 point and my wife's cousin has a misfire w/ his muzzleloader on the 3 point.. then, as he was trying to reload he had 2 nice 8s and a half rack (4 on 1 side) come by him at 35 yards! They figured they moved 15 deer or so. Anotherr 2 guys missed does.

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western Ma hunter:
Man i miss those daysof having deer drives and jumping up and down happy with a spike buck layin on the ground or goin on a 3 day drunk happy with a 6pt!!!!!!! Congratulations to you and your family on a perfect hunt! I live in Va and my boys and i enjoy filling our tags as well,,we dont worry about antler size,,but when i was a kid hunting in Pa. we did it just like ya'll do and man did we have fun. nowadays in Pa if you see a deer they treat ya like yer Bill Jordan or something

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Hey Western MA Hunter...great job! Filled your buck tags huh!

Did you head shot yours? Give me the story here...were you on stand, still hunting, or driving em?

I had a big doe here in zone 10 at 45 yards broadside as I still hunted up on her...put the scope crosshairs on her and click! No BANG! Primer was froze.

You getting out for muzzleloader?

Jim

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Neck,
We were doing a 3 man still hunt / slow drive... we just lined up about 100 yards apart in a line... i was high man, the guy who shot the 6 was middle, and my other buddy was low. We just slowly made our way up a pine ridge and they walked right into the middle guy. He shot at both, hit the 6 in the neck, and grazed mine on the hind quarter. I immediately crouched down w/ the shots and waited. Nothing. A couple of minutes later I stood back up and heard a deer blow. I couldn't get a shot off since it was between me and him in the pines. I ran to try and cut it off to turn him back or get another shot off. I never saw the deer. It turns it out it cut straight down. I looked back and saw a deer's head and neck back ahead of where I was. I put the scope on the bridge of his nose and that was the end of him!
Great hunt. Happened very fast.

Sorry to hear about the muzzleloader mishap. That sucks.
My brother in law and his buddy both misfired on does Friday afternoon. My wife's uncle misfired on a 3 pointer when they got those 4 this past Sat. While trying to reload he had 2 nice 8 points and a half rack come by him!
I will be out this Sat and the last Friday & Sat w/ the muzzleloader. We'll see what happens.
Last year I took a very nice doe and missed one the last week w/ the smokepole. We usually get more deer w/ that than the shotgun.

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Hey those are some nice deer. All deer in MA are well earned, especially the bucks.

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Amen! Esp Western MA (Berkshire County) lately!

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Lord do I know :eek:

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What did that 6 point dress out at? I am going to guess 158#...

I think i am going to try and get out saturday and again on Christmas Eve!

Jim

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Which one neck? My buddies was close... I think 156lb.

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Yea, I was guessing your buddy's 6. That's a nice deer!

I got an 8 point up here in zone 10 with the bow in October let me dig up a pic!

You going out Saturday? I am concerned with these conditions as I have seen alot of sign of yotes harassing the deer.

Jim

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Here's my 8 with the bow up in zone 10...you guys may have seen the other pics awhile back./

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Jimj

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Nice buck Neck! Congrats.
I will be going out Sat, but later in the day. I have an appointment for work @ 8am. I will be meeting up with the crew for the afternoon hunt. Probably a couple of big pushes in Blandford.
I took next Friday off and will hunt that Sat as well. We all usually have a couple of days of for late muzzleloader. I think we will have 6 of us or so...

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Good luck

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Hey...How much snow do you have out in Blandford??

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well over a foot.. Some spots more...
I'm sure the rain melted some off Sunday. We'll be out there this Sat for the last try.