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Here's a pic of the buck my son and I took on our hunt. Long story, but he's "our buck". I ultimately made the shot, though I had him in position for it first (he missed, we thought he hit, and I then thought I was shooting at the other 4pt in the group), but he ultimately fell to my shot. Regardless, we scouted him together from as early as June (have pictures and video from Sept. and Oct), hunted him together, made the decisions together, stalked him together, etc.
Anyway, an absolute dream hunt. My son now realizes the satisfaction that can be felt only by someone who has worked hard for, scouted, and taken the buck they planned on. He now understands why I dislike road hunters so much.
Fortunately, we called in a bobcat on the "way out" from hunting, and he took him. A 3 year effort finally rewarded, and he was stoked. Perfect end to a near perfect hunt.
So, here's our buck.
Taxidermist said "190 easy" but I'm just not seeing it unfortunately. Hoping for 180 at this point, but if he don't make that, it certainly won't diminish the hunt or the deer one little bit in my eyes. He's certainly got one of the nicest looking racks I've seen in a long while, IMO.
Regretfully, we didn't weigh him, but he was a PIG. Everything the kid and I could do to get him in the back of the truck. I got back 103 lbs. of boneless off of him. He had a 23" ear spread, and 25 1/2 outside spread.
Here's a pic of the buck my son and I took on our hunt. Long story, but he's "our buck". I ultimately made the shot, though I had him in position for it first (he missed, we thought he hit, and I then thought I was shooting at the other 4pt in the group), but he ultimately fell to my shot. Regardless, we scouted him together from as early as June (have pictures and video from Sept. and Oct), hunted him together, made the decisions together, stalked him together, etc.
Anyway, an absolute dream hunt. My son now realizes the satisfaction that can be felt only by someone who has worked hard for, scouted, and taken the buck they planned on. He now understands why I dislike road hunters so much.
Fortunately, we called in a bobcat on the "way out" from hunting, and he took him. A 3 year effort finally rewarded, and he was stoked. Perfect end to a near perfect hunt.
So, here's our buck.
Taxidermist said "190 easy" but I'm just not seeing it unfortunately. Hoping for 180 at this point, but if he don't make that, it certainly won't diminish the hunt or the deer one little bit in my eyes. He's certainly got one of the nicest looking racks I've seen in a long while, IMO.
Regretfully, we didn't weigh him, but he was a PIG. Everything the kid and I could do to get him in the back of the truck. I got back 103 lbs. of boneless off of him. He had a 23" ear spread, and 25 1/2 outside spread.