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Guys this is my first time attempting to post and it will absolutely amaze me if this actually works. Anyhow I have been reading many of your posts for a while and learning a lot from many of you and decided to give it a shot who knows it might actually work. This is last Novembers deer he probably isn't great for out west but for Nebraska he is a great deer. I actually found him the year before during muzzle loader season. At 170 yards and we can only use open sites on muzzleloaders I didn't take the shot. I figured I would get a chance in the 2 weeks remaining in the season, although I hunted every day I never saw him again. He was in a pretty isolated spot in the sandhills and I found him again in May of this year from then I watched him from a distance with a spotting scope about once a month. This fall I tried to find him at least once a week as he was moving some. The last week before the season I watched him 3 times as the rut was starting. Opening morning I hunted with two friends neither mentioned seeing the deer I got on the tallest hill with the idea of finding him and putting a stalk on him. 3 miles south of me my one partner started north he started a little before light and realized it was too early as he was moving deer he couln't clearly see. Meanwhile three miles north deer in groups of 5 to 10 drifted north into the sandhills. I really thought I was in trouble as I had 38 deer that I could see around me at one time which would have made a stalk impossible.
About 1 hour after first light I saw this deer and a couple other smaller bucks and a hot doe working north he breed the doe about 1/2 mile south and worked north for an easy 100 yard shot. I felt bad about shooting this deer without telling my friend that I had seen the deer. His response was he found him 3 miles south and that's why he started where he did, we both had a good laugh about that. The buck is 27 inches wide and has good mass. I know he's short in some areas. Some of you guys that have some knowledge let me know what you think he'll score he's at the taxidermist now and game and parks will score him later. Great to be part of MM and I promise not to be this wordy in the future.
About 1 hour after first light I saw this deer and a couple other smaller bucks and a hot doe working north he breed the doe about 1/2 mile south and worked north for an easy 100 yard shot. I felt bad about shooting this deer without telling my friend that I had seen the deer. His response was he found him 3 miles south and that's why he started where he did, we both had a good laugh about that. The buck is 27 inches wide and has good mass. I know he's short in some areas. Some of you guys that have some knowledge let me know what you think he'll score he's at the taxidermist now and game and parks will score him later. Great to be part of MM and I promise not to be this wordy in the future.