2017 hunting picture thread

[Cocked & Locked]

Shot this buck 8:00 Saturday morning 10-21-2017 in NC. Used my Remington 700 Classic .35 Whelen. Hand load...200 grain Hornady Interlock Spire Point over 57.0 grains of IMR 4064.

180 pounds, 19" wide 8-pointer. In rut on scent of a a doe...head low to ground and in a trot.





No, that is not my dad or grandfather in the picture...that is 74 years of me posing.

 

[Bull Nutria]

wow nice buck!! I use same hand load in my TC encore pro hunter 35 whelen except I use 56g of imr 4064. the whelen is a very good deer thumper!!

Bull

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Thanks...35 Whelen is my favorite!

 

[Skylerbone]

Thems some cute little deers (and a couple normal size ones). Had pictures of a few already carved on and one with a buddy. We like 'em cornfed round here! Taken early muzzleloader season (last week).

 

[Bull Nutria]

Wow how much does that Buck weigh Skylarbone??

Bull

 

[Skylerbone]

That one was 200 if he was an ounce. Ron and his son grabbed a tractor to get him in the truck and it took everything I had to spin him toward the gambrel. Only taken 1 that body size myself in nearly 30 years of hunting but I gut 'em in the field to save weight. Honestly much of it winds up being fat put on for winter rather than meat.

 

[SoonerMedic]

That one was 200 if he was an ounce. Ron and his son grabbed a tractor to get him in the truck and it took everything I had to spin him toward the gambrel. Only taken 1 that body size myself in nearly 30 years of hunting but I gut 'em in the field to save weight. Honestly much of it winds up being fat put on for winter rather than meat.

The first deer I ever shot last year weighed around 200lbs.....Oklahoma whitetail. Acorn fed. *shrug*

 

[lastofthebreed]

Haven't tried to post pictures since Photo Bucket put the hammer on me. Thought I would try this one.

Wednesday morning about 9:30 AM he slipped out into an opening I had been watching since daylight.

I have been deer hunting for over 50 years and this is the first one I have ever taken with a 30-06. Go figure, I have killed a lot of deer with a lot of calibers and finally thought it was the '06's turn.

 

[lastofthebreed]

Another from this year. Took this small pig with my crossbow the first week of October. Good eating!

 

[Captcurt]

It took me a week of hunting and passing up a half dozen bucks, but Mr. Big Stuff finally showed up. 5:30 P.M. of the last day of muzzle loading he came in to check a scrape. At 25 yards I put a 250gr Barnes MZ on the point of his shoulder as he quartered to me. I knew that I had one lung but at that angle the shoulder kept the blood inside his chest and the bullet went into the punch so there was no exit wound. I looked until dark and then went back this morning. He had circled and was about 100 yards from my stand. I am and have been a firm believer in prayer for years. This is an answer to one of them.

 

[Bfh_auto]

Got my first muzzleloader buck.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Congratulations! Nice deer.

 

[Armored farmer]

This guy is walking around my property waiting for me to get done with harvest.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Nice! Maybe you should take a break once in awhile.

 

[Armored farmer]

Nice! Maybe you should take a break once in awhile.

Mrs farmer says we have bills to pay. I got in at 3am this morning. Drizzle shut us down today.


We get the occasional bobcat pic back there also.

 

[Mn Fats]

Rifle opener starts this Saturday in Minnesota. I believe my limit is one doe or one buck this season. I'll have to double check in my little pamphlet. Your guys pictures are amazing. I haven't ever shot a 200 lbs deer. Im inviting myself over to your place Armored farmer.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Swing by NC and pick me up on the way. After harvest is over of course.

 

[Mn Fats]

Will do. Just waiting on the pm so I know where to invite myself to.

 

[Armored farmer]

The grass is always greener....
A Minnesota walleye shorelunch or a NC bear hunt sounds good to me.

 

[eastbank]

some of the hills I get to hunt, a friend and I are going to hunt turkey,s in the morning. eastbank.

 

[Armored farmer]

Shot this buck 8:00 Saturday morning 10-21-2017 in NC. Used my Remington 700 Classic .35 Whelen. Hand load...200 grain Hornady Interlock Spire Point over 57.0 grains of IMR 4064.

180 pounds, 19" wide 8-pointer. In rut on scent of a a doe...head low to ground and in a trot.

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No, that is not my dad or grandfather in the picture...that is 74 years of me posing.

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I'm not sure if you really killed that deer. You're obviously not wearing a stitch of underarmor.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

That is correct...no under armor.

But I did have on my genuine Wetlands MUCK Boots. That was probably a key factor in killing the deer.

Plus I was wearing Carhartt bibs and shirt...stylish attire with the in crowd these days. Swagger Stick helps also.

 

[BigBore44]

I'm not sure if you really killed that deer. You're obviously not wearing a stitch of underarmor.

Ouch. That one smarted a little.

Seems like there could be some quid pro quo between you, Mn Fats, and Cocked & Locked. I think it might work out for all parties concerned.

 

[Armored farmer]

Nah, not really. Maybe just some friendly ribbing.

 

[Clark]

I drove 2,000 miles.
For 2017 I built a Rem700 with Brown Prec stock, Lilja barrel, PTG bolt, 7mmRemMag 140 gr Accubond Long range 3450 fps.
I bought more tags than I have freezer space.
I got this tiny 4x4 mule buck at 200 yards in high winds on opening morning.