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I got some venison on Friday with this doe.
Lennyjoe
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T.R.
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I tagged this "dinner plate trophy" antler-less buck in Pennsylvania. But thought it was a doe at the time of shooting. 30-30 is a keeper!
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Do you happen to have any other pics of this buck? Talk about a unique rack!!
Lennyjoe
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Gtscotty
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Neat! I'd like to get one with my 629. What velocity were you running? Did you get an exit?
sabbfan
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I don't have a chronograph, I used 13.5 grains which probably puts it around 1400 fps or so. There was an exit and the blood trail was extensive. It was a lung shot no damaged meat
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Armored farmer
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+1on the XTPs
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Armored farmer
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This is my 'not quite taxidermy worthy' avatar buck that I took with my recurve.
this is my youngest son's 9pt that he took with his slug barreled 870.
They are going on the wall of my mancave. We had a great year. Too bad it is drawing to a close, but we're looking forward to next year.
SoonerMedic
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would your son's be considered a drop tine??
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Armored farmer
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Nope.
I think the camera angles makes it look that way. I see why you ask... but no.
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Hunting near an abandoned farmstead with about 20 pecan trees nearby. Had a great afternoon!
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Had a good year,
9 pointer (two small point on my left side, one just over an inch the other is at 3/4 of an inch)- shot with a Remington 30-06 in November, dress out at 173lbs
Doe - shot with Knight rolling block on Dec 23rd, dress out at 120lbs.
9 pointer (two small point on my left side, one just over an inch the other is at 3/4 of an inch)- shot with a Remington 30-06 in November, dress out at 173lbs
Doe - shot with Knight rolling block on Dec 23rd, dress out at 120lbs.
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Well done
SoonerMedic
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Another wonderful walk through the woods in S. Oklahoma today! Shot these two girls while standing in one spot. One on one tree and the other on another tree trying to check out what's going on. Healthy girls for sure!
And I saw these guys on the way back to the car
(there were 2 more to the right of the frame, different species though)
And I saw these guys on the way back to the car
(there were 2 more to the right of the frame, different species though)
Having been just a few days short of a year since I've been able to get out in the brush, I jumped at the chance to meet my son at the ranch for a couple of days hunting. My son hasn’t been able to get to the ranch all season and his rifle had flown since he last shot it, so we went to the range to check the zero in preparation to try and get his buck. Set up on the shooting bench and just as he was settling in to shoot the first sighter, a 6 ½ yr. old 9 pointer stepped up, not 6’ to the side and slightly behind the target, staring at us!
My son deciding against shooting the buck w/questionable zero, fired first sighter, which I spotted (it was 1 ½” below POA and the buck just stood, staring at us! ) I said, “You’re on, he’s yours if you want him”. A moment later the buck dropped in his tracks and my son said, “that’s the first deer I ever shot off of a rest w/sandbags!”
Sighter shot and buck, barely visible where it fell (He field dressed 145#)
Deer's view of shooting bench
After the buck was loaded, son made corrections on his scope and around 3PM we headed back north to try to do harm to a coyote. Went to an old favorite spot where two senderos originated on east fence about 20 yards apart and run parallel to the NW. Near dead calm wind but could feel a gentle puff on my neck now and then from the east.
I set up in the shade on the south side of the south sendero with the call/decoy about 30 yards down on the N side. My son was on the north sendero. We only had about 25 minutes when I started with a female invitation on the TT orange open reed call. Few minutes later started Nutty nuthatch on the Foxpro.
Unfortunately, I stepped into the brush a moment and when I peeked out of the brush to get back in my chair, spotted a large Harris hawk, belly to belly with my decoy as if he had attempted to snatch the topper??? Sure wish I could have gotten my camera out to catch that pic. before he flew up into a tree and sat w/his mate for 10 min watching the decoy.
Around the 10 min. mark, I noticed something different in the edge of brush on my side of sendero. A nice bobcat sitting in edge of brush directly across from the decoy. It was watching the decoy intently but caught my movement getting the camera out, as he didn't take his eyes off me for a full 5 minutes. He finally got up and sauntered across the sendero, into the brush in my son’s direction.
He sure had purdy spots!
Bobcats are off limits on this ranch but I love to take bobcat pics!
Right after the bobcat left, I noticed a coyote standing @ 350 yards looking my way. She started coming toward the call, which I had since changed to woodpecker distress, but stopped and turned broadside @ 300. Even though I have made a number of 300 yd. shots w/my AR, I haven’t shot the new Savage scout except off bench @ 100 yds, so held off hoping the broadside stance wasn’t signaling she was fixin’ to leave. Instead, she turned toward the call and slowly proceeded, only to turn left about 275 yards out and head toward my son’s lane where I hoped he might get a shot. I think the deer blind between us intimidated the coyote.
Time ran out so I picked up my gear and started back to the truck. Just as I approached the truck my son shot. I sure hoped he knew bobcats were off limits in this pasture and that he had shot the coyote.
Sure enough, turns out the coyote had crossed his road from left to right too quickly for a shot about 200 yds out. A few minutes later, the bobcat stepped out from the left and my son (remembering that cats were off limits) had been admiring it through his rifle scope when the cat snapped his head to his left. My son quickly swung his rifle to see what had caught cat’s attention and sure enough the coyote had come back from the right and appeared at about 85 yards, staring at the cat!
That’s when it got really interesting. The cat, seeing the coyote about 20 yards away, turned and started walking toward the coyote putting him directly between my son and the coyote. My son quickly determined he could safely shoot the coyote right over the cat’s head, and did.
Isn’t it amazing what 2 ½ short days in the brush can do for the soul? We managed to drop the curtain on 2016 content, having made some very fond memories and with high hopes for hunts to come.
Regards,
hps
My son deciding against shooting the buck w/questionable zero, fired first sighter, which I spotted (it was 1 ½” below POA and the buck just stood, staring at us! ) I said, “You’re on, he’s yours if you want him”. A moment later the buck dropped in his tracks and my son said, “that’s the first deer I ever shot off of a rest w/sandbags!”
Sighter shot and buck, barely visible where it fell (He field dressed 145#)
Deer's view of shooting bench
After the buck was loaded, son made corrections on his scope and around 3PM we headed back north to try to do harm to a coyote. Went to an old favorite spot where two senderos originated on east fence about 20 yards apart and run parallel to the NW. Near dead calm wind but could feel a gentle puff on my neck now and then from the east.
I set up in the shade on the south side of the south sendero with the call/decoy about 30 yards down on the N side. My son was on the north sendero. We only had about 25 minutes when I started with a female invitation on the TT orange open reed call. Few minutes later started Nutty nuthatch on the Foxpro.
Unfortunately, I stepped into the brush a moment and when I peeked out of the brush to get back in my chair, spotted a large Harris hawk, belly to belly with my decoy as if he had attempted to snatch the topper??? Sure wish I could have gotten my camera out to catch that pic. before he flew up into a tree and sat w/his mate for 10 min watching the decoy.
Around the 10 min. mark, I noticed something different in the edge of brush on my side of sendero. A nice bobcat sitting in edge of brush directly across from the decoy. It was watching the decoy intently but caught my movement getting the camera out, as he didn't take his eyes off me for a full 5 minutes. He finally got up and sauntered across the sendero, into the brush in my son’s direction.
He sure had purdy spots!
Bobcats are off limits on this ranch but I love to take bobcat pics!
Right after the bobcat left, I noticed a coyote standing @ 350 yards looking my way. She started coming toward the call, which I had since changed to woodpecker distress, but stopped and turned broadside @ 300. Even though I have made a number of 300 yd. shots w/my AR, I haven’t shot the new Savage scout except off bench @ 100 yds, so held off hoping the broadside stance wasn’t signaling she was fixin’ to leave. Instead, she turned toward the call and slowly proceeded, only to turn left about 275 yards out and head toward my son’s lane where I hoped he might get a shot. I think the deer blind between us intimidated the coyote.
Time ran out so I picked up my gear and started back to the truck. Just as I approached the truck my son shot. I sure hoped he knew bobcats were off limits in this pasture and that he had shot the coyote.
Sure enough, turns out the coyote had crossed his road from left to right too quickly for a shot about 200 yds out. A few minutes later, the bobcat stepped out from the left and my son (remembering that cats were off limits) had been admiring it through his rifle scope when the cat snapped his head to his left. My son quickly swung his rifle to see what had caught cat’s attention and sure enough the coyote had come back from the right and appeared at about 85 yards, staring at the cat!
That’s when it got really interesting. The cat, seeing the coyote about 20 yards away, turned and started walking toward the coyote putting him directly between my son and the coyote. My son quickly determined he could safely shoot the coyote right over the cat’s head, and did.
Isn’t it amazing what 2 ½ short days in the brush can do for the soul? We managed to drop the curtain on 2016 content, having made some very fond memories and with high hopes for hunts to come.
Regards,
hps
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Thanks for sharing your interesting and well written story. CongratsHaving been just a few days short of a year since I've been able to get out in the brush, I jumped at the chance to meet my son at the ranch for a couple of days hunting. My son hasn’t been able to get to the ranch all season and his rifle had flown since he last shot it, so we went to the range to check the zero in preparation to try and get his buck. Set up on the shooting bench and just as he was settling in to shoot the first sighter, a 6 ½ yr. old 9 pointer stepped up, not 6’ to the side and slightly behind the target, staring at us!
My son deciding against shooting the buck w/questionable zero, fired first sighter, which I spotted (it was 1 ½” below POA and the buck just stood, staring at us! ) I said, “You’re on, he’s yours if you want him”. A moment later the buck dropped in his tracks and my son said, “that’s the first deer I ever shot off of a rest w/sandbags!”
Sighter shot and buck, barely visible where it fell (He field dressed 145#)
Deer's view of shooting bench
After the buck was loaded, son made corrections on his scope and around 3PM we headed back north to try to do harm to a coyote. Went to an old favorite spot where two senderos originated on east fence about 20 yards apart and run parallel to the NW. Near dead calm wind but could feel a gentle puff on my neck now and then from the east.
I set up in the shade on the south side of the south sendero with the call/decoy about 30 yards down on the N side. My son was on the north sendero. We only had about 25 minutes when I started with a female invitation on the TT orange open reed call. Few minutes later started Nutty nuthatch on the Foxpro.
Unfortunately, I stepped into the brush a moment and when I peeked out of the brush to get back in my chair, spotted a large Harris hawk, belly to belly with my decoy as if he had attempted to snatch the topper??? Sure wish I could have gotten my camera out to catch that pic. before he flew up into a tree and sat w/his mate for 10 min watching the decoy.
Around the 10 min. mark, I noticed something different in the edge of brush on my side of sendero. A nice bobcat sitting in edge of brush directly across from the decoy. It was watching the decoy intently but caught my movement getting the camera out, as he didn't take his eyes off me for a full 5 minutes. He finally got up and sauntered across the sendero, into the brush in my son’s direction.
He sure had purdy spots!
Bobcats are off limits on this ranch but I love to take bobcat pics!
Right after the bobcat left, I noticed a coyote standing @ 350 yards looking my way. She started coming toward the call, which I had since changed to woodpecker distress, but stopped and turned broadside @ 300. Even though I have made a number of 300 yd. shots w/my AR, I haven’t shot the new Savage scout except off bench @ 100 yds, so held off hoping the broadside stance wasn’t signaling she was fixin’ to leave. Instead, she turned toward the call and slowly proceeded, only to turn left about 275 yards out and head toward my son’s lane where I hoped he might get a shot. I think the deer blind between us intimidated the coyote.
Time ran out so I picked up my gear and started back to the truck. Just as I approached the truck my son shot. I sure hoped he knew bobcats were off limits in this pasture and that he had shot the coyote.
Sure enough, turns out the coyote had crossed his road from left to right too quickly for a shot about 200 yds out. A few minutes later, the bobcat stepped out from the left and my son (remembering that cats were off limits) had been admiring it through his rifle scope when the cat snapped his head to his left. My son quickly swung his rifle to see what had caught cat’s attention and sure enough the coyote had come back from the right and appeared at about 85 yards, staring at the cat!
That’s when it got really interesting. The cat, seeing the coyote about 20 yards away, turned and started walking toward the coyote putting him directly between my son and the coyote. My son quickly determined he could safely shoot the coyote right over the cat’s head, and did.
Isn’t it amazing what 2 ½ short days in the brush can do for the soul? We managed to drop the curtain on 2016 content, having made some very fond memories and with high hopes for hunts to come.
Regards,
hps
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Well it seems everyone is shooting deer. I don't know what this is? But what the Hell all Jerky looks the same.
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Thats a real fine looking deer you have there..I assume you hit that with your Suburban?Well it seems everyone is shooting deer. I don't know what this is? But what the Hell all Jerky looks the same.
Dog Soldier
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Hey Kieth how is Winter on the Farm? No I didn't hit the little Mule Deer with a passenger truck. I took it away from a little girl.
That sir is the incredibly rare jackalopis ginormous! The fabled giant cousin to the great plains jackalope! Congratulations! I've been told you can't get closer than 500 yds to one without them magically vanishing in a poof of dust! You should be quite proud of taking such a monster! Now you need to set your sights on a squatch!Well it seems everyone is shooting deer. I don't know what this is? But what the Hell all Jerky looks the same.
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