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With the IL opening day fast approaching I have many things to be thankful for. One is the fact our deer season is long and our DNR is bowhunting friendly. Luckily we have only 10 days for bucks to be hunted with guns which I think is super. I am also thankful to have a little farm that is all mine. If a buck makes it to 4 1/2 then I hunt him...plain and simple. Forget the score, forget the numbers. It is not something everyone does and I'd like to just say to each their own. Trophy hunting is a personal choice, so my trophy is a deer that reaches 4 1/2. If I thought I could wait intil they are 5 1/2 I would, but I wouldn't get to kill many Here's the buck I will hunt very hard.
*Year 1 1/2. He came in for a rattling bag, and I got the whole show. Rubbing, Scraping, even a little wheeze. Smiled for the camera, too. *At 2 1/2 he is thicker, less leggy and growing some bone. I passed him many times and watched him start to bully some younger bucks. *At 3 1/2 he was so hard to pass. I had him at 10 yards the last day of our bow season and had to sit on my hands. I knew I loved this buck and was glad to find his shed this spring. *At 4 1/2 he is a thick, narrow beast of a deer. Much taller and heavier now with a body of a tank. I can't wait to hunt him.
Good luck my friends! Fall is the best and I have permagrin something awful!
-------------------- Mike Davenport Posts: 2204 | From: Southern IL | Registered: Jan 2006
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Mike, I have a buck on my farm here in KY that matches him to a tee. A buck that up till now has been at the bottom of my "kill" list. This season he turned 4-1/2 and is a stud instead of the dud he's been.LOL
Best of luck w/ him...WAY cool buck!
-------------------- Backwater Bowfishing Pro Staff. MossyOak Pro Staff. They can have my bow when it's pried from my cold dead fingers. Posts: 870 | From: KY | Registered: Jul 2008
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Good luck Mike.... 4.5 is a good age class...
-------------------- Bruce A. Hering Program Coordinator/Instructor Shotgun Team Coach ACUI 2011 Div. I National Champions SCTP 2011 Collegiate Division National Champions Game Preserve/Shooting Complex Mg Southeastern Illinois College NSCA Level III Instructor Posts: 1842 | From: Illinois, Southernmost | Registered: Nov 2004
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-------------------- Backwater Bowfishing Pro Staff. MossyOak Pro Staff. They can have my bow when it's pried from my cold dead fingers. Posts: 870 | From: KY | Registered: Jul 2008
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Very cool Mike, can't wait for the progress reports!
-------------------- To me, the ultimate challenge in bowhunting is not how far away you can succesfully make a killing shot but rather how close you can get to the animal before shooting. Posts: 1476 | From: Yankton, SD | Registered: Mar 2003
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