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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: talltines on November 16, 2014, 08:30:00 PM
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Here's a few pics of a buck I named Triple Play due to the big 3rd beam coming off his right base. I had seen him 3 times before the morning of Nov. 12 but never had him in range. Each sighting was from a different stand but all within a couple hundred yards of each other. With the rut in full swing I had already watched 5 different bucks that morning out chasing or cruising. I was able to film most of them including a great 6x5 up and comer that I'll be keeping an eye out for in a few years.
At about 9 a.m. I looked to the west and saw a deer moving my direction. I grabbed my bow off the hanger and pointed the camera his direction. He walked straight to me and stopped on the other side of the logging road about 20 yards out smelling the ground where a group of does had moved through about 30 minutes prior. With the camera rolling he lifted his head and lip curled. At this point I wasn't sure what direction he was going to go. He was in range, but I was hoping he would step on to the open logging road where I would have a completely open shot. He made his move to the north stepping out into the open. With my bow in one hand and the camera arm in my other I swung the camera to right where I wanted to take the quartering away shot. He was only 12 or so yards and this point so moving the camera was a bit risky with him still being broadside to me. I think he may have caught my movement when I moved my arm from the camera to my bowstring but he quickly changed his focus back to his search for does. Had it not been the middle of the rut I doubt I'd have gotten away with that.
At about 12 yards he was slightly quartering away and walking slowly to the north. I focused on his vitals and began to draw. As I drew back my stand made a creaking noise (which can be heard on the video) and he stopped and looked right at me. The video shows my draw stop as I had to refocus on his vitals and then the arrow came back the last 3-4" inches and then was off. The arrow buried to the fletching and he quickly took off to the west. I reviewed the video and sat back down to enjoy the moment. A while later I met up with dad to begin tracking. The trail was immediate and easy to follow. He travelled around 150 yards around a couple small headers and down a ridge. We quietly admired him for a few minutes and then loaded him on the cart for the haul out. With Dad still having his statewide tag, we wanted to keep any disturbance to a minimum.
All in all it's been a great season. I was able to harvest a couple does early in the season and then this buck last week. The highlight was shooting a doe (on video) with both my daughters in the blind with me. This marked our third season trying to get a deer while all hunting in the blind together. It finally came together on a hunt after school on Oct. 6. Surely a hunt I'll never forget. For now it's back to the shop getting orders filled and getting ready for Kalamazoo before the late season starts up. Best of luck to all.
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wow what a great deer. Congratulations!! that's a day you won't soon forget!
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Great buck. Congratulations.
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :archer:
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What a cool buck!!! Congratulations!!!
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Cool Buck Brother, congrats!
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Congrats Brian!!
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Great deer Brian, Congrats!!!!
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What a nice buck. Looks like it's a good thing you had the cart!
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:thumbsup: That's a beauty......
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Cool buck! Congrats!
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Wow... lol nice one Brian!
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Good for your Brian. Congrats, thanks for sharing.
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Congrats!!!
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Way to go Brian!!! Great buck. What a toad
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Nice going Brian!
Beautiful buck
chris <><
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Beautiful! Congrats
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Great buck with a lot of character! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Bernie
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That is a fine looking buck right there! I shot a double main beam buck a few years ago, but he is not nearly as big as yours.
Congrats on a great buck!
Bisch
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Congrats Brian. Amazing deer!
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Awesome buck...congrats Brian!!!
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Congrats Brian! An outstanding buck :thumbsup:
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Brian Wessel.... I'm telling you he's only one letter off from being a Wensel. I'm proud of you buddy! bw
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What a brute of a deer and three antlers too! Congrats!
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Congrats! Love my Tall Tines!
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What Brian didn't tell us is that his hunting time has been very limited this season. He makes getting it done look very easy! Proud of you bro! I predict he will do it again in late season.
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What a buck! Sounds like it's been a great season. Way to go!
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Congrats Brian what a fine buck glad to see you out and at it and to hear you sharing time afield with your daughters that's AWESOME!! BEAUTIFUL BUCK
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Thanks all. Here is another pic.
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:scared:
Man oh man!
That is a very cool buck!!!!!
Congrats!
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Very cool buck , congrats sir....
,,,Sam,,,
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WOW! Congrats! Btw I picked up a used and fairly new tall tines recurve this year and when I shot it... Wow! Congrats and keep up the good work afield and in the shop.
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Holy wah, that thing's a toad!! Congratulations, Brian!
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Nice buck Brian. Way to go!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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He's a brute! Congrats!
Kenny :thumbsup: :clapper: :clapper:
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Congrats, that's a huge body deer!
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Wow way to go.
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AWESOME!!!!!
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Excellent job Brian!
Miss seeing your posts.
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Well done,Brian. Beautiful buck,congrats.
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Beautiful deer!
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What a cool deer! Congratulations.
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Beautiful and interesting buck Brian. Congratulations on a really fine season!
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Congratulations on a great deer! !!!!!!
I'm sure that big sigh of relief we heard was not the opportunity to get back to the busy work in front of you but instead that you do have the extra 's' instead of 'n' in the last name. ;)
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What a unique buck Brian. So cool that you knew him well and were able to put it all together.
Congratulations!
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Wow! Super deer. Congrats!!
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Very Nice. Are you going to post the video, or come out with a DVD?
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Nice. I think you may want to invest in a bigger cart:)
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Great buck, shot and season-doesn't get a lot better. Not to mention one letter from being a Wensel--ha ha. Great job!
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Nice buck Brian. Your cart photo reminds me of the cover on "Bowhunting Rutting Whitetails". GW didn't have any wheels under his buck, but was he really pulling in that photo? More than likely he was waiting for BW to put the camera down and grab the other side.
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Another awesome buck & story. Great job Brian.
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Hey Brian congrats on a sweet buck, and also for getting it done with your daughters in the blind, pretty neat experience for them!
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Congrats Brian...!!
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Great buck Brian!
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Wow! What a great Buck.
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What a bruiser! Congrats! I would love to see the video...
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Thats one unique looking deer. Congrats!!
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What a unique and awesome buck. Congrates... :thumbsup:
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Awesome deer man. Congrats.
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A buck with a lot of character! Great deer!
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Great job getting it done with limited opportunities.
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Nice, congrats! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Wow Brian.....the last picture did it for me!
Tell the guy taking the picture to hurry up and snap the pic so he grab the handle and pull :laughing: What a huge body. Congrats!
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Awesome Brian!!!
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That's one cool deer and extra special that you have a history with him! Well done, congrats!
-Jay
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The body size of that deer is awesome. Great rack to boot. Congrats!
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Outstanding! :thumbsup:
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Looks more like a horse with antlers. Great job. Great buck.
homebru
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Awesome buck, congrats!
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Great buck!
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Thanks for the compliments guys. I've been getting quite a bit of video over the last several years. I figured it might be something my kids would like to have someday. I've found it to be a great tool to use for reviewing shots, animal behavior, studying individual deer, and sharing with family and friends at home. I'm doing good just to get it to play on the t.v. and don't have a clue how to post it. I hope to someday have a page on the website where visitors can play different videos on a semi-live basis throughout the season. I'm working on a new site right now that will have a lot of new material, pics, set up and tuning info, etc. For now it is work in progress.
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Wow! nice job. :clapper:
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I can't tell you how happy I was to see the words "Triple Play" along with this photo taken from the screen of the video camera pop up on my phone last week.
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Wessel is way too modest to talk about the work that went into this deer. Gene mentioned limited time and that is a giant understatement as well...two full time jobs along with husband and father duties all getting much more attention and priority than hunting, yet still Mr. TallTines manages to find a balance and be successful in each of those categories.
Awesome deer BW. Congratulations to an excellent woodsman and an all around good guy.
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That's a sweet screen shot!!!
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Couldn't have placed that arrow any better.
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My gosh what an amazing deer! Congrats!
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The more I look at that rack the more I'm amazed he didn't break off the extra antler. I mean if he got a rub between the beams or a main beam sparring/ fighting any kind of leverage at all you'd think would have snapped it off... and probably saved his life for another year. Very neat trophy. By the way, for those of you who don't know, Brian also does his own taxidermy work and is excellent at it too. BW
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Barry, Brian great job, Guys! Thanks for sharing! Much appreciated! Congratulations! Happy Holidays! Jacques
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Awesome buck Brian! Congrats to you.
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Congratulations Brian. Nice to be able to share the experience with the kids.
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Giant Congrats
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Way to go Brian!
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Way to hit em! Since I prefer bucks with more symmetrical racks, I would have to let that one walk on by. YEA RIGHT, if something like that got by me it would only be because I had a heart attack when I saw him coming. What a beast. Congrats
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Great buck Brain!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Congrats Brian! Nice Buck!
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I might add that Brian has filmed himself shooting 9 or 10 animals recently! Not an easy task!
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Congrats!
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Would love to see a DVD come out!
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That picture Steve posted is insane!!! Congrats on a beautiful buck. :clapper:
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Great buck!
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Wow. That is a Iowa hog good job
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Good Job!
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Awesome animal sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: