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Title: I am truely blessed pictures added
Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 12:03:00 AM

Finally connected tonight. I don't want to drag this out but I am exhausted.

   (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3030.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3030.jpg.html)

I'll add more tomorrow.

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Post by: jwhitetail on December 10, 2015, 12:05:00 AM

Congrats!  What a buck!

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Post by: Thumper Dunker on December 10, 2015, 12:09:00 AM

That's a big guy.

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Post by: pastorjosh44 on December 10, 2015, 12:11:00 AM

Fantastic.

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Post by: huntnmuleys on December 10, 2015, 01:20:00 AM

wow.  giant.  congrats!!!!

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Post by: KAZ on December 10, 2015, 05:43:00 AM

Very nice!

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Post by: A.S. on December 10, 2015, 05:45:00 AM

:thumbsup:     :notworthy:

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Post by: Jayrod on December 10, 2015, 05:46:00 AM

Looks like a Dandy to me! Well done I am looking forward to hearing the story

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Post by: Guru on December 10, 2015, 05:52:00 AM

Congrats my friend!!

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Post by: Paul Cousineau on December 10, 2015, 06:11:00 AM

Wow, that thing looks huge! Congrats!

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Post by: kleine on December 10, 2015, 06:20:00 AM

That's a dandy!

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Post by: Izzy on December 10, 2015, 06:21:00 AM

What a buck!

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Post by: Yohon on December 10, 2015, 06:40:00 AM

ATTA boy Bill.....CONGRATS!!!!!!!   :thumbsup:

Cant wait to see more....

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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on December 10, 2015, 06:48:00 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: dirtguy on December 10, 2015, 06:53:00 AM

Wow!

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Post by: Possum Head on December 10, 2015, 07:02:00 AM

I'm truely blessed too brutha but aint killed one that nice! Congrats on a fine hunt.   :coffee:

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Post by: fnshtr on December 10, 2015, 07:39:00 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Possum Head:
I'm truely blessed too brutha but aint killed one that nice! Congrats on a fine hunt.    :coffee:  

X 2

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Post by: 23feetupandhappy on December 10, 2015, 08:11:00 AM

Very Nice   :campfire:

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Post by: Stump73 on December 10, 2015, 08:15:00 AM

Congratulations! Thats an awesome buck!

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Post by: Homey88 on December 10, 2015, 08:18:00 AM

Congrats! Great buck!

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Post by: KentuckyTJ on December 10, 2015, 08:19:00 AM

Toad! Congrats Brother!

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Post by: on December 10, 2015, 08:31:00 AM

That's a great buck!

Congrats,

Bisch

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Post by: Jwilliam on December 10, 2015, 08:42:00 AM

WOW !!! Nice one for sure. Looking forward to hearing more about this one.


Bill

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Post by: maineac on December 10, 2015, 08:52:00 AM

Amazing!  congratulations!

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Post by: ebeard on December 10, 2015, 08:57:00 AM

Beautiful buck!  Congrats!

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Post by: RainyDayBows on December 10, 2015, 10:39:00 AM

Nice one   :thumbsup:

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Post by: ChuckC on December 10, 2015, 11:11:00 AM

well done there !

CHuckC

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Post by: Sam McMichael on December 10, 2015, 01:06:00 PM

That's a really nice buck!

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Post by: wooddamon1 on December 10, 2015, 01:52:00 PM

:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:

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Post by: guzzi2000 on December 10, 2015, 02:34:00 PM

Nice buck!

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Post by: Jerry Russell on December 10, 2015, 02:51:00 PM

Congratulations.

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Post by: RON ROMAN on December 10, 2015, 03:39:00 PM

A Dandy!

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Post by: TooManyHobbies on December 10, 2015, 04:40:00 PM

Awesome animal. Congrats.

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on December 10, 2015, 04:47:00 PM

OMG! Just look at the size of those Drag Handles!

... mike ...  :thumbsup:  ...

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Post by: bamboo on December 10, 2015, 04:51:00 PM

slammer bill!!!

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Post by: larry on December 10, 2015, 05:19:00 PM

very nice Bill!

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Post by: Carpdaddy on December 10, 2015, 08:56:00 PM

Nice and double nice!!!

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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on December 10, 2015, 09:03:00 PM

If that's your first, way to get it done, congrats!

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Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 10:12:00 PM

Well finally got him to the processor and have some time to catch up.
I'll try to take you through the whole process.  It has been since 2005 from my last Whitetail. That is when I still lived in New York.
I moved back to Ohio from California in 2013. tried to find somewhere to hunt, ended up buying an acre lot surrounded by 100 acres of land that I have permission to hunt.

Title: Re: I am truely blessed pictures added
Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 10:14:00 PM

 (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3036.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3036.jpg.html)

Blind in a nice funnel ditch.

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Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 10:16:00 PM

 (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3037.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3037.jpg.html)

Area where buck was standing. Ran out the back once shot.

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Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 10:18:00 PM

 (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3040.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3040.jpg.html)

Track of buck.

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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 10, 2015, 10:19:00 PM

He is a stud , Congrats sir...

,,,Sam,,,

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Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 10:20:00 PM

 (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3041.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3041.jpg.html)

First blood.Was hoping for more. Made me a little worried.

Title: Re: I am truely blessed pictures added
Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 10:33:00 PM

Wasn't finding much sign and was starting to worry. The worst thing about hunting from a blind is you can only see what's out the window area and then you have to use your ears. There are multiple trails leaving this thicket and I was finding it hard to unravel the trail and then I found this.
  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3043.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3043.jpg.html)

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Post by: goingoldskool on December 10, 2015, 10:36:00 PM

Very nice buck!

Congratulations

God bless,

Rodd

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Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 10:42:00 PM

a little farther and this.
  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3044.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3044.jpg.html)

Title: Re: I am truely blessed pictures added
Post by: curlis on December 10, 2015, 10:44:00 PM

A few more yards and this.

  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3046.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3046.jpg.html)

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Post by: ti-guy on December 10, 2015, 10:54:00 PM

:clapper:

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Post by: Fletcher on December 10, 2015, 11:10:00 PM

Outstanding, Curlis, he's a dandy!  Great buck to break your fast.

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Post by: djohnson on December 10, 2015, 11:15:00 PM

Congratulations! Great looking deer.

Darren

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Post by: Jmatt1957 on December 11, 2015, 04:54:00 AM

Nice buck. Congrats especialy after gun season.

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Post by: drewsbow on December 11, 2015, 07:40:00 AM

wow , congrats

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Post by: LIBowhunter on December 11, 2015, 09:56:00 AM

Wow!! Monster of a buck! Congrats!

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Post by: Bernie B. on December 11, 2015, 09:56:00 AM

Merry Christmas!  That guy's nice!  Looking forward to the rest of the story!     :clapper:

Bernie

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Post by: vintage-bears on December 11, 2015, 10:35:00 AM

Wow!
Congratulations!!!!

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Post by: Fritz on December 11, 2015, 10:45:00 AM

What a hawg!!! Congrats!   :thumbsup:

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Post by: KyStickbow on December 11, 2015, 10:49:00 AM

Very nice deer! Congrats!

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Post by: curlis on December 11, 2015, 09:13:00 PM

 (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3048.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3048.jpg.html)


At this point we lost all blood and had to just search each deer trail looking for sign.
We looked at 5 different trails until we finally found blood.
  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3055.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3055.jpg.html)

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Post by: curlis on December 11, 2015, 09:17:00 PM

This whole time it was pitch black. I took the pictures the next day and knew where to look. We finally saw antlers sticking out of the weeds. he had only traveled about 65 yards.
  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3019.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3019.jpg.html)

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Post by: curlis on December 11, 2015, 09:18:00 PM

Another view of when we found him.
  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3022.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3022.jpg.html)

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Post by: curlis on December 11, 2015, 09:22:00 PM

I've been watching this deer for 2 and a half seasons. I didn't take a shot all last year hoping to get a shot at him. It all paid off.

  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3029_1.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3029_1.jpg.html)
  (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/bcurlis/th_DSCF3028.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bcurlis/media/DSCF3028.jpg.html)

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Post by: curlis on December 11, 2015, 09:26:00 PM

Thank you for all the well wishes. This is a once in a lifetime deer and I do appreciate all of your support.

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Post by: Tsalt on December 12, 2015, 11:52:00 AM

Wow!  Awesome buck!!  Congrats

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Post by: mike g on December 12, 2015, 11:58:00 AM

Nice one Bill.
    He must of been going the right way....

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Post by: curlis on December 12, 2015, 03:30:00 PM

You got that right Mike!

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Post by: CoachBGriff on December 12, 2015, 03:51:00 PM

Holy moly!  That's a stud!

Congrats and thanks for sharing.

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Post by: CoachBGriff on December 12, 2015, 03:52:00 PM

Holy moly!  That's a stud!

Congrats and thanks for sharing.

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Post by: CRS on December 12, 2015, 04:49:00 PM

Simply superb.  Congratulations.   :clapper:

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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on December 12, 2015, 05:02:00 PM

Nice buck. You Ohio guys took a lot of big ones this year.

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Post by: KSdan on December 12, 2015, 05:24:00 PM

Amazing buck. Congrats on pulling it off.

Dan in KS

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Post by: GREASEMAN on December 12, 2015, 06:36:00 PM

Way to go Bill
I hope it was with the Mahaska LB

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Post by: curlis on December 12, 2015, 08:24:00 PM

Chuck, it was!

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Post by: curlis on December 12, 2015, 08:38:00 PM

Guess I didn't add the equipment that I used. I used a 64" Mahaska longbow 46# @ 28". I bought it off of a fellow tradganger.
I used a cedar arrow from Paul Jalon with a Magnus II broadhead that my buddy from PA sent me.

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Post by: GREASEMAN on December 12, 2015, 11:23:00 PM

Way to go Bill
I'll let my Brother know that the Boo came Thru

Congrats to a great Guy may you take many more!

Cheers,
Chuck

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Post by: curlis on December 13, 2015, 09:46:00 PM

Thanks Chuck!

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Post by: curlis on December 14, 2015, 07:47:00 PM

http://youtu.be/6R3DC1VZwS8

My son posted this on you tube.

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Post by: Steve Jr on December 14, 2015, 07:57:00 PM

That is a bruiser! Congratulations

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Post by: fmscan on December 14, 2015, 08:12:00 PM

I am happy for you and it's easy to see you are still in awe of it all, lifetime buck... What a nice rack and his body is huge... Any guess on weight?

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Post by: deerhunter_w on December 14, 2015, 08:15:00 PM

:clapper:    :clapper:   Congrats

Jeff

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Post by: YORNOC on December 14, 2015, 08:22:00 PM

HUGE!!!!!   :eek:

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Post by: Tim on December 14, 2015, 09:16:00 PM

What a beautiful deer!!!  Congrats    :clapper:

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Post by: RAU on December 15, 2015, 09:01:00 AM

Wow!! Congrats!