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Author Topic: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras  (Read 2235 times)

Online wooddamon1

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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #40 on: November 24, 2017, 10:12:00 AM »
Beautiful buck, great story and pics. Jack Paluh is one of my top favorite artists, too. Congrats, Mike!
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #41 on: November 24, 2017, 09:48:00 PM »
Congrats Mike.  Glad the knee is healing Up..
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #42 on: November 25, 2017, 08:42:00 AM »
Congrats bud!!
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #43 on: November 25, 2017, 08:29:00 PM »
Very nice sir, congrats!
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #44 on: November 25, 2017, 08:57:00 PM »
really  good stuff. good shootin, can I come over for dinner ?
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #45 on: November 25, 2017, 10:22:00 PM »
Wow Mike!!!
Thank you for sharing your amazing story.
What a buck and congratulations !!
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #46 on: November 26, 2017, 01:08:00 AM »
congratulations, sir!
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #47 on: November 26, 2017, 04:30:00 PM »
Thanks everyone! This buck could be my all time favorite due to the history and circumstances  :)
Mike Davenport

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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #48 on: November 27, 2017, 12:22:00 PM »
Excellent work Mike! Fine old buck.

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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #49 on: November 29, 2017, 10:23:00 PM »
Great job Mike those kids are no longer kids and your property is really getting hot happy for you. Kip

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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #50 on: November 30, 2017, 04:14:00 PM »
Congrats and thanks for sharing. Felt like I was there with you. Can't ask for more. Good luck with the knee.    :bigsmyl:

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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #51 on: November 30, 2017, 06:46:00 PM »
Congrats Mike!
Good story telling, too!

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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #52 on: November 30, 2017, 09:39:00 PM »
Awesome Mike, congrats and thanks for taking us along!
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #53 on: December 01, 2017, 02:02:00 PM »
Congrats Mike!  Well done!!!
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #54 on: December 01, 2017, 09:20:00 PM »
Great story.  Thanks for sharing it.

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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #55 on: December 02, 2017, 06:02:00 AM »
I love a good hunting story   Thanks for sharing it.

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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #56 on: December 02, 2017, 09:46:00 AM »
Absolutely inspiring! Congrats!
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #57 on: December 08, 2017, 02:23:00 PM »
I dropped off the ol buggar at the taxidermy man today. He is not my biggest deer, as it might be the smallest one with a full shoulder mount...but such history with this Buck. He will have his ears peeled back and his hair up just like he was when he left this earth. So cool...
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Re: Illinois Bow Season...highs, lows, bloody arras
« Reply #58 on: December 08, 2017, 02:43:00 PM »
Cool Mike, can't wait to see the final product!!!!
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