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Author Topic: Found locked up bucks from last year today!dryed,decented,painted ready to mount now!  (Read 1060 times)

Offline K.S.TRAPPER

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(Thought I would bring this old thread back up and remind everybody, when your out shed hunting, mushroom hunting or scouting don't forget to check your water spots)

I got off of work this morning and decided to check a couple cams on the way home. There's a slough that is about 3 ft down because of the drought that I decided to check out and glad I did.

Here is what I saw first.

         

I knew right away what it was but they were out there a ways and I didn't have any waders with me. I got a long branch and after a few try's they broke lose from there muddy grave and I pulled them to the shore.

         

I called a state trooper friend to see about tags then hauled them out and to a car wash, They were a mess!

     

They cleaned up real nice!

         

         

         

Man they stink! Like a cross between decaying flesh and the worst marshy muck you could imagine. If this slough wasen't down like it was I never would have found them.

It's a main frame 12pt with two other broken tines and a 11pt. Both are very nice bucks and will go nicely with are collection.     :)        

I'm sorry to see them die that way but glad I found them.

Tracy
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Love the color the slough put on those antlers.
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Offline Chromebuck

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Thats really cool!  Beautiful slough patina...
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Offline RedShaft

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Thats an awesome find! congrats. that would get cleaned up and go into my collection.
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Offline AWPForester

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I hate to see 'em go out that way versus than by the tip of your arrow but I am glad you found them.  God Bless
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Offline MonRiver

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What a find.
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pretty cool find, kinda makes you think of the ones that will never be found.

Offline bretto

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That's a great find Tracy. I remember that smell My brother found a 215" buck right after the ice came off one spring in a local pond. That thing stunk for weeks.

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Great story and pics.  Thanks for sharing.
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Very cool!!

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Cool!!

John found oneunder water  in a box culvert by his farm, hit by a car. Could see the road rash on one main beam.

Stink ain't the word for what it smells like!!
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Offline huntmaster80

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Wow that is prob one of the coolest thing I have seen as far as wildlife go. It's a shame they both had to pay the ultimate price

Offline Longbowlogan

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That's awesome and it sucks at the same time. Really neat find, I could deal with the smell if I found something like that!
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Offline USN_Sam1385

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WoW!!! That is incredible. I would leave them locked up just like that.
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Thats one of those love-hate things.Love that you found them but hate to see that happen.Very cool find!!
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Offline K.S.TRAPPER

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Thanks for looking and I won't pull the apart, "They stay as they lay"

Brett I would like to see that rack sometime    :bigsmyl:  

Yea Kenny they can get pretty rank!

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Love the color the slough put on those antlers.
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