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Offline rice

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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #20 on: November 27, 2013, 08:39:00 PM »
Son of a gun!!
The lead Doe turned in under my tree and the rest followed  :(
Now your asking yourself why didn't you shoot the buck or the Doe right under the stand!
I had cut several limbs off the tree to get the ladder in it and stacked the limbs on top of other attached limbs to give me some cover. Lots of limbs and leaves between me and the deer!
Besides, I have learned over the years that straight down shots were low percentage!
The Doe smell the tobacco, and went out from under the tree behind me!!!
Things went quiet for an hour and a half. It was 9:30, and I was thinking about blue and gold sausage and egg burritos I was sure David was cooking back at camp and was about to get down.
Wait a minute, here comes a deer, down the trail in front of my stand, I stood up, and before I knew it, my arrow was buried in its side and it ran back the way it came!!!  :)
30 minutes is a long time to wait, you know?
The arrow looked to far back!! Why didn't it go all the way through?
Is it proper to ask the lord to help you find your deer, because I did!
At 29 minutes and 30 seconds I climbed out of my stand. 30 minutes is a long time!!!!  :)
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #21 on: November 27, 2013, 09:00:00 PM »
:coffee:  keep it coming. youre doing good.
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #22 on: November 27, 2013, 09:01:00 PM »
Right before I got down, I heard crows, crowing, up the creek the way the deer ran. Now this is not my first rodeo, and I had a pretty good feeling about what that ment!
But , I told myself, Chris, do this right, get on the blood trail and do this by the book.
So I got down and went to where I had shot the deer, thats where I found my broadhead and part of the shaft.
First blood was about ten yards from the hit!
I followed blood for about 20 yards, then said to heck with it. The creek has very few trees, you can see clear through it from one pasture to the next, If the crows weren't lying, I should just be able to walk up the edge and see my deer.
And there it is:
 
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #23 on: November 27, 2013, 09:23:00 PM »
This is what I saw when I got up close:
 
The bow is a used bob Morrison recurve, I bought off Trad Gang, thanks Trad Gang! I have 2 sets of limbs for it, the originals 42#@30 inches, and a second set, 52#@ 28 inches that I bought off Trad Gang: Again thanks Trad Gang. I shot the deer with the 52# limbs on it. Arrows were gold tip 55/75 with 100 grain brass inserts and Magnus 2 blade broad heads.
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #24 on: November 27, 2013, 09:25:00 PM »
Here are the hero pictures:
 
and another:
 
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #25 on: November 27, 2013, 09:28:00 PM »
Sorry, Doubled up, here is the side view:
 
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #26 on: November 27, 2013, 09:28:00 PM »
Heck of a deer. Congrats.  Good story telling to Boot.

Happy thanksgiving!
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #27 on: November 27, 2013, 09:32:00 PM »
Already had a great chicken fried dinner from this buck and of course the deer bacon.
Here is how I will honor his memory for years to come:
Closeup:
 
And here is where he will hang on my wall:
 
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #28 on: November 27, 2013, 09:35:00 PM »
Glad you came out of lurking on this one, good story and great buck!
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #29 on: November 27, 2013, 09:35:00 PM »
Thanks for coming to my campfire, and following along with my story!
Happy trails to you!!!!
 
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #30 on: November 27, 2013, 09:35:00 PM »
That's a Dandy buck, Chris.  He even found you some hedge balls.  Congratulations!
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #31 on: November 27, 2013, 09:40:00 PM »
Oh Yea that's a gooden right there!Great story and pics   :thumbsup:
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #32 on: November 27, 2013, 09:45:00 PM »
Chris,

Great story, Great Deer, really enjoyed it.

Now that is a fine deer but he seems to suffer from ground shrinkage or...Or...OR your really big and that deer is really big too   :biglaugh:

Really nice buck!
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« Reply #33 on: November 27, 2013, 09:58:00 PM »
He had a little shrinkage after the arrow hit him.  :)
But, I am a petite, 6'4" 56 years young fellow,
I have slimmed down to 300 lbs. I had to drop a few too keep the legs on my ladder stands from bending inwards.  :)
That country song double XL fits me pretty good, except you need to add another X.
I sell my used up overalls to yacht clubs to be used as sails!  :)
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #34 on: November 27, 2013, 10:22:00 PM »
You done it right brother!!

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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #35 on: November 27, 2013, 10:47:00 PM »
Hey Rice.Thanks for the story telling. I appreciated the "Kodak Moment" of the tree stand in particular;)
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #36 on: November 27, 2013, 10:51:00 PM »
From one lurker to another Congratulations Chris. Glad that it all came together for you on getting that nice buck! Enjoyed the story and pictures. Denny
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« Reply #37 on: November 27, 2013, 10:55:00 PM »
Nicely done!     :thumbsup:
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #38 on: November 27, 2013, 11:00:00 PM »
Enjoyed the story - very nice - thanks.  Congrats on a really great deer!
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Re: Lurkers campfire and deer hunt.
« Reply #39 on: November 28, 2013, 08:26:00 AM »
NICE!! Good story, great buck.

6 does and 2 fawns. Sounds like you need a trapper.
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