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Author Topic: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!  (Read 1750 times)

Offline Hopewell Tom

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #60 on: December 31, 2014, 06:17:00 AM »
Tales like this are meant to be told. Thanks for taking the time to do so.
Great buck and story, well done!
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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #61 on: December 31, 2014, 06:23:00 AM »
Thanks for posting the story, Dan. Just a great mature buck. Congrats.    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline huntnmuleys

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #62 on: December 31, 2014, 06:37:00 AM »
dandy!
is it September yet??

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #63 on: December 31, 2014, 07:19:00 AM »
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Offline Sawpilot 75

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #64 on: December 31, 2014, 08:11:00 AM »
Wonderfully told.. Thank you for taking the time to share it here with all of us. What a true monarch of the timber with incredible character! Such a gift from God. Congratulations!

Offline KAZ

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #65 on: December 31, 2014, 08:35:00 AM »
Well done... Great story & Buck!

Offline DarkTimber

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #66 on: December 31, 2014, 09:24:00 AM »
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Originally posted by KSdan:
At 130 I had just finished a hot drink when a doe crashed across the creek straight down the slope from behind me.  She worked her way up to my south on the gentle slope I suspected they might use.   She got to 20 yds and almost eye level of me.  I could not move. . . . AND 30 yds behind her came a BEAST!
If that's not incentive to sit all day during the rut I don't know what is.  

I was in Kansas on Nov 15, actually driving home that day I believe,  and I rember it was extremly cold. Toughing it out and sitting all day resulted in killing a magnificent animal at a time when most guys were snoozing.   Congratulations Dan, you earned him!  And what a beauty he is...25" beams with only a 14" spread is incredible!

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #67 on: December 31, 2014, 09:33:00 AM »
Awesome story and awesome buck, Congrats!

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #68 on: December 31, 2014, 09:49:00 AM »
DarkTimber- Absolutely on the rut!  I see and harvested some of my best bucks mid-day. The AM bucks in my story were right up to 12 noon.  A couple of the mature buck encounters I mentioned early in the thread (response to Paul) were 2 days earlier; western KS, first time set-up, zero degrees (-20 chill factor)-  a 160" at 1030A, and a 150+" at 1145A !!
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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #69 on: December 31, 2014, 10:25:00 AM »
Congrats on a knarly old warrior! First time in is always the best.   :thumbsup:
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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #70 on: December 31, 2014, 10:58:00 AM »
Congratulations Dan, you spin a great yarn and that is a mighty fine buck. I really like your choice of mounts. Best to ya in the New Year
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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #71 on: December 31, 2014, 11:03:00 AM »
Great story and buck!!! It was miserable cold up there on the 15th. Way to hang in there, it sure payed off!   :thumbsup:
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Offline Tsalt

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #72 on: December 31, 2014, 01:12:00 PM »
Wow, what a great story and awesome Buck!!  Congrats and thanks for sharing all the details.
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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #73 on: December 31, 2014, 01:29:00 PM »
what an amazing deer to say the least. Wow life time achievement I would say. Congratulations to you!
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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #74 on: December 31, 2014, 01:39:00 PM »
Awesome....every bit of the story and the end result...Congrats!

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #75 on: December 31, 2014, 03:19:00 PM »
Great story, congrats and thanks for sharing.

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #76 on: December 31, 2014, 03:38:00 PM »
Congrats on a great Buck!
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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #77 on: December 31, 2014, 04:06:00 PM »
Dan, I've learned a bunch from your post on here and just enjoyed the heck out the story, Im sure I'll read that one more than once! Congrats on a great, GREAT buck    :thumbsup:
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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #78 on: December 31, 2014, 07:16:00 PM »
WOW what a great animal! Congrats and I too really enjoyed the story!   :campfire:
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Offline Whip

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Re: November 15th. A Special Day in KS. . . and a Special Beast!
« Reply #79 on: December 31, 2014, 10:22:00 PM »
What a great buck!  A day to remember, like it came out of a dream.  Congratulations Dan,  and absolutely Thank you for sharing the story.  It will help fuel some dreams of my own!
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