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6 am we arrived at the blind and got settled in. my son fell a sleep for about two hours and i had to wake him up to say there was a buck coming and GET UP!!! It took the buck about ten minits to get to us. then finally he gets there but on the wrong side of the blind and we weren't ready for him there. As he gets right up to us he looks in and walks away. Then we see movement again and this little spike comes running in and walks to the same place the bigger buck was and did the same thing. then minutes later they are walking away from us and disappear into the tree line. we settled back as we thought they were gone. to our disbelief the spike comes running over the dike and to the tank. i range the buck at forty two yards and my son releases the arrow which flies over the bucks back and sticks in the mud. the buck whirls around and stops at the top of the dike. the buck is now at 47 yards my son shoots again the buck hears the bow and dips to run off and the arrow hits him in the spine. the buck never took another step. my son and i celebrated as he was so excited about his first archery buck. i contacted my brothers that were in the same area hunting and told them of the downed buck. they agreed to come help my son take care of his deer so that i may continue to hunt. at 9 am they arrived we loaded the buck and i got back in the blind. 10 am i see another buck working his way to the tank but disappears. a doe follows him and i catch them 80 yards out in the trees but dont feel they are going to come in and lose sight of them both. i put my bow back down and begin to relax. 11 am the doe appears and is coming to the tank im sure the buck will follow. as i watch the doe i catch movement to my right. i see antlers and draw, the buck catches my movement and stops (thankfully) at 20 yards i shoot through a small window and connect. the buck whirls and i see the exit wound the shot was good. i then contact my brothers again and tell them they need to come back. they were very excited and came to help track the trail. the buck had only gone 60 yards and i was jumping up and down like my 12 year old son. we both got our first archery bucks on the same day mine took 20 years his took 2.

ive been comparing the stamps on mulies and whitetail.... whitetails are more of round where the mulies are an oval .... if any of u shed hunters haver a good variaty of both, compare the stamps and see what you come up with...Thanks to all who have comented on this and appreciate the insite

lionhunter, I only prayed that my son would get an opportunity, and as God always does he came through with more than i could have imagined. After i hit my dear it brought me to my knees with tears and praise for my Lord and Savior. What a gift we were both given on this day. I prayed for you and your sons the first time i read your response. There is nothing better than sharing these moments with our children and teaching the presence of a higher power. Cody,s first response was "Thank You God" that was best thing a father could wish for. Your only 2 years away with your oldest and it will be the best hunt of your life, you will be shaking more than him trust me. Good luck to you and your sons thanks to all for your responses.

ya u were the one in the silver/gray jeep

need a good set for cheap looking for 15x60 if possiable

how much for the leicas binoculars

hey beau ill take it buddy

23000 and in counting

if the game and fish dont put up the draw results someone is going to get hurt

Love it!! Great imagery!! Amanda ur right im watching them right NOW

ther not out till tomarrow or friday

I hope he does too I wish all kids would get tags every year SO ALL THE KIDS GET DRAW AND THE PARENTS DONT GET DRAWN AND GET TO SEE THERE KIDS GETS SHOOT BIGER BUCKS THEN THEY HAVE GOO KIDS AND HAPPY DRAWING

its so fun caLLING WAITING FOR NOTHING TO HAPPEN THEN WHEN UR PHONE DOESENT WORK U CALL AGAIN WITH UR HOPES UP THEN DRAW RESAULTS NOT AVAILABE/ THEN U CALL AGAIN THEN SAME THING

I heard my neighbor through the fence that is bosses ex-college roommate's grandson's dog's groomer fell in love with this Brazillian guy and He said it's gonna be on the 21st, sometime after 10:34 in the am. I'll keep my fingers crossed. haha

wat u guys talking about they came out 2 weeks ago

no y did the mulie have to die why

to bad they didint have horns

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muzzy

i swear id seen that buck before

whats up where am i

Once again broken tines will keep me out of boone. I dont regret taking this buck, i thought he was only a 4 x 4 (not including eye guards). Everyday my dad and i were glassing a bowl that had lots of does and fawns. New bucks kept filtering through each day but the biggest buck we saw was in the mid 90s. On the 4th day of the hunt a lion moved into the area, And it was a ghost town. We tried our hardest to find the cat and never did. The 5th day Dec. 31 2008 I decided to change areas. We drove to the northern portion of the unit and it payed off. The drive took longer than i anticipated (a couple wrong turns) and the sun was beginning to shine. Since the sun was up we glassed several canyons on the way to our destination. 8:00a.m. we arrived, parked the truck, grabbed our packs and took off. Trying to sneek into the area with with my Teacher and my student. Three generations sitting there glassing for coues this was an awesome day. When we sat down there was a cedar tree blocking my view of part of the canyon. I picked up 2 does feeding over the top into our canyon. With the rut in full swing i figured a buck would soon show himself. After 15 min. of watching the does I heard 2 bucks blowing at each other. Of course they were in the area that the cedar tree was blocking. I jumped up ran around the cedar tree and there were deer running every where. One doe was primed and 3 bucks were running each other over to get to her. They ran that doe up and down the canyon for 10 min. two of the bucks looked really good but wouldnt stop. Finally the doe went over the top. We could get glimpses of deer but still couldnt see the bucks. I told my dad we need to move down the ridge so we can see back into pocket they ran into, he agreed. I stood up to gather my gear and noticed a buck coming out of the bottom where all the deer had just ran through. I grabbed my 15s and took a quick free handed look. The buck had 4 on each side and looked big. I told cody and dad Im going to take this buck. As I was setting up my rifle my dad found the buck and said "hes boone". I ranged the buck 587 yds and moving fast. I was so excited I couldnt get him in the scope, this hasnt happened in Years. Finally dad says hes stopped I get the scope on him get ready to squeeze and he turns starting to walk straight away. I know my bottom crosshair is dead on at 600 so i move it to the base of his neck and pull. The buck goes down and Im immediately tackled by my son Cody and dad is shouting "Hes boone, hes boone". The bullet hit him center of the spine between the shoulder blades @ 615 yds. When I walked up on this buck I actually had to stop and count the points, Ive never taken anything but 3X3s and a inline 5X5 was a dream i had every night. Just about all of my bucks have broken tines and in the past I have never fixed them but this buck is so unique Im going to put him back together (after hes officially scored). He wont make boone & crocket but i still Have hope. In camp I scored him @ 116 2/8 with 6 5/8 deductions (camp tapes are always longer). This was an incredible hunt for the 3 generations my dad took a 102" 3X3 that had 18" inside spread @ 560yds.I will try to get some of his pics up soon. For the record all 2 of our shots were NOT the first time taking these long range opportunities. We shoot 7mm with Leupold 6.5-20 varmit reticle 140 grain nosler balistic ct. and practice often.

saw amanda on the drive home from a 116 buck killed by my dad

who won coues

my grandpa who killed a 102 buck