willhunt4coues Report post Posted August 24, 2008 Love the story. great job that is a great buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted August 24, 2008 Awesome job Troy! Congrats on a fine buck. Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Congratulations on a fine looking buck. The story was pretty good timeing with all the talk about electronics lately. I enjoyed the humor and thanks for sharing. Great picture! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buckhorn Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Great job Troy. Well deserved man. Buckhorn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRONG Report post Posted August 25, 2008 I sure hope you sent that story to all the huntin mags....... Congrats!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Man sounds like a rough hunt Great job on the buck Troy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Well it all started out by flying the chute planes looking for this particular buck. When we finally located him at this tank we made all the necessary calls for help. We all met up and devised our plan which took ALOT of work. First we started with baiting the site and when he continued to show up on the 6 cameras on that tank we knew we had em. We imediately put up a high fence to contain him so we could save alot of money on fuel to cut down on our scouting expenses. Next up was placing the blind in the right spot and setting up the generator (a couple hundread yards away of course) we ran the extention cords to the pop up so I could have the creature comforts of home ie....A/C - TV etc..... Opeing day was a tuffy We had our six spotters positioned above the enclosure well before daylight. They all had either radios, cell phones or flash cards in hand and their only goal was to notify me when the buck was getting close so I could shut down the a/c and tv before he heard it (worked like a charm too I might add) Now I had to make the shot! I drew down on him at a range of 120 yards (and yes I am very capable of shooting 3" groups at this distance) But low and behold he kept getting closer Musta been the scentlock and the cover scents I was using. Well anyways he kept coming in and when he got to about 16 yards or so he tripped over the extention cord and paused and thats when I let him have it with my 100grain @@@### ( Head not mentioned do to the negative feedback I know I would hear) My Bear Instinct did its job (not Matthews) Now for the recovery- I called the truck in (with my cell phone) with the tripod seat so we could see over the high brush(cuz there is snakes out there you know) After the recovery vehicle got thru the gate to the enclosure we made the journey of finding this bad boy. And after several minutes we found him not 20 yards away from point of impact! I would like to thank every one involved on this hunt! I could not have done it with out you and the phones , radios etc... Ps I could not figure out how to down size the pics so I would not eat up all of Amanda's space up I was wondering if there is a hunting story competion this year on CW.com???? If so I nominate this one to be the Winner!!!!! This is by far your Best Post EVER, Troy!!!! Again, Congrats on the Buck! I know how hard you have hunted these past few years! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redman Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Well it all started out by flying the chute planes looking for this particular buck. When we finally located him at this tank we made all the necessary calls for help. We all met up and devised our plan which took ALOT of work. First we started with baiting the site and when he continued to show up on the 6 cameras on that tank we knew we had em. We imediately put up a high fence to contain him so we could save alot of money on fuel to cut down on our scouting expenses. Next up was placing the blind in the right spot and setting up the generator (a couple hundread yards away of course) we ran the extention cords to the pop up so I could have the creature comforts of home ie....A/C - TV etc..... Opeing day was a tuffy We had our six spotters positioned above the enclosure well before daylight. They all had either radios, cell phones or flash cards in hand and their only goal was to notify me when the buck was getting close so I could shut down the a/c and tv before he heard it (worked like a charm too I might add) Now I had to make the shot! I drew down on him at a range of 120 yards (and yes I am very capable of shooting 3" groups at this distance) But low and behold he kept getting closer Musta been the scentlock and the cover scents I was using. Well anyways he kept coming in and when he got to about 16 yards or so he tripped over the extention cord and paused and thats when I let him have it with my 100grain @@@### ( Head not mentioned do to the negative feedback I know I would hear) My Bear Instinct did its job (not Matthews) Now for the recovery- I called the truck in (with my cell phone) with the tripod seat so we could see over the high brush(cuz there is snakes out there you know) After the recovery vehicle got thru the gate to the enclosure we made the journey of finding this bad boy. And after several minutes we found him not 20 yards away from point of impact! I would like to thank every one involved on this hunt! I could not have done it with out you and the phones , radios etc... Ps I could not figure out how to down size the pics so I would not eat up all of Amanda's space up Yeah right....comn on...something fishy about your story.....a Bear Instinct????? I call mularkey! Sweet buck. I'd take him any day. Redman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 25, 2008 I was wondering if there is a hunting story competion this year on CW.com???? If so I nominate this one to be the Winner!!!!! This is by far your Best Post EVER, Troy!!!! There is a best hunting story competition. Hopefully Troy entered the contest.... Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARCO SERRANO Report post Posted August 25, 2008 CONGRATS, VERY NICE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortpants Report post Posted August 25, 2008 I don't know how you can even call your self a hunter! I'm disgusted by your story and wish people like you would stop giving us ethical hunters a bad name! :lol: HA HA HA J/K WAY TO GO HC! Always love your humor and seeing your success! Good luck on the rest of your families adventures this season! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Troy do you have any pictures of your RV blind set up. Being in the RV business it might help me to expand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueshunter Report post Posted August 26, 2008 Hilarious story, great buck.......congrats............Allen Taylor........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huntn coues Report post Posted August 26, 2008 Thank's for all of your replies Grong- I am taking your advice on sending my story to all the magazines and now I am just waiting on all of their calls I intend on giving you some of the proceeds I get for your idead-K.... Redman- Nope it really was my Fred Bear Instinct.... you no likey? Gamehauler- Here is a pic of the stand in progress. deer_stand.bmp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redman Report post Posted August 26, 2008 Thank's for all of your replies Nope it really was my Fred Bear Instinct.... you no likey? I really like the new Bears, I figured that was about the only true line in your tale (which was great,in IMO this borad needs more humor). Redman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
