TreeWalker Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 OK....guys, you'll have to forgive me, but I'm at work right now and I wanted to get the pic up as soon as I could.......and a shortened version of the story.......I'll go into more detail later on, with more pics to come also....... Our rifle season closes this Sunday, and I was to start my first round of night shifts tonight.......with an unfilled tag, it left me with this afternoon and tomorrow morning as the only remaining opportunities to get out there and shift the luck in my favor..... Well in the past two days, I've covered more miles on foot up and down draws than I can count......I'm guessing in the 15-20 mile range. My legs were so full of charley horses all night long, that i got little sleep........well my buddy stops over around dinner time today, to show me his monstrous 5x5 whitey.....kickers and stickers everywhere and tons of mass......it gave me the renewed energy to hit the thick stuff before I had to head to work.... I jumped this buck about 2 miles in....with one hurried shot as he hauled butt out of there, and he was down..............by the time I got pics done, field dressed him and spent the remaining hours manuevering my pickup through the trees and cutbanks for a reasonably close drag, it was time to head to work !!!! I'm still in my bloody clothes and boots Good thing my crew ain't squeemish.... 19" inside spread.....4x4 to go on the wall........the wife says "....I don't even need to ask, we're getting it mounted, right ??!!....." Yep...sure...ya betcha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Thats an incredible deer iminrut!! Congratulations!! He is a horse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted November 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Thanks Tedicast.......he wasn't as big-bodied as my 300lb'r last year, but he still gave me a lot of fun trying to load by myself, LOL I originally spotted this buck exactly a week ago.......I had parked my truck early last friday morning, and had walked about 3/4 to a mile in and decided to stop and glass around........I glassed back towards my truck, and this buck was standing not 50 feet from it !!! Should have stayed in there longer and finished my coffee, LOL I can't count how many miles I've covered in those draws this last week, but it's gotta be close to 40 or 50 !! I had seen him a couple more times, but no closer than 400 yards or so.....that is, until this afternoon Here's a couple different camera angles......I still like the first one best, myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Man oh man, thats about as pretty as an 8 pointer can get. Congratulations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIGHTPOINT Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Great looking buck. Excellent pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Great buck....Congrats. That's some nice looking country you hunt in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Great buck, congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Congratulations Clay. He's a brute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Wow nice buck. Great story too. Keeps ya going until the end when you have given up hope of getting one. I am in that boat now.. I hope some magic happens for me too.. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckshot Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Great buck and nice picture! Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureshot Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck congrats Clay, very nice deer, always nice when hard work and determination paydsoff!! congrats again!!BTW how do you convince the wife to get more mounts, let me know please LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelNS Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Great looking buck,Congrats!Beautiful pics and country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted November 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Thanks for all of the compliments guys. I got a chance to rough score him before I came to work......he will go right between the 135 to 140" mark........22 and 23" main beams, just over 19" inside width and nearly 30" of mass.......and I think what I like most is his racks' frame......sitting real high and wide....... I never had a chance to get a good look at him till he was on the ground....I only had a split second shot.....it's nice when the big guy upstairs throws a helping hand our way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted November 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck [ QUOTE ] .......and I think what I like most is his racks' frame......sitting real high and wide....... [/ QUOTE ] He actually reminds me alot of this buck I captured on my stealth cam in July....this buck and the one i shot are about 80 miles apart, but they sure look alike.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartonman Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Great looking buck Clay...........good for you buddy..al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted November 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Hey Al......too bad "Flat Stanley" couldn't have hung out up here in ND for one more week, LOL Tell Forrest, he brought me luck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billkay Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Congrats Clay. Great deer and pix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Great buck Clay, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Awesome deer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Re: 2004 ND Rifle Buck Beauty!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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