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When everyone gets there deer entered in we should be up to 100 pts if im right.

16 - Backstrap Butchers

HarvDog

iabow = 13 points

LETMGROW

Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 = 12 points

tomsd5 = 10 points

turkeygirl = 12 points

buckbusterII = 13 points

10acboy = 13 points

oo_buck = 14 points

(Y) JoshM = 13 points

=100!!

Thats what it should look like when everthings gets enterd in.

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I suck! I've only been out one time this season. Not sure how much more I'll be able to go either. frown.gif

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Ok, on Nov 17th, I got to the woods at about 2:30. I was going to sit on the opposite side of the field about 80yds from my treestand. I had seen some bucks come out of this piece of woods several times. I hadn't been in that piece of woods, because I didn't want to pressure them.

Long story short it was way to thick to hunt from the ground.

I proceeded to circle the field, sweating by this time, and was sure I had pretty much ruined my hunt.

Got in my stand at 2:50. Sat down played a few hands of Texas Hold'em on my cell phone, and figured I should call or something.

Reached into my bag, and out came my rattle bag. Why not? I gave a 20 or 30 second sequence, hung the bag on a hook and sat there thinking that it was going to be a long wait til dark since I sweated my way across the open field just minutes before.

Then I heard the slightest rustle from behind me. Expecting a squirrel, I turned pretty quickly only to see a deer. A big deer, at least to me it was. I barely had time to think as he was coming straight in. Reaching for my bow, while watching him, I made entirely too much noise, but he didn't seem to notice. He goes on the other side of a pile of brush, I come to full draw. He steps into the clearing, never stopping. He wants to fight! I made, my best attempt at a doe bleat and he stops, and looks directly at me. Thwack! Terrible shot. 20yds, broadside, and I shot him in the liver....... What a loser.....

No blood trail. No pass through. I found him 50 yds into the woods on the other side of the field. Still alive, and trying to get up. He got to his feet 4 or 5 times only to fall down. No clear shot, so for 20 minutes I stould next to a tree and watched him die.

Really wish it wouldn't have taken so long. I felt a little bad about it. But I finally got my first "big" deer.

Pictures coming soon.

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Hey that's a good buck right there and it gives us another 14 points for the team. I hate to hear that you had to watch him die. The same thing happened to me last year, but after my buck tried to get up for the 5th or 6th time, I was finally offered another shot to finish him off. It's hard to watch, but unfortunatly it's part of hunting.

Congrats on a beautiful buck!

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Keep at it team and if you haven't entered your deer, get er' in! It's looksl ike a close contest this year and everyone has done great! no luck yet in filling my shotgun buck tag yet, last 2 days of the season this weekend. Next week is late archery so I may go out with that as my shotgun tag is good for a buck or doe in late archery.

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How's HarvDog doin'?

Would really like to see him put a biggun on the ground.....

Anyone else remember the pics of him gutting a deer a couple of years ago?????

Art, is all I can say.....

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Thanks everyone! Unfortunately, I have not had an opportunity to get out in the woods this year with the exception of about 4 hours in early October (with no results). I'm really hoping to get out there between Christmas and New Years but we'll see. I really do appreciate all of the encouragement.

BTW, for those who haven't seen the guttin pix...I have provided links below.

BEWARE! Some of these are graphic! grin.gifcool.gif

Getting ready to cut

Pulling everything out

Time to go home

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Anyone email or pm him? Heard from him a little while back about CWD but that was it.. If LetmGrow and Harvdog get deer, we might just have a chance:)

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Talked to LG via pm. His season is over. He did get a doe I believe, but didn't get pics of the tag or deer. Either way, CONGRATS TO LG!!

Now, the way I see it, HD MUST KILL A MONSTER. No pressure there Harv...... grin.gif

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