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Title: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Sawpilot 75 on October 24, 2016, 06:11:00 PM
Got my 2015 buck back. I shot him at 5 yards in October. Unfortunately I was unable to recover the deer as he crossed a fence into a farm I don't have permission to hunt and the landowners don't allow hunting. I did however manage to get permission to shed hunt and I found the buck in February of this year. With 5 days left in our Archery season here in Ohio I was still able to legally tag my buck. I was saddened by the loss of such a Monarch but delighted to have a talented taxidermist to restore the memory.
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Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Homey88 on October 24, 2016, 07:08:00 PM
Great deer!
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Pine on October 24, 2016, 07:10:00 PM
Nice
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: ron w on October 24, 2016, 07:11:00 PM
Good of you to tag him. He is a beauty.
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Gen273 on October 24, 2016, 07:23:00 PM
Wow this is a great example regarding what is right about true sportsmen! congrats, that is a awesome buck!!!
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Sawpilot 75 on October 24, 2016, 07:53:00 PM
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Thank goodness I have a good taxidermist. I didn't give him much to work with. I knew where the buck was heading but it took several visits with the landowners to gain permission to look for him as well as some shed hunting. I was sick for months about it and the day that I walked up on him I got a little teary eyed. I have such respect for these animals. I hated to see him go out that way but was thankful the chapter of our story together was finally complete.
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: fishone on October 24, 2016, 07:56:00 PM
Great story and great buck. I am glad you found him.
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Sawpilot 75 on October 24, 2016, 08:03:00 PM
I guess if I can say anything guys don't ever give up looking.. I knew how he was hit and even with no blood my gut told me he was fatally hit. I looked for hours which turned into days and weeks looking for him and all I could come up with was one thicket across a fence. I just kept my head and worked on the landowners over a period of time and eventually gained their trust. In the end it was worth it but the months leading up to holding him in my hands was a sick feeling.
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: huntingarcher on October 24, 2016, 08:04:00 PM
Great buck,I bet you were sick.Heck even makes me sick knowing you could not look for your deer.
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Post by: DannyBows on October 24, 2016, 08:32:00 PM
Great Buck! My hats off to you for how you stuck with it. Well done.
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Post by: Irish Archer on October 24, 2016, 08:41:00 PM
Very good buck!
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Post by: southernarcher on October 24, 2016, 09:36:00 PM
Glad you were finally able to retrieve your buck. He's a nice one.
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Post by: curlis on October 24, 2016, 09:41:00 PM
That's a great ending to a sad story. Glad you found him.
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Post by: Friend on October 24, 2016, 09:51:00 PM
Most excellent respect for the deer.

Also, a very nice buck.

Well done...
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: buckeyebowhunter on October 24, 2016, 09:59:00 PM
Great buck and a beautiful mount. Who did you have do the mount?
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: on October 25, 2016, 01:03:00 AM
Glad you found him! I had one several years ago that I found 9 days after the shot. It really sucked to lose the meat, and to this day I don't know how he went as far as he did????

Great looking mount!

Bisch
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Sawpilot 75 on October 25, 2016, 05:29:00 AM
Thank you for all the comments guys. It was a learning lesson in many was for me as a Bowhunter. I'm very thankful to have him on the wall and not still laying out in the field.
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: A.S. on October 25, 2016, 05:40:00 AM
Congrats again Aaron. I'm glad you were able to find him.
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: TIM B on October 25, 2016, 05:59:00 AM
Very nice.  
Hard to understand how they wouldent let ya look for what ya knew was there....better late than never
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 25, 2016, 07:18:00 AM
I am happy you were able to find closure on a magnificent buck.
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Trenton G. on October 25, 2016, 08:31:00 AM
That's a great buck. Your taxidermist did a really good job!
Way to stick it out. It would have made me sick as well knowing where he was and not being able to go find him.
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Jayrod on October 25, 2016, 08:32:00 AM
Great job all around brother I remembered the disgusted phone call but you went with your gut instinct and kept after him...way to close the journey on a great buck!!
Title: Re: 2015 Ohio Buck back
Post by: Sawpilot 75 on October 26, 2016, 05:01:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by TIM B:
Very nice.  
Hard to understand how they wouldent let ya look for what ya knew was there....better late than never
You would have to know the landowners I guess.. Very picky and I didn't want to burn my bridge. I had to tread lightly and get them to trust me. Hopefully it never happens again but if it would I think a simple phone call and he would let me cross the fence.