Being there when your son does! :bigsmyl:
Great buck, congrats :thumbsup:
Beautiful!!
Congrats!
Sweet!
That does it, i'm movin to Iowa! Great buck man
Here are a couple more shots of the rack. It has lots of character. He should come in a touch over 150 once he dries after deductions. It's gonna be hard for Dave to top his first buck! The carcass weighed 130# on the hook, so about 220# live weight! There wasn't much fat on him though...too much rut!
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Nice buck!!!! :clapper:
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Great deer.
I believe that I agree with you! You have to have kids to understand that one! Very nice buck, congratulations to him!
Fantastic, I bet You are very proud and You should be!!!!!
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Congratulations Dave on the deer. Great to have family members share, makes for some great memories.
Congrats :thumbsup:
Wow, congrats! What a beautiful buck..
I bet your son was grinning too!
Thats a dandy....it does'nt get much better! Congrats!
Wayy kewl Russ. Congrates to the both of you, altho it looks like you had it tied up to the back of the garage, eh?
OK, just kidding. VERY NICE buck!! :thumbsup:
Sweet!
way good /////// way good
Good stuff!! Congrats all around :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Can you imagine something like that as your first buck?!!?
Keeping it together for the first one is difficult enough without headgear! :thumbsup:
Well done! That is a bruiser, there are not a lot of deer in North IA that big and to make it your first, just awesome!
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:thumbsup: :clapper: congrats to both of you!!! can't wait to see my son do the same.
Beautiful buck...Congratulations to the both of you. Always makes me feel better when my son scores than when I do.
A sense of pride that can not be explained.
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God Bless, Pierre and Jean-Pierre
That makes for a permanent memory, Congrats! :thumbsup:
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Wayy kewl Russ. Congrates to the both of you, altho it looks like you had it tied up to the back of the garage, eh?
OK, just kidding. VERY NICE buck!! :thumbsup:
LOL! No, Tom, I didn't have my camera with me this weekend, so we took him to Chad's (Frank's son-in-law) and he took the digital pictures for Dave.
Jason, you are right about that. We seldom SEE a buck like that in our area, much less get one in bow range. Dave earned it though. This is his third season and his first deer, so he has a lot of hours in the woods invested in this big guy.
Fantastic deer congrats to all.
Congrats That's a bruiser. :thumbsup:
Russ, That's a great buck! I know how you feel...I have three sons and seeing them be successful is better than anything I have done.
Congrats to both of you. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
It sure is alot of fun when you can share your passion with your own kids!
Only thing I can figure is that you made him rake those leaves before taking the picture, otherwise he'd be grinning like the cat who got the canary.
Nice Buck.
Nice buck and i would have to say that i have found nothing better than downing a BIG buck. Other than the birth of my daughter and the piece that i have inside me. :thumbsup:
Awesome! And you are right! It doesn't get any better than that!
Congratulations!
This is great! I know how much you wanted this one for your boy. Cograts!
That is a Manly deer! congrads :thumbsup:
That is a brute!
Tell him way to go!
Josh
What a bruiser
Congrats
Boy! That is a dandy for your first buck! Congrats Dave!
Well schooled. Well done Team Vance. Buck's a beaut!
congrads on a fine deer. :thumbsup:
It just does NOT get any better than that !!
Congratulations to you both.........
OHHH MY!!!!!!! :eek: :thumbsup:
Tell your son we said great job and awesome buck !
man what a stud, big congrats!
Spectacular!
Beautiful buck, congrats!!!!
Thats awesome, congratualations.
Congrats! You must be proud!
nice buck!!!! Joe
That's great I know you are proud. LCH
Awesome,and it is only his first.
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Congrats to both of you!
:notworthy: Very nice!
Very nice buck,Congratulations to you both!!
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Nice buck I obviously live in the wrong state.
Nice Buck!! :clapper:
Awesome! I know how you felt. Whenever my son Danny kill's a deer or turkey, it's better than if I had done it myself!!!
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Awesome! I know how you felt. Whenever my son Danny kill's a deer or turkey, it's better than if I had done it myself!!!
Absolutely! I'd love to take a buck like that someday, but that won't even compare to the feeling I had on Saturday. I just feel privileged to have a son who shares my passion for traditional bow hunting.
Holy deer,,NICE!!
Awesome first deer Dave!
Way to go!!! :notworthy:
Agreed - congrats!
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Man, pretty deer, congrats to all!
That's a brute for sure!!!!
Great deer,congrats.