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I thought the morning was going to be a bust. I set my alarm on my cell phone for 5:30...p.m. :knothead: When I woke up and looked at it this morning it said 5:59...damn! I scrambled around, making coffee and getting dressed, ate a piece of toast and headed for the woods. It was starting to get light when I got there, crap! I headed for the closest stand...the one Dave killed his buck from last weekend. My cousin's son-in-law had hunted out of it yesterday morning and hadn't seen a thing, so I wasn't optimistic...especially with my late start.
I climbed into the stand, buckled my HSS, nocked an arrow, hung up my bow, fished my grunt tube out of my pack, and sat down to wait. Within a minute, I saw a buck moving west along the creek about 75 yards away. I hadn't even had time to put on my face mask...ugly was going to have to do. I can called and he turned and started heading right for me. There is a scrape about 12 yards from the stand and he stopped and turned broadside in that. Unfortunately, there was a limb in the way, so I had no shot. I thought if I could just step forward on the stand a bit, I could shoot over the limb. I stepped and the stand squeaked! Up came his head. I tried to hide behind my bow, but it's skinny and I'm not. Exit deer stage left. :(
I watched him run about 50 yards, then slow down. I hit the can call and he stopped and looked back. I thought, what the heck, so I hit it again. Here he comes! He got to about 22 yards and turned broadside again. There were some small branches about 8 yards in front of him, but I could see a window through them. I came to full draw and thought to myself, I've got this shot. From the corner of my eye, I saw his head turn away from me. Then I saw an arrow on its way...dang, I don't recall releasing it.
I saw him duck then run west. I looked back at where he had been standing and could just make out my fletching (it's kinda dim here at 7:05). The color just didn't look right. I climbed down, walked over to the arrow and this is what I found:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/30coupe/My%20Buck%202009/IMG_1850.jpg)
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:thumbsup: :clapper: Congrats!
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Very nice!
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Good for you! :thumbsup:
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Congrats!!! :thumbsup:
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! :clapper: thanks for sharing it with us
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Congrats....good story and a nice buck.
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You can`t get them if you don`t go out. Running late and all, you didn`t give up...you made the best of the time you had.
That is a beautiful buck.
Thanks for sharing the story. Great pics. :thumbsup:
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Great story,,Congrats nice buck
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Very nice. Congrats.
G
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He's a dandy! Very nice!!
Larry
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Pretty deer Congrats!! Joe
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Nice buck. Job well done.
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:thumbsup: :notworthy:
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Awesome deer! Well-done!
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Awsome deer. I am home here in ne iowa also and agree that we don't have as many big bucks as southern iowa, but that's still a real good buck.
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Congrats, on a nice buck. :thumbsup:
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Very nice deer. Congrats!!! :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Sometimes Ugly is a good thing! :biglaugh: Nice Deer!
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Nice deer. :clapper:
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Originally posted by BUCK-EYE:
Sometimes Ugly is a good thing! :biglaugh: Nice Deer!
Yup! I just imagine deer looking up and thinking, "What the hell is that? It can't be human." And that's all the time I need. :biglaugh:
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Great job Russ. What a week for you and your boy! Jason needs to put you two on his web-site!
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Yeah, Katie, it has been an awesome season. We have had some encounters with nice deer, and we each took a nice buck. If Jason ever puts a testimonial link on his page, he can count Dave and me in! As you know, he builds a superb little bow. Mine just feels like an extension of me.
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very nice congrats
how you liking that bow?
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He's a dandy. It looks like a lot of meat and some nice dragging handles. Congrats.
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Well there ya go...nice one!!
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That is a beautiful buck; congrats on the shot! Never gets old does it ??? :thumbsup: :campfire: :archer:
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Congrats on a fine buck!!
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Very nice!
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Congrats on your buck! He's got a nice colored pelt.
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Nice! Congrats on the deer and those Kanatis are a very nice bow.
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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:thumbsup: :archer:
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:thumbsup: :archer:
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NICE!
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out standing story and deer... Joe
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That dog will defenitely hunt, great shooting!
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Very pretty buck!! Congrats! :bigsmyl:
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Congrats very nice deer. :archer: :clapper:
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what a great buck! Nice shoot'n, congratulations!!!
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Good shooting and story tellin!
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congrats :thumbsup:
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Nice Job!!!
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Very nice!!!!! i loved it you never know things happen when you least expect them
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Well done, great deer!
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Great story, great pics, and a GREAT BUCK!
Congrats!
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Great buck :thumbsup:
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Fantastic!! That's a great buck!!!!!!
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Way to go coupe!
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Congrats! Luv those red color phase deer,beautiful :thumbsup:
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Way nice!
Sometimes things come together beautifully!
Congrats!!!
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Enjoyed the story and that's a fine buck! :thumbsup:
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congrats..the pics are nice
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very nice!!
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Russ,
Heck of a buck and a great story...looks like curiosity killed the buck in this case! Did I read that correctly that this is your first buck? Is that with traditional or overall?
It may not be as big as your son’s deer but it's definitely a very nice buck and as you stated more typical of what a person should expect and be VERY excited and happy about. I think everyone would be excited to see deer like that every day all day!
Awesome!
Josh
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Great job on a fine buck!
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Great job!
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Congrats. That is a sweet looking deer. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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That's a dandy buck Congrats on hsving a [lan come together! :thumbsup:
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Yup, Josh. That's my first buck ever. Even the one I hit with my car was a doe, lol! I've never been much of a horn hunter. I like the meat. It was nice to take a buck, but to be honest, had a nice, fat doe stood in the same spot, I would have been writing a slightly different story. No complaints on this buck though...it's backstrap on the grill for supper tonight! The antlers will look nice in my den too! ;)
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: WTG Russ, beautiful bow and a beautiful deer.
Now,... for a black bear in Kachemak bay, eh?
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That is a very handsome buck.
Nice bow too...jason is starting mine next week, is that the walnut riser?
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Russ-what quiver are you and you son using on your Kanatis? How do you like them? Been thinking of puting one on mine.
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I like the black bear idea Tom. I have a savings account going ;)
Katie,
I use an Eagle Flight and really like it. It is very light weight. Dave uses a Linx by Thunderhorn and also likes that. I have a Linx too, but like the EF better due to the lighter weight on the Kanati. It's almost like shooting bare bow. If you like to add a little mass for stability, then the Linx is a great quiver. I think that's why Dave likes his. I don't think you could go wrong with either one.
I like a bow quiver. I usually have a backpack with me, so hanging a quiver on my back just doesn't work out for me. You also don't have to reach around to find an arrow. If you have your bow, you have your arrows.
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Russ it is unbelievable that we are shooting through deer of that size with 45-50 lb bows :)
Congrats on a fine deer !
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Very nice deer Russ ,I just traded for another kanati so maybe it will bring me luck again .
Mike
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Originally posted by Jack Whitmire Jr:
Russ it is unbelievable that we are shooting through deer of that size with 45-50 lb bows :)
Congrats on a fine deer !
These bows put a lot more zip on an arrow than any others I have tried. My arrow weighs about 520 grains. I think Dave's were right at 500. That also helps.
Shooting them in the chest helps too. :rolleyes:
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Awesome Russ! I have been away all weekend so I missed this thread, thanks for sending me the link. I will be adding the father son pics to my sight real soon! Congrats!
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Awesome deer! Thanks for sharing the story too!
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Thanks to you Jason! I am still amazed at how fast that arrow zipped through my buck, even at 20+ yards. Pushing a 520 grain arrow with a 46# Kanati is no big deal and the trajectory is surprisingly flat. What a great little bow!
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Can't beat those Zwickeys!! Congratulations. Very nice.
-Hillbilly
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nice deer!! nice looking bow, too. :archer: :clapper: