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Title: Found a Needle...
Post by: Gun on April 10, 2010, 01:21:00 PM
Went out for a short jaunt the other day on some property that I hunt not too far from home. Not much snow left compared to a week ago.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/ParkerDaisy.jpg)
My two scouting buddies then.

Lots of sign from the winter. Thought this was kind of neat. A Moose Rub and a Buck rub.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/parkerwalks4-6-10006.jpg)
You can have either one walk by a stand around here. Makes for interesting hunting.

Daisy checking for SQUIRREL scent.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/parkerwalks4-6-10003.jpg)

The dogs were obsessed with finding a SQUIRREL and kept looking up in the trees. I think they got this from the one that raids our bird feeder at home. I spotted this grouse after they were looking up at it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/parkerwalks4-6-10004.jpg)
Title: Re: Found a Needle...
Post by: Gun on April 10, 2010, 01:39:00 PM
We spent a couple of hours walking around. I started to make my way back to the truck when I was just about to step over a log and saw this half buried in the grass.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/parkerwalks4-6-10005.jpg)
I walked past it to get a pix then had Parker retrieve it.
It took a few seconds but then I thought that it looked familiar.

On the way out the dogs found a bit of snow to cool off in.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/parkerwalks4-6-10008.jpg)
When I got home I started looking thru some of my sheds barrels and found the match.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/parkerwalks4-6-10009.jpg)
The right side I found in the winter of 2006. I killed the Buck in 2007. It was in the last week of the season with two unfilled Buck tags.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/parkerwalks4-6-10010.jpg)
I'm suprised that it is in such good shape for laying out there for 4 years. It was bleached of course but chewed on very little. I've found other old sheds but never have a time reference as to when they may have been dropped.
Here is another for reference to the skull.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Kagyone/parkerwalks4-6-10011.jpg)
I figure he was a 3 yr. old when I shot him.
Thanks for looking.
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Post by: rushlush on April 10, 2010, 01:43:00 PM
Very cool!
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Post by: Guru on April 10, 2010, 02:03:00 PM
Whoa, That is cool    :thumbsup:
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Post by: JRY309 on April 10, 2010, 02:53:00 PM
Nice,find!
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Post by: leatherneck on April 10, 2010, 03:10:00 PM
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: twitchstick on April 10, 2010, 04:07:00 PM
Cool!
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Post by: ripstik on April 10, 2010, 04:40:00 PM
Very lucky find.Good story behind it.
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Post by: rastaman on April 10, 2010, 04:57:00 PM
:thumbsup:  That is cool! i like your hunting buddies!
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Post by: lpcjon2 on April 10, 2010, 06:09:00 PM
Thats is cool,What was the latitude and longitude of were you found them?
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Post by: gregk on April 10, 2010, 08:50:00 PM
Nice, thanks for sharing.  :campfire:
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Post by: oneshot-onekill on April 10, 2010, 11:04:00 PM
Great find....congrats!
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Post by: NorthernCaliforniaHunter on April 11, 2010, 12:44:00 AM
How cool is that? As Mudd says, "VERY!"
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Post by: hayslope on April 11, 2010, 08:28:00 AM
Find a shed like that....with history......it would make me want to be out there every day.  Of course, then reality (things like work, etc.) would kick in.....but............
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Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on April 11, 2010, 09:45:00 AM
Sweet! Nice buck and even neater that you found the sheds from him.
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Post by: coaster500 on April 11, 2010, 09:51:00 AM
I like it !!

 :coffee:
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Post by: Gun on April 11, 2010, 10:30:00 AM
Thanks guys. I forgot to mention they were found about a half mile apart.
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Post by: Larry Surtees on April 11, 2010, 10:59:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: paul11 on April 11, 2010, 12:08:00 PM
that's pretty cool
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 11, 2010, 01:03:00 PM
Awesome find.  My favorite pic is of the dogs rolling in the snow!
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Post by: FerretWYO on April 11, 2010, 04:12:00 PM
You get to do that everyday.
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Post by: Gordon martiniuk on April 11, 2010, 07:52:00 PM
Gun good find, looks like that lab of yours is going to be a real Deer dog , are you going to train him on Blood trails ,, I was talking to Jack a week or so ago ,, he told me that Duane did not have room for you on the Turkey trip ,, sorry Terry pulled out , was wondering why? you did not show up last winter at the Dart Leage ,, it allways fun !! sorry to hear your moveing south  Good luck on whever you Do Gord.M   :wavey:    :wavey:
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Post by: mrpenguin on April 11, 2010, 08:46:00 PM
Did you play the lottery this week??

Nice!!!