(http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu178/ryanderlago/jps2011buck.jpg)Here's my good friend JP with his whitetail from this fall here in Manitoba. He was fortunate enough to have his son as part of this hunt. Hope he follows this up with the story.
Wow, can't wait for the story!
Nice buck !!! :thumbsup:
Bill
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That is a great buck!
Congrats to JP,
Bisch
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Well that is a really great buck.
That is a Dandy! What a pretty deer :thumbsup:
Some great deer up your way!
Thanks for the pics Ryan. Well i 'm lucky i don't have to hunt the bush that Ryan does because i would eat nothing but tag soup. I'm very fortunate to have a small property along the red river. The bush line narrows down along the river and creates a funnel. I have a number of treestands set up for ever changing wind conditions. This buck got passed on many times last year. He was about a 110 or 120 but showed some potential. I only start hunting late october as this is when the bucks start cruising along the red. I have a few local does that i see almost daily so i know it's a matter of time before something with antlers shows up. Well, i was finally able to take my son Joel out for a hunt. There was no winnipeg jets game on the tube and no hockey practice that evening. I had set up a double treestand nestled in amongst some elms and oaks. We set up a decoy and he practiced with my grunt call. A few hours later, a doe and her two fawns showed up and starting snorting at my decoy. Twenty minutes of them trying to get my decoy to respond. I snort wheezed a few times and they finally left. Around a half hour before dark, i saw a doe coming from the east and another from the west. The doe from the west had a buck right behind her. She proceeded to go around my stand while the buck went to my mock scrape. He was broadside and i began to draw when he turned suddenly and i had only his backside in view. I figured he would go to the decoy and got ready. Joel grunted a few times . The buck had different plans. He started north and was going to my right so he could cut off the doe. I turned and he started coming my way but quartering to me. No shot. He was about 10 yards away ,when he began to turn almost broadside. Two more steps and he would be behind brush preventing any shot. He moved his leg forward and i shot watching my homemade luminok dissapear into his chest. The buck ran about 80 yards and then stopped, then proceeded towards the field. Meanwhile my little man was about to come unglued. He was stammering question after question. He was pretty excited and i was so happy to have there beside me.We waited 30 minutes and climbed down. It was still snowing and the blood trail was getting covered. We went to edge of the field and found a large blood spot with pink frothy blood but couldn't find any other drops because of the snow. We went home because i was scared to push him farther . In the morning i found him not 30 yards away from the last blood spot. Joel was getting ready for school and quickly came out to see our deer. I cleaned him and waited for him to come back from school for photos. It's a hunt that i won't soon forget. I think the toques we wore from manitoba stickflingers were filled with mojo. I got a bowhunter in the making and am shopping for a 40lbs bow for him. thanks for reading my lengthy story. jp
Awesome animal! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Super buck, congrats!
JP looks like the Tip is treating you real nice.Good shooting [as always] on a great Manitoba brute.
Your future hunter has that ' I'm hooked for life ' look in his eyes. Count yourself lucky,in more ways than you know.
Best of luck to both of you in future hunts.
Mo
What a buck!!
Great photos too!
Aweome Buck,but better yet because your Son experienced it with you,congrats.
Really nice buck, and it's awesome your son was with you to share in it. Way to go Dad!
I'll bet the little man wasn't the only one about to come unglued ;) Glad you two share that together , neither of you will ever forget that ! Man what a beautiful deer .
Congrats for this very nice buck!You and your son are building memories for the life! :thumbsup:
Congrats JP nice buck. It looks like your season ended well. Way to go man.
Abe
Fantastic deer congrats. You guys up North sure do earn every deer you kill. Has to make the shooting part 10x as difficult. I'm not sure I could withstand the cold. BURRR!
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That is awesome to shoot such a beautiful buck with your son right there to participate in the experience!!!
Congrats to you and your boy on a perfect hunt.
Thanks for sharing! I love those Manitoba whitetails! Those big bodies and dark racks are just awesome. That hunt is on my bucket list for sure. Thanks again! :campfire:
That's a beautiful buck! I really like your camo also! I think you have a hunting buddy from now on! Congratulations!
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Great Buck, Awesome story, unforgetable memories :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Oh my....what an awesome animal! :thumbsup:
Great buck and great story, JP. Glad you could share the experience with your boy. Congrats again.
Nicely done!
A beautiful buck!! It is great your son was there to share teh whole experience. Congratulations!
very fine deer!
Well Done! Hunting experiences don't get better than taking a fine Buck with your boy with you. :clapper:
Awesome experience all around! :thumbsup:
Congrats! :thumbsup:
Awesome on every level! Congrats on a hunt you both will never forget :clapper:
Very nice, congratulations
Beautiful buck. I'd get that photo with your son blown up and mounted on canvas. What a day to treasure.
Awesome Buck!!!!
Can't imagine it getting any better than that! Awesome memory for life!
That's as good as it gets, in my book...congrats!
I love that picture! It doesn't snow here until deer season has gone out (80 degrees today)
Awesome memory made for you and your son!
Congrats,
Benjy
thanks everyone for the nice comments. It's an evening i'll never forget. I just hope to be with him when he shoots his first deer. thanks again.jp and joel
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Very nice looking deer. I hope to take my son with me on my next bear hunt. Congrats.
Great buck, great story and great memories for you both.
That's as good as it gets.
Congratulations.
Man i just love that first pic with the snow in the back ground. And of course the one with your son. Congrates on an awesome buck.
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Well done. That is a pretty buck. Your son is a lucky kid!
Jeff
Very, very nice!!!
great buck and a great pic
Congratulations! Nice pictures and hunting partner also.
-Jay
Wow,what a beautiful deer!
nice buck
That looks like a Silent Predator jacket nice,oh yeah the buck and story are awesome.
Yep, that's silent predator's, treestand hoody. It's a great coat.
That is a great story. Congrats and glad you could do that with your son.
Congrats JP, and great story. I will be capeing him out this morning. He is going to look great with the many other mounts in your den !!!
WAY TO GO :thumbsup: Those hats are full of mojo...I keep mine at the ready :)
QuoteOriginally posted by jeanpaul3006:
thanks everyone for the nice comments. It's an evening i'll never forget. I just hope to be with him when he shoots his first deer. thanks again.jp and joel
Yes, that would be awesome to have your son return the favor. In he meantime, congratulations and thanks for the story. That looks like a Silvertip bow?? How about the winning bow and arrow combination??
The bow is a bocote schafer silvertip 55lbs 35/55 goldtips arrows with magnus stingers. She's named old faithful. Since buying that bow from 1/4 away i've had alot of luck. I've had it three years and shot a bear, two whitetails and a moose. She's not to fond of caribou, i missed a nice bull with her. jp
Awesome animal and story. What a great day for both you and your son. I'm sure he had bragging rights that day at school. Congratulations!
Congratulations on a great deer and story. I am sure it was a special time. :thumbsup: