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Had to pull out of Maine early due to a bad cold.

But not before I killed a 10 pointer that dressed 210. So I get another patch from the State of Maine.

He showed pretty suddenly,as they always do,and all I could see was the top third of the body. High shoulder shot,off hand at 70-80 yards broke his back. Lung shot to finish.

270-130 Partition, Same old/same old. Complete penetration.

When I left there had been 4 (!) bucks over 200 pounds dressed weight killed in the first day and a half. They had started to move!

Gotta love Maine!

No pics?!

I got my Maine Patch in 1974 when I harvested a massive palmated 11 pointer that field dressed 254#, my biggest buck to date. It was my second trip to Maine and the only buck I saw in ten days of hunting.

Nice work Bob,
sounds like a pig of a buck, we'll look forward to a picture.....to think a .270 even works on 200+ lbs deer.
Last week my neighbor dropped a 10 pt. that dressed @ 253!

b: I'll get a picture up somehow LOL!

Bob - have photos from your text. Nice buck!

Randy I have to admit he fooled me. He appeared suddenly, moving in high grass and I could not see much of the rack or body.I thought he was a 160-170 pound 6 point.

I got surprised in a good way!

Congratulations on a fine buck even though you did use the lowly .270.

Haha! Thanks Scott. I am real happy anytime I kill a Maine 200+!

hillbilly thanks!

What happened to the .280?

And Congrats on the buck!

elkhuntr I had the 280 up there....but had the 270 that morning.


Thanks!

Killed this one Monday morning at about 8:45am. Used the Winchester Featherweight 7x57 with a old 4x Weaver and a 160 gr Sierra GK. Shot was longer than yours,about 110 yds.

Bob, Sorry to hear about the cold thing as I'm guessing the hunt could have been a lot more fun without it. You certainly did well with such a nice looking buck.

Not sure I'm buying the 270 thing though, that deer is leaking blood.

The pic with the deep grass & brush could pass for a pic in a KS river bottom.

Ken nice work! That buck looks like tender vittles!

6.5: That particular cut is surrounded by miles....and miles....and miles of heavy hard/soft wood forest,mountains to swamps,clear cuts, and logged areas of all ages and sizes. There are open areas that can offer some long shots but mostly about 300 max.

That buck came off a runway used by does. 2 weeks ago I doubt I'd have caught him there but with the does coming into heat I suspect he was checking for something in estrus. Or possible a hot doe went through there earlier.

Important thing is he was on the move. Which is what helps.

I kind of guessed that must have been some kind of clear cut. The descriptions I've heard and seen pics of is heavy timber, lots of it.

The rut makes all the difference. Your timing was good!

6.5: The clear cuts and open areas are like our farm field crops. That's where the food is.

Well done! That's a dandy!

pointer thanks!


BTW, for those interested, we weighed that buck before field dressing and he was just under 250 pounds.

On our scale and the state scales at the check station he weighed 210 dressed weight.

My buddy killed one that afternoon that weighed 274 pounds OTH. Field dressed he was 228.

NICE buck Bob!