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You just have to try harder for the Dink-a-thon. Of course you could enter this buck, if you used a HUGE bribe to the judge...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Nice buck and GREAT story, made all the better with your boys. That's a lifetime memory for them.
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Your Average sounds pretty damned good, OFM. Never realized just how far below average I really am . Awesome experience man; glad you got your boys out there!
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I have been fortunate to kill a lot of mule deer. Given the conditions this year in Montana, I'm more than happy with this buck. Hell yeah Troy, not a 'bad' buck at all considering. Already chasing does? Other than about an hour on opening morning I haven't been deer hunting yet this year, time is always pain in the ass! Just about caught up and was thinking sometime this week would be a good time to miss a day of work.
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Sam he was chasing does all over the mountain. I ended up using a deer fawn call to bring the does closer because I knew he would follow. When he stopped at 260 yards, that was close enough, and BOOM!
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Congrats! You don't eat the antlers! Looks like those sherpa's probably get about 1 mile/pound of jerky at best ... Mike
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That's a nice buck, and you didn't slice your hand off or fall to your death in the dark............seems like some real positives to me!
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That's a much better than an average buck.
I spent 8 days in Montana this season and didn't see a buck that good.
Congrats!
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Very nice story and very nice buck.. All bucks are nice, some are just bigger!!!
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Boy, your kids are sure growing up Troy...
Good looking doods!
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Troy Do you feel the hunting is not as good as what you had in the NE? or had the disease and winters been bad all over MT?
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Congratulations. Your "average" is a "trophy" to most of us!
Good job. donsm70
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If'n that's average, what's your "above-average" look like?!?
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Congratulations. Your "average" is a "trophy" to most of us!
Good job. donsm70 +1000
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