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Oh my, that is a dandy buck Don!!!!
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Hey Jpro, looky what I found stuck in the spine. It looks fairly complete, so maybe the exit was caused by bone? It fits perfect in the cup. I reckon the cup tumbled out to the hide, while the lead stayed fused to the vertebrae. all together it weighs 70.2 gr....
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Don, how far away was the buck when you shot him?
You simmer and pressure wash for the final skull clean?
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He was maybe 150. I'll just soak till everything is rotten, then wirebrush it and pull what I can outta the skull and nasals with a wire hook, soak some more and hit the carwash. Then he'll soak in Dawn for a few days, brush with gasoline, dawn again, then peroxide.
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Nicely done man.
A euro mount would be cool.
And never, ever, drink Crown Royal Maple and pick out buck brains and skull meat. I hear it can make a man very nauseous.....
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Hell of a buck Hunts....congrats!
Have always had good luck on critters with the 120 BTs out of the .260.
You ever boil them with baking soda?
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haven't cooked one for a long time, it's a PITA. I reckon I'm lazy and let nature take its course.
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Interesting that you got an exit on that one. Dead is dead, either way!
Now with even more aplomb
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Nice buck, I bet that put a nice grin on your face.
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Wow! That's a dandy buck! Well done sir.
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I bet that put a nice grin on your face.
Uhhh, yep....grin
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Another toad!! Congrats Huntsman!!
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Nice Don.
Cool, different look !
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I march to a different drummer.....
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I bet that put a nice grin on your face.
Uhhh, yep....grin Dang Don, that buck's grinnin' more than you are........ Nice boneheads and knot holes, by the way.
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