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Around these parts, you can't save deer, as there are too many hunters. James, first of all great old buck and secondly I know exactly what you mean about hunting pressure!
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Very nice buck!
That's the kind I want in two weeks when PA rifle season opens.
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Very nice buck and I l would love to have a deer retriever like yours. 
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Nice mass on that deer, congrats.
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Man, Just one more year. Joking... I bet he was a scrapper. Well done!
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That buck will look nice on the wall. I doubt your daughter will like seeing the buck every day knowing she could have pulled the trigger but didn't.
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That buck will look nice on the wall. I doubt your daughter will like seeing the buck every day knowing she could have pulled the trigger but didn't. There's an interesting twist to this story. I felt kind of bad after shooting the buck that my granddaughter had been after. So, yesterday afternoon I happened to see an 8 pointer that was bedded down in a woods, and told her about it. She slipped up on the deer and shot it, making a nice offhand shot in heavy cover. She told me that it must have been karma.......I shot the one that she saw, and she shot the one I found for her. That seemed to make her happy, and it made me feel somewhat relieved. I won't mount this buck, although I will nail the antlers up somewhere. I've got some mounted that are better deer.
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Congrats, Real nice deer, good pics, good story, and awesome camo  memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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Congrats, Real nice deer, good pics, good story, and awesome camo memtb When you're 67 years old, you have a lot more things to worry about than your camo matching, lol. I dress for warmth and comfort when I'm hunting, and to be truthful, the coat was not my hunting coat. It was an old one I put on after I got back to the house. Anyway, I doubt Mossy Oak or Realtree will hire me as a "consultant", although I'm available......for a price.
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Nice buck and good story, congrats to both you and your granddaughter.
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I like the mass on him. I’d never shoot the buck my grand daughter was after though.
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Sounds like a great weekend of hunting for the JamesJr family. Congratulations to all.
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Congrats on a great Buck!
like your pole barn made with the cedar poles.
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Congrats, Real nice deer, good pics, good story, and awesome camo memtb When you're 67 years old, you have a lot more things to worry about than your camo matching, lol. I dress for warmth and comfort when I'm hunting, and to be truthful, the coat was not my hunting coat. It was an old one I put on after I got back to the house. Anyway, I doubt Mossy Oak or Realtree will hire me as a "consultant", although I'm available......for a price. I’m certainly a “fashion statement “ in my military surplus wools... from several different countries! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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That's a damn fine buck sir. I'm like you you about my camp, when I wear it it rarly matches.
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Great looking buck, James! Looks to me like the 120 grain Ballistic Tip is just like baby bear's soup for the Creedmoor.... Just right!
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