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Re: Eight is enough. FyrepowrX #13068114 08/18/18
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Fyrpower Where I hunt & have hunted I/We can’t control the deer traveling beyond our boundaries. So far, ANY Buck I let walk....will NOT be passed up by the next guy. Now I don’t shoot any/every buck I see. I haven’t killed a buck in some years that didn’t weigh 170 # & ^^^ to 194#. I cull inferior bucks but so far they’ve been mature and/or trailing Does. I hunt for the best bucks I can see. IF I use trail cams & see BIG bucks... I could be waiting and hunting DEAD deer. You have to control the acreage OR have coop from neighbors. That does not exist where I’ve hunted. Great. Pix. Good Luck Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

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Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13068190 08/18/18
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,576 Oklahoma F FyrepowrX Campfire Tracker
FyrepowrX Campfire Tracker F Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,576 Oklahoma	Jerry...was the same way here for years, place i used to hunt had plenty of guys on the edges shooting everything that moves. So, we knew that any buck we saw, might never be seen again. we later sold that place and bought the farm i have now, and it took a few years to get used to the fact we could actually have a pretty good chance of seeing the same deer year for years as they mature....so, we started trying to make the place as attractive as possible to hold a lot of deer. Has been interesting watching them grow. We run a bunch of trail cams &its kinda like Christmas morning when pulling cards......never know what sorta surprise we're gonna get. Best of luck this fall on your hunts! G~ ============================================================

Re: Eight is enough. FyrepowrX #13068228 08/18/18
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA O Otter6 OP Campfire Regular
OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	Originally Posted by FyrepowrX Originally Posted by skeen Friend, to pass that buck up, you have way more willpower than me. had kinda set my sights on a bit more bone. That's an awesome buck right there. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Re: Eight is enough. Lawdwaz #13068243 08/18/18
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OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	Originally Posted by Lawdwaz Stacking up some nice eight pointers up there Lawdwaz. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Re: Eight is enough. FyrepowrX #13068419 08/18/18
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by FyrepowrX [img]https://i.imgur.com/KHZVSvQ.jpg[/img H O L Y chips ! oughtta be against the law. grin Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

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Re: Eight is enough. jwall #13068425 08/18/18
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Ka B A M ! Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13068861 08/18/18
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by Otter6 Nice looking umm, err, cough, Remington. I like em. Tell me about that one please. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13069149 08/18/18
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,682 Likes: 4 N.E. Texas 1911a1 Campfire Tracker
1911a1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,682 Likes: 4 N.E. Texas	I've enjoyed looking at all the pics. Thanks to all for posting. Figures don't lie, But Liars figure Assumption is the mother of mistakes

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13069238 08/18/18
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,576 Oklahoma F FyrepowrX Campfire Tracker
FyrepowrX Campfire Tracker F Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,576 Oklahoma	some more 8's... had a wide racked buck we called Captain Hook on the farm...his tine tips hooked in a bit. had him on camera over a 3 year period...then he vanished. no trace of him for 2 years. after the 2 year absence, my dad was in a ladder stand in muzzleloader season that overlooked a food plot & big clearing that we set up; the day had started pretty rainy & windy, and he was at first going to stay home, but decided to come down in case it cleared....by early afternoon the skies cleared, and it turned out to be a good day to be in a tree...he was only up there about 45 minutes when the Captain strolled by... next one we called Gladius; his tines were noticeably flat & bladed, kinda looked like a roman broad-sword....each year he tended to have a slight kicker starting on his right side, first started seeing him in 2014. 2015: 2016: my son punched him in muzzleloader season: ============================================================

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13069301 08/19/18
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov... pahick Campfire Tracker
pahick Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov...	'Bout the best I can do for an 8 from PA. A decent 10 maybe, most were average though Last edited by pahick; 08/19/18.

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Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13069331 08/19/18
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OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	Works for me pahick. What part of our great state do you hunt? Most of my killing is done between Dayton and Smicksburg. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13069335 08/19/18
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OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	This thread is for sure a success. Got those deer hunting juices flowing. Off to a 400 yard deer target shoot with my daughter today. We really enjoy it. Gotta love these whitetail! Keep them coming! "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13070163 08/19/18
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov... pahick Campfire Tracker
pahick Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov...	Originally Posted by Otter6 Works for me pahick. What part of our great state do you hunt? Most of my killing is done between Dayton and Smicksburg. North of 80, south of 6. Straight up the middle. Always was a big woods hunter. Always will be.

Re: Eight is enough. jwall #13070337 08/19/18
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OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	Originally Posted by jwall Originally Posted by Otter6 Nice looking umm, err, cough, Remington. I like em. Tell me about that one please. Jerry It's an older production,(late70s) 700. Started life as a 25/06. Good shooter too,but fouled quickly. It was my father in laws rifle. He ran it hard hunting groundhogs,and cleaning practices back in the day were lacking. At any rate. It now has a Pac Nor 280AI tube screwed in her. I picked up a new take-off CDL stock here on the fire. The action is Cera Koted graphite black. It likes 140 grain bullets,as do I. That guy it's laying on absorbed a 140 Pro Hunter. Made one lunge and piled up dead as a door nail. Sweet. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Re: Eight is enough. pahick #13070359 08/19/18
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OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	Originally Posted by pahick Originally Posted by Otter6 Works for me pahick. What part of our great state do you hunt? Most of my killing is done between Dayton and Smicksburg. North of 80, south of 6. Straight up the middle. Always was a big woods hunter. Always will be. Nice country. Looked for a camp up around Lantz Corners for a spell. Never found what I was looking for. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13070406 08/19/18
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov... pahick Campfire Tracker
pahick Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov...	Originally Posted by Otter6 Originally Posted by pahick Originally Posted by Otter6 Works for me pahick. What part of our great state do you hunt? Most of my killing is done between Dayton and Smicksburg. North of 80, south of 6. Straight up the middle. Always was a big woods hunter. Always will be. Nice country. Looked for a camp up around Lantz Corners for a spell. Never found what I was looking for. Never hunted the Allegheny National Forest. Heard it can be feast or famine. But, what big woods huntin isnt? Wouldnt have it any other way.

Re: Eight is enough. pahick #13070638 08/19/18
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,746 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,746 Just The Tip	Hick, that 8 hanging on the pole is beefy. Did you get a weight on him? Camp is where you make it.

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13070971 08/19/18
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 829 MasterBlaster Campfire Regular
MasterBlaster Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 829	North Florida 8 pointer Another buck on my farm I've been after

Re: Eight is enough. Otter6 #13070989 08/19/18
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 829 MasterBlaster Campfire Regular
MasterBlaster Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 829	Texas 8 pointer

Re: Eight is enough. tzone #13071283 08/19/18
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov... pahick Campfire Tracker
pahick Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov...	Originally Posted by tzone Hick, that 8 hanging on the pole is beefy. Did you get a weight on him? Dont have scales. But we measured the girth just under 44". I figure maybe 230-240 or so

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