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Way to stick with it Dan! I'd shoot him fo' sure.
They say everything happens for a reason.
For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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Story of day 34 and the 11pt
It was very still,quiet and calm not really any wind at all.I wasn't sure I was even going to see a deer with it being so still.
At a little after 4pm I saw 4 doe skirting through the hardwoods. Then a couple minutes later had a spike come into the field and mill around and then walk into the hardwoods and cut 70 yds in front of me. Pretty standard sit so far. 3 doe cut out of the pines and behind me all the deer thus far were traveling towards the front of property. Next 2 buck enter the field a small spike( I call micro spike because he doesn't even have 3" spikes) and a 4 pt,these are all buck I've seen over and over again so was pretty ho hum till this point...then things got spicy. Micro spike and 4 pt all of a sudden bolt my direction in the field and stop before the pines along the edge,they are just looking into the pines and finally walk into them.I then hear a grunt and think that doesn't sound like it came from the 4 pt? Next 3 doe fly down the ridge line behind me about 120 yds, I think "did someone on the adjacent property bump them?", but as I'm thinking that they dart back were the came from running all over the place so I know a buck is messing with them. I'm now standing up in my stand looking back and scanning with my binoculars and I see a doe 75 yds from my stand motionless staring down through the hardwoods back out in front of me. I'm watching her and trying to look back to where she is staring to see what has her attention? I see nothing as I scan,then I look back towards the field and I see a group of deer along the edge of the pines 5 of them! I turn and sit in my stand and see they are all buck,two small buck are sparing mico and 4 pt are standing watching and there is one buck hanging back just into the pines. I pull up my binoculars and could see he had some stuff going on rack wise and was a good buck,at this point I wasn't sure if it was the Turk or not but decided first opportunity at a shot I'd take it as I've rode this rodeo before thinking I'll wait till he comes all the way out only to have him lock up and turn around walking away,especially since that's where the doe were all running around.
The rest is history he stepped forward one step and gave me a clear shot to his front shoulder at 90 yds and he went on a 60 yd death run and dropped behind some brush. Until I walked up on him I wasn't sure what he was or if he was my nemesis,unfortunately not but again I wouldn't have passed him regardless. 1 week off then the quest will continue with the muzzle loader.
As a side note I've never seen this buck or have a single picture of him so you really just never know what will happen or who will show up
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Congratulations on a fine buck Dan. Way to be patient, it sure did pay off. Good luck during Muzzleloader season.
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Good deal dan.
Are you allowed 2 bucks a year?
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Good deal dan.
Are you allowed 2 bucks a year? Yes sir one during regular rifle season and one either bow or muzzleloader Since I didn't fill during archery I have my buck tag
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Good to hear the second rut is heating up. I did a little push for a friend yesterday and from the tracks it looked like there had been some chasing here in the last couple days. Not that I have a buck tag left, but still can make it exciting. Congratulations Dan, you earned that one.
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For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Good deal dan.
Are you allowed 2 bucks a year? Yes sir one during regular rifle season and one either bow or muzzleloader Since I didn't fill during archery I have my buck tag Then Turk is still in trouble.. 😎
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Nice deer,
14 doe and 2 small bucks this morning. Was really hoping for a yote to come thru.
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Congrats. Beautiful animal.
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Good Going Dan! Congrats! God knows you earned it! 
Trump Won!
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My taxidermist/friend sent me this picture These all came in today ![[Linked Image]](http://i67.tinypic.com/291hklk.jpg)
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Your Taxidermist friend needs to get to skinning! Seriously though, the two biggest look like they are from other states based on the tags.
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For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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Those are tags he put on them with the customers name
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Well done Dan, & good luck with the smokepole, in the quest for the Turk !
Paul.
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Congrats to you Dan !!!...I'm still at it 
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Congrats on a dandy buck!
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Doe is completely butchered and in the freezer,the buck is skinned and quartered and aging a couple days in fridge
Getting things around here and work caught up so I can hit the last 10 days of MZer hard
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Dan,
I tried to PM you, your PM box is full.
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