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Shot this 11 point on Opening day 11/5/22. It was about 8:20 AM. I was watching 2 does in the pasture in front of me and I had seen what I thought may have been a 8 point old enough to take way on the other side of the pasture from me. The buck went into some trees and a little while later a 8 point came out and started working his way towards me. The sun was in my eyes so it was difficult to see. I then realized this buck was too young to shoot. While all this is going on my son and I are texting back and forth. He thought I was texting about the bigger buck coming behind me and I thought he could see the buck in front of me. I text my son the young upcoming 8 was headed to him. He was about 70 yards away and was about to cross a fence when this older buck just appears and starts bowing up to the younger one. He had his ears tucked back and his hair puffed out. I about jumped out of my skin grabbing my rifle and shot him. This all happened very quickly and I was worried He may not have been old enough. I've gotten exited a time or to and done that. I was using my money pit 1909 mauser in 280. It is in a Brown Precision stock with a gloss (need to get a matte 3x9 leupold in Conetrol mounts. The barrel is a short chambered Shilen like you would get from Brownells. The load I used is a Hornaday 139 BTSP with 57.0 grains of H4831sc in Remington Brass with CCI primers. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/MzNqLs7.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/0uGWpRK.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/3yEFbRo.jpg)
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Nice buck, Congrats. Nice looking rifle as well.
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Sounds like all the cogs meshed nicely.
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Nice deer there! I wish my sons had time to hunt with me. They are too busy with life.
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Love the mass on that buck!
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A biologist for TPWD was at the processor checking for CWD. He aged the buck at 4.5 years old.
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As stated, Nice buck and a nice rifle to boot. Congrats!
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You did a great job Clay. So proud for you.
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Let's see what I can find wrong with this...
Plastic stock, no hunter orange, Leupold scope, 3 shot groups prove nothing, you look better in your avatar than you do in the picture.
That should about do it.
Otherwise a nice deer...
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Mighty dandy one sir, congrats!
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