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Got this sweet 5x5 yesterday late in the afternoon in Northeastern NM. He’s my best one yet. He had three little sticker points on his rear times that were a little short so I suppose I could call him a 6x7 if I really wanted to but I’ll leave it at 5x5. Hunted from daylight till almost dark when I ran up on him making his way out of some recently thinned timber. The does were just starting to think about possibly beginning to smell right and he was the first buck I had seen in the company of a doe…..pre-rut apparently a ways off I think. Nice deep forks, little sticker thing going on….I thought he was a beautiful buck and am tickled to death. Details for those interested: 200 yard shot broadside. My 1960’s Sako I built the stock for. 30/06 loaded with Nosler 165 gr Ballistic Tips, 58.5 grains of IMR-4350. Thanks for looking! (Please ignore the ugly old geezer in the second pic. I can’t help the way I look) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/7YvMPd3n/B379-E4-DA-2832-4-BE3-9737-D6-D2-D6-A6-A798.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/CKtnPnJs/38-FA9362-A501-4-D97-84-B3-056666493-F8-A.jpg)
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Congrats - that is a really nice mule deer buck certainly one to be proud of!
Last edited by Oregonmuley; 11/06/22.
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Beautiful buck, Hank! Congrats!
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Congrats on a nice buck, Godogs57!
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sweet one. But I gotta ask, what knife did ya use?
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sweet one. But I gotta ask, what knife did ya use? Double H Knives for the win!
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I figured THAT.....Which one?
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Congratulations Godogs57, beautiful specimen, he makes it to the wall :o)
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Congrats on a great Buck, Nice rifle too.
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Oh heck yea Godogs! Congrats on a dandy! Great pic!
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I figured THAT.....Which one? My personal hunter model. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/ZY2XxdnH/2-D09-B14-A-6-F18-42-E2-9265-579169823-CCD.jpg)
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