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Due to life, I haven't deer hunted all bow season. But, the rut and weather were lining up for a good opening weekend. I was in my stand before daylight on Saturday with everything I needed to sit all day. Right at day break I had a button buck right underneath me. Then it got slow. About 9am I had a couple of coyotes come through at less than 50yds. Put the scope on them, but I couldn't pull the trigger as it was the opener and I was still hopeful. An hour later I caught a glimpse of a bobcat! While not rare, they are not too common in this part of the Hoosier state. About 11:30 I saw a couple of does cross the powerline to my west. Nothing until 2:30 when I had a doe and a couple yearlings filter into the foodplot. I got ready in case something was following them. And it was! Saw a buck limp out of the timber on their back trail. As soon as he stepped out behind some brush I shot him quartering too, dropping him. I racked another shell just in case. The does hopped over about 10yds and looked back at him. The empty hitting the treestand got their attention and I shot the doe as she was facing me. Watched her do a 20yds death stumble. I had an idea from the trail camera pics that I knew which buck I'd shot, but didn't want to believe it. Once I got down and over to him, I was proven correct. Best buck to date! More than tickled! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/hvGbChRB/756-BC24-E-434-A-4-C84-A1-CD-0-E11-BEDC511-A.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/MHr0gxzj/05-C64-F94-E89-C-4771-8-F70-A315-CDFD08-F7.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/vBhtLfjh/328-E097-A-06-DA-4435-B855-89-E40-FC85-DF8.jpg)
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HELL YEAH!!!
Congrats man - tis grand.
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Dang that's a nice deer. Congrats!
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Beautiful buck!! Congrats.
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Nice pointer!
...though....you really should have saved it for your boys....grin...
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Wow! Nice buck! Your persistence sitting in the stand paid off big time.
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What shootin iron did you take him with?
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Beautiful buck right there!!! What did you shoot him with?
Now with even more aplomb
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A great buck, I especially like the tall brow tines.
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Drooling...
Congrats !
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congrats nice one & doe is more meat
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That is a huge one, Wow! Congrats !
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Got a nephew that lives in Danville. He got a nice 7 pt on opening day.
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That is a nice buck, congrats.
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Nice pointer!
...though....you really should have saved it for your boys....grin... My oldest had first dibs on that location. He decided to stay at home. So, I do what Dad's do, show them the mistakes in their logic...  Shot him with a Tikka 260 Rem, SWFA 3-9, Berger Ammo using the 136gr Scenar. Hit the onside shoulder and found the bullet in the offside after breaking the 'knuckle' on that said. Haven't seen a reason yet to shoot anything else than a Scenar out of this rifle, whether on the range or on a critter.
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