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I don't know why but there always seems to be something magical about opening morning. I have had some awesome ones and some I would just as soon forget. I walked outside this morning and it was unbelievably clear and cold and calm, the three C's I like the most. As soon as I got from under the trees I could tell there was a heavy frost and I looked up at all the stars and saw a really good falling star. At this point I had already had a good hunt. I just had a bag chair with me and an idea where I wanted to set and watch the sun come up. I picked out a good oak tree and took up residence at the base and waited for the sun to shed a little light on things. Ii watched a couple young bucks as soon as I could see and they moved off and then a coyote in the distance making his way across the coastal field. I turned behind me at about 7:30 to see a few does and another body with it's head down. Well that deer turned out to be this great buck. I feel fortunate to have taken him, I had to stand and manuver againt the tree for a shot and hollar at him to stop in a small opening and then after a short tracking job I was able to recover him in the grass. Measured 21" inside and has seven scorable points. The absolute biggest body on a deer I have ever shot, easily 225 lbs on the foot and I would call him 7+ in age.  |
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« Last Edit: November 06, 2010, 07:50:28 pm by matt_aggie04 »
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"I hate rude behavior in a man, I won't tolerate it"~Woodrow F. Call
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."~Thomas Jefferson
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2010, 12:07:44 am » |
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very nice bud  |
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Mike
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« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2010, 06:07:32 pm » |
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Good buck brother! I can see him a lot better on here than on my phone. |
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2010, 07:19:45 pm » |
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Nothing to complain about there. Nice hunt.
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Pro-Staff @ Wild Boar USA www.wildboarusa.com"Peace is that brief, glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading!" unknown Bacon is a vegetable! |
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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2010, 07:39:01 pm » |
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helluva first buck man |
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They Call It The Hill Country I Call It Home !
The more people I'm around the more I like my dogs !!
ROOT HOG OR DIE
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matt_aggie04
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2010, 09:10:21 pm » |
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Thanks Jesse I saved my shell casing and everything haha. When you grew up hunting where I did deer like this were what kept you going out hunting.
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"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session" - Mark Twain (1866)
"I hate rude behavior in a man, I won't tolerate it"~Woodrow F. Call
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."~Thomas Jefferson
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« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2010, 10:24:16 pm » |
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Good buck Matt.
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If it ain't broke don't fix it.
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« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2010, 10:10:41 am » |
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Nice deer Matt.
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Hunt Hard or STAY HOME!
"If the dog won't leave and go look, I'm not wasting my time." Quoted by Bryant.
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« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2010, 11:33:45 am » |
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No corn feeder or box blind??? No radio for ball game updates? Where was your cooler of beer? Or did you just have a flask of whiskey? That is not very "Texas like" Matt.  Your story, the buck, and how you hunted him are what I like very much! Now that is hunting bud! Very well done! |
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"No man should be allowed to be President who does not understand hogs." - President Harry Truman
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« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2010, 07:35:31 pm » |
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Did you punch him in the nose? |
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Marshall
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« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2010, 08:49:03 am » |
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Congrats Matt! That is a very nice buck! It's always rewarding to get a fully mature buck like that...or so I'm told. ha
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« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2010, 08:35:08 am » |
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good buck!!
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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2010, 12:36:45 pm » |
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nice deer
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From squeal to meal with one good stick!  Hunting is not a sport, It's a way of life...Danny Ward |
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« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2010, 10:33:11 am » |
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Bout as free range as they come. Nice Job!!
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« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2010, 12:10:13 pm » |
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nice buck matt. sound like a great hunt.
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run'em fast run'em hard
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