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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:14 AM | ||
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To begin with, I am primarily a meat hunter who also tries very hard to practice deer/buck management on my properties. I have not taken any deer yet this season from my spot in Washington, so I opted to hunt there this evening. In the last few minutes of light and legal hunting time, I saw this deer coming in with two smaller ones and made my first ever mis-identification of a deer. I thought for sure that I was shooting a large doe, only to find out after I dropped him in his tracks, that he was a shed buck. Given a choice, I would not shoot a shed buck intentionally, but no deer will ever go to waste in my house, and I am thrilled that I once again was able to execute a great shot which required no tracking.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:32 AM | ||
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Damn looks like a big deer too! Good job though! I'm sure he'll taste good. What'd he weigh? __________________ Nissan Sales and Leasing Consultant
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:34 AM Last Edited By: Ms Grit | ||
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The check station/butcher didn't weight him and I didn't have an opportunity to, but he was every bit as big as the 108 doe from two weeks ago(Picture Below). His pedastals weren't that big though, so he wasn't any monster buck, that's for sure.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 4:35 AM | ||
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Good one Robin....I think he is a tad bigger than the doe. Funny how he is bigger in the chest and shoulders and the doe is bigger in the "hams"....I guess that some things are just universal - and so it should always be.  __________________  Helping deer go up the food chain since 1979.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 4:50 AM | ||
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Great season your having Ms Grit congrats on another harvest. __________________ "Wherever you go ........ there you are."
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 6:37 AM | ||
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Congrats Robin
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 6:51 AM | ||
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| How many is that now? Good shooting! | ||
| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 6:53 AM | ||
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Great job Ms. Grit __________________ "How can you be so hypocritical to look down on a man who is honest enough to kill his own?"
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 7:04 AM | ||
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Awesome Ms Grit... just awesome And don't worry about shooting a shed buck. They wouldn't be made of meat if you weren't supposed to shoot em & eat em
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I once again was able to execute a great shot which required no tracking What gauge H&R are you shooting there... a 12ga or a 20ga? And what kind of slugs? __________________ Camp Gaba-deer Pro Staff
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 7:05 AM | ||
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| wow, thats preety big deer. | ||
| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 7:07 AM | ||
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 7:12 AM | ||
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Congrats Robin Great photo.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 7:43 AM | ||
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way to go! As you said, it will not go to waste! You can't eat the antlers, but they do help stir the pot.....
-dan __________________ PLEASE DO NOT HUNT QUEBEC! NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE 168 HUNTERS WHO WERE ROBBED OF THEIR MONEY AND THEIR DREAMS IN 2008
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 7:51 AM | ||
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Go find the sheds off him now. Years ago I accidently shot a shed buck and ended up finding both sheds from it and screwed the antlers back on. Give it a shot you never know. __________________ I love Haters
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 7:54 AM | ||
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Good job Robin nice deer __________________ AKA: Bill/ReelErIn/Tightline
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:00 AM | ||
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:01 AM | ||
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Nice job! __________________ FBO
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:10 AM Last Edited By: Death from above | ||
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Good shooting Ms. Grit. Looks like that 20 gauge is doing the trick. Congrats
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:18 AM | ||
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Congrats , thats a big deer
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:23 AM | ||
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Given a choice, I would not shoot a shed buck intentionally Carry a small pair of Binos with you. That is what I do. |
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:24 AM | ||
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Ms Grit, Nice deer! Good going. I have never shot a deer in February and still after that first ever February doe! Great hunt and thanks for sharing. __________________ Average 9-1-1 response time = 4 minutes
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:27 AM | ||
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:29 AM Last Edited By: Ms Grit | ||
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What gauge H&R are you shooting there... a 12ga or a 20ga? And what kind of slugs? I am shooting the H&R 20, and using Hornady SST's, 250 grain, although I have to honestly say that I still prefer the Mossberg 12, but it's a much heavier gun. Quote:
this is why there should be no gun hunting after dec 31st Sorry you don't agree with my ethics 11pointer, but my responsibility as a hunter is not to you, but to myself and to the law, and as I have held true to both, then I am comfortable with the decisions I make when I am in the woods  __________________ To endeavor in the wilds is to be at once connected with all that is alive and much that is not.We become part of the earth and it part of us.-Tom Elefante 01/04/09
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:33 AM Last Edited By: jerseyhunter | ||
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Nice going Robin. Glad your filling the freezer.
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That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard I agree. I depend on Jan and Feb to fill my freezer. I can go through a deer myself just in burgers.
If given a choice I would shoot a shed over a doe any time, this way the doe provides me more meat and opportunities for next year. I hunt in an AR zone so I must let the spikes and forks go. __________________ The 4 seasons - Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Hunting Season
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:40 AM | ||
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this is why there should be no gun hunting after dec 31st Why? Nice shooting Robin. __________________ PSE '08 ThunderBolt X
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:42 AM | ||
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Quote: this is why there should be no gun hunting after dec 31st
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Need I say more. Nice deer __________________ Meat is Murder...Very Tasty Murder
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:44 AM | ||
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big doe __________________ Assault is a type of behavior, not a type of hardware.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:45 AM | ||
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Why? Exactly. If the deer comes by with or without his rack he's still going in the freezer. The date he gets shot doesn't matter to him. __________________ The 4 seasons - Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Hunting Season
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:47 AM | ||
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Congratulations Robin. No matter what anyone says, if you hunt long enough you will sooner or later though not by design, shoot a buck that that has shed his rack, or a button buck. While I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting you, I have, from reading your posts come to realize that your ethics are excellent and your actions reflect the sprit of this sport which we all should strive to live up to. Nice shooting and a good deer. You have had a great year this year, which from what I can see, you have earned by the number of hours you have put in the field. Keep up the good work! I think you are not only an inspiration to other women hunters, but also a great example to us guys! __________________ |
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 8:56 AM | ||
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I saw this deer coming in with two smaller ones and made my first ever mis-identification of a deer. THIS IS WHY I HATE THESE LATE JAN./FEB. gun days!!!!! I am NOT beating up on you Robin so congrats on a good clean kill and those wild nails wraped around a slug-gun drive me nuts too, but gee whats with this state. __________________ "Thanks, Good luck." Do you mean that or is that Jakesperian sarcasm? lol
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