sampotter 621 Posted December 10, 2014 Could have been from a recent fight? Again really nice buck Sampotter, Congratulations!!! Very possible. The tip of his right G3 was broken off, not bright white, but not polished yet either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sampotter 621 Posted December 10, 2014 Could have been from a recent fight? Again really nice buck Sampotter, Congratulations!!! Although, the blood on his ear was still wet... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buckmaster7600 8850 Posted December 10, 2014 Awesome buck, It as an amazing feeling when you kill a deer you have tracked for hours and miles! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skully 90 Posted December 10, 2014 pretty cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcat junkie 1659 Posted December 10, 2014 If you have any talent for writing, this story would certainly get published. Awesome story from what you shared here. Great buck, even better story. Quote Never forget the 241 GIs that were killed in Beirut because of Reagan administration policies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First-light 4202 Posted December 10, 2014 Sam you looking for it to be published in print or the web? Quote "We Feed 'em" "He Breeds 'em" Legends Lodge, "Where Legends are born" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sampotter 621 Posted December 10, 2014 Sam you looking for it to be published in print or the web? Print for now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sampotter 621 Posted December 10, 2014 If anyone would like to read the full story, send me a PM and I'll send the story back. From what I read that is not considered "published" but posting it in an open forum would be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmig2 64 Posted December 10, 2014 Great story and buck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiefbkt 667 Posted December 11, 2014 Congrats on a great buck! You'll have to let us know if you get the story published. Quote ______________________________________________________________________________2015 Obsession EvolutionWK Custom Bowstring, Clearshot archery peep, QAD HDX ultra rest, Trophy Ridge React Pro sight, 29" draw @ 70 lbs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowaholic 148 Posted December 11, 2014 That's AWESOME! What type of APP did you use to track your "track"? (pun intended) Quote "To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens." - Adolf Hitler 1933 COME AND TAKE IT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
growalot 7694 Posted December 11, 2014 Can't top what others said...but Wow congrats... Quote The Kindle just doesn't work right and I have decided not to feed the bullies and distracters...it's call the ignore feature. They only have power when fed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sampotter 621 Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Thanks everyone for all the compliments! Wow. You really deserve that buck. He is a beauty! To my mind there is nothing like a big ADK buck. I really appreciate you sharing some of the photos. I have had some luck with mock scrapes. It is really neat that you have photos of him using your mock scrape. I am throwback and haven't used trail cams yet. Job well done! Congratulations! You're missing out on the trail cameras- think of it as a catch and release trapline. Some of the pictures, animals, behaviors, etc. will amaze you. Plus, when you do get a good buck on camera in your area it gives you the most ingredient needed for any successful pursuit: HOPE. You are my hunting new hero (used to be Wooly). I hunt the Adirondacks briefly every year. It is tough going and any buck taken there is a trophy. Hear that Wooly? Just kidding, I'm flattered but I don't have any grey hairs so I can only be a hero to someone who can't drive yet... Congrats on a great buck! You'll have to let us know if you get the story published. I will for sure. That's AWESOME! What type of APP did you use to track your "track"? (pun intended) No APP- Garmin Rino 655T, my 3rd GPS so far. I log waypoints for anything and everything I think I may be able to use at a later date. Rubs, scrapes, shed antlers, buck beds, mature mast trees, you name it. Carrying a GPS is also the reason I can name the precise # of miles I walked last spring in search of sheds: 226.1 Edited December 11, 2014 by sampotter 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFB 96 Posted December 12, 2014 Random question, but did you see any other hunters in distance or hunters tracks while on your hunt (I assume it's state land) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattman77 7 Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Print for now.[/quote Great buck Edited December 12, 2014 by mattman77 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
halfnelson 398 Posted December 12, 2014 Beautiful buck! Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
132 eight pointer 518 Posted December 12, 2014 I admire your perseverance and skills as a Whitetail hunter. Beautiful buck. Best of luck getting published . Quote Despite our ever-changing,ever-indignant world with its growing ignorance of and indifference to the ways of the wild, I remain a predator, pitying those who revel in artificiality and synthetic success while regarding me and my kind as relics of a time and place no longer valued or understood.James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sampotter 621 Posted December 12, 2014 Random question, but did you see any other hunters in distance or hunters tracks while on your hunt (I assume it's state land) No, I was on private, so I never saw another hunter or tracks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trial153 1465 Posted December 12, 2014 Great buck, congrats ..nicely done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fletch 9392 Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) First of all congratz on your accomplishment! That is a nice deer but even more impressive is the hunt itself. I do have to ask what did you do once you got him though to get him out? How far from a road were you or do you backtrack out?? I sure as heck would not want to drag a buck back on the hike you made to get him!! Do you B line to the closest road and call a friend and would you be lucky to have cell coverage.....Or do cut it up and pack it out, even boned that would be 100 pounds plus with head and cape. Edited December 13, 2014 by Fletch 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MACHINIST 972 Posted December 13, 2014 I meant to ask just what fletch asked also Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sampotter 621 Posted December 13, 2014 I ended up killing him 1/4 mile from a different road than I started him on, so I used a sled to get him out. At other times we were a lot farther from any road, which is why I carry a 30 something gallon food grade plastic bag (just like a contractor garbage bag but clear) and a nylon feed sack, both rolled up and in my game pocket. I've carried out more deer than I've dragged; no sense in lugging out all those bones and hide! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pistolp71 240 Posted December 13, 2014 Great job, great buck. Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fletch 9392 Posted December 13, 2014 I ended up killing him 1/4 mile from a different road than I started him on, so I used a sled to get him out. At other times we were a lot farther from any road, which is why I carry a 30 something gallon food grade plastic bag (just like a contractor garbage bag but clear) and a nylon feed sack, both rolled up and in my game pocket. I've carried out more deer than I've dragged; no sense in lugging out all those bones and hide! Nothin to better pucker your butt than cutting up a deer by yourself in the pitch dark in bear country! Lol lot safer doing that in the Dacks than the Northern Rockies or Alaska! Well done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaggedEdges 36 Posted December 13, 2014 Very nice buck and fantastic story Sam. Thanks for sharing. Quote A Country Boy Is All I'll Ever Be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
