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Buckstopshere

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How did you do?  I had an incredible hunt. Still hunted in snow camo quartering the wind...had a 130 class 10 point in my scope at 50 yards. Couldn't shoot, tagged out. He was with a 2.5 eight point and a 2.5 spike. I had to laugh that the spike and the eight point were the same size.  The 10 point dwarfed them. I have 2, 130- class 10 points...so I know what they look like. The eight got spooked and caught my scent...the three ran only 75 yards...I moved on them again. They did not want to run...stood in the thick stuff but were totally baffled by my snow camo and quartering the wind. I know it is fashionable to only have one buck per hunter per year...and we have two. But what about three? Bow, rifle and muzzleoader? Now I have to get some trail cam shots of him while I am stuck with my antlerless only tag. Not complaining! At least I can hunt.

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Stay on him.  Maybe, if the cold weather holds, he will drop them antlers before the end of ML and you can use your DMP on him.  You might even get lucky and find the sheds.  That way you could legally have your "3-buck" year, shoulder mount and all.  Many years ago, I missed a chip-shot on a big buck ,that had already dropped one of his antlers, on the last day of ML.  My cap went off but the charge did not as he passed under my tree-stand.  He looked up and then ran off, unharmed.  Too bad in-lines were not legal back then.     

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On 12/12/2016 at 9:39 PM, wolc123 said:

Stay on him.  Maybe, if the cold weather holds, he will drop them antlers before the end of ML and you can use your DMP on him.  You might even get lucky and find the sheds.  That way you could legally have your "3-buck" year, shoulder mount and all.  Many years ago, I missed a chip-shot on a big buck ,that had already dropped one of his antlers, on the last day of ML.  My cap went off but the charge did not as he passed under my tree-stand.  He looked up and then ran off, unharmed.  Too bad in-lines were not legal back then.     

Actually, that would be my biggest fear to shoot that buck. I hope I can get him on some of my trail cams, find his sheds (I doubt it...he has a sanctuary that I can't get on...I think.) And Then, next year he will be such an amazing critter to look at and hunt, get on trail cam. Stories...dreams...anticipation. I hope he makes it. But there are a lot of butt heads in my neck of the woods. They ran down a racker stud at night with their four-wheelers and shot him with handguns last summer, guys and girls on big hot four wheelers. I had him in velvet on my cams...I hope karma gets them. I heard that they felt bad after they did it.

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15 hours ago, Buckstopshere said:

Actually, that would be my biggest fear to shoot that buck. I hope I can get him on some of my trail cams, find his sheds (I doubt it...he has a sanctuary that I can't get on...I think.) And Then, next year he will be such an amazing critter to look at and hunt, get on trail cam. Stories...dreams...anticipation. I hope he makes it. But there are a lot of butt heads in my neck of the woods. They ran down a racker stud at night with their four-wheelers and shot him with handguns last summer, guys and girls on big hot four wheelers. I had him in velvet on my cams...I hope karma gets them. I heard that they felt bad after they did it.

help with that could be coming.  were they reported?

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