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swampbadger said:
A few of my traditional go to spots didn't have any deer activity. So I was gonna give something new a try today. I got in there, and setup. I hadn't visited this spot since last year, so I figured I'd have the surprise on whatever was using the area.

Took longer to get to than I remembered and my waypoints got deleted off my gps so I was trying to remember my tree. I found the tree and started climbing at 6:30a.

I'm not awful picky and can be a bit trigger happy.

I always climb with all my stuff. It's important to be ready at all times. I'm halfway up the tree when boom! There he is coming right for me! I put the scope on him and can see he is a 4 point. I tried adding extra points or making him look bigger but it didn't work.

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I passed him. He's not really what I wanted. He looked to be trying to circle downwind of me, but hung up in a thicket. I finish climbing up to a good height and tether off.

I used a doe bleat several times then went back and used a tending buck grunt. I bumped the doe bleat a few more times. Then waited and watched.

I kept hearing rustling in the briar patch but didn't see anything. 20 minutes goes by and I look over and there's a big buck standing there 50 yards away chomping on green briars and honeysuckle.

Click Bang!!! smoke goes everywhere, I've got nothing!!! No tail flicker no shaking bushes no idea where this deer went or if I hit him. I reload the ML. I ranged the spot he was standing and dropped a pin on my gps for where he should've been.

My confidence says yeah you couldn't miss. I wait my 30 minutes then go to looking. I ease over there and look over and see him. His head is still up and his eyes are open. His hind quarter is facing me and I'm surrounded by briars. I eased up a bit and shot him through the neck. I didn't want him suffering anymore.

I don't deserve this buck. I was truly blessed by God this hunt. It was an awesome boat ride back home.

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Awesome job brother
 
swampbadger said:
A few of my traditional go to spots didn't have any deer activity. So I was gonna give something new a try today. I got in there, and setup. I hadn't visited this spot since last year, so I figured I'd have the surprise on whatever was using the area.

Took longer to get to than I remembered and my waypoints got deleted off my gps so I was trying to remember my tree. I found the tree and started climbing at 6:30a.

I'm not awful picky and can be a bit trigger happy.

I always climb with all my stuff. It's important to be ready at all times. I'm halfway up the tree when boom! There he is coming right for me! I put the scope on him and can see he is a 4 point. I tried adding extra points or making him look bigger but it didn't work.

View attachment 252126

I passed him. He's not really what I wanted. He looked to be trying to circle downwind of me, but hung up in a thicket. I finish climbing up to a good height and tether off.

I used a doe bleat several times then went back and used a tending buck grunt. I bumped the doe bleat a few more times. Then waited and watched.

I kept hearing rustling in the briar patch but didn't see anything. 20 minutes goes by and I look over and there's a big buck standing there 50 yards away chomping on green briars and honeysuckle.

Click Bang!!! smoke goes everywhere, I've got nothing!!! No tail flicker no shaking bushes no idea where this deer went or if I hit him. I reload the ML. I ranged the spot he was standing and dropped a pin on my gps for where he should've been.

My confidence says yeah you couldn't miss. I wait my 30 minutes then go to looking. I ease over there and look over and see him. His head is still up and his eyes are open. His hind quarter is facing me and I'm surrounded by briars. I eased up a bit and shot him through the neck. I didn't want him suffering anymore.

I don't deserve this buck. I was truly blessed by God this hunt. It was an awesome boat ride back home.

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Hot Damm that a nice buck . What part of Tennessee was he running around in
 
killingtime 41 said:
I would have it mounted if I could at all afford it. Awful nice deer to not mount in my opinion. if you already have a wall full of them then maybe not.
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he's not bigger than my biggest, but he's definitely bigger than most of the others for sure!

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I do my own euros and have a shed full of them. I'm just going to save some money and euro him too.

Last couple of times I've had them shoulder mounted, I hadn't liked the way they look anyway.
 
Some days it is better to be lucky than good! Also, I have started realizing if you aren't seeing deer just get up and go somewhere you ain't been in a long time or ever and ain't no one else been in awhile and you might be surprised what you see.
 
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I got Some really big roasts off him and got everything vacuum sealed and packed up in the freezer. I went ahead and knocked out the euro mount last night in my shed. I added a few pics, the date and screwed him to an old cedar fence board. I will hang it in my shed and doing all the processing and euro will save me money and I can have all the cuts done up how I like it!

Happy hunting and stay after em!
 
swampbadger said:
some random fella pulled up with a tape measure. He said 19 inches. let me see though. 19-20 inches inside in most spots. I guessed he'd probably go 130 inches anyway.

My wife flat out does not want anymore shoulder mounts in the house. We've got 5 already and it's a herd. She was really pissed off bad when I surprised her and added more about 2 years ago.
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You know it is way easier to beg for forgiveness than to get permission
That dang buck deserves to be on the wall
Congrats my friend on a FINE buck
 
Chickenrig said:
You know it is way easier to beg for forgiveness than to get permission
That dang buck deserves to be on the wall
Congrats my friend on a FINE buck
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I agree a brute public land swamp donkey should be shoulder mounted in the living room. I'm already regretting it a bit. I'd want him to come back like i sent him off.

Honestly, I was really on a time crunch. I had to get him broken down and on ice. I had too much going on to seek out a taxidermist that would get it done in 6-8 months at a reasonable price and do fantastic work.

I also had an army buddy coming into town and I really wanted to get him on some deer. we hunted hard both thursday and friday. He had 2 chances on friday at 2 different smaller bucks and his muzzleloader was off. He had completely disassembled it and cleaned it and put it back together and that put the sights way off.

I get impatient waiting on them to come back and the last 2-3 that I had shoulder mounted, I wasn't thrilled about how they looked when I finally went through the wait time to get them back.
 

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