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Last Chance Buck

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The alarm went off just after 5:00am and I quickly hit snooze and rolled back over. What seemed like seconds later it went off again. This time my wife asks "are you going??" To which I reply "NO" And I roll over for the final time and return to dream land. I decided I would just enjoy a day of Football and nascar racing. Around 2:30 the wife says she is going out and I decide to go try my last kick at the can before shotgun season messes things up for a while. I am lucky my spot is only 10km from my house.
I used about 3/4 of a bottle of Code blue Doe Estrus on my way into my spot and around the area I was hunting. Just arfter 5:00 I hear what sounded like a herd of deer coming though the woods behind me..down wind. I finally get a glimpse of what is making all the noise. I see about 14 turkeys rooting and scraching along toward me. I adjust in my seat a little and my rattling antlers fall off my lap and crash to the ground. :evil: :evil: They didn't seem to bothered by it and keep moving along. I look back along the trail I was set up on and BAM... A buck not more than 20yrds away coming right for me. I didn't hear him because of the turkeys. He's in the open and I can't move. He gets to 10yrds and stops. We have a stare down for what seemed like forever but was a minute or two. Finally he steps behind a large tree And I get into place for the shot. He stepped out from behind the tree and WHACK. He bucked and ran about 20yrds and bucked again, Ran in a big circle and crashed down 60yrds in front of me :D :D It was a very steep shot and the arrow went in the high back and exited in his armpit on the other side.
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Very nice buck!

Congratulation :!: 8)

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Comgratulations! Great looking Buck 8)
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Good buck

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Good one for sure; I love to hunt all day but the late afternoon hunts are always the best;
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Way to go! :D
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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Mike P »

Very nice narrative Fork Horn, we have all been there with that snooze alarm. And who amongst us has not had that "stare down" with a deer at one time or another.

Congrats on a successful hunt!
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Congrats ..
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Nice buck my friend,congrats. :D
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Very cool! Good looking pictures too!

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Great looking buck. Your heart must have been pounding during the stare down.
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Congrats! Way to get it done before shotgun!
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That's a nice buck. Don't you love it when things work out well? Congratulations!!
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Congratulations. Certainly that has to be better than watching football!
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congrats on yer good Buck
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