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Getting Too Old for This... #7714573
11/11/22 07:36 AM
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Been having a lot of mobility/ pain issues lately.
Cancelled my trapping/ fall turkey trip couple weeks back, figured I couldn't handle mountains.


Had second thoughts about deer hunting yesterday evening, but here, Nov 9-14 has always been GOOD to us.
Plus, yesterday morning, saw where our 3D archery deer had been molested the night before.

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So headed out at 330.

Had a spike hanging out around 40 yards, had every intention of shooting him.
But never got closer.
430, see buck coming down field edge behind me.
Get twisted around, tried to stop him in an opening.
He took a few more steps, and stopped in brush.
Twisted around some more and let one fly.

Found him 45 minutes later, 150 yds away in a BAD thicket, down across a ravine.

Luckily, one son and wife were home, so we got him out.
Eventually.
Funny thing, fox or coyote was on him THAT quick.

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Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714575
11/11/22 07:41 AM
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nice buck !!!!!!!!!!

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714579
11/11/22 07:44 AM
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Really nice buck congratulations.


A long hair country boy can survive
Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714580
11/11/22 07:45 AM
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Big bodied ol' boy! You won't go hungry this winter.

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714586
11/11/22 07:50 AM
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Nice buck ! I've had friend show me video on phone where a fisher was feeding on a deer within an hour after he downed it

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714587
11/11/22 07:53 AM
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Dang what a body on a deer. He’d about make two of ours.
Congratulations

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714590
11/11/22 07:54 AM
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That's a fine looking critter you killed Congrats

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714591
11/11/22 07:54 AM
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And thank you for taking out the weirdo buck that molests decoys.
Jim


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Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714593
11/11/22 07:55 AM
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Beautiful buck- I'm sure the adrenaline made your pain disappear for a needed moment- nicely done!

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714595
11/11/22 08:01 AM
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Nice deer. Congratulations.

Mac


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Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714610
11/11/22 08:14 AM
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Great Buck


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Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714611
11/11/22 08:15 AM
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Wow man good work!

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714657
11/11/22 08:56 AM
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What a nice buck! Getting old seems to be working for you, lol! Congrats sir!!

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714662
11/11/22 09:00 AM
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My goodness! What a nice deer! Congrats!

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714668
11/11/22 09:04 AM
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If you wait two hours to retrieve one here, it might be nothing but a skeleton

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714712
11/11/22 09:48 AM
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Nice'un!


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Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714718
11/11/22 09:55 AM
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[quote=DaveP]Been having a lot of mobility/ pain issues lately.
Cancelled my trapping/ fall turkey trip couple weeks back, figured I couldn't handle mountains.



I hear ya DaveP. When i get a deer i take 2 tylenol before i gut it and begin to drag it out. I feel this helps my body handle the drag better

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: DaveP] #7714744
11/11/22 10:20 AM
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Nice one, glad ya had some help dragging it.

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: patrapperbuster] #7714756
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Originally Posted by patrapperbuster
[quote=DaveP]Been having a lot of mobility/ pain issues lately.
Cancelled my trapping/ fall turkey trip couple weeks back, figured I couldn't handle mountains.



I hear ya DaveP. When i get a deer i take 2 tylenol before i gut it and begin to drag it out. I feel this helps my body handle the drag better



I took some Advil BEFORE I even went out.

Re: Getting Too Old for This... [Re: hippie] #7714758
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Originally Posted by hippie
Nice one, glad ya had some help dragging it.



LOL, Plan B was to.part it out where it fell.
Did that with a moose on a DIY hunt.

Still, they were lifesavers.
I'm having a r REAL hard time dealing with infirmities, was bulletproof first 50+ years

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