Well I did it again… got my # 1 on the hit list (Randall Howell III)… slipped into a thicket with my stand on back and trusty lever in hand … eased into a flat where I found dropping acorns and fresh tracks since the rain yesterday



… found a good climbin loblolly pine downwind of where I figured he’d come from… climbed and the long arduous one and a half hour wait began … it was all I could do not to pull out my phone and clique on trapperman to see what y’all were up to… then right at closing time he came into view at a steady trot directly towards the base of my tree…. As I raised the rifle he hit my scent … he was underneath me at this point … he jumped and ran … I swung and pulled back hammer… nailed him mid air quartering away on his second jump

… he made about 60 yards after initial contact to set up first and goal





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What did he score officially? Dang good job.

That's a whooper

That gun is rad

Good deal. Did you have his movements down pat with several strategically placed cell cameras?

… id probably use another word other than rad to describe it…. But thanks lol

… unfortunately I don’t use cameras as I think electronics outside a mag light have no place in the woods

… that’s just my opinion of course

Love,

Savell

Dandy nice deer!

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… lonestar beer , marlboro southern cut, longhorn straight and bc powder

Pull ups,,,,,, he's a big kid now!

… a deer of this caliber is unscorable… priceless if you will … to put any number on an animal as magnificent as Randall Howell III would be a travesty

looks rad for a .22mag

Good job!

OMG! I about died laughing! That is awesome my friend. And Vinke is just jealous because he is still stuck in Pampers.

Randall Howell is a fine looking animal …. Hopefully he was able to pass those genes on before his demise ….

Fine looking meat for the table!

Dandy buck, no electronics, that's hunting, just my opinion.

Well, it isn't quite a peach so I guess it must be a Pumpkin.

Head up in the south ? ....hmmmm


Never in the north ?


Seen a guy this year with one up .....ain't from here

… East Texas we always hang them by the neck like cattle thieves and communists lol

… I miss the days a man could take a leak in the government woods without feeling like he’s being watched

AAAAAAAAAAAA-Men!!!



Congrats!

Wish I had a .22 mag like that.

wws

.. it’s a 45 long colt … not sure why 330 thinks it’s a 22mag … but everyone is entitled to their own opinion

Love,

Savell

Savell, if you want to get that beauty mounted for the wall, I know a guy. Does quality work.

mmmmmm mmmmmm grilled back straps

I have always hung them heads up here in the north. Blood drains out and they come apart easier.
Hang with a gambrel if going to cape out for a mount, although I don't get to do that much. lol

Zim

… there’s hope for yall after all Zim lol

.. good to see you back in here again Mister … tell Mrs Patrice I said hello

Nice 45 mil creedmoor.
Is that a 3by9 leotard on the butt stock?
Maybe that FFG guy will see this.

The horns on that deer make your finger look big.

^^^^ so that’s a “dislike “ I take it ?

That deer will eat,,,but I think the dog thinks you lost your marbles.

.. that dog (Dixie) never has got my sense of humor

Wish I had a Henry .22 mag just like that one that shoots Colt .45 bullets.

Do you still have your red hound, Savell????

No… ended up having to shoot him … with a 22mag no less

… couldn’t break him from running livestock

Rip Stonewall

No electronics, food plots or permanent stand on stilts? You sir are a true gentleman hunter. Then to shoot the king of the woods Randall Howell III. You have elevated yourself to Southern gentleman hunter elite.
And the gun that needs no introduction (but maybe does).
Your in depth description of the hunt had me on the edge of my easy chair. Keep up the captivating threads. I'm now a subscriber.

nice

Congrats

That is a fine looking buck congratulations

Excellent!!

Excellent

Quite a deer

The .22 Mag did well

I think I see a firebreak and a yuppy ladder stand in that first picture.

And they double as dental floss ! Very efficient!

Well done !

Hmm, no observation on the high end camo? Round here iffn you ain't got at least $5,000.00 invested in your deer before you leave the easy chair, you ain't no hunter. That's why I don't hunt anymore I reckon. Nice deer Savell, I didn't like or subscribe, but I did set my notifications.

Congrats! Definitely a shooter and then some!

lol… they were a little on the thin side

You shooting reloads in that Henry?

Nice shooting, Savell!

Can you cut a buck like that with a fork, once cooked?

… should be able to Mike .. young one

… no sir … shooting something called big bore Winchester… bullet passed through but the deer wasn’t but six yards away lol

May have to get some see how the contender likes em.

Nice hunt and story. I think next year I will follow your great lead and hunt with just lever guns! I will use something bigger than a 22mag!

Hank is a proven killer now.

Sure can tell they ain't no pumpkin patches around. Look at it's ribs sticking out !!! Deer feeding in food plots have more juice fly out on impact. He is a magnificent being nephew but like you he's little lean . Might have to throw some bacon grease in the pan


Oh yes we hang our deer like that as well let's the blood run out..

We also have also hung head up with a line

now it is a rope in some parts but at our camp it is always a line.

for years I would pull them down and raise them back up with the gambrel and skin and quarter

then one year I had 3 hanging and I was tired so I grabbed an orchard ladder out of the shed and skinned them the other direction , it cut moving time and effort down and worked fine

O gut shot how you smell, O gut shot what the unacceptable word on tman you can think of, O gut shot how smell!

Getting close to Christmas so im starting to rhyme!

We have a couple sayings around here.
The rifle is sighted to minute of deer.
Shoot it in the deer.
There is plenty to eat from what’s left.

Hope ya don't eat them red fish too???

What is a red fish?

No cameras here. Have not up my game to the mag light. Still at the Harbor Freight free flash light level.

Sockeye

Sockeye is okay. I prefer king and fall steelhead. Hard to be a fish snob…

Steelhead is a favorite
No season here anymore

Sockeye smokes nice..

Sad thing, I only like crab right out of the cooker. Still hot, fat hasn’t cooled yet, no butter needed. Sent the remainder home with the hands.

It's nice to see someone wearin normal clothes to hunt in and not looking like they just fell out of a catalog wearin $1000 worth of camo. Nice buck too!

Sorry went west were good food is more prevalent.

Carry on sage munchiers. ...

How do pro hunters cut the deer?
How long do you hang?

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I want to report this thread to the moderators. No way such a majestic beast should be compared to a hunk of fish.

May the memory of Randall III inspire all of us to hunt the correct way and nourish our bodies with fresh venison.

Pffftttt….

Who is the Randall Chick? I have never heard of her.

I started a kinder ,,,, gender post,,,,,,, please come.over for a hug..

Randall chick ? Hahaha

Pfffttt…

…. With a knife

… don’t get much hanging weather here… quarter and ice for a week or so

Sooo…. Tell me about this icing thing. I asked on Smashers deer hunting thread also.

Yankee = Cold = Extended hanging/preservation.
Trying to understand what I am in for when I move south.

… quarter the deer…put the meat in an ice chest and cover in ice…. Drain water and add ice until water runs clear… it gets the blood out and ages the meat .. usually a week

Interesting, we go out of our way to keep meat cool and dry.

I got a bit to learn, it seems.

Its for warm weather when you dont have the luxury of a walk in cooler. A fridge dedicated to meat cooling works good for stuff like deer or hogs. Put the meat in plastic totes with pieces of wood in the bottom to keep the meat off the plastic. Takes some scavenging to find the right size to fit the fridge. If you just lay the meat on the racks it will work but getting the bottom of the fridge clean again takes some effort. Filling a fridge with hot meat puts a strain on it. Especially in hot weather, you still need to cool it with ice first.

We do the same. Cool dry and butcher for the freezer

We used to bowhunt antelope in Wyoming and after the first year we started doing just as how you explained it and never had a bad piece of meat. Even with game-bags and hanging meat in the shade we got blowflies on the meat.

I've also iced antelope when bowhunting them in August. When it is 90 degrees out you need to get that meat cooled off. I've thrown them in creeks as soon as I pulled the guts out of them to cool them off, or quarter them and get them on ice immediately. A lot of people don't like antelope meat, but all that I've ever taken care of and then ate was delicious. And attribute that to getting it cooled off fast. I've heard the cool and dry method touted a lot. But I've packed a lot of elk out in the pouring rain or snow, and sunk several bears in the creek for a couple days, and never had an issue. Now I would not want to leave meat setting in water that was half blood for several days, but if it is flowing cold water or ice and you drain off the first bunch that is full of blood you are fine. If you don't let it dry some before you cut it up it is slimy and a pain to cut up though.

Personally I don't care to age my meat (I know that is heresy to many folk) once it is cooled out and cold enough to be stiff and facilitate cutting it up, I cut it up as soon as I have time. I have let it hang for up to two weeks when I didn't have time to cut it up before, and the only real difference I noted is that you have to reskin the whole thing and waste time and meat. Never noticed a difference in flavor or tenderness, even between quarters off the same animal, between those that were hung and aged and those that were cut up immediately. Some of the best meals I've ever had are tenderloins that hit the frying pan while they were still warm from the animal. Used to be a tradition if we killed a deer or elk close to home or camp to fry those tenderloins up as soon as we got back.

They hang them that way in the Northeast also, Maine and such places. It's an eastern thing, if you ever see anyone hanging one head up out west you know they are a transplant.

Yeah we usually hang ‘em but we have had unseasonably warm weather and I didn’t want to chance anything. The meat isn’t straight on ice it is in bags inside the cooler with the ice to age a few days before I start cutting it up.
Sorry I meant to mention this last night but we were still in celebration mode

…. What you celebrate with Smasher?

… I dump ice straight on it and let melt … it’ll draw the blood out … after a few days of draining the water will run clear … it’s ready to process at that point

.. some take longer than others to run clear.. neck and head shot deer take the longest

Love,

Savell

Savell I drink beer and Chuckie likes the whiskey cause it’s gluten free. He used to drink all the beer but it’s all mine now!
I think I double lung’d this deer the way it went. I couldn’t be happier knowing it was quick for that animal.

We should all be so thankful for these gifts!
I keep replaying it all in my head and I’m sure you are too.

…. I liked the song… but what part of quartering away don’t you understand hillbilly?

… stomach untouched boy …. Now apologize

Love,

Savell

I’m happy for you … but I don’t replay nothing in my head … I’ve killed more deer than f150’s … killing deer is like pulling on my boots in the morning… just something I do lol

Love,

Savell

I’m not that experienced! As a late bloomer, as Bobby Jameson calls me, I take everything as a sort of trophy!

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Admit it….not a bad haul for a skinny piece of crap

… as you should … some grow up killing food and don’t appreciate the hunt as much as we should I guess… still love it and can’t imagine not hunting

… I’d imagine getting into it late would make you feel like a kid again with the excitement it brings

Nice critter! And they say blondes have more fun! lol