antlerradar
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Black Wranglers
A Whitetail story
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antlerradar
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That declining theory is mostly false. Not the first buck I have seen take a big jump late in life.
KipCarson
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Totally agree.
Northwoods
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What a great story and congrats on such a great buck! I love how some big whitetails know how to disappear during rifle season.
Nick87
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Usually everybody's excuse when they shoot a smaller buck, "he so old he was going down hill" always cracks me up. "No hes 2.5 years old" lol
Northwoods
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This story should be published.
antlerradar
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After going back through the story, I also had great skills at typos.
JShane
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Let me express my appreciation for your level of patience. I think I speak for some of us in saying that deer wouldn't have made it past 5 years. Your commitment to being patient gave use more chapters to the story than we could have imagined. Finally I find it fitting you missed on your first chance with this buck. Without that detail...….
antlerradar
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The other buck in the picture when he is a big four point is a great example of a deer that is not going to get big. He is likely just as old as the buck I shot and he is still the same big three by three.
JEL
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This word is over used but not in this case. Truly epic! Congrats!!
duckhunt
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Such an awsome buck and story. Thanks for sharing.
Art Vandeley
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Excellent, congratulations. Thank you for taking the time to post.
This is a poem of everything: Anticipation, patience, determination, excellent story telling and the sheds add a personal touch that only @Oak can rival with his voluminous prose.
The judges have awarded you 75 Dr. Frankenfurters, 3.9 million stars in the Andromeda galaxy and a smile that you can't lose for 6 more weeks. Outstanding & congrats!
The judges have awarded you 75 Dr. Frankenfurters, 3.9 million stars in the Andromeda galaxy and a smile that you can't lose for 6 more weeks. Outstanding & congrats!
antlerradar
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If is wasn't snowing hard and the closest place to buy a lottery was not 30 miles, I would be playing the lottery now.
Just do the scratch offs. No need to tempt fate that much. Srsly, really well done on that buck. Totally jealous!
morley.tyler
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I am thankful to have lived this hunt vicariously through your storytelling. Well done, in every aspect.
All I have in my mind's eye now is a nice shoulder mount, w/ all of the sheds, skull mounted below him, as your picture showed.
Thank you and congratulations.
All I have in my mind's eye now is a nice shoulder mount, w/ all of the sheds, skull mounted below him, as your picture showed.
Thank you and congratulations.
The Hedgehog
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isn't the snow almost as good as the lottery now?
Straight Arrow
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You have won the most prestigious Whitetail lottery of life through an epic story of patience, skill, knowledge, and superb hunting story telling and illustrations.
Thank-you so much for sharing!
Really enjoyed the perseverance and the strategy. This reminded me of the Public Land Nemesis thread but with a great ending (so far, I am still hoping for a good ending to that one too).
You should be proud of how this hunt was conducted on a mature whitetail. Antler size notwithstanding, any deer harvested the way the hunt unfolded would be a trophy!
You should be proud of how this hunt was conducted on a mature whitetail. Antler size notwithstanding, any deer harvested the way the hunt unfolded would be a trophy!
