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Similar deal for me. Sat in s stand all morning bow hunting during the rut. About noon a dandy ~150” 5x5 comes running by chasing a doe into some trees to my south. I grunt to get his attention, don’t even get the grunt out of my hand and see a flash of antler coming right to me from the south. I draw and pick the spot about 20 yards from me he’s gonna walk through, he hits it and I drill him. Then I watch a 100” spindly basket rack tip over about 60 yards away.I could write a book on ground shrinkage especially when I was a youngster. As a matter of fact in a attempt to come up with a more original username "@groundshrinkage" is tempting me. One that stands out I was whitetail hunting, we met up the truck for lunch and we watched a HELL of a buck head into the woods where I was sitting earlier. I knew I could sneak my way up a small ditch and right up to a dead fall and get close. The sneak worked flawlessly. Got up to about 80 yards. Peeked my head over the dead fall they were staring right at me quick decision dropped the buck, the doe that he was following took a few steps and stopped, dropped her too. Really thought that was something til I got up to the buck maybe 110" 8 point. Definitely not the buck we watched go into the thicket. Oh well, it was a hell of a belly crawl stalk by Midwestern standards.
A few years ago. I knew he wasn't big, but I didn't think he was this small.View attachment 228068
I can certainly see how this buck would get you.Hunting a LE Wyoming unit. Saw this guy trotting through the trees perpendicular to me 50 yards away. Saw big back forks and made a snap shot.
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But his main beam didn't measure up....
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Can I hunt with you and take those little bull's that you pass on?View attachment 228077
Idaho elk. Was lucky enough to draw a good tag. Reoccurring theme when you see animals in the timber or cover it is deceiving. When I shot this bull I thought he was huge it happened quickly, when I walked up to it everything shrunk. A lot. Also a very fun hunt.
It’s a good pictureCan I hunt with you and take those little bull's that you pass on?![]()
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