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Offline Pikeguy

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Pikeguys first buck in too long
« on: Nov 21, 2005, 10:21:56 AM »
Well, I finally managed to tag a decent buck this year for the first time since 1998. He's not real wide, but his mass & symmetry make up for that I guess. It was some quick shooting as I had to spin around and shoot him from 15 feet on the first shot. He came from my right and directly behind me so it was close quarters. When I spun he saw me and went straight away and I finally got a good shot at 30 yards when he turned up the hill. He did a nosedive straight down into a 12-15 foot deep ravine and buried half his rack in the ground. It was pretty exciting actually. I also got a really nice doe about an hour before that but I guess I never got a good picture of her. My brother shot two basket racks which were his first bucks ever in 7 years, and the only deer he's seen in the last 3 years.



Total for the day for my brother and I
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #1 on: Nov 21, 2005, 10:33:30 AM »
Great buck! Congratulations. It looks like he has a lot of mass.
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #2 on: Nov 21, 2005, 02:11:22 PM »
nice buck pike guy, did you get him in the "sweet new spot"?
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #3 on: Nov 21, 2005, 02:22:02 PM »
Thanks shrub, I sure did ;) He's about half as big as the one I grazed at daylight though.
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #4 on: Nov 21, 2005, 03:44:13 PM »
thats cool, so shotguns arnt that bad :P
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Offline MASTERGUIDE

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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #5 on: Nov 22, 2005, 05:01:34 AM »
Did you have snow down that far for opening day.

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Offline Pikeguy

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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #6 on: Nov 22, 2005, 07:53:17 AM »
There was snow on the hillside that I was hunting untill about 10:30 a.m. on opening day. It melted pretty fast when the temp crept up into the mid 30's. I'm glad I didn't need to track this one without the snow. He only went about 10 yards :)
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #7 on: Nov 22, 2005, 12:31:46 PM »
What does everyone here think about European mounts? How much do they cost in your area?
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #8 on: Nov 24, 2005, 08:34:11 PM »
European skull mounts are great!!!
You can buy a kit and  do it yourself ( it is not that hard) or I could send you some chemicals.
I have done 5 so far this year, I will post some picture soon
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Offline Pikeguy

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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #9 on: Nov 28, 2005, 12:33:23 PM »
Here's a picture of the buck a friend of mine shot this past Saturday. He says it was way smaller than the one it was running with too!

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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #10 on: Nov 28, 2005, 01:38:11 PM »
Nice deer alot of points on that buck.
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #11 on: Nov 30, 2005, 02:06:36 PM »
PikeGuy,
  Nice buck you got there.  It seems like the smaller buck in the picture has the same genetics as the bigger guy (in terms of overall rack shape, mass etc.)...I wonder if they are father and son?  Again, nice buck!
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #12 on: Dec 01, 2005, 07:00:47 AM »
Quote from: Dr. IceGeek on Nov 30, 2005, 02:06:36 PM
PikeGuy,
  Nice buck you got there.  It seems like the smaller buck in the picture has the same genetics as the bigger guy (in terms of overall rack shape, mass etc.)...I wonder if they are father and son?  Again, nice buck!

Thanks. They do look alike, however, they were taken about 20 miles apart. I'm thinkin that might be a little far. ;)
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #13 on: Dec 01, 2005, 07:44:39 AM »
Great deer,  looks like you guys had a successful season.
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Re: Pikeguys first buck in too long
« Reply #14 on: Dec 01, 2005, 07:17:21 PM »
One Question:

Quote from: Pikeguy on Nov 28, 2005, 12:33:23 PM
He says it was way smaller than the one it was running with too!

why didn't he shoot the bigger one, haha.

NICE BUCK!!!
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