Cattail Bruiser Buck

[Bucky]

Nice job Mario! Great write up

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[Beauford]

Great Hunt & Great Buck. What a hunt got to love the cattails

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[Kraftd]

Awesome buck and awesome write-up. Well done!

[Mario]

How cool! Love the story of the hunt, sounds like a perfect rut scenario we all live for! Great buck!

Was it public land?

This was on private

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[dan]

Awesome buck Mario! Were you worried about getting picked off being so high up in the tree or were you far enough back to have some decent cover? I feel like i stick out so much when I set up on the edge I'm cautious about going more than two sticks up a lot of times.

Stories like this make me absolutely jacked to get back into the marsh and get after it!

Mario can speak for himself, but we hunt a lot together, and my opinion is that I get busted a lot more hunting low... Yes, sometimes you have too, but if you can, you get high. Even on the small trees. If your not on the edge your not in a killing position. These bucks are just not coming out onto dry land much. The unit I drew next to Marios has a guy, another beast member to be exact, who has been hunting the unit i got since the opener... I have been seeing shooters almost every day, he has seen 1... Only difference is he is hunting out of permanent sets and useing a climber to be mobile... He is just simply to far back.

[dan]

Um yeah I'm going to need some of those sticks by next season

Mario, You were not supposed to let Bighunt know you got sticks!!!

[BigHunt]

Um yeah I'm going to need some of those sticks by next season

Mario, You were not supposed to let Bighunt know you got sticks!!!

[feutza]

Love the mass

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[BigCedarJack]

Congrats!

[Mario]

Awesome buck Mario! Were you worried about getting picked off being so high up in the tree or were you far enough back to have some decent cover? I feel like i stick out so much when I set up on the edge I'm cautious about going more than two sticks up a lot of times.

Stories like this make me absolutely jacked to get back into the marsh and get after it!

Mario can speak for himself, but we hunt a lot together, and my opinion is that I get busted a lot more hunting low... Yes, sometimes you have too, but if you can, you get high. Even on the small trees. If your not on the edge your not in a killing position. These bucks are just not coming out onto dry land much. The unit I drew next to Marios has a guy, another beast member to be exact, who has been hunting the unit i got since the opener... I have been seeing shooters almost every day, he has seen 1... Only difference is he is hunting out of permanent sets and useing a climber to be mobile... He is just simply to far back.

I was more focused on visibility over the swamp versus my concealment. I wanted to be able to shoot out into the swamp. I had woods behind me which help break-up my silhouette but that is not always the case when hunting these points. Sometimes you are in that one lone tree where you stick out a bit. But in my mind if I am in a spot for a virgin sit, and I have a clear shooting lane in direction I believe the deer will come from, then I potentially have the advantage in the situation. I can think of a few times this year where deer picked me out while walking by. For me the risk is worth the reward to be able to see out in the swamp. I also feel that if I am low in a tree on a point, and a deer is increasing in elevation as it walks out of the swamp they will naturally be looking in an upward direction. I have this happen to me in hill country more often but I think it could apply here too. thanks!

[MN_DeerHunter]

Makes sense to me, I will definitely keep this in mind in my future set ups. I always love to hear the thought process behind these set ups.

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[U.P. MAN]

Awesome story and buck!

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[MN Buck Slayer]

Awesome buck Mario !

What backpack straps are those ?

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[9pt]

Great job Mario and great buck!

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[DeerDylan]

What a great story. Awesome buck! Bested by the beasts!

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