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After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby xpauliber » Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:27 am

Today is my last chance to score on a buck as the PA muzzleloader season ends at dark today. I had a very tough season in which I passed up quite a few bucks but I never got an opportunity at what I would consider a shooter buck. It's depressing to be sure but I realize that I'm going to have these kinds of seasons if I truly want to shoot mature bucks and not just "tag-fillers". Well, I got some good news and motivation for next season as my target buck for this year was shined by one of my buddies last week (meaning, he made it through the 2-week PA rifle war) and will more than likely be there for me to chase next year!

My brother found both of this buck's sheds last spring and he was a very nice 10-point at that time. Where he found the sheds was on public land but it was like a sea of mountain laurel which makes it extremely difficult to hunt. We started shining in August and this buck started showing up near the road on a regular basis and it seemed like he was staying on an adjacent piece of private land. I got permission to hunt the private land in September but I didn't want to get in there and scout being that close to season so I tried to move in on the buck as I hunted.

I never saw him from the tree and only ended up getting two pictures of this buck and both times he was heading down this one particular trail. One time, was an hour before light (which was good because I figured he was heading to his bed). The 2nd time I got him was about 3 hours after dark and he was heading in the same direction as the morning pic so I'm not quite sure what to make of that.

I'm excited to have a target buck already located and all of my effort will be focused on learning as much as I can about this guy. If we ever get snow, I'm hoping to catch his track and follow it wherever it leads. I'm hoping that me or my brother locate his sheds and I'm also going to run cameras all spring/summer to try and learn more about him (by the looks of his body, I think I'll be able to identify him even after he sheds since he's a HUGE-bodied deer for my area).

Here's one of the two pics that I got of him:

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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby Edcyclopedia » Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:15 am

Nothing depressing about being in the game w/good bucks...

It may be depressing knowing the season is over though.

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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby Wlog » Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:45 am

Stud buck man! Hope you get him. Good luck!

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Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:57 am

8-)

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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby DEERSLAYER » Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:42 pm

He's a tank
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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby Stanley » Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:54 pm

Good luck getting him.
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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby VA5326 » Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:26 pm

What an ogre!!!
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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby rbuckleyjr1 » Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:00 pm

Sheesh, good luck finding those sheds.

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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby Lockdown » Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:29 pm

DEERSLAYER wrote:He's a tank


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Good luck! Hope to see you in the kill zone with him this fall!

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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby dkoy85 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:51 am

Great looking buck Paul! Hope you find his sheds and beds!
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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby csoult » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:25 am

Where exactly is this? ;)
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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby xpauliber » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:43 am

csoult wrote:Where exactly is this? ;)


Do you know where the intersection of Interstate-80 and Route 220 just east of Bellefonte is?
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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby csoult » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:09 am

xpauliber wrote:Do you know where the intersection of Interstate-80 and Route 220 just east of Bellefonte is?

Yep
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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby xpauliber » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:40 am

csoult wrote:
xpauliber wrote:Do you know where the intersection of Interstate-80 and Route 220 just east of Bellefonte is?

Yep


Nowhere near there. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: After a tough season, some good news

Unread postby DeerDylan » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:41 am

Nice PA buck xpauliber

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