2015 Buck back from the taxidermist - love getting them back
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2015 Buck back from the taxidermist - love getting them back
So I figured I would share this here. 2015 KS was a fantastic hunt -- killing a buck was a bonus. 2012 EHD hit hard. Worst year I have ever seen in KS. We are finally starting to see a comeback with the age class. This year, I decided it was going to be a 140+ or I was going to go with nothing. (I would make an exception if a 130" came by at noon, never killed a buck at noon).
Once stands were hung, it was on stand everyday dusk to dark.
I shot this buck in the funnel area. I have hunted this spot a bunch this year. I figured it out in 2012 that there was a break an old fence and with the lay of the land it creates a natural corridor. It is also a spot where a buck can travel on the downwind side of the doe bedding a catch a hot doe.
This is where I was hunting this morning. The cameras over the past couple days have showed big bucks have been in the area again. I was prepared for a warm drizzly sit without a lot of action.
Around 7:25 I texted a buddy..."I would be lucky to get a chance at a 2yr old today". I had no intention of shooting a 2yr old...but just felt like it was just slow.
Boy was I wrong. I had been standing up because it was so quiet all I had were my eyes. Wind wet leaves ...could not hear anything. 7:30 I turn to my right and here he comes. Waited till he was broadside at 10yds and stopped him.
Shot. Deer took off and my heart sank. I could see the arrow hanging out of him!! I could not believe I got no penetration.
I then watched starting to lose front legs and down he went at 60yds. My hit was perfect. The arrow hit offside shoulder and broke off and arrow piece came back out. Took out 1 lung and top of heart.
To say I was pumped was an understatement. He was one of the top 3 deer I wanted to kill on this farm. I passed a LOT of bucks (and one I should not have) before I was able to kill this one on the 12th day of the hunt. Only 1 day left after this one. I was prepared to go SUPER happy but empty handed.
Here is a video of the buck that should not have passed.
[bbvideo=425,350]https://youtu.be/KYZB-5-fTTw[/bbvideo]
All I can say is ...I cannot wait for 2016. We saw BIG jump this year from last. Each year from 2012 it has gotten progressively better. We left some really nice deer behind. Its all about the age class. Get the age class, generally the bucks get big.
Awesome hunt for sure...taped at 158 3/8 -- he would have been close to 170 he had 3 broke of tines. Bigger than I thought before I put a tape on him.
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Re: 2015 Buck back from the taxidermist - love getting them
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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Good lookin mount
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Nice!
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On a side note...I think the piece came out good...not fantastic. Taxidermist is a friend of mine and he tried a new tannery in New York. Hides came back faster than normal but they really shrunk badly when dried. No more tannery in New York.
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Super nice buck congrats!
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Great buck
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Great looking buck! Congratulations! I love the story to go along with it, thanks for sharing.
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Spectacular!
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Very nice!
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Outstanding!!!
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man super nice!
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That deer is a stud Maine.
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