Whistlin’ Dixie

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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby Lockdown » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:24 pm

8-)

That’s a mega giant for FL isn’t it?!?

Regardless, congrats!


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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby DhD » Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:06 am

Well done sir! I have a ton of respect for guys that get it done consistently in FL. I think I might just spend more time fishing of I was forced down there. Snakes and I don't get along.
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby hunting_dad » Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:32 am

Congrats on your hunts. That’s a heck of a nice buck!
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby stash59 » Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:18 am

8-) :clap: :dance:
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby ZSV » Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:22 am

Congrats! Great story and buck! :clap:
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby PK_ » Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:42 am

Thanks fellas

muddy wrote:Heck I'm here getting my turkey decoys ready... congrats

Oh yea, our season starts next weekend for Osceolas :lol:

justdirtyfun wrote:Great story and wicked good buck.
I am happy that you and your buddy could attack that area with combined intel. Helping each other. But...

Was this the big 8? I mean, it has to be but you didn't say that it was.


Haha, yea I guess I didn’t say but yea this was 100% the buck he had on cam. But what’s funny is I got a text last night around midnight and they killed one that looks incredibly similar, the frame actually looks bigger it just isn’t as symmetrical. So he wasn’t the only ‘big 8’ in there lol.

Lockdown wrote:8-)

That’s a mega giant for FL isn’t it?!?

Regardless, congrats!

Overall, yes it is an extremely exceptional deer. I don’t know if I would call it a mega giant because some extremely large deer get killed in FL every year. I have seen 2or 3 other bucks on public land bigger than this one in my life. I have seen a few on private randomly driving or whatever. But for most hunters, especially public land guys, this is pretty much the buck of a lifetime.
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby oldrank » Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:20 am

Nice bucks !!!!
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby john1984 » Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:24 pm

Your a Beast Palmetto Kid :clap: :clap:
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby hunter_mike » Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:02 pm

Congrats PK!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby gmark » Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:26 am

Awesome job! Congrats on another great Florida buck :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby PK_ » Tue Feb 25, 2020 6:28 am

Jdw wrote:Is it possible he was monitoring the access trail, knew you were on the trail but didn’t realize you set up on him?


Didn’t see this question at first.

It’s possible but highly unlikely, the way he was acting I doubt he ever got a whiff of my scent. Plus the way the wind was angling he wouldn’t have smelled me until after I got off the trail. I think the wind speed was coming across the canopy so fast that it was creating a ‘vacuum’ so to speak and sucking air up out of the clearing I was in and over the deer. I noticed my milkweed angling upward even tho the sun never came out and couldn’t have been strong thermals all day. Even after sunset my milkweed was still being pulled up.
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby Marshbuster89 » Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:10 am

Great write up! Nicely done!
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby greenhorndave » Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:21 pm

That buck is awesome man :clap:
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby mspaci » Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:53 pm

nice Florida bucks, public or private? Mike
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Re: Whistlin’ Dixie

Unread postby jwilkstn » Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:40 pm

Awesome bucks, PK! You always get it done down there. Congratulations :clap:
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