Osage Roost
All Hunting => The Ol' Skinnin' Shack => Topic started by: barry on January 18, 2014, 12:09:13 PM
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We have watched this buck for 3 years and this year he was on top of my hit list. I had my chance at him during bow season and I blew the shot. We couldn’t find my arrow and only found a little blood. My only thought was that I had crippled him and lost him forever. I was sick for a week, then he showed back up on our trailcam, what a relief! Good thing was I had shot high and only grazed his back. Bad thing was he went nocturnal with only one trailcam sighting in daylight hours over the next 8 weeks.
Every day during that 8 week span this buck haunted me and each time I sat in a blind I thought about him. Early muzzleloader and rifle season came and went with the buck continuing to be a no-show. I was passing on lesser bucks with hope that one evening he would show up.
2nd day of late muzzleloader season I’m setting in a blind nearly ¾ of a mile from where we had been getting trailcam pics of this deer. Lo and behold at 5:15 he and 2 other bucks step into the foodplot. Smoke filled the air, he went down and FINALLY I was able to put my hands on him.
Yes, there are bigger bucks out there and he had broken off the G-4 on his left side but I had a special connection with this deer and I am very proud to have taken such a fine animal. At the same time I’m kinda sad that he will no longer show up on our trailcam pics. He will however have a special spot in my trophy room where I will be able see him each and every day.
Here he is during the summer at a mineral lick.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p75/barry61/PICT0219_1_1_zps17aa7b12.jpg) (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/barry61/media/PICT0219_1_1_zps17aa7b12.jpg.html)
This is one of my favorite pics of him. I passed the 9 pt in the background several times and he should be a fine deer next year.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p75/barry61/PICT0054_1_1_zpse37047aa.jpg) (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/barry61/media/PICT0054_1_1_zpse37047aa.jpg.html)
One of the last trail cam pics we got of him
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p75/barry61/Copy1ofPICT0065_1_1_zps6b21542d.jpg) (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/barry61/media/Copy1ofPICT0065_1_1_zps6b21542d.jpg.html)
You can see where my Muzzy cut across his back.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p75/barry61/PICT0015_1_1_zps5ad45675.jpg) (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/barry61/media/PICT0015_1_1_zps5ad45675.jpg.html)
He had all but healed up before that fateful day in late muzzleloader season.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p75/barry61/IMG_0018_1_2_zps3c432cad.jpg) (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/barry61/media/IMG_0018_1_2_zps3c432cad.jpg.html)
Finally!
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p75/barry61/Copy1ofIMG_0008_1_1_zpsb4de5946.jpg) (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/barry61/media/Copy1ofIMG_0008_1_1_zpsb4de5946.jpg.html)
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Fine Deer!!!!!
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Congrats. that is a fine deer he will make a nice mount.
Jon
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Barry thats awesome ...good for you and thats one you certainlly wont forgot about. *cheers*
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Barry, it is good to see you stay patient and wait him out he is a fine trophy by anyones measure and I too would be proud to mount him on the wall. Congratulations.
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Proud of ya Barry. Glad to see you got him.
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Great buck! Great story! Thanks for sharing.
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what a QUEST Barry
congrats on the memorable season chasing that monarch, and congratulations on completing the task !!
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Man that's a nice one for sure.... Congrats!
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congrats Barry on a great deer. Scoot
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Nice deer man
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Great Deer, Barry!!! *up* *up* *up*
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Good job Barry!
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Barry,
Congrats. Good things happen when we have a little patience.