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  1. Justin

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    BTW - this is the buck I had in front of me when I dropped my bow out of the tree last fall. Epic fail moment. :rock:
     
    Justin, Oct 17, 2022
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    Very cool, Justin. Thanks for sharing and add *dropped bow* to the list of ways they survive 7 years. Hope you get redemption.
     
    Ridgerunner3, Oct 17, 2022
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    Do I win anything for being within 10yrs of being right? I don't wanna wait until we win the contest this year to get my new hat.

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    Fix, Oct 17, 2022
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    his rack went to crap from '20 to '21 ..... I knew he was an older critter ..
     
    0317, Oct 17, 2022
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  6. Justin

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    Yeah, it sure did! 5 years old was his best rack, and he was mid 130's even though he was probably 275 pounds on the hoof. Since then, it's been all downhill, and now he's just a big 6-pointer.
     
    Justin, Oct 17, 2022
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    Big 6s are my dream buck. Get him!
     
    virginiashadow, Oct 17, 2022
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    Like Uncle Rico, he appears to have peaked in high school :lol:
     
    cantexian, Oct 18, 2022
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    So let him be known as "The Big Drop" buck....everyone when you kill him, YES YOU WILL KILL HIM, will be looking for some droptine :lmao2:
     
    tynimiller, Oct 19, 2022
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  10. Justin

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    The body on this deer is absurd this year. He's gotta be pushing 300 lbs on the hoof.

    wb.JPG
     
    Justin, Oct 20, 2022
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    Wow
    That buck is scary! Battering ram.
     
    virginiashadow, Oct 20, 2022
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  12. cantexian

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    You just named him.
     
    cantexian, Oct 20, 2022
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    For some stupid reason we started calling him "The Willand Buck" after my buddy Mike. He was running into him almost every time he went in the woods when the deer was 2 and 3 years old. So I starting saying "that's your buddy" and eventually it become The Willand Buck, and once you have a name it just kind of sticks and can't be changed. Although with his portly body and poor genetics, he would more aptly be named "The Zarr Buck". :moose:
     
    Justin, Oct 20, 2022
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  14. Justin

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    For reference, this is him next to a really big 5-year old that's every bit of 250 lbs on the hoof. He makes him look tiny.

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    Justin, Oct 20, 2022
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    Last pic is great!
     
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    That buck is huge!
     
    camo75, Oct 20, 2022
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    well...
    what're you waiting for?
     
    dnoodles, Oct 23, 2022
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  18. Justin

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    Just waiting on this weather to break is all! Tomorrow is supposed to be an all-day rain out, followed by 5 days of East winds. So I'm trying to figure out which of my stands may work, and where I'm going to have to run-and-gun with the saddle.
     
    Justin, Oct 24, 2022
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    After you kill that buck, you going to weigh him?
     
    virginiashadow, Oct 24, 2022
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    Yes you definitely need to weight that sucker!

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    Holt, Oct 24, 2022
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    My word that bucks a tank, I hope ya have a skid steer or tractor to get him out haha
     
    Suncrest08, Oct 24, 2022
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