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***Size Matters - Team 3***

Discussion in '2018 Deer Contest' started by Western MA Hunter, Aug 15, 2016.

  1. Western MA Hunter

    Western MA Hunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Sorry to hear Andrew... sucks, but it happens.
    Congrats Rick! Looking forward to pics and story.
    Got out this afternoon. Had a doe w 2 little ones come in and a small spike. Barely Legal (3").


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  2. Chago

    Chago Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Rick how big is this baby!!!!!

    PS if we win again. Would we be the first to repeat?
     
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    Sorry for the delay guys. All the pics were taken on Todd's cam so I'm waiting to get them. He's my best buck for sure. Justin scored him quick and he's in the mid 160's.

    He'll be on the upcoming episode this Friday on BHOD, but I should have pics to share tomorrow. For those of you with Facebook we did a live session on the bowhunting.com page as we recovered him, so you can see him there for now.

    Thanks guys, really happy to have been able to share this one with everyone and very happy to have had a good ending to the story. Heading to bed now, it was a long night with no sleep last night........
     
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    Wow Very Nice RJ! I was hoping that it was true and not another shot to the forehead with a football from Camp!
     
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    rbhunting1 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Nice buck Rick! I'll be hunting mostly Sunday evening only with an occasional Saturday morning hunt until around Halloween. On vacation Oct 29 - Nov 4. Should get something that week.

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    Awesome Rick!!! Congratulations!!
    He's a dandy!


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  8. Western MA Hunter

    Western MA Hunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    wow... that's a beast! Congrats!!!!
     
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    Turro Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Congrats for sure. Great buck and an awesome way to get the points started


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    Nice buck Rick. Wow congrats!!!!!

    Come on boys!!!!!!! REPEAT!!!!!!
     
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    Not seen much the first week.

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    Thanks guys! Still have a buck tag for IL and one for KS in my pocket. Will be chasing does for the next few weeks as well unless the other IL buck I'm after starts making mistakes early. Good luck to all of you, we're on a roll again and can hopefully pull this thing off again!
     
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    [​IMG] forgot to post this guy. Got him on a pattern lately just don’t have the hard horned pics


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  15. Western MA Hunter

    Western MA Hunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Still better than working my friend. Seeing anything moving?

     
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    Well boys finally got in a stand!!

    [​IMG]


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    Congrats Rick! that is a real nice buck! way to put us on the board.

    So guys looks promising where I'm hunting on one of the parcels. there is set of rubs that have been showing up in the same spot for the past 5 yrs. AND there are a set of rubs now down in the creek bottom where I hunt. He's hitting 3" trees with rubs about 12"-16" in length. I believe he's bedded up on a grassy spot near my stand. I just moved a stand into the location about 30 yrds from the trail and I can see the series of rubs in the creek bottom from the stand. Bummer is if I hunt the wind, it has to be a S/SW wind to keep my scent out of the bedding area and the trail. So tomorrow afternoon is my best shot. The winds will be S/SW by 2pm. So I'll be out there. If this buck is the 10 ptr I saw last year we may be looking at a buck like Ricks. fingers crossed.
    Good luck to everyone else.
     
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    Well guys all I seen was 2 little forks. Gonna try and get out Friday again.


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  20. Western MA Hunter

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    saw 2 doe fawns... and a spike horn... then the small bear came in again.
    Hope to get out again Sat AM and either Sunday AM or PM.
     
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