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Team 9 Rings: One Buck to Rule Them All

Discussion in '2025 Bowhunting.com Deer Contest' started by cantexian, Aug 26, 2025.

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  1. illinibowhunter

    illinibowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I am off Friday and plan on putting in some good sits this weekend. Would love to see some good deer on hoof
     
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    dbl lung Weekend Warrior

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    Not the biggest but he was the oldest around. A neighboring hunting had this one at 8 1/2 years old. I thought 6 or 7. He was bigger last. Certainly a monstrous bull of a body.
    I’ll score him up and get him entered soon.
    We are on the board gents!
     

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    BuckHunterUnlimited Weekend Warrior

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    Very nice buck! I am going to try tomorrow evening if I can get off work in time, but Saturday is my official start to the season and I am off work 28-31 Oct and hunting 1-2 Nov. plan is to take a combo of days surrounding Veterans Day maybe 10-20 Nov.

    Again Congrats!


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    BuckHunterUnlimited, Oct 23, 2025
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  6. cantexian

    cantexian Moderator

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    Awesome Job!
     
    cantexian, Oct 24, 2025
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  7. illinibowhunter

    illinibowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Great deer man! Always a trophy to shoot a mature deer.


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    illinibowhunter, Oct 24, 2025
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  8. cantexian

    cantexian Moderator

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    I took a mental health day and hunted until around 11am, didn't see a thing which was very frustrating because the camera in the spot I went to had does and a nice 8 point all over it on Tuesday/Wednesday. Looking like pouring rain Saturday and busy with family stuff Sunday. Next weekend is the youth rifle weekend. It may be a couple of weeks before I get back out unless I take another sick day or two.
     
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  9. illinibowhunter

    illinibowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I doubled up this morning on does. I will get it posted on the score thread at some point this weekend.


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    illinibowhunter, Oct 24, 2025
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  10. cantexian

    cantexian Moderator

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    Congrats and don't forget two pictures with your bow.
     
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  11. cantexian

    cantexian Moderator

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    I will be off Nov 7 -11 for a mini rutcation. I would take longer, but I am thinking about taking a couple extra days at Thanksgiving with my family instead of the 4 day weekend.
     
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  12. DH Outdoorsman

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    Update:, made it back to Missouri yesterday noon. Did some scouting and some this morning. I settled on the edge of the corn plot with scrapes all around it. Gonna give it a try [​IMG]

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    Sat this morning, saw one fork spike and literally another one spike. Saw couple of does and a yearling doe. Could have shot the fork spike and the yearling doe, but I was hungry for more than a sandwich. I will be back at it 28 Oct thru 2 Nov.


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    BuckHunterUnlimited, Oct 25, 2025
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    Had to move across the cut lane today, had a doe come out around 540pm and I couldn't see it because the two tree on my left blocked my view. Now I see the tree edge and corn rows [​IMG]

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    DH Outdoorsman, Oct 26, 2025
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  15. OK/Sooner

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    We had an eventful weekend. Started with my son’s rifle youth hunt he drew at one of our WMA’s. He ended up getting a great buck after miles and miles of walking mountains.
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    After that hunt we headed back towards home and made a pit stop with the ML. Had I taken my bow this buck would have been a 19 yard shot. I learned years ago to carry what’s in season though.

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    It was a great weekend spent with my boy and my buddy.


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    OK/Sooner, Oct 27, 2025
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  16. cantexian

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    Is your son shooting a T/C Venture? The stock sure looks like it.
     
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    It’s a Ruger American gen 1 compact 243. People talk a lot of noise on that 243 but that is a deer killing rifle.


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    OK/Sooner, Oct 27, 2025
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    Very nice time and fantastic bucks!


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    dbl lung Weekend Warrior

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    Last night was a good doe night.
     

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    Congrats, make sure you include the two pictures with the bow on the score card.
     
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    guys I f#@ked up! I forgot to take 2 pics of the doe I shot this morning for the contest I didn't remember till the drive home from the processer.

    guess I have to shoot another!!

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