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October 2/2010 Alberta Whitetail Buck
Saturday eveing as I was arriving where I was to hunt I noticed Mulie does already in the field, and on the road. Instead of disturbing them, I figured a change of pace was in order and carried on to a treestand I placed a few years back. Never touched it last year, but i did shoot a 'yote from it 2 years ago. After getting suited up, and a 1 mile walked to the stand, crawled in a prepared for the 60 minute hunt ahead. This area is near a military base, so as is sat, I watched a few f-18s and some helicopters got through some training excercises. With about 10 minutes of legal light left, I figured it was to warm for deer to be headed out, and being tired from all the early mornings I would head back to the truck. I had just hooked up my bow to the haul line and was ready to lower it down when i heard something walking along the bushline through the wheat field below. I look to my left and see a whitetail approaching. Quickly and with as little movement possible I unhook my bow. As the deer gets clsoer i see the antlers above its head, and realize this is a nice deer. Now with the deer 8 yards ahead of me and 15 feet below, I slowly unquiver and knock an arrow. The whole time the deer was stopped and looking away and into the field. I came to full draw, settled, and squeezed. The arrow cut through the right lung down and forward, taking out the bottom the heart,and hitting the far side leg. The buck jumped, took 2 steps, tripped, got up and ran. He piled up about 60 yards on the edge of the field.
Up on reaching him, I realized he was a 6x5. His main beams are 26" and 27", with an 18.5" inside spread.
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10-03-2010, 07:37 PM
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Great archery buck! He's a beauty, congrats!
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10-03-2010, 07:40 PM
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Great story!
Great story, great photos, and great deer! Sounds like a story for a hunting magazine!
Thanks for sharing!
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10-03-2010, 07:46 PM
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Great buck, congrats!
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10-03-2010, 08:31 PM
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Great deer! Congratulations!!
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10-03-2010, 08:33 PM
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Nice deer man , looks like is should be in the 150's
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10-03-2010, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Drop_Tine
Nice deer man , looks like is should be in the 150's
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yeah, we are figuring gross 150-155. Net will be in the low 140's.
Thanks all.
He's at the taxidermist, Thanks to Alex Muirhead his all caped out. Nice to have a guy available on Sunday. Cant wait to see him up on the wall of fame...
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10-03-2010, 08:44 PM
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Ya thats a pretty good w/t, congrats from over here too!
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10-03-2010, 08:52 PM
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Congrats , nice whitey, he'll look great on the wall forsure
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10-03-2010, 09:02 PM
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Albertabowhunter, congrats on a great arcchery whitetail.
Thanks for sharng your pictures and story with us.
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10-03-2010, 11:23 PM
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congrats richard
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10-04-2010, 04:12 AM
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Excellent bow buck,congrats.
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nice deer,your having a good year
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10-04-2010, 07:30 AM
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Nice deer! That sounds like an entertaining stand site!
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10-04-2010, 08:50 AM
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nice looking buck ... good stuff. Funny how they always appear just when you're about to throw in the towel
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10-04-2010, 10:22 AM
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Nothing wrong with that! Congrats.
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10-04-2010, 02:50 PM
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Great buck! Congratulations.
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10-04-2010, 03:50 PM
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Gorgeous. Looks like the buck I missed in Stathcona about a week ago. I hate when arrows go underneath the animals 
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10-04-2010, 11:20 PM
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Thanks All.
Smacked another Doe tonight. Both 248 antlerless tags full now, so no hunting in strathcona for deer until Oct 25. Guess im hunting moose in the morning.
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10-05-2010, 11:23 PM
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You are truely a slayer, ABH. Great stuff. The beastie outta get ya into P&Y in you so desire, no? Either way, beautiful buck. Itching to get atter myself. 
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10-05-2010, 11:36 PM
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Thats a great looking buck!!
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10-06-2010, 07:59 AM
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You bet abh i always look forward to your stories and photos, great buck again and once again great photos. i often wonder how you get them after dark pictures to turn out so good.
I really like the 4th picture with you beside the buck. great job
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10-06-2010, 03:42 PM
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Great looking whitie.......can you imagine if his G2's and G3's were longer than his G4's......what a hog of a buck that would have been....great deer just the same.......congrats.......Marco
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10-13-2010, 12:51 PM
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Great job.
Sounds like a great place for bowhunting. Steady deer action.....I love it.
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