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Here's a few more pics for you to enjoy. 
Thankfully,Dick is a FAR better photographer than I am! 
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Wow!! Beautiful deer and awesome field pics as well...
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11-14-2019, 04:09 PM
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Blind Enthusiasm
Well said Cat. Hard work and smart planning pays off. Good on Dick for sharing his slice of paradise.
I have not hunted since my August sheep hunt, and the freezer is looking pretty thin since the kids have taken such a liking to sheep. I am spending this Sunday hunting for mulies in the coulees and then have 4 days booked off at the end of the month for whitetail.
I’ve been calling landowners to confirm permissions and have a good plan of hikes and sits in place.
Can’t wait!
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11-18-2019, 07:08 PM
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Rugersingle and I made the trek up to the 6x6 blind.
We sat a couple days and tonight all heck broke lose with 4 fairly decent bucks romancing does, and squaring off, showing all sorts of dominance and all the neat rut like activities.
We finely decided that this old warrior who was obviously past his prime and that it was his time to hit the freezer.
Rugersingle made a spectacular 400 yd one shot kill on this narley buck with his 7 mm Rem Mag, Remington 700, launching 168gr ABLR’s.
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11-18-2019, 07:10 PM
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Good job boys!
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11-18-2019, 07:41 PM
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Congrats again
And the season is not over yet so let’s see what else appears
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11-18-2019, 08:03 PM
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What an awesome thread. Way to share your blind. Pretty awesome...
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11-18-2019, 08:55 PM
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As always, love your blind threads Dick, awesome and congrats to all, and thx for sharin!!
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11-18-2019, 09:19 PM
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What a fantastic thread Dick. Congrats to you, your family and friends. I tip my hat to you sir for sharing your blind with others. Let this be an inspiration to all of us, there needs to be more hunters like Dick, good on you.
Enjoy the fine tableware this winter folks.
Hope to get my deer soon as well.
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11-18-2019, 09:27 PM
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Another nice buck!! Well done, and way to set an example
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11-19-2019, 05:24 AM
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Seems to me know one was blinded by the enthusiasm....all shoot really well
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11-19-2019, 07:50 AM
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What a fantastic thread Dick. Congrats to you, your family and friends. I tip my hat to you sir for sharing your blind with others. Let this be an inspiration to all of us, there needs to be more hunters like Dick, good on you.
Enjoy the fine tableware this winter folks.
Hope to get my deer soon as well.
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I met Dick on the Shortmags.org forum quite a few years ago , top shelf hunter and shooter and all around great guy as are all of his family ! 
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11-19-2019, 03:42 PM
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Dick sure had a great area congratulations to the hunters. I put to bed a great 8x7 today should gross 170-175
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11-19-2019, 04:26 PM
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Dick sure had a great area congratulations to the hunters. I put to bed a great 8x7 today should gross 170-175
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Nice! None of the deer from Dick’s stands went near that high this year of course but they are all good in their own way, mine in particular was an interesting hunt for me
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11-19-2019, 04:48 PM
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I met Dick on the Shortmags.org forum quite a few years ago , top shelf hunter and shooter and all around great guy as are all of his family !
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I met Dick on this forum, and I echo your words heartily. Have hunted and fished together on multiple occasions, and he is a true outdoorsmen in every sense of the word. I'm thankful to call him friend. His son is a helluva fine young man, and I shared a doozy of a hunting adventure with him too. Eh Richie??? LOL.
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11-19-2019, 06:54 PM
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Nice buck Rugersingle. Dicks elk tag needs to be folded. Been seeing any?
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11-19-2019, 07:30 PM
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Pretty cool stories. These relationships were kindled or started because of the intraweb. That’s the one positive of the intraweb for sure. Pretty awesome..
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Holy smokes. Looks like you've got quite the area Dick. Nice bucks. Looks like a great season for you guys so far...
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11-19-2019, 11:19 PM
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Holy smokes. Looks like you've got quite the area Dick. Nice bucks. Looks like a great season for you guys so far...
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It’s actually 3 different areas.
2 of the blinds are a few miles apart.
Rugersingle killed his buck some 5-1/2hrs northwest of the other two blinds.
That blind has a vista like this.
Nearest bush edge is some 340 yds away.
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11-19-2019, 11:24 PM
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Oh yes, I did fill my antlerless supplemental whitetail tag this morning too.
Just a slight poke of 403 yds.(.280AI)
I’ve never seen a deer neck damaged in this fashion before but it certainly was a lights out sort of encounter.
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11-20-2019, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Dick284
It’s actually 3 different areas.
2 of the blinds are a few miles apart.
Rugersingle killed his buck some 5-1/2hrs northwest of the other two blinds.
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That's gorgeous. Are your blinds hand made?
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11-20-2019, 09:03 AM
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That's gorgeous. Are your blinds hand made?
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Post number 6 on page one shows onevif Dick’s blinds .
They are built so they can be knocked down and moved
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11-20-2019, 09:18 AM
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Thinking about it I may need to drag Dick out to one of my blinds to see if he is like a lucky horse shoe that just makes deer magically appear lol
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Top notch thread with great stories and adventures.
Awesome job to everyone involved.
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11-23-2019, 08:42 PM
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Giving this thread a bump and curious if the target buck posted at the start of this thread has been spotted yet? Congrats again to all the shooters some nice bucks being taken.
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11-23-2019, 11:12 PM
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Giving this thread a bump and curious if the target buck posted at the start of this thread has been spotted yet? Congrats again to all the shooters some nice bucks being taken.
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Yes, Dick shot him, pics on page two I think
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Yes, Dick shot him, pics on page two I think
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Take another peak.at the trail camera pic at the start of the thread.
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11-24-2019, 06:42 AM
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Giving this thread a bump and curious if the target buck posted at the start of this thread has been spotted yet? Congrats again to all the shooters some nice bucks being taken.
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The target buck hasn’t been seen, shot or photographed during this month.
My landowners wife reported that two “really big” bucks were killed on the highway in two different but close locations in mid to late October.
I fear my target buck may have got that run down feeling.
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The target buck hasn’t been seen, shot or photographed during this month.
My landowners wife reported that two “really big” bucks were killed on the highway in two different but close locations in mid to late October.
I fear my target buck may have got that run down feeling.
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I asked you if that was a different deer you shot that was on the camera Dick and you said “no that was the crab chawed but that was on the camera”
Now I am confused , were you after a different buck?
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I asked you if that was a different deer you shot that was on the camera Dick and you said “no that was the crab chawed but that was on the camera”
Now I am confused , were you after a different buck?
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I’ve had upwards of 4 different bucks on the cams, you’re not keeping up with all the different pics I’d been showing you.
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I was of the impression that the one with the crab claws was your target buck ?! 
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