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Fort Mac Bush Buck
So, I kind of wrecked myself in the gym lifting weights I shouldn’t at my age. Sore right side trap running into my shoulder blade and a lower back that was spasming off and on for a few days. Then I took a fall on some ice my first day off and come last Friday it was a trip in to see my Doc and get some meds. It’s great getting old and despite having 5 days off to hunt for a decent Whitetail buck I figured my season was done. Well, I gotta thank my Doc. By Saturday evening my lower back was feeling somewhat ok and I got the go ahead from the boss to head out for a hunt in the morning if I was still doing ok.
I ended up heading to a nice chunk of timber a good buddy got me onto a few years back. I left the truck at daybreak and after still hunting for a couple hours I hadn’t seen hardly a fresh track. I ended up making my way to a ridge overlooking a creek bottom when I saw my first deer on the other side of the creek about 75 yards away. It was a young 4x4 and I quickly decided to let him walk. He got into some thick stuff out of site so I did a little rattling and a couple grunts on the tube to see if I could get him back in sight. He kept moving away and I’d only get brief glimpses of him. I waited a while then started to make my way along the creek ridge. I made it less than a hundred yards when I spotted a couple deer through my binoculars on my side of the creek. I use my binoculars a lot in the timber and they hadn’t spotted me yet. I watched for a while and the two deer turned into 5 with one being another small 4x3. I did a bit of calling and rattling and while I could see that they heard me they didn’t really show a lot of interest in me. I tape a long piece of thread on the end of my barrel and the wind was blowing at me. I was pretty focused on them when I heard a snort from the other side of the creek. The wind was still good so whatever it probably hadn’t smelled me. After a minute I caught movement and even at 80 yards or so I could see decent bone. Up came my rifle but the buck was walking and already in some thick stuff so I could only get glimpses of it. Then he turned and started going back the opposite direction he had been going. When he hit a bit of an opening where I had originally seen him a quick check through the scope confirmed he was a shooter. I couldn’t see his vitals from my somewhat lower position so I popped him in the base of the neck at about 80 yards. Bang…flop…and it was all over.
This day I was packing my Savage 110 Storm Lightweight in 308 shooting Hornady Outfitter 165gr GMX factory ammo. The shot hit right where I aimed, breaking the neck and ricocheting out the right shoulder. I found the bullet on the opposite side against the hide. I put it on the scale and it weighed slightly more than the original 165gr. Could be the scale or the meat folded up in the peddles. Either way, it held together really well. I was also surprised there was not a lot of meat wasted despite going through the shoulder. With my old 270WSM shooting 150gr Ballistic Silvertips it would have been a different story.
In the end I’m really happy with him. Bush bucks up my way that are much better are few and far between.
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11-22-2021, 01:52 PM
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11-22-2021, 01:55 PM
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nice deer, congrats
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11-22-2021, 01:56 PM
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Good Karma for the earlier bad Karma!
Nicely done!
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11-22-2021, 02:00 PM
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Congrats man looks DELICIOUS to me! 
Cheers N40
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11-22-2021, 02:05 PM
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Nice buck, congrats.
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11-22-2021, 02:06 PM
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Great buck you managed there. Congrats! For as far as the bullet traveled through the animal, I agree. It was perfect for taking 2, 90 degree turns?
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Congratulations!
So true, binos are a great help in locating those bush deer.
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11-22-2021, 02:24 PM
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Congrats
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11-22-2021, 02:27 PM
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Two thumbs up. Way to go.
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11-22-2021, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Stinky Buffalo
So true, binos are a great help in locating those bush deer.
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I grew up still hunting Blacktails back on Vancouver Island. It always amazed me how many guys I’ve hunted with over the years that don’t take binoculars with them when hunting thick timber. I’ve seen tons of deer over the years before they knew what I was just by using binoculars. I’m also super slow in the timber sometimes taking an hour to travel a hundred yards. Walk a couple steps and up go the binoculars, then a couple more and repeat.
Nothing in my mind is better than outsmarting a good buck in his own home.
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11-22-2021, 02:36 PM
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Definitely fun to sneak in on them.
Nicely done.
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11-22-2021, 03:06 PM
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Well done, great story!
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Congrats
Yup those Bino’s are a must, naked eye I see nothing bino’s up ohhh I see
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11-22-2021, 03:16 PM
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nicely done! don't worry about your gym injury, its healthier to keep lifting than to do nothing!
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11-22-2021, 03:33 PM
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nicely done! don't worry about your gym injury, its healthier to keep lifting than to do nothing!
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I would agree. The problem is I’m closer to 50 now than 49 and I still try lifting like I’m 29. I don’t know, maybe it’s time to start using the coloured dumbbells. It’s weird looking around the gym and being the oldest guy in there by a decade. Where did all the time go…? The tape measure is getting shorter every day.
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By the way great  Positrac, ZERO meat wastage, just the way I love it! 
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11-22-2021, 04:31 PM
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Nice buck! How do you like the 110 Lightweight storm? I have a Finnlight in 7-08 and have considered getting a 110 for when my wife are I are hunting together.
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11-22-2021, 05:02 PM
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They are a cheap gun but definitely light weight. The stock leaves something to be desired but the one I have cloverleafs at 100 yards. At 5-1/2 pounds you can’t find another rifle in that weight class for $900 especially when you consider it is stainless with a detachable mag. I also like the tang safety.
So, it’s not the most refined rifle I have but it is quickly becoming my go-to for when I’m going for a walk in the thick stuff or heading on the river…
It’s also the first 308 I’ve ever owned but I’m really liking it although one buck and a couple wolves wasn’t much of a test for it.
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11-22-2021, 05:25 PM
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Congrats
I like the thread idea I just might have to try it out
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11-22-2021, 06:06 PM
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Congrats
I like the thread idea I just might have to try it out
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Old guy showed me that trick 30 years ago and I’ve been using it ever since. I use a Safari sling so the barrel is always pointing out in front of me. A quick look down quickly tells me which way the wind is going. The hard part is listening to it and going in the opposite direction. It always seems to be pointing where I want to go…
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Great job!
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11-22-2021, 06:47 PM
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Congrats! That’s a nice buck.
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11-23-2021, 07:30 AM
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Congratulations on a great buck!
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11-23-2021, 07:39 AM
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Nice bush buck Posi, congrats on outsmarting him in his bedroom!
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11-23-2021, 07:51 AM
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Well done sir. Always enjoy reading your hunt narratives.
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Nice!
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11-23-2021, 04:43 PM
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Thanks guys. It’s always nice to end the season on a high point.
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11-26-2021, 10:03 PM
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Awesome pics & write-up as usual. Thanks for sharing. Well done!
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11-26-2021, 10:17 PM
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Well done, congrats !
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