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11-19-2012, 12:22 AM
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First season success!
Headed out toward Cynthia this morning for my very first hunting trip, hoping to bag a whitetail buck as my first kill. My friend and I took a quick tour of the area at about 8:15 am and quickly focused our attention on what appeared to be a prime feeding ground for moose and deer. We surveyed and explored the landscape a bit more thoroughly, and noticed quite a bit of activity in the tree lines. This activity died down quickly though, and we thought we'd better wait out our quarry. As we circled back towards a better vantage point, a decent size buck bolted out of the bushes about 40 yards in front of us. The clearing he entered was narrow, and he was making a break for the willow bushes on the other side. I tracked him for about 20 yards to make sure I could hit him cleanly. I nailed him right behind the shoulder blade, and he fell like a stone. Overall, we estimated he's around 220-250 pounds, with a 5x4 set of antlers. I'm definitely coming back next year 
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11-19-2012, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MiDaLeonardo
Headed out toward Cynthia this morning for my very first hunting trip, hoping to bag a whitetail buck as my first kill. My friend and I took a quick tour of the area at about 8:15 am and quickly focused our attention on what appeared to be a prime feeding ground for moose and deer. We surveyed and explored the landscape a bit more thoroughly, and noticed quite a bit of activity in the tree lines. This activity died down quickly though, and we thought we'd better wait out our quarry. As we circled back towards a better vantage point, a decent size buck bolted out of the bushes about 40 yards in front of us. The clearing he entered was narrow, and he was making a break for the willow bushes on the other side. I tracked him for about 20 yards to make sure I could hit him cleanly. I nailed him right behind the shoulder blade, and he fell like a stone. Overall, we estimated he's around 220-250 pounds, with a 5x4 set of antlers. I'm definitely coming back next year |
Excellent job.
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11-19-2012, 02:00 AM
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Nice first buck
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11-19-2012, 04:41 AM
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Good job,congrats.
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11-19-2012, 05:28 AM
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congrats on the first buck!
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11-19-2012, 05:32 AM
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Congrats on a really nice first buck!
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11-19-2012, 07:07 AM
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Congrats on a great first buck.
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11-19-2012, 07:11 AM
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Congrats on your first season success.........Marco
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11-19-2012, 08:23 AM
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congrats on your first of many. I really like the look of your firearm too!
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11-19-2012, 08:26 AM
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nice going!
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11-19-2012, 08:29 AM
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Congratulations, enjoy the steaks! 
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11-19-2012, 08:47 AM
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Love your choice of weapon! Kicking it old school, is that 303 British or 30-06?
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11-19-2012, 10:38 AM
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Congrats.
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11-19-2012, 11:27 AM
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Nice buck...
and better yet; IRON SIGHTS!!!
Good work
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11-19-2012, 11:57 AM
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Nice buck....... Is that a Mosin you shot it with??
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11-19-2012, 11:57 AM
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Love your choice of weapon! Kicking it old school, is that 303 British or 30-06?
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It's a post-war model Mosin Nagant, 7.62x54r. I'm loving it so far
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11-19-2012, 12:16 PM
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Wow, great first buck, congrats!
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11-19-2012, 04:06 PM
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Good stuff, congrats!
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11-19-2012, 04:10 PM
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congrats
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11-19-2012, 05:18 PM
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Nice work!
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