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My first buck … #1242875
01/27/15 11:02 AM
01/27/15 11:02 AM
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,899
Huntsville AL
Rocket62 Offline OP
14 point
Rocket62  Offline OP
14 point
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,899
Huntsville AL
In my dreams my first buck was a 230lb, 160”, mainframe 14. I certainly had not planned on anything less and when I lined up on him I thought he was just a large doe. Just one more large doe and my freezer would be full and I’d be done with meat hunting for the year. Well that just wasn’t to be …

I went to Woodville this morning to hunt with my good friend Matt Guerin. He has some nice land with steep ridges and covered with oaks and I’d been hunting this particular area with him for two years. In fact, I took my first deer about 500 yards from this spot.

My tree was on the upper edge of a light bench just above the bottoms and I could see 100+ yards in just about every direction. By 530AM I was up the tree and settled in to listen for the deer working first light. I could hear them coming up from the bottoms and heading up the ridge behind me. But I never saw a one. Somehow I’d allowed moisture to get inside my clothing that morning and I was shivering from the cold. It wasn’t even that cold, just 32F. But the wind was blowing a good 6-8 MPH and I was wet.

By 715AM I was about done with it, I’d had enough of the shivering so I decided to get down from the tree and move around. The first thing I did was to check the area where I’d heard the deer going up and I found their trail. I thought it would be fun to try to track them and do a stalk hunt so I started following their trail up the mountain. It really wasn’t that hard, I could see the leaves overturned by their hooves in many places. In other places I would see a hoof print or a broken twig on the ground. I followed that trail, taking about 10 steps and pausing for a good 30 seconds and looking around. The leaves were somewhat moist so I wasn’t making any noise with them. I tried to avoid the twigs as best I could but some were buried below the leaves and snapped when I stepped on them. Every time I’d hear a snap I’d stop for a good minute.

About 400 ft up the mountain their trail veered right and went around a small bench. It took me about 45 minutes to work around the bench and 2 breaks along the way. As I rounded the second break it opened into a full up steep hollow that ran from nearly the top of the mountain all the way down to the bottoms. I thought to myself that this was deer heaven. If I were a deer I’d stick my butt on the downwind side of this hollow because I could see everything within several hundred yards.

As I scanned the far side of the hollow I found a group of five deer. All of them were standing and it looked as if they were eating acorns. The group was about 90 yards from me and I was downwind of them so I raised my 308 and lined up my brand new VX3 heavy duplex reticle on the largest of them. I’d just sighted it in yesterday and it was set on 4X but there was no time. I knew I had 2, maybe 3 seconds max before my window shut. The deer was quartering away somewhat but I had a good clear high shoulder shot and I took it. BOOM, FLOP, didn’t even kick …

I immediately texted Matt “Doe Down” and headed towards the hit spot. When I reached the body I sat down and looked at it from about 5 yards, looking for breathing … nothing. I came around the front of the deer and to my horror I saw one and a half spikes coming out of his head. One was broken off, he looked healthy but like he’d been beat up by the bigger boys on the block recently. Horror? Yeah, the only rule on this property is “if you shoot a buck, you gotta mount it”.

The area he lay at was very steep and getting him down from +400 to the bottom step was simple. L would drag him 5 ft then he would roll or slide down 30 ft. I managed to get him close to the bottom step and got to a point where I needed to cross the ravine to keep from going on the adjacent property. I had to let him lie there, go back to my tree and get my drag line, then come back. Matt left his post on top of the mountain and came down to help me. When I told him it was a spike he just grinned and said he was gonna give me a one time pass on that rule today. Relief … Now I could actually enjoy the deer.

I slipped a noose around his head and tucked his front hooves into the noose and began to drag. This wasn’t a downhill drag. I needed to drag him around the mountain and actually back up a little in order to get him on the trail. We quickly ditched the drag line and found a cedar limb about 7 ft long and strapped him on upside down. We each took an end, threw it up on our shoulders, and marched roughly 1000 yards around the mountain to the truck.

Much thanks to my good friend Matthew Guerin (aka I_hate_poachers) for helping me learn the sport, for inviting me to hunt on his property, and for being such a good friend. We had a great time this morning, good memories that will last a lifetime.











I don't want to pass quietly into the night. I want to slide in sideways kickin and screamin
Life really is awesome ... Soak it up while you can ...
Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242877
01/27/15 11:03 AM
01/27/15 11:03 AM
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Over Yonder
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Mildly Quirky
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Mildly Quirky
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Over Yonder


Congrats on your deer! Great job on all the hard work and payoff! beers


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Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242882
01/27/15 11:09 AM
01/27/15 11:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 35,427
Missouri
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Missouri
Congrats on your first buck, might not be the 160 you was hoping for but, it will be a memory you will always cherish! thumbup


It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242883
01/27/15 11:10 AM
01/27/15 11:10 AM
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,899
Huntsville AL
Rocket62 Offline OP
14 point
Rocket62  Offline OP
14 point
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,899
Huntsville AL
I should add that Matt told me about the "Frustrated" thread on this forum, somehow I missed it. So, when I dropped it off at the processor I borrowed their saw and cut the horns off. Not sure what to do with them, I should have taken the skull cap. Matt mentioned that Skullworks could make a good knife or something with the big one ...





I don't want to pass quietly into the night. I want to slide in sideways kickin and screamin
Life really is awesome ... Soak it up while you can ...
Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242886
01/27/15 11:12 AM
01/27/15 11:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,072
TN
Reaper Offline
14 point
Reaper  Offline
14 point
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,072
TN
Congrats!!

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242901
01/27/15 11:23 AM
01/27/15 11:23 AM
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,342
oak grove
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8 point
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Posts: 1,342
oak grove
Congrats. You will remember this buck for a life time.

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242905
01/27/15 11:31 AM
01/27/15 11:31 AM
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Posts: 557
North AL
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North AL
Congrats!

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242908
01/27/15 11:37 AM
01/27/15 11:37 AM
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Posts: 44,211
North Alabama
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Freak of Nature
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North Alabama
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Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242910
01/27/15 11:40 AM
01/27/15 11:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,039
Jackson co
I_hate_poachers Offline
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,039
Jackson co
Congrats bud! Good morning, I seen a spike also. That was it for me tho. Enjoyed it. Seriously tho, shoot skullworks a PM. Will cost you a little bit, but he could make you a small pocket knife with one of those antlers, if he is willing. And drill a hole in smaller one and wear it as a necklace while hunting. Your first buck will be with you on all hunts, and will be there on all the next bucks you harvest, even that 160" 14pointer grin

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242913
01/27/15 11:41 AM
01/27/15 11:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 6,589
Lake View, AL
Joe4majors Online content
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 6,589
Lake View, AL
Originally Posted By: Rocket62
I should add that Matt told me about the "Frustrated" thread on this forum, somehow I missed it. So, when I dropped it off at the processor I borrowed their saw and cut the horns off. Not sure what to do with them, I should have taken the skull cap. Matt mentioned that Skullworks could make a good knife or something with the big one ...




The Frustrated post was by me, and I'm glad Matt told you about it. Congrats on the buck!

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242917
01/27/15 11:44 AM
01/27/15 11:44 AM
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 15,734
Elmore County
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Old Mossy Horns
Frankie  Offline
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 15,734
Elmore County
be one of the best eating deer you ever kill . thumbup

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242924
01/27/15 11:48 AM
01/27/15 11:48 AM
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,561
Tuscaloosa Co.
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Booner
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Tuscaloosa Co.
You could also drill a hole through the side of the base of the antler and put it on a key chain.


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Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242941
01/27/15 11:57 AM
01/27/15 11:57 AM
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 4,594
Oxford Alabama
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10 point
Megatrondiablo  Offline
10 point
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 4,594
Oxford Alabama
beers

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242947
01/27/15 12:05 PM
01/27/15 12:05 PM
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Posts: 6,717
Huntsville, Al
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LUMPY Offline
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14 point
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Posts: 6,717
Huntsville, Al
Congrats! You've worked hard for this kill!

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242950
01/27/15 12:06 PM
01/27/15 12:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 630
North Shelby
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4 point
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4 point
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Posts: 630
North Shelby
Nice job Rocket!

Re: My first buck … [Re: N2TRKYS] #1242961
01/27/15 12:19 PM
01/27/15 12:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,899
Huntsville AL
Rocket62 Offline OP
14 point
Rocket62  Offline OP
14 point
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,899
Huntsville AL
Thanks folks!

Originally Posted By: N2TRKYS
You could also drill a hole through the side of the base of the antler and put it on a key chain.

That's not a bad idea ...

Originally Posted By: Joe4majors
The Frustrated post was by me, and I'm glad Matt told you about it. Congrats on the buck!

Man I'm sorry to hear about that. Did you get pics of him?




I don't want to pass quietly into the night. I want to slide in sideways kickin and screamin
Life really is awesome ... Soak it up while you can ...
Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242969
01/27/15 12:27 PM
01/27/15 12:27 PM
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Posts: 2,876
tampa,fl
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10 point
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Posts: 2,876
tampa,fl
Congrats!!

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242970
01/27/15 12:27 PM
01/27/15 12:27 PM
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Boxes Cove
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Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Boxes Cove
Congrats! I've been pullin' for ya.



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Always vote the slowest path to socialism.







Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242971
01/27/15 12:29 PM
01/27/15 12:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 9,848
Mobile, AL
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alhawk Offline
14 point
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14 point
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Mobile, AL
congratulations, you definitely DESERVE it!!!!!

Re: My first buck … [Re: Rocket62] #1242990
01/27/15 12:43 PM
01/27/15 12:43 PM
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Posts: 302
Jackson county al
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Jackson county al
Congrats on your first buck! Great eating for sure

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