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Success on Fort Knox! - - Updated with age info - -
#1906893
11/08/16 04:49 PM
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I went up Thursday morning to Fort Knox, and hunted that afternoon through Monday morning. Monday morning it all finally came together. I climbed 45' up a big oak, right in the middle of some thick stuff. Not sure what kind of trees were below me, but they had a bunch of leaves around the 25' level, which provided me plenty of cover (not that a person really needs much cover that high up). At 9:00am I see a doe moving through the woods at a pretty good pace. I then see another deer below me underneath the trees with all the leaves, but I couldn't tell what it was. Given how the doe was responding, I figured it was a buck dogging her so I went ahead and got the crossbow up and at the ready. Sure enough, he finally steps into a bit of an opening and I see it was a shooter. I didn't waste any time... he was 8 yards from the base of my tree, and at 45' up I was just about shooting straight down on him. As soon as I shot he took off - he went about 40 yards and I heard him pile up. Needless to say, I'm blessed to have him and want to publically thank the good Lord for sending that hot doe by my stand!!!  Every place I hunted I had zero cell service, thus I was not able to provide any LFTT updates (AT&T continues to suck more every day...) Here's how I found him.  Perch, as I laid the crossbow across the buck I thought of you and laughed out loud!!!   Where I hunted Monday was my first time in that area. I walked in before daylight, and after the sun came up I noticed a fresh scrape about 10 yards from my tree. When this buck took off after I shot him, he ran right through one of several scrapes that were really close to my tree.  This year I switched to NAP Killzone broadheads. These things are devastating. Ray Charles could have followed that blood trail. It looked like this the entire 40 yards to him.  This was the entry side. Again, NAP Killzone broadheads are devastating. I plan to use these for a long time...  The cool thing about Fort Knox is they allow one archery buck AND one gun buck. I'll be headed back up there later this month with my slug gun. And, any buck(s) taken on Fort Knox are considered bonus deer, so I could actually go to a national forest up there and kill a third one if I wanted to try. Anyway, I'm blessed to have taken this buck up there, and am very thankful to have him. He is my first archery buck, so he's going to Charles at Artistic Whitetails. Now for a bit of fun with all of y'all... at Fort Knox (like Redstone Arsenal), all deer have to be checked at Hunt Control. When I checked this buck, their biologist is the one who checked him in. This process includes aging the deer. I know you only have the pics to guess from, but try to guess how old this buck is. I'll post the confirmed age tomorrow night after several of y'all have had a chance to guess. --Age update--
The biologist at Fort Knox aged this buck at 5.5 years old! He made the comment that not all bucks will be monsters rack-wise at that age. He said this buck was probably a spike year one, 4 pt year two, basket-rack 6 pt in year 3, 12" 8 pt in year 4, and what you see in the pics at 5.5 years old. He ended up pulling the jawbone and a couple of the front teeth, and is going to send them off to some lab for further analysis.
He also told me they had a doe checked in once that he aged at....... 14 YEARS OLD! He said people told him he was crazy, despite the fact that her teeth were almost completely worn away. He had lab analysis done on what was left of her jawbone and front teeth, and the analysis proved that he was right on the money - lab results said 14 years old! 
Last edited by Claims Rep.; 11/09/16 02:39 PM. Reason: Added the buck's age
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/08/16 05:27 PM
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Yes sir!! Great job, friend!...congrats!
I'd say 3.5 or 4.5 just from those two pics.
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/08/16 05:42 PM
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Congrats!
Beautiful deer!
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/08/16 05:44 PM
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CR I wondered where you had disappeared to ! Congrats ! When I saw the xgun i threw up in my mouth a little. I spent some time at Fort Knox, not as much fun as you had ! LOL It was called basic, the locals refer to it as FORT CLANK ! It's armor can be heard all day and night. Or at least it could. Nice deer, its great when a plan comes together ! LOL Or should i say a blind hog finds an acorn !!!! Drive safe coming home !
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/08/16 05:57 PM
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CR I wondered where you had disappeared to ! Congrats ! When I saw the xgun i threw up in my mouth a little. I spent some time at Fort Knox, not as much fun as you had ! LOL It was called basic, the locals refer to it as FORT CLANK ! It's armor can be heard all day and night. Or at least it could. Nice deer, its great when a plan comes together ! LOL Or should i say a blind hog finds an acorn !!!! Drive safe coming home ! LOL! I came home yesterday afternoon and was at work today, you crusty old fart!
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/08/16 06:11 PM
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Congrats but dang you almost missed. I thought those cross rifles were better than that. How you figure that RC? I shot almost straight down on him, and was aiming for his spine - only missed that by about an inch.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/08/16 06:45 PM
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Awesome! I don't know how you clmb that high though.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/08/16 07:27 PM
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Waiting for pics of the dog  congrats on the kill!
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/08/16 09:11 PM
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Probably just 12' super. Hes old and it looked way down there ! LOL
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/09/16 06:34 AM
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Congats Derek! Nice job buddy!  Id guess a 2 yr old or possibly 3 yr old midwestern buck personally. Hes a good one thats for sure..and he isnt gonna get any older it looks like!
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/09/16 07:51 AM
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I knew those Killzone were lucky!
"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat."
-Ronald Reagan
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/09/16 07:58 AM
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I more impressed with the 45' climb than the buck Nice buck! You ain't kidding. I thought I climbed high but that's a different level
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/09/16 11:00 AM
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I more impressed with the 45' climb than the buck Nice buck! You ain't kidding. I thought I climbed high but that's a different level I'll be honest, I just like getting up high where I can see everything. If I feel safe, it ain't a problem at all. The main thing when climbing high is to have a tree that allows it. This particular one was a nice big oak that was 28" - 32" in diameter, and it really didn't reduce much in size all the way up. One thing I typically do when I'm climbing high is to have the bottom part of my Summit at a fairly steep angle, thus allowing me a nice level platform when I get on up there. One of my pull up ropes is 50', and the other one is 45'. Monday, when I hit the end of that 45' rope I knew I was done, and it was just long enough to get me up where I could see a long way like I like. The other thing about climbing high is not have to worry as much about scent control. Don't get me wrong, I still take the usual precautions and measures to prevent getting busted, but it sure helps to be up there. If you can do it safely, and feel safe about it, you should give it a try sometime. You'd probably like it. The particular set of woods I was in Monday was very mature timber, and at 45' up I still was not up into the canopy, which allowed me to see a good ways.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/09/16 05:24 PM
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Could you see the Space and Rocket center from that high?
Congrats on the deer. If I had to climb over 15 feet to kill a deer, I would never have killed one. To say I don't like heights is and understatement.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Re: Success on Fort Knox!
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11/09/16 05:44 PM
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15-18 is nosebleed for me. But 10 is a tad low. I got a couple 10-ft ladders I've kilt em out of. I don't want to be up there where I can see the miniscus of the earth.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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11/10/16 05:14 AM
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You ever been told you look like Toxy Haas, owner of Mossy Oak? Aww chit. His head will swell up and explode now.
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You ever been told you look like Toxy Haas, owner of Mossy Oak? Aww chit. His head will swell up and explode now. Ha! No, never been told that. Hate it for that guy though if he looks anything like me!!! I sure as heck wish I had access to land like he prolly does..... 
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
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How much did that ole toad weigh?
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
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How much did that ole toad weigh? Field dressed he was 129 lbs.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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How much did that ole toad weigh? Field dressed he was 129 lbs. Well dang. The pics looked way bigger than that. I guess the drought up there will be indictive of our body weights too I bet ours will be down. On a normal year a 5.5 yr old would bump 200 up that way. Congrats
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
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How much did that ole toad weigh? Field dressed he was 129 lbs. Well dang. The pics looked way bigger than that. I guess the drought up there will be indictive of our body weights too I bet ours will be down. On a normal year a 5.5 yr old would bump 200 up that way. Congrats I was somewhat surprised that he only weighed 129 lbs. too. For comparison, the buck in the picture below was checked in right before I checked mine Monday morning. The biologist aged this buck at 4.5 years old. He weighed 128 lbs. field dressed. We were all kind of surprised that there was only 1 lb. difference between the two bucks weight wise - especially given that the 10 pt. has the appearance of being a much larger deer because his rack is wider. I reckon the drought could have something to do with it from a nutrition-intake standpoint, but there's plenty of water available for the deer to drink. 
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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How much did that ole toad weigh? Field dressed he was 129 lbs. Well dang. The pics looked way bigger than that. I guess the drought up there will be indictive of our body weights too I bet ours will be down. On a normal year a 5.5 yr old would bump 200 up that way. Congrats Kentucky is spotty on having the big northern body weights. From what I've seen, ft Knox bodies are about like our deer. They only have acorns and browse to feed on. The place where I generally hunt has bigger bodies, because about half the landscape is ag. A buddy killed one up there Thursday that would easily top 250 live weight.
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CR, you ever hunted in a WalMart parking lot? I think you'd stand a good chance of killing a good buck anywhere you go. Must be that weeny dog smell.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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15-18 is nosebleed for me. But 10 is a tad low. I got a couple 10-ft ladders I've kilt em out of. I don't want to be up there where I can see the miniscus of the earth. This right here^^^
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