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My 2017 buck story in progress
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11/17/17 06:52 PM
11/17/17 06:52 PM
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Missouri
swamp_fever2002
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First off I want to say Thank You for the congrats on my Missouri firearms season buck. This is going to be a long post so bare with me, I sat in my shooting house for 32 hours in 4 days 11-11/11-14 before I killed this buck. Might not have time to get it done until after Thanksgiving as I have family coming in. The corn field I hunted this year is approximately 84 acres, after the corn was harvested it was planted in Triticale. The only timber on this farm is where a brush pile was pushed up againist a finger of woods on the bottom side in 2006 from a pond my brother inlaw had dozed in. The brushpile including timber is 30 yards wide and and comes out into the field 35 yards. Most of it is a grown up brush pile with some trees on the East side. Pic below is when I took my shooting house and set it on top of the terrace October 21st.  Saturday 11-11-2017 first day of the firearms season. Got in my shooting house at 5:15 am and heard the first shot to my South at 6:18am. Heard around 30 shots around me from my NE to my South up to 9am. Only heard 10 shots from 9am until 5:30pm. No shots fired from the SW to N. I seen my first deer and only deer Saturday at 4pm, it was a buck. He was 220-225 yards out and had his nose to the ground coming towards me at a good pace trailing a doe, apparently from the night before. By the time I got my rifle up he was already going behind the wood line, only got to see him for about 3 seconds. I just was not paying attention, and did not expect him to come from the direction he came. If I would have been paying attention and had about three more seconds I could have scoped him and possibly dropped him if he was mature buck. When you see a buck with the naked eye at that range, for me anyways, that his spread is wider than his ears. You know he is a possible mature buck. Pic below is where I seen the buck coming at me and going left behind the wood line.  Here is what had me occupied at the time, taking a few pics of a opossum that was 40 yards in front of me.   To be continued if wanted or I can just post a few more pics and forget the story. Over the years I have found out people just don't like to read long hunting story's, so I quit posting them. Didn't post one for my buck last year for that reason.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
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Re: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
#2297214
11/17/17 07:06 PM
11/17/17 07:06 PM
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USA
marshmud991
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Dang right we want the rest of the story. You can't leave us hanging lie that. I miss hunting Missouri so much. I keep saying I'm gonna start going back but I just can't ever make it work.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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Re: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
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11/18/17 04:14 AM
11/18/17 04:14 AM
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alex city
oakachoy
12 point
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12 point
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alex city
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Good pic's at 40 yards, I want to read the rest!
WM Hunter "Trump literally sacrificed himself, his family and all of his businesses for this country.
He literally is a true American hero. And True American Patriot - warts and all."
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Re: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
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11/18/17 02:06 PM
11/18/17 02:06 PM
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Slidell, La
perchjerker
Freak of Nature
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Slidell, La
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Thats a Boone an Crocket opossum if I ever saw one! Donald some of my friends that hunt Kansas, talk about all the huge skunks they see up there. Do you have big'uns too?
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: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: bowtarist]
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11/18/17 02:57 PM
11/18/17 02:57 PM
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Buc-ee’s Beach Express
leroycnbucks
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Swamp, what would it take for u to adopt me and let me move up there with you? I’ve thought the same thing. Donald lives in big buck country no doubt.
Proud Army and ALNG veteran
God Bless America!
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Re: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
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11/18/17 05:47 PM
11/18/17 05:47 PM
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North Alabama
Wiley Coyote
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North Alabama
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I've always like all your stories so keep it/them coming!
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
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12/14/17 08:35 AM
12/14/17 08:35 AM
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Missouri
swamp_fever2002
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I have been sick since Thanksgiving, started out as a mild cold and turned into acute bronchitis. I will continue when I feel better.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
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Re: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
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12/14/17 05:30 PM
12/14/17 05:30 PM
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North Alabama
Wiley Coyote
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Hope you're back to 100% soon, Donald. That crud is the devil!
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
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01/13/18 10:22 AM
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North Alabama
Wiley Coyote
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Hey Swampy! Can you write a little more about the hunt?
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: My 2017 buck story in progress
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
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01/13/18 11:09 AM
01/13/18 11:09 AM
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Posts: 11,147
Central Alabama
Cuz-Pat
Booner
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Booner
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Posts: 11,147
Central Alabama
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Need to hear the rest of the story, Donald.
Cuz-Pat
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