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He stunk like guts, but otherwise completely untouched from other critters. Overnight temps were near freezing so no meat wasted. Loins for dinner tomorrow!
 
Congrats, I love mass! My thought was back lung and some type of fleshy material based on how arrow looked. It's tough finding a wounded deer at night. I once arrowed one and tracked him in a 3/4 of a circle arch for ~100 yards in tall grass, he was lung shot so the blood was a spray in tall reed canary grass. Found the last bit of blood and thought it was time to head in and come back in the morning. When I turned to head back I nearly tripped over the buck.
 
That’s a very nice buck, glad you found him intact !
 
Congrats!
 
I remember the days of physically lifting a deer into the bed of the mule, or onto the back of a 4-wheeler - WHEW! Now I stand this sled on its side next to the deer with the deers legs held up, and just roll it in. I also have a boat trailer winch attached to a tree with a cable through a pulley on a beefy limb that makes hoisting, field dressing, and loading in the back of the truck a piece of cake. Without these tools, I’d pass on a lot of deer also!

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Way to go I’m glad you found him…Congratulations
 
Sorry to leave you guys hanging. Searched with the drone for 2.5 hours this morning before I decided to pick back up the blood trail. Found him 20 yards from where we stopped looking last night, stiff as a board, died on the run.

Wasted time and money on the drone but I guess it was cool to see the capabilities. Also got to see that there were mature bucks in the area (and I mean pretty close) that I've never had on camera...pretty incredible really.

Didn't get a tape on him, shot was back a little as expected, believe it was liver and single lung. He went 150 yards, died on the run, must have expired within minutes of the shot.

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That's a beast...
 
Trailed it for 150 yards on a light and spotty trail, didn't find any beds. Decided to back out and will try again tomorrow hopefully with the help of a dog or drone.
Usually if I hit ‘em where I planned on with an arrow, they live for under 3 seconds.
They run about 20 miles an hour? So if I don’t find em in 100 to 200 yards I back out. Give em time 2 die. Best of luck.

You found him!


Toad!

Congratulations!
 
Sorry to leave you guys hanging. Searched with the drone for 2.5 hours this morning before I decided to pick back up the blood trail. Found him 20 yards from where we stopped looking last night, stiff as a board, died on the run.

Wasted time and money on the drone but I guess it was cool to see the capabilities. Also got to see that there were mature bucks in the area (and I mean pretty close) that I've never had on camera...pretty incredible really.

Didn't get a tape on him, shot was back a little as expected, believe it was liver and single lung. He went 150 yards, died on the run, must have expired within minutes of the shot.

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What a bruiser Brian. Co grats my man!!
 
Sorry to leave you guys hanging. Searched with the drone for 2.5 hours this morning before I decided to pick back up the blood trail. Found him 20 yards from where we stopped looking last night, stiff as a board, died on the run.

Wasted time and money on the drone but I guess it was cool to see the capabilities. Also got to see that there were mature bucks in the area (and I mean pretty close) that I've never had on camera...pretty incredible really.

Didn't get a tape on him, shot was back a little as expected, believe it was liver and single lung. He went 150 yards, died on the run, must have expired within minutes of the shot.

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That is a great looking buck. Thanks for sharing your journey and your drone experience. Congratulations on the recovery. I see many fine meals coming from this bruiser.
 
Taxidermist ran the tape and he came in at 151 1/8" and aged at 6.5 years old.

Been a good run for mature deer on that property for me, still have a rifle/muzzleloader tag to fill at the end of November and numerous does to hunt in late season. For now, time to focus on MN archery, it's time I punch a buck tag at home.
 
Stud!!!


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Sitting over an old hinge cut watching a couple of oak trees that the local herd was hitting pretty hard a couple of weeks ago. Just had a 4pt run by and have 3 others out of range. Poor signal I'll to load the picture laterIMG_20241017_173143437_HDR.jpg
 
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Mother of all thing holy…it’s freaking hot. I’m ready for the glacial stage of climate change. Swatting bugs in mid Oct and sitting in sweat.
To add to the pleasure…I hunt a stand off my field edge for the first time this year only to have Mr farmer and his combine pull up and start cutting. Thanks for the heads up on a Saturday afternoon in mid Oct. Reason number 50 I’m about done with row crops.
 
Mother of all thing holy…it’s freaking hot. I’m ready for the glacial stage of climate change. Swatting bugs in mid Oct and sitting in sweat.
To add to the pleasure…I hunt a stand off my field edge for the first time this year only to have Mr farmer and his combine pull up and start cutting. Thanks for the heads up on a Saturday afternoon in mid Oct. Reason number 50 I’m about done with row crops.
What’s temp. It’s about 74 at my house in Alabama
 
What’s temp. It’s about 74 at my house in Alabama
722 degrees

lol I don’t know mid 70’s but the combination of the walk in and the sun beating on me makes it rough.
Just saw my 5th dang coyote today. 1 is no longer with us
 
722 degrees

lol I don’t know mid 70’s but the combination of the walk in and the sun beating on me makes it rough.
Just saw my 5th dang coyote today. 1 is no longer with us
Don’t let those demons live. Y’all in rifle already?
 
Don’t let those demons live. Y’all in rifle already?
No it’s muzzleloader weekend but I shot it with my bow. So mad, had a jet black one at 20 but he was all spazzed out and wouldn’t stay still. He would have gotten mounted
 
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