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George that looks like it would be hard to pull out of that hay, stuck in there pretty good/ Great deer and nice matching split g2's. Nice hunt Gary!

I emailed this to several friends/family so thought I would share here as well. Pottsy might post some pics on his site for me, if so I will link so you can see the pics.

Subject: Nephews deer and my story (long sorry)



This past weekend was one to never forget. My 10 year old nephew and I headed to the land in KY. This is the third year I have tried to get him on a deer, so he has paid his due.



In the morning we got setup and we saw something early but never saw it again. It turned out it was a doe and it finally came in closer, Dylan of course saw it first. He got setup but too many hardwoods to get a good shot. The doe turned and headed closer, when she got about 35 yards out I stopped her with a bleat and Dylan fired the shot right behind her shoulder. I got it on film but jumped when he shot; it appeared to me the deer ran off unharmed. We got down, looked where she ran, no blood, no hair, nothing. Dylan was not too upset about the miss luckily. We got back in the stand and 5 mins later a little 6 pointer almost gave Dylan the shot but not meant to be. We hunted/scouted rest of morning. I planned to rid of some clothes and make one last attempt farther down the hill after lunch.



On our way back we cruised down by the creek and I look over and a dead doe is lying in the creek. Dylan said that�s my deer and I thought it was too big and told him sorry no way. It did not have a bullet hole, but seemed warm still. When I flipped it over there was the entrance hole, just a little outside the shoulder. He had barely just missed vitals and hit guts. For some reason it did not make an exit hole. We wiped blood on his face and got some pictures before getting her out to the house. He got some experience with gutting and cleaning the deer as well. Nice big fat doe at that, see pic hanging up.



We were late getting to the afternoon hunt, so we did not even bring the blind. We were almost at hunting location when we about got ran over by a nice 8 pointer. I could not stop the deer to get Dylan a shot. A dog had ran it up on us and screwed up that area. We had about 1.5 hours at the most before dark. We decided to setup in an area we had hunted the month before and scraped all the leaves from around the base of the tree to not make any noise later in the hunt. I then took off backpack and hit my bleat call I had found. I barely got it back in the pack when Dylan said there is a big buck. He was about 75 yards away and coming quickly. Dylan was slowly moving the gun up to his shoulder when the buck was getting too close to move. He got to within 20 yards of us. It was intense having a buck that close staring you down. I whispered to Dylan to close his eyes and I did the same b/c every time I blinked he would notice it.



Poor Dylan had to hold the gun still at an awkward angle for what seemed like an eternity. He finally turned to look back and Dylan got the gun almost up but then he busted us. He bolted. I bleated loudly and he stopped about 75 yards out. Dylan could only see his butt and with no chance at the shoulder. The buck then turned and faced us. He said he could see the deer�s eyes. I said can you see his chest, yes Can you see his rack straight at us, yes. Can you see the white patch on his neck, yes. I told him to aim 2 inches below the white patch. When I said this the gun fired and the buck hit the ground. Man I tell you when this happened I started trembling all over. We hugged and high fived but not for long because Dylan had to go see it. You just never know when it is going to happen. We have spent a lot of time in the woods for the last three years. We saw this one less than a minute after sitting down. I think he might have thought I was a deer making a scrape?



I was 32 before I killed a deer bigger than this. I scored him a 119� gross and 115� net, with 21 inch main beams and 17 inch spread, 5 inch bases, almost 200 lbs and 3.5 years old. It is an outstanding deer for a 10 year old unless you grow up in Iowa. What a great shot the bullet had entered right through the neck where it was supposed to. As you can tell I�m proud of him. He has enjoyed the time we have spent out trying to get one but actually getting these deer has put the icing on the cake. Thanks for letting me brag.

That's great, Greg. What was Dylan shooting?

While I'm not a deer hunter, it's a great story. Congrats to Dylan.

So far, it's been a washout for me. Some does, a couple of young bucks, etc.

On Kids weekend, my Grandson took about a 150 yard shot at a big 10 point buck. He missed but I take most of the blame. The afternoon before, a young doe came about 40 yards from us and I cranked his scope down to 2 power so he could find her. I forgot to crank it back up for the wheat patch we were hunting the next morning. It doesn't bother him. He told Grandma that he got buck fever.

Greg's pictures are now up on my site, once he logs back into Pond Boss he will no doubt post in the images here. Dylan did a fine job.

Congrats to the rest of you that either took a nice one or had/are having a great time trying!

If anyone wants a place to host their game images to post in forums such as this, check out my new site that is specific for this purpose: http://www.mygamepictures.com

Take care everybody!

Thansk Pottsy, we have used up some of his harvest pic space, check these out when you get the chance.
http://www.mygamepictures.com/4images/data/media/15/Dylan_Doe1.jpg

http://www.mygamepictures.com/4images/data/media/15/Dylan_DoeHanging.jpg

http://www.mygamepictures.com/4images/data/media/15/Dylan_Buck1.jpg

http://www.mygamepictures.com/4images/data/media/15/BuckTruck.jpg

http://www.mygamepictures.com/4images/data/media/15/Dylan_Greg_Buck.jpg

Cool it worked, Theo he was using .243.

You guys and all your buck stories! Sheesh!

Bad news: it's almost impossible to get buck tags in our county.

Good news: my son and I filled our doe tags on saturday morning, and daughter-in-law filled hers that evening (couldn't hunt that morning). Unusually quick season, but the meat's in the freezer.

Dave are we having B'BQ back strap at the PB B'BQ ?

Yes, Ewest, but at the PB BBQ North (i.e., my house).

Greg, that doe is a whopper.

Thanks DD, Dave good job on the does. I just had a frined sedm email tht he filmed two bucks fighting on his hunt in SD. I will send it to you if I get a copy.

This is my 25th Deer Season. Whitetails are so thick here now, it's hard to believe I once spent entire days hunting without seeing any of them.

Regular gun season in Ohio started Monday. It rained the entire day and for some reason I worked indoors rather than be a soaking wet 40 degrees.

But I harvested a nice doe yesterday morning.


My wife got a Deere yesterday, too. Hers has a cup holder.

...and they're both a buncha doe

Theo good job. Nice to have heavy equipment around to pickup the big girl. LIke thay say you can't eat the antlers.

Theo, that gun looks small in your hands.

Is that a shotgun?

Hunting has been done and pics taken. All of the fun is over and now the work has begun.

Dave what do you mean. By now the work has beed done and its time to eat.

B'ski - Theo is starting to rub off on you.

Nice trophy doe Theo! I will be looking for one of those myself this weekend, our muzzle loading season starts Saturday.

Nope, cutting up a deer can be an all day process. By that time, you're generally thinking of going to WhataBurger.

I confess I don't butcher my own. Shoot her, gut her, haul her in and wash her out real good, then I take her to our butchers via the checking station.

I did manage to do all that this year without losing a finger tip. I find the nice scar on my left index finger is a VERY good reminder.

Greg, we have entirely too many deer here. I never cared about small and average racks (like I used to collect); I stopped hunting bucks a couple of years ago. Bucks don't have babies. The next buck I shoot at will have the biggest set of antlers I've ever seen.

The front end loader is quicker than breaking out the chain fall.

Sunil, the gun is a Thompson-Center Encore (single shot, break open action, changes barrels in about 2 minutes) with a rifled 12 gauge barrel and a Weaver K4 scope on it. With Hornady SST sabot slugs, it shoots better than I can out to at least 125 yards - far and away the best slug/gun combo I've tried. I took several deer with handguns about 10-12 years ago, but went back to long guns because after the kids got bigger, I lacked sufficient practice time to stay handgun proficient. The Encore has completely eliminated any rifle envy I've ever had deer hunting (Ohio is a shotgun, handgun, or muzzleloader state), it's that good.

Being a single shot, it is small for having a 24" barrel. The last rifle I built had a 26" barrel on a Mauser action that balances good for me with my size. But the Encore fits OK too.

I'm not buyin' it...
I wanna see the front end of your vehicles.

Theo may be hunting next year in Kimbolton, county is Guernsey and Tuscarawas. Anywhere near you? Buddy has been for three years killed a nice one last year but they see some bruisers. $1250 for 5 days is cheap too. May swing by if on my drive, early Nov. 2008.

That's only two counties away, Greg, maybe an hours drive (mostly on I-77 and I-70) albeit I am west of Kimbolton. It's right next to Salt Fork State Park, which has a gorgeous big lake. We used to camp there 1-2 times a year; I am not sure if I ever fished it.

Anyway, if you're up here next year and can swing by, that would be neat. And you could drop any deer on my place for free.