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Spit n Drum
2 Year Old
Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:17 pm
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 Nice public land Mountain Buck. No monster by the inches on his head but a trophy to me. Killed him at a quarter after 8am Thanksgiving morning. No real special story. The top of the mountain was covered in fog and snowing. I looked at the weather and saw the fog was going to clear out around lunch. i had intentions of going to the top to a spot in a laurel thicket where a nice flat wide beamed 8 pt got away from me. So I got in a stand below the fog line. Not that it's not a good stand I just had plans of going all the way to the top. It takes about a hour to get to where I killed the buck. I climbed in and took my heavy cloths out of my vest and put them on a settled in for the sit. Looked down the hollar and there he was coming through the laurel in a fast walk head stretched out on the ground. He was about 50 yards below me. I seen his horns and I never looked at them a again. I said that's a shooter (I aged him at 3.5-4 years old later by his teeth) and I put the crosshairs in a hole. When he stepped into it he stopped. 150 gr Nosler found its mark.  
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. looks like a trophy to me, I assume it a downhill drag, but  where are the mules?
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Squoose
Longbeard
Joined: Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:29 pm
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. Always cool to see G3s longer than G2s. That is a beautiful buck for just about anywhere! Congrats!
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Bird Dog
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm
Posts: 2649
Location: central Va
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. Congrats!
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Greyghost
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am
Posts: 2451
Location: Midland, VA
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. Congratulations on a great mountain buck. Hopefully an easy drag in the snow.
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GOBLN2
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:27 am
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. Great buck Devin !
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Spit n Drum
2 Year Old
Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:17 pm
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. Thanks! The drag wasn't bad. I had to drag him about 100 yards to the top of the ridge.it was a steep 100 yards but once I got him there it was pretty much all down hill. Took me about 2 hours to get him out.
Someone asked about the mules and another person mentioned my name! Evidentially couple of tall know me but I can't but names to profile names. I never deer hunted with the mules this year. Dad did several times but everywhere I went this year I went on foot.
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GOBLN2
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:27 am
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. Spit n Drum wrote: Thanks! The drag wasn't bad. I had to drag him about 100 yards to the top of the ridge.it was a steep 100 yards but once I got him there it was pretty much all down hill. Took me about 2 hours to get him out.
Someone asked about the mules and another person mentioned my name! Evidentially couple of tall know me but I can't but names to profile names. I never deer hunted with the mules this year. Dad did several times but everywhere I went this year I went on foot. Hey Devin I'm Ricky Vaturkey on Old Gobbler & Gobbler Nation
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am
Posts: 2696
Location: Baltimore, MD
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. Looks like a shooter to me. Congrats.
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WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm
Posts: 3025
Location: Powhatan, VA
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. I have always felt that if the G3s are longer that the G2s that is indicative of a mature buck.. nice Mountain Buck Man.. congrats..
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CavMan11
Longbeard
Joined: Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:02 pm
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Re: Nice public land Mountain Buck. nice mountain buck! congrats
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