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Posted: 10/1/2017 11:57:33 PM EDT
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 Attached File Attached FileCan I get an FPNI? Opening day archery. Slept in, hit the stand at 3pm. This was the 6th deer I saw out of 8 today. Wasn't really planning on shooting anything. It's still T-shirt weather, and I don't like having to hurry to get it in the freezer. He came out into the field at the edge of my range munching clover, and I was content to let him pass and simply watch the bugs boiling around in the sunlight. But a loud-ass wheeler went by 200yds away--he spooked, ran under me and parked 10yds behind me where I don't have a shot. Then two does went past him (sounded like two), and he took and interest in them. Then he came back, out from behind me. I passed on an easy 5yd shot, but started regretting that the second he'd cleared the cover that would have allowed that flawless shot. He resumed munching about 10yds in front of me which was more than I could stand. So I drew back... At least I attempted to. My elbow hit the tree, and there I was. Bow up, but completely unable to draw with him squaring off at me, thumping the ground, and downwind. I figured he'd spook, watching my raised arrow bouncing in direct sunlight (I'm lit up, looking into the sun). But after the longest time, he started munching again. And moved to the right and presented his tail. I got my foot shifted and angled the bow to the right as he swung back towards the left, showing me his broad left side and started working in that direction. I was able to draw and then swing left, knowing that he'd see me, but that was enough. Hit him in the back of the left shoulder. He wasn't as broadside-on as I thought. Got through the diaphragm, stomach and spleen. He jolted up and bolted with my arrow flapping out the far side, only held back by the fletching. I heard a splash meaning he'd reached the creek, but that was about it. At this time, I realized I didn't have a flashlight. Or a tarp to line the back of my Jeep. Shit. Totally half ass-ed hunting. Did I mention this was the first arrow I'd shot in 10 months? Anyway, long story shortened, I got back to the Jeep, grabbed by Brother-in-Law, and he's now skinned and hanging. He'd gone about 30 yds. |
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Posted: 10/3/2017 10:18:37 AM EDT
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I too got a buck opening day in the afternoon!
I had 3 does with fawns around a different stand in the morning so I passed on them Went to the opposite end (of the stand used in the AM) of my front woods at 4PM and by 5 I had not seen a thing. At 5:30 a 4 pointer came from my right towards the front on my stand and -since I wasn't going to shoot him- I started filming him. Not 15 seconds after I started filming him I heard loud smacking in front of me but slightly to my left. There was an 8 pointer eating acorns under a small tree! I stopped filming, picked up my bow and stood ready to shoot He was facing me so I held! He started to look to his left side (my right) and to get spooky. There was a doe that had come in while I waited for him to turn and give me a shot and she was stomping with one leg and looking up at me 
The 4 pointer was oblivious to her, but the 8 was getting ready to bolt and turned to leave. When he turned quartering away I released the arrow. As he ran away I noticed the arrow was sticking a foot out in an angle and had not passed through. 
From my angle I had thought it was stuck in the rump so I wasn't happy and decided to give him 1/2 hr to get sore and lay down. Got down at 6PM and took my bow and quiver to where I shot him but there wasn't a drop of blood. I followed the tracks and any disturbance on the ground he had caused (hoof prints, turned over leaves and stones, broken twigs........but NO BLOOD. I went 80-100 feet before I saw him on the ground and approached him from behind -with another arrow nocked- til I was 10 Yds from him. He tried to run but could not go more than 3 feet before falling down, so I put another arrow in him and he started gasping. I approached him again and seeing he could not get up went for my ATV and dragged him to my house The arrow had entered behind the front shoulder and was plugging the entrance hole. The 125 grain Thunderhead had stuck in the opposite front shoulder and couldn't go through and leave an exit wound. Without an exit wound he was bleeding internally without any blood seeping out Moral of the story is: always do "due diligence" in finding a shot animal, even when you think you had a bad hit and there is no blood trail to follow which "seems to confirm" a bad hit Maybe @thebeekeeper1 can post the pictures for me 
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Posted: 10/3/2017 10:53:52 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2017 10:54:37 AM EDT
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It's a very nice buck!
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Posted: 10/3/2017 11:02:19 AM EDT
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It's a very nice buck! 
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Posted: 10/3/2017 11:31:34 PM EDT
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Awesome pictures. Let's keep them coming and oh yeah can we get this made into a tacked thread.
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Posted: 10/4/2017 12:01:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryNice buck Ed.
Where did you get him? At your place? |
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Posted: 10/4/2017 8:58:36 AM EDT
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Nice buck Ed. Where did you get him? At your place? |
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Posted: 10/6/2017 8:54:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2017 9:20:26 PM EDT
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Those does are often busting me
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Posted: 10/6/2017 9:36:30 PM EDT
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Those does are often busting me I had to move the stand after Thursday's morning hunt. She still spotted me in the evening but decided to come back an hour later. |
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Posted: 10/7/2017 12:26:39 AM EDT
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I put my tag on my first velvet buck this fall.
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Posted: 10/9/2017 7:30:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWow! I haven't seen one of those in many weeks.
Nice deer too! |
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Posted: 10/9/2017 11:52:08 PM EDT
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Shot this doe with my bow last Thursday evening (10/5).
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Posted: 10/10/2017 11:16:19 AM EDT
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1st bow kill! she came out right at sundown and I popped her from the tripod. only ran about 20 yards and piled up.
rage broad heads are devastating....  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/10/2017 11:54:05 AM EDT
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1st bow kill! she came out right at sundown and I popped her from the tripod. only ran about 20 yards and piled up. rage broad heads are devastating.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/327444/IMG_2005-329891.JPG |
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Posted: 10/10/2017 11:54:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWow--very nice buck!
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Posted: 10/10/2017 12:41:53 PM EDT
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Nice buck and does!
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1st bow kill! she came out right at sundown and I popped her from the tripod. only ran about 20 yards and piled up. rage broad heads are devastating.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/327444/IMG_2005-329891.JPG |
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Posted: 10/10/2017 12:45:28 PM EDT
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So I'm not the only one that hunts at night?
Its easier to spot them and very few other hunters so its safer, am I right |
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Posted: 10/10/2017 3:51:06 PM EDT
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Nice buck and does! Where (liver, major vessel,etc) did you hit the doe? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Nice buck and does! Quoted:
1st bow kill! she came out right at sundown and I popped her from the tripod. only ran about 20 yards and piled up. rage broad heads are devastating.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/327444/IMG_2005-329891.JPG She was running on pure adrenaline. It looked like someone took a gallon of red paint and just spilled it out everywhere, amazing. |
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Posted: 10/10/2017 3:54:33 PM EDT
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So I'm not the only one that hunts at night? Its easier to spot them and very few other hunters so its safer, am I right |
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Posted: 10/11/2017 1:40:59 AM EDT
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 Attached File Attached FileI got this three point Blacktail buck late this afternoon! Shot him broadside just behind the shoulder and high enough that the bullet clipped the spine with my 300 Winchester magnum from about 20 yards. Dead right there. It didn't even move. It just fell over. |
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Posted: 10/11/2017 1:42:34 AM EDT
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Good buck!
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Posted: 10/11/2017 1:57:18 AM EDT
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Good buck! 
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Posted: 10/11/2017 6:38:56 PM EDT
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So I'm not the only one that hunts at night? Its easier to spot them and very few other hunters so its safer, am I right |
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Posted: 10/12/2017 4:28:06 PM EDT
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Hopefully this is a placeholder for my deer.
ETA: I got an 8 point on 22 OCT. Just have to figure out picture uploading now. FIRST DEER EVER!! I'm 42 years old and finally shot a whitetail. Screw it...I reupped my membership just to do this  Attached File Attached FileEarned my Blood Stripes  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/13/2017 11:10:24 PM EDT
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 Attached File Attached FileProud dad, my son killed his first. He shot it at 50 yards with a 6.25" .300BO, hit the liver and back of one lung before exiting pretty far back on the far side. It only ran about 30 yards. |
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Posted: 10/14/2017 1:33:59 AM EDT
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51718/IMG_8809-332847.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51718/IMG_8808-332846.JPG Proud dad, my son killed his first. He shot it at 50 yards with a 6.25" .300BO, hit the liver and back of one lung before exiting pretty far back on the far side. It only ran about 30 yards. |
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Posted: 10/14/2017 11:48:32 AM EDT
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Very nice! That's great that your son was able to get his first deer! That barrel looks way longer than 6.25" Quote HistoryQuoted:
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51718/IMG_8809-332847.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51718/IMG_8808-332846.JPG Proud dad, my son killed his first. He shot it at 50 yards with a 6.25" .300BO, hit the liver and back of one lung before exiting pretty far back on the far side. It only ran about 30 yards. |
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Posted: 10/15/2017 3:44:37 PM EDT
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congrats ...never had the chance for a fuzzy rack .
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Posted: 10/15/2017 3:48:03 PM EDT
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SMILES ARE PRICELESS ...CONGRATS ARE IN ORDER ..
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51718/IMG_8809-332847.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51718/IMG_8808-332846.JPG Proud dad, my son killed his first. He shot it at 50 yards with a 6.25" .300BO, hit the liver and back of one lung before exiting pretty far back on the far side. It only ran about 30 yards. |
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Posted: 10/17/2017 8:19:49 AM EDT
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Flew my 11 year old grandson up from NC for a taste of the Illinois Youth Gun Season.
He has taken some does with his x-bow, he was in search for his first buck, the search no longer continues. Savage 220 20 ga. 50 yd shot, deer went less than 50 yds. 178 lbs dressed 
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Posted: 10/17/2017 10:08:51 AM EDT
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It is great to see the young guys with their deer!
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Posted: 10/17/2017 10:12:13 AM EDT
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Flew my 11 year old grandson up from NC for a taste of the Illinois Youth Gun Season. He has taken some does with his x-bow, he was in search for his first buck, the search no longer continues. Savage 220 20 ga. 50 yd shot, deer went less than 50 yds. 178 lbs dressed https://i.imgur.com/1KVmako.jpg https://i.imgur.com/21prbI7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4kNRrYY.jpg
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Posted: 10/17/2017 1:48:53 PM EDT
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Nice bucks and does everyone!
Passed up a 10 pt on Saturday morning. It was my first morning hunt this season so far and decided to let him walk as I know there is a BIGGER buck around. |
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Posted: 10/17/2017 4:07:59 PM EDT
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This is my best bow kill to date. I hate measuring deer but just for reference sake he is 16" wide 8 pointer |
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Posted: 10/18/2017 6:20:07 AM EDT
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Good work vagunz!!!
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Posted: 10/18/2017 3:16:36 PM EDT
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https://i.imgur.com/N7LFEwL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3Cj04df.jpg https://i.imgur.com/AqeyNDa.jpg This is my best bow kill to date. I hate measuring deer but just for reference sake he is 16" wide 8 pointer
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Posted: 10/18/2017 11:37:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/19/2017 12:03:05 AM EDT
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/91209/IMG_2156-337462.JPG First buck with my bow. Jacked up cull buck, but oh what a rush! |
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Posted: 10/19/2017 1:45:37 AM EDT
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Nice deer guys!
Can't sleep, heading out for 3 days with the muzzleloader in the early morning. Hoping this is a placeholder for pix. |
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Posted: 10/21/2017 2:21:10 PM EDT
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Really wasn't into it this am... I swore I'd not go hunting (hog hunting excluded) until it cooled off some, but my hunting buddy talked me into it last night.
I'd captured this guy coming quite regularly to my stand, along with lots of doe. My buddy saw perhaps a dozen doe and a buck (unknown rack details) chasing a doe, his son in law saw lots of doe with a small buck chasing a couple doe back and forth across an opening... no clean shot and unsure of rack details. All I saw was this guy, he came in just before 7:30 as expected, came from right to left at about 15 yards from some thickets and I lost sight of him shortly after... thought he left as I heard the wire fence twang shortly after I lost sight of him... then suddenly he was at my 10:00 at about 15 yards feeding facing mostly broadside... it was still dark down in the swamp area I'm hunting. Part of me said shoot him, part of me said pass... and he was on my mind since leaving the truck as far as shoot no-shoot if I see him. I've got to the point I won't shoot this type buck on my own property which I also have adjoining land leased so as to try to manage better bucks to some degree. However, this spot is private land I have access to that butts up against a limited opportunity hunt WMA so generally speaking, there are lots of deer. So when I got a good look, I decided to fill the freezer. Both ears are shredded and I'm not sure if a dog or coyote got ahold of him as it looks like that vs. injuries from fighting. They have healed up for the most part making me think it happened before velvet antlers hardened enough to cause the damage. There is an abundance of small coyote in the area as well. Who knows... looks like a would-have-been brow tine was damaged and pushed backwards as well. I used a 295gr. Power Belt driven by 150grs. of Pyrodex... I could feel the bullet under the skin on the opposite side and recovered it. 
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Posted: 10/21/2017 5:39:46 PM EDT
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Great!
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Posted: 10/22/2017 6:26:02 PM EDT
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congrats to both of you many more years to come...
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Flew my 11 year old grandson up from NC for a taste of the Illinois Youth Gun Season. He has taken some does with his x-bow, he was in search for his first buck, the search no longer continues. Savage 220 20 ga. 50 yd shot, deer went less than 50 yds. 178 lbs dressed https://i.imgur.com/1KVmako.jpg https://i.imgur.com/21prbI7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4kNRrYY.jpg |
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Posted: 10/25/2017 10:15:10 PM EDT
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Ruptured neck and back vertebrae along with perpetual rotator cuff issues forced me to trade my bow for a crossbow. I hunt with a rifle usually but this place is tight and I love bow hunting so I thought I would try out my luck.
I let this buck walk in 2015. Had him on camera in 2016 and earlier this year. Took the morning off work to see what I could see. I had several does and a cow horn came through but by 9:45am I hadn’t seen anything for an hour. I looked at my watch at 9:56 and said I’m out at 10am. 2 minutes later, he walked in. I heard him fall but still waited an hour. He didn’t get any further than 50 yards. Pretty happy and he scored about 128.  
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Posted: 10/26/2017 8:47:02 AM EDT
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Wow! Great buck! Is that your best one with a bow?
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Posted: 10/26/2017 8:59:23 AM EDT
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Yes. He is the only buck I have taken with a sharp stick.
In the past I would try to take a doe during our bow season. I like to hunt with different weapons depending on what I may be into that particular year. 300BLK, 44 Mag Super Redhawk, etc but when the rut is on, I usually stick to my 7mm mag as it gets the job done for sure. This buck was a personal best. NAP expandable broadheads worked perfectly. |
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Posted: 10/26/2017 11:17:50 AM EDT
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You did good!
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Posted: 10/27/2017 9:35:52 PM EDT
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first deer with my new 460 XVR. 100 yards |
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Posted: 10/28/2017 11:59:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/443Gqv.jpg" target="_blank">https://imageshack.com/i/pm443Gqvj]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/443Gqv.jpg first deer with my new 460 XVR. 100 yards Wow. Nice shot! I’m not at that comfort level at 100 yards with my 44mag. I need to practice but you have inspired me! |
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