2016 Whitetail

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chisholm

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Well, my 2016 whitetail season has come to and end. This particular deer has been around and on camera sporadically since 2012, and this year I was able to figure him out and set up in an area close to his home. Last pictures I got of him were 2 days before the season, and there was a coyote following him in most of the pictures, so I was slightly nervous he may have been taken down. I was able to hunt the first three days of rifle season, had to take the fourth day off to hang out with my son so mom could recover from the stomach flu, and I was back out Thursday after work. Total of 13 hours spent in the blind, which is quite low considering last year I had spent 60+ hours in the blind without pulling the trigger. First a fawn strolled in, followed by a small fork buck. 10 minutes after the fork buck showed up this guy finally pops up and walks by the blind at about 15 yards, not giving me any shot as he kept walking. He got out to the 80 yard mark, turned broadside and I wasn't letting him make another move. I let the A-bolt whisper some sweet nothings, and watched as he piled up within eyesight.

Glad to finally get my hands on this guy, kind of bittersweet though as its been fun looking for him the last couple of seasons. I enjoyed some deer heart last night, and made some plans with my taxidermist. It looks like I'm going to have a full freezer this winter again! I think now its about time to take out some coyotes and put up some fur.


For those of you curious, he taped out at just over 182" gross. The weapon of choice was my Browning A-Bolt medallion chambered in 7mm Rem Mag, pushing 150gr federal blue box PSPs :d




 
As the saying goes...if you shoot does and fawns, that's all you're ever going to shoot! In the last 6 years white-tail hunting in Saskatchewan I have passed on probably 150 deer but that's part of what it takes to be a good steward of the resource. It all pays off when you let the 150 incher go to 6 years old and he turns into a booner.

Few hunters realize how detrimental it is to deer management when they take does and fawns or immature bucks. You did the right thing by harvesting an old buck that surely would be past his prime by next year. I only hope that more hunters will practice the sustainable management principle that you have exemplified in your thread: "let them go, let them grow" and you will have this boy spreading his genetics in the population.

Let's hope that other hunters will adhere to principle number two: "avoid shooting does, we need them to breed". I can't imagine how many does carrying this bucks babies will have been shot before they could put his fawn on the ground next season.

For that sir, I commend you!
 
Atta boy!! I knew you'd get him! . As I told you the other day you are imo THE BEST DEER HUNTER I have ever known. To put down 4-180" class deer from your stand since 2014 is amazing!! I still think I call and read goose body language better than you do :p but I couldn't hold a candle to you and your successes in a deer stand buddy!! Once again you've blown me away with another amazing deer! Congratulations my friend. That is a well deserved reward!!
 
the spank said:
Atta boy!! I knew you'd get him! . As I told you the other day you are imo THE BEST DEER HUNTER I have ever known. To put down 4-180" class deer from your stand since 2014 is amazing!! I still think I call and read goose body language better than you do :p but I couldn't hold a candle to you and your successes in a deer stand buddy!! Once again you've blown me away with another amazing deer! Congratulations my friend. That is a well deserved reward!!
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Whoa! I don't want that title! Too much pressure!

As far as the bird stuff goes, I'll let you keep thinking that! You can't kill a bird if you don't leave home!:evil:
 
Congrats on getting that sweet looking whitetail. Love the double drop tines and I think the nontypicals have more character to them than typical bucks.
 
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