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Long Wait Pays Off For This Buck

Started by vaturkey, November 23, 2012, 08:43:38 PM

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vaturkey

November 23, 2012, 08:43:38 PM


I spotted this buck two weeks ago on the 3rd day of muzzle loader season here in VA.  It was 4:30 in the afternoon and he came out of a pine thicket and walked across the top of a field out of range.  I knew he was a 10 pointer because I watched him through my binoculars and counted every point on his head.  I decided right then that I was going to hunt this buck hard.  I put up a ladder stand the next day right at the edge of a big grown up field that joined this pine thicket.  Over the two week period I passed on 9 different small bucks and numerous does waiting for this buck.  This past Wednesday I got in the stand at 2 o'clock and decided to sit until dark.  At 4:45 three does walked out of the thicket right past my stand.  I watched them walk all the way across the grown up field into another thicket.  After about 15 minutes I seen the three does come busting out of the thicket with this 10 pointer and a smaller buck behind them.  After making approx a 150 yard shot I dropped him in his tracks. I put in around 50 hours total, sitting waiting on this buck.  Good things come to those who wait!


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#1
November 23, 2012, 09:02:05 PM
You earned that one, congratulations!
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pappy

#2
November 23, 2012, 09:08:27 PM
If it wasn't for that Old S-10 you'd a missed that one....those trees behind you look really nice. Is that 76 on the back of the truck your age ??????? Good looking buck there my friend......
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#3
November 23, 2012, 09:24:53 PM
Nice buck. Congratulations.  :icon_thumright:

TRKYHTR

#4
November 23, 2012, 09:30:36 PM
Atta boy Ricky. Nice Buck.

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Hognutz

#5
November 23, 2012, 09:49:04 PM
Way to go, Ricky..I love stories with happy endings. Nice set of headgear on that bad boy. Well done..
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Eric Gregg

#6
November 23, 2012, 10:03:16 PM
That is a nice one there :happy0064:

chatterbox

#7
November 24, 2012, 05:41:24 AM
Great buck, sir! He's got a nice set of bone there!

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#8
November 24, 2012, 07:48:52 AM
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captin_hook

#9
November 24, 2012, 11:28:41 AM
Way to go! That's a great deer. :icon_thumright:

thundrchikin

#10
November 24, 2012, 05:12:11 PM
Congrats Stan, you still got it!! :TooFunny:

econo

#11
November 24, 2012, 06:22:08 PM
Thats a good one Ricky, way to stay after him. Congrats
May God bless you all

Gold Spur

#12
November 25, 2012, 03:30:06 AM
Nice one Ricky!  :icon_thumright:
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slamman

#13
November 25, 2012, 08:35:09 AM
 :icon_thumright: patience paid off.  nice buck

drenalinld

#14
November 25, 2012, 08:44:05 AM
Good deer, Ricky! Way to hang in there!
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