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Well after 8 years I finally got the courage up to go hunting, grabbed my trusty 35 Whelen, it was pouring my brother in law sent me to a place he hunts. I saw a high y on one side and a 12" spike on the other well left him walk when I see another head coming up the hill, this one even worse a knob on one side and a busted of horn on the other, that was it till 4:05 pm I see this one has points to be legal but the fog made it tough, the higher I turned the scope up the worse the view got and now it looks like he's going back into the woods after 8 years I figured if he walks to the crotch of that tree I'm going to shoot as soon as brown came into the scope I touched her off, the Whelen has spoken!! I see him sit on his ass then fall over. YES!! I was really proud of myself. I was hoping I could drag this guy, not because it was a big one, I didn't know if I could physically drag him. Well I gutted him out it was a little basket 6 pointer, not the big 10's my brother in law says are up there. I put a ratchet strap on the back of the truck, wrapped the strap around the horns and cranked him up past the front legs then I could pull him the rest of the way!! YAHOO he's loaded tagged and I'm home bound. I'll add pics later

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Great job Pap! That's freaking awesome. Good for you for getting out and getting it done. Next thing you know you will be out trolling.

Glad the backs feeling better, looks like a great day for you!!

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 I got this guy  on Tuesday 11/22. I was using my grandfathers Pre-64 Model 70 in .270 which he purchased new in 1947. He told me when I was very young that this rifle would be mine when he was "done with it", so to shoot a nice buck with it obviously means a lot.  I know the 2nd pic is blurry but I put it in anyway because its my twin 5 yr olds helping make sausage out of that buck.  4 generations involved in this hunt. Grandfather's rifle ( he passed away in 2000), my dad dragged the deer out with a tractor, and then my kids helping to process.

 

The first 3 times I saw this buck during bow season my son was with me. To say he was excited when he saw it in the truck would be a rather large understatement!

 

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