Scrapper!

[Sofa King]

last facking try at this.
no story, no facking nothing, just the pics.
and even then, only a few.

in july.
notice his double-torn left ear.
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/018_18.jpg
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/022_22.jpg
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/024_24.jpg
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/026_26.jpg
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/027_27.jpg

[Sofa King]

and here he is much later, taking a little nap.
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/110_110.jpg
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/111_111.jpg
that's my camp in the background.
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/112_112.jpg
and even tho i was 100% positive it was him, i was still holding my breath until i lifted his head to see this.
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/113_113.jpg

[coach]

Come on, Duallie, don't let the intricacies of this site get you down. Looks like the start of an epic story. Take your time and tell it right.

Btw - two of your pictures are sideways. Good thing I'm reading along on my iPhone.

[Sofa King]

okay, it all started one lazy day in july.

[Sofa King]

i decided to go scout a new area.

[Steeleco]

Oh no not another "Big bore" drag along LOL Nice buck, looks like you spilled blood on his PJ's !!!

[bowhunterbruce]

sweet buck just a little over cautious on placing 1 line at a time.
bhb

[Wrayzer]

Beauty buck Duallie...kind of buck most guys see preseason and it eludes them all year until the next preseason, way to put the hammer down.

[MOUNTAIN MAN - TOYOTA/ATV]

Really nice buck.

[riflebuilder]

Great buck, good on you for finding him early and then hunting him down. I just take it the easy way and stumble across the dumb ones without putting in all the work.

[blackbart]

Well done. Looks like there won't be much time left to hunt that area until she is a touch overgrown! One of those pine trees in the background is really rockin.

[rifleman]

Wow thats a great buck. your biggest so far? scouting sure pays off. well worth waiting for this one on here.

[whitetailsheds]

Oh no not another "Big bore" drag along

LOL...thanks Steelco.....made my evening.....oh ya, nice buck duallie!!!

[Sofa King]

Wow thats a great buck. your biggest so far? scouting sure pays off. well worth waiting for this one on here.

yup.
the tough thing though, was that there was an even bigger deer with him.
the other's rack went way up, much, much higher than this guy.
i sat watching them for some time, one was going down no matter what, but i was waiting to confirm that this was my buck from july.
they were walking along, feeding, and he kept his head down in the grass most the time.
three times they spooked and ran into the trees.
but each time they wandered back out.
finally he gave me a head-on glance and i completely recognized the curves of his rack.
i never did get to see the ear, that would have made his identity easy.
when i finally dropped him, the other deer just stood there.
i stood up in the cut, expecting him to run but he never did.
and as i took steps toward my downed deer, so did he, seemingly wanting to go see what his buddy was doing.
it was amazing being that close to a magnificent deer, and he wasn't running.
we were getting closer and closer to each other, both closing in on the deer.
i'd say we were about fifteen feet away from each other, right out in the wide open, when he finally couldn't take it anymore and reluctantly sauntered off.
it was an incredible experience.
there was even cooler shit that happened during this hunt, i'll maybe try later at putting the story together again.

the other thing that made this hunt so special, was the bond i felt i had with my deer after seeing him so close in july.
i had spent so many days just staring at those pictures, determined as all hell to get that close just one more time.

[cameron0518]

Looks like a kane valley road buck. Great job, nice buck

[Sofa King]

Looks like a kane valley road buck. Great job, nice buck

ha.
right on them ski-trails.

[Steeleco]

Well I'm not going there any more LOL

[Sofa King]

Wow thats a great buck. your biggest so far? scouting sure pays off. well worth waiting for this one on here.

hi jon.

it's my biggest to date(although i've never scored any)and definitely the most memorable.
but this one from kelowna is my widest, he was 30 inches.
that was pretty special for me.
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/PB101037.jpg

[kennyj]

Looks like an awesome buck. Cool to spot him in the summer. Way to do your homework.
Any photos with his rack out of the bushes?
kenny

[Wrayzer]

30" and smaller forks, that thing was well on its way to be a dandy.

[Sofa King]

30" and smaller forks, that thing was well on its way to be a dandy.

yeah, he's nice.
but he may have been older and not getting any bigger.
his bases are very thick, and big gnarly eye-guards.
the spot i got him, i got three bucks, three years in a row, all on october 24th, and all between noon and 2pm.
and they were all within 100 yds of each other, checked with my gps.
this guy had just finished thrashing some willows, you can see the bark all over his rack near the bases.

[Wrayzer]

Interesting, looks like a burn buck, I had a 3x2 out of there that had a 25" Spread, was gnarley and goofy looking (main beam was about 20" long on left side before it forked) and stunk to high heaven, on Oct. 24 two seasons ago. Although he was young and had mad potential.

[Sofa King]

Interesting, looks like a burn buck, I had a 3x2 out of there that had a 25" Spread, was gnarley and goofy looking (main beam was about 20" long on left side before it forked) and stunk to high heaven, on Oct. 24 two seasons ago. Although he was young and had mad potential.

yeah, there are some good bucks in there.
the year before this guy, i got a 5x4 in the same spot, not as big but a really unique rack.
i love that burn.
i used to hunt it real hard before the fire, and it was sure weird seeing the terrain that you've walked so many times, without any trees now.
still dangerous in there though.
when it's windy, i always hear big trees falling behind me.

[moose2]

Great looking buck congrats on getting him.
Mike

[Jelvis]

Awesome doo lee, way to go what a story, nice muley du lee.
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