rickster Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) Well fifteen minutes before legal hunting was ending he finally walked out for me. I am sure I made a good shot but with light going fast I decided to leave him for the night and go look for him in the morning. Not the biggest one I had trail cam pics of but he is a nice buck none the less here is a couple pics of him off my trail cam Will post some pics tomorrow Edited November 11, 2008 by rickster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) Hope the wolves don't eat him for you tonight ! Edited November 11, 2008 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 rickster, when you shot it, did you notice the animal doing a funny move? were you able to locate any blood trail from the location you shot him? Hope you find it cause this is a trophy buck Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickster Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 It looked like a good hit and when it ran off its tail was down(always a good sign) there was good blood where he was standing when i shot him but I always like to leave them for about an hour before going to look for them. supposed to get down to about minus 9 tonight so he will be ok til the morning Didn't what to risk going in too early and jumping him and having him run deeper in the bush. The area he headed to is not far from a huge muskeg swamp and I don't really want to drag him out of that mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucktail Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Good choice in waiting.... Good luck man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckster Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Good move rickster....... Hope u find him in the morning....... I usually wait at least half hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Sounds like you had a good shot into him, tail down, a real good sign Hope you get searching as soon as you can at sunrise and wish you the best of luck Looking forward to hearing back from ya Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 forgive my ignorance.. I ask for my own education and in no way am I slamming you, but I have a couple questions.. Dont you have to place your tag on the animal as soon as it is down? Will the guts not spoil the meat overnight? what about other carnivores eating the carcass at night?? thanks for the info! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmichit Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Please get more pictures, a true trophy whitetail. Hard to tell, but looks to be 10 pts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 forgive my ignorance.. I ask for my own education and in no way am I slamming you, but I have a couple questions..Dont you have to place your tag on the animal as soon as it is down? Will the guts not spoil the meat overnight? what about other carnivores eating the carcass at night?? thanks for the info! G G, for your first question, yes the tag must be affixed on the animal as soon as it's shot down, if the animal stays put. Second, the guts will not spoil the meat unless it overheats, must be gutted as soon as possible Third, the only canivores that I would worry is the wolfes, coyotes and ravens / crows Temps are dipping into the minus..... don't have to worry about the meat being spoiled. Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickster Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 forgive my ignorance.. I ask for my own education and in no way am I slamming you, but I have a couple questions.. Dont you have to place your tag on the animal as soon as it is down? Will the guts not spoil the meat overnight? what about other carnivores eating the carcass at night?? thanks for the info! G Gerritt The regs state that the tag must be attached immediately after the kill and at the kill site. But if the animal is not dead yet and I spook him when trying to find him I may never see him. The tag will be on him the minute I find him in the morning. With temps around minus 9 here tonight the meat should be fine. I am just hoping nothing finds him tonight. I haven't seen many wolves and coyotes the past couple years and have not seen any tracks in the last week or so since we got our first snow. Keeping my fingers crossed though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattones Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Now thats a nice buck! Congrads! hope you find the big guy tomorrow! Care to take me out hunnting! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxcowboy Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 thats a really nice deer, hope ya get him n the morn. gonna go for a doe or better yet a buck in tomorow, 1st time out in a while, shot the bow a little this evening, everything looks to be good. best of luck to all the guys going out in the morning. jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterwolf Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 excellent call on this one . a pushed deer can run for hours , making a recovery almost impossible in poor light . let him find a quiet place to expire close by ,, undisturbed ,,is definitely the choice way to go. great deer . confidence is a good friend . you'll find him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUSTER Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 nice buck . looking forward to pics tommorow .we shot a moose opening morn and couldnt find it...good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 thanks for the explanation guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickster Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Well I went out this morning at first light and there he was. Didn't go more than thirty yards into the bush and dropped among some cedars. Called my brother and he came over with his atv and we pulled it out into the edge of the field for some pics and the always cold job of gutting. Here he is ..not the widest buck I have shot but he is the tallest and heaviest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clampet Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Nice Venison! Now, fer goodness sakes put that tag on 'im afore you get Gerritt after you again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickster Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 LOL Don't worry he is tagged and hanging in the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Congratulation rickster That is a beautiful buck.... Good job on findind it this morning Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramble Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Beautiful buck. Congrats. -R- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I want to see hanging pics. Super job Rick and real nice buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Glad to hear you got your deer, congrat's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bukee Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Congrats on the fine buck. I love those chocolate racks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purekgw Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 o i just noticed theres two deer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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