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  1. 10-30-2013, 10:35 PM #1
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    'Orchard Buck...October 2013


    Oct 19th...was opening day here for rifle buck...was hoping for the big 4 point I had seen all week...but no luck...saw 4 smaller bucks along with this nice fat 3 point by 730am...along with 15 or so doe....this buck presented himself well at 165 yards...the Tikka 6.5x55 with handloaded Nosler 140 AB's cracked & the buck was DRT....walked to the barn 300 yards away & got the tractor & loaded him up....snapped a few pics...got him cleaned up & skinned and hanging in a cold locker by 1030am..was not monster by any means...19" wide & 16" tall......yept...decided to mount him..along side the Desert Bighorn I shot 3 weeks earlier...should have them both back late next summer...

    S/shot Savage & heavy Pac Nor's rock !! 'JM' Marlin lever gun nut !
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  3. 10-30-2013, 11:19 PM #2
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    nice one! Congrats
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  4. 10-31-2013, 01:26 AM #3
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    AIH - Thanks for sharing. Nice buck!!!
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  5. 10-31-2013, 02:45 PM #4
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    You folks in Utah sure are weird! That's the first time I've ever seen a buck's tine count referred to by only counting the points on one side. Most westerners I know do use the 3x3 or 4x4 rating system. Most easterners I know would call that a six point. But you Utahians - ya'll just gotta be different don'tcha? LOL

    Kidding aside that's a nice buck and he'll look good hanging on the wall with the other trophies.

    Of course if you had been carrying a Savage that 4 point you were really hoping for would have presented himself - the big bucks will only let themselves be shot by the best rifles after all.
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    We would call that a 3 point as well and eye guards don't count.
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    So it's a southwest thing. Hmmm.....I'm going to have to draw me a map so I can remember where the regional boundaries are and who calls what what.
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    I guess so. I figured it was just you easterners trying to make bucks bigger than they really are.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Armed in Utah View Post
    Oct 19th...was opening day here for rifle buck...was hoping for the big 4 point I had seen all week...but no luck...saw 4 smaller bucks along with this nice fat 3 point by 730am...along with 15 or so doe....this buck presented himself well at 165 yards...the Tikka 6.5x55 with handloaded Nosler 140 AB's cracked & the buck was DRT....walked to the barn 300 yards away & got the tractor & loaded him up....snapped a few pics...got him cleaned up & skinned and hanging in a cold locker by 1030am..was not monster by any means...19" wide & 16" tall......yept...decided to mount him..along side the Desert Bighorn I shot 3 weeks earlier...should have them both back late next summer...


    OK...3x3......with a cheater on the left beam.........ahhhh left rack........oh maybe....
    S/shot Savage & heavy Pac Nor's rock !! 'JM' Marlin lever gun nut !
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    OK..Utah deer hunts are over....I mentioned the big 4 point I had seen pre season....well this week I am certain this is the same buck I have been watching 'this week'.....yea..3 weeks after the opener...here he is today in my field...flippin' me the bird.....oh well...still fun to watch & get his pic.....I'll bet they are brothers...or possibly father/son.........rut is on...neck is swollen......

    S/shot Savage & heavy Pac Nor's rock !! 'JM' Marlin lever gun nut !
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  11. 02-17-2014, 12:32 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Armed in Utah View Post
    OK..Utah deer hunts are over....I mentioned the big 4 point I had seen pre season....well this week I am certain this is the same buck I have been watching 'this week'.....yea..3 weeks after the opener...here he is today in my field...flippin' me the bird.....oh well...still fun to watch & get his pic.....I'll bet they are brothers...or possibly father/son.........rut is on...neck is swollen......

    It looks like his is flipping you the hoof. Get him next year when he is even bigger.
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    That is the kind of Buck you wish you could shoot with a tranq and put a tracking beacon on just so you can figure out where in the hell he went to next year!
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