Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Josh B on November 17, 2015, 01:14:03 am
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A friend of mine took this ugly old buck about ten miles from my house. I sure wish that deer would of strayed a little to the west. I don't usually hunt for horns, but I believe I would have made an exception in this case. Lol! Josh
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WHOA ! Bob
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WOW,man that is a nice one right there. :)
Pappy
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Look at all those knife handles!
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Whooo! Now that's a big boy right there! Patrick
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Now that's a nice deer!
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One of these day's :o
Don
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Awesome Doc,
Now how do you score that rack. >:D
Zuma
Lots of twisters out your way? yikes
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Nice I like character
Thanks Leroy
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Wow, now that is non typical!
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Hard to say more then, WOW!
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He's a wild looking character. Was he ever spotted on the hoof around the area and known about before your friend took him?
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Look at all those knife handles!
I was thinking the same thing! Lol! He's been after this old buck for 3 yrs. I know he's passed on several dandy bucks while holding out for this one and has ended up with tag soup for a couple yrs. I reckon his patience and perseverance paid off in the end. This buck was 320 # on the hoof (live weight) and the green score is 205 7/8. Josh
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Wonder what happened to his blood pressure when this ol' fart wandered into range and it became obvious this was THAT DEFINING MOMENT?
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Wonder what happened to his blood pressure when this ol' fart wandered into range and it became obvious this was THAT DEFINING MOMENT?
I really can't imagine it. I can say if it were me in that scenario, I would've probably vapor locked before I hit full draw and fell out of the tree! I had an old doe that was a multi-season adversary that would get me red lining when she got within 50 yds(long story). A gnarly ol buck like this would likely be the end of me! Josh
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That is very cool josh. I hope one day to see a picture of you and me with a deer like that and an atlatl in our hands. Lol
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Wonder what happened to his blood pressure when this ol' fart wandered into range and it became obvious this was THAT DEFINING MOMENT?
I really can't imagine it. I can say if it were me in that scenario, I would've probably vapor locked before I hit full draw and fell out of the tree! I had an old doe that was a multi-season adversary that would get me red lining when she got within 50 yds(long story). A gnarly ol buck like this would likely be the end of me! Josh
Vapor locked??? Is that like when you draw breath so hard you 'in-fart'?
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LOL! That would probably be a possible reaction as well. The vapor locked is a local euphemism for heart attack. The back story is long but I'll give the condensed version. In my 20's I was a volunteer fireman and first responder. I was at a Christmas party wearing a t-shirt that had a slogan on the back that said "It's not nice to fib". An old retired mechanic that was attending the party didn't get the play on words. When he asked what the significance of lying was to the fire department shield on the front of my shirt, I explained that the "fib" was short for ventrical fibrillation. The next question of course was what's that? Now what I should have said is "heart attack". But no, I gave a long winded explanation of how the heart goes into a sort of spasm that disrupts blood flow through the body and brain. He intently listened to my lengthy and detailed explanation and then said, "So fibbing is basically like a vapor locked fuel system. Sounds like a heart attack." Well it stuck. So now, in my area some 20 yrs later folks still refer to a heart attack as vapor locking. Sometimes I forget that my local colloquialisms are not universal. My apologies for that. Josh
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Can't say as I would prefer one vapor lock over the other.