Boar Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Wow! Thats just really awsome, Really happy for you, Congratulations! Wonderful story an pictures. Job well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Great job, wonderful buck, even better pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANOPY SAM Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Hands down the best single thread I've seen on FM to date! Great way to tie together a story line, with pics. Congratulations Slim! Great buck! Long live "The Dude"! The pic of you holding his sheds, with him in the foreground, and that amazing sunset in the background...oh my, I'm getting a little misty now. Does anyone have a tissue? Great job man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-man715 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Great critter you got there!Gotta admit...... it would be something totally different seeing an animal mature before killing it...........Ninety nine percent of the deer I have taken.......I have never seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96trigger Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Congrats slim. Way to stick with it. Everything you did leading up to the grand finale was text book. That is a magazine worthy story with cover photo pics to boot. I run 4 cameras all fall, never saw one of my bucks during daylight. Hope to check them one last time and see who made it. Then, on to next year. Job well done man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gofishleech Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Very good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxMN Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Very cool, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paceman Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Simply outstanding! Congratulations! Awesome pictures! Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Many words come to play in my mind after reading this post. Commitment, stunning, respect. I would never roll my eyes at a person who takes a deer like that, with all of it's history you have encountered, you got to get a bit emotional. Heck, I did just reading about him. Congratulations. Well done. BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrewJones Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 nice work and very good photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat-Run Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Great story, congrats.MR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stcloudangler Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Well done sir, beautiful pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimngrizzly Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 Thanks all you guys for the kind words and replies! It truly means a lot to me!Propster... sorry for the confusion. Hes only a 3 1/2 yr old buck. Not a giant, but he's a trophy to me!!Big or small, CONGRATS to everyone else who has been successful this year! And good luck to those of you who haven't yet! Perhaps this very post will inspire one of you to climb in your stand ONE MORE TIME! Happy Thanksgiving!-Slim- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBone Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Nice work Slim!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrider Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Wow, very nice story. I guess i can understand how emotional it must be for you because i didnt even know "The Dude" and "Allbrows" but yet your story affected me like i knew them for years. I am just glad that you ended up harvesting him rather than someone else because you truly followed this deer through the years and told us the story so that we can appreciate "The Dude" and "Allbrows". Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Buck Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Awesome story, likely the # 1 I've ever read, you're spot on and good luck with the next buck in line that you can give a name to and hunt, awesome story and Happy Thanksgiving ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PropsterII Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 No problem there, he's just a dandy. And reading your story reminded me of many of Bobby Worthington's stories about the bucks he has hunted and developed a relationship with. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyeReD Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Great buck!! Fantastic photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippinlip Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Cool story and pictures to boot!The story made me feel like I was there, great job again.Did I mention, Awesome Buck too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbadger23 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Slim, that is an awesome deer, a great story, and exceptional pictures. Congrats on a great accomplishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratosman Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Nicely done! Awesome when it all comes together huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matchset Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Hes only a 3 1/2 yr old buck.-Slim- a 3.5yr old 140" is a great deer! not many bucks reach that size ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
certified jumbo Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 i find it interesting that the left antler grew differently from a 2 to 3 year old. do you think it had a small injury of some sort or just peeled upward for some unknown reason? i've always been compelled on antler growth of all bucks from one year to another and its always hard to figure out exactly what happens and why. we've had lots of deer on our cams change drastically from one year to the next and you never know why?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimngrizzly Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 i find it interesting that the left antler grew differently from a 2 to 3 year old. do you think it had a small injury of some sort or just peeled upward for some unknown reason? i've always been compelled on antler growth of all bucks from one year to another and its always hard to figure out exactly what happens and why. we've had lots of deer on our cams change drastically from one year to the next and you never know why?? I am fascinated by it as well CJ! My opinion after some ot' thousand sheds... is they typically always put the inches somewhere. Its not uncommon for a buck to switch sides with points or go from a 6 pt to a 4 pt for example, the bottom line is the inches will go somewhere. The Dude went from a 6 pt to a 4 point but his 4 point was considerably heavier than his 6 was. They bladed to the width of 2 points combined so... scoreable or not... the bone was there. I have some sheds that went from 9 points on a side to 5 points. I dont know why but they do. If theres one thing Ive learned for certain... its that, with antlers, nothing is for certain! They can do about anything! But the basic fingerprint never changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARROW 1 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Congrats on a great deer. Thanks for the great story to go with it. I think most archery hunters feel a connection to the deer the harvest because we spend countless hours trying to out smart them. There isn't any other wild animal I respect more then the white tailed deer. Role my eyes never. I'm right with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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