camp ripley

[Striker]

I was at ripley first weekend. Best weather ive ever had there in five years. I shot the 234 lb 8 pointer on Mon. I wanted to die after dragging that thing 1/3 mile. Always see deer like that around our spot but always too far out. This Place Rocks!!

[RogersMN]

dang striker! that was the biggest deer taken! congrats! 234 pounds is a royal hoss!!!!

[Cheetah]

Always see deer like that around our spot but always too far out. This Place Rocks!!

I require GPS coordinates to validate this claim.

[CFD200]

Dustin, We hunt further north on Minshaw for the last 19 years. It has not been the best area in the past few hunts. That area you were at would be a heck of a drag if you got one there, but it is a pretty area. What fire department are you with?

[Bear55]

Striker lets see some pics of that beast.

[Striker]

Ya, do i just have to cut n paste web address or what.

[Striker]

U want GPS coordinates, get aerial photos and find funnels. Our spot looks like a hour glass with the sloughs on both sides. Probably about 350 yards across center. Group of 4 lined up across.

Sorry dont know how to make bigger.

[Bear55]

Striker if you don't mind here are the larger pics. Incredible deer!!!!

[Bear55]

[Kyle]

wow. nice buck. Was he just moving through, or was he chasing a doe? Was there any sign he was in the area? Whats the story?

[DonBo]

WOW! What a beast. Way to go!

[Striker]

Thanks Bear55, There were about 8 scrapes along the ridge I was sitting on. I had seen no does around the area for about an hour. The story is, I heard a crash behind me and when I looked there was a buck that was gonna trott right by me so i got my bow (witch was not in hand) and drew back. I figured id give him the old HEY, and he'd stop in front but NO. When I drew and looked up he was already by me about 18 yards out, about same time another buck that I did not see stopped broadside 15 yards out and looked up at me. It was a split second shot. He stopped, looked, and got the [PoorWordUsage] out of there. Cool part is he laid down 40 yards out and I watched him bleed out. Binocs were shaking so bad I hugged the tree to steady myself. Just about S--- myself.

[dustin85]

CFD, I'm on Mankato Fire. After looking at your name, are you on Chanhassen Fire?

Dustin

[fishinmajishin]

Incredible 8. Nice shot,too. No tracking req'd. I saw a nice eight the first hunt, but he was just a just a wee bit smaller, which most 8's in the state would be. I say green upper 140's for sure.

[Kyle]

ya, that deer is massive! Thats honestly the biggest 8 Ive ever seen(mass, body size, overall). the base of that brutes antlers are even set farther apart than most deer. That thing has some serious Sh#t going on for it! NICE job again.

[Striker]

Thanks guys! Green scored 151 3/8.

[Kyle]

that is rediculous for an 8 pointer. I have yet to kill a buck even close to that, but I do alot of homework on scoring and different rack sizes, and that is just outstanding!

[Striker]

This is my first buck of any size, at first gave a guess on score around 140 just because it takes alot of horn on an 8 to hit 150. Dont know much about scoring but can usually get fairly close on a guess. Last year I shot an 8 up there too but wasnt even close. Lost trail and didnt find the buck until the afternoon of the last day. Needless to say the deer was eaten from the front shoulder to the a$$. The year before that my brother got a 10 up there, maybe a 100 inch.

[CFD200]

Dustin,

I am the Chanhassen Chief and work full time for Waterous.

Gregg

[Kyle]

My grandpa worked at ripley for 37 years. My Step-father works there now and has for 22 years, and my cousing drives tanks there. They have all conlcuded that there are bucks living in there that would make the magazines whiz their pants. Absolute northern monarchs....The size deer that nobody shoots.

[Striker]

Ya me and my buddies think there are deer up there that have never seen a human. Guessing there are record bucks in there.

[Kyle]

Not a question...for sure! My cousin said that when they are in the tanks at night, they will see a monster with night vision. he said he has seen bucks that would trump anything in any magazine or video today. World record deer in there, just no way to get them.

[Studer]

Not to mention that those big deer are probably so far back that even if you did get a shot at one and knocked one doen.....you'd need one of those tanks to get him out!!! WOW mind blowing and also you would have to hunt him in the morning just so you can get him out in time to be out of the park.

[sticknstring]

Very impressive deer Striker - HUGE body!