10 pointer

catcher · Post by **catcher** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:55 pm

Got this guy on Monday morning during our controlled deer hunt. It is a shotgun or muzzleloader hunt. And the controlled part means that you have to apply or be a land owner with over 50 acres of land you can particapte. And since I have 75 acres I was in. Shot him at 65 yards with my 870. He is a ten pointer that weighed 149 pounds field dressed. It feels so weird being a bow hunter to wear all that orange but in Ontario it is a law to wear a minimum of 400 square inches of orange on your chest and you also have to wear a orange hat. And it can not be that camoflage orange vest either it hast to be solid in color. only when you are hunting with a gun. It felt good to shoot a deer on your own property. I am kinda hesitant to tell you what happened on Monday afternoon. Got a late start and headed to a farm I have never hunted before but saw good deer sign there. Anyway got set up on the ground and decided to bring my muzzel loader with me because I have never shot anything with it before. And well about a half hour into the hunt here comes a deer in the snow and ice i could hear him walking from far away. Then I see him he is around a 150 class ten pointer and he is going to walk right past me at 40 yards. So I get ready and when he hits my shooting lane i BAAA. He stops right behind a tree. He is looking straight at me and i try to move a liitle to get a better shot and as soon as I get the crosshairs on his fitals he turns to run .I shoot but totally miss and he runs off and turns and looks at me. Boy I wish I had the 870 then because he would have got the other two. Oh well I guess that is why they call it hunting not catching.

flbuckmaster · Post by **flbuckmaster** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:17 pm

NICE BUCK! WHATS THAT WHITE STUFF ON THE GROUND THERE?

YOU CANUCKS ARE SOO LUCKY TO HUNT THOSE BIG DEER UP THERE! ALTHOUGH HE LOOKS TO BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF BUCKS WE HAVE HERE. OHH SO YOUNG AND TENDER..
JAY

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:23 pm

Way to go, Catcher!

I think they call that stuff "snow," Jay. We had a big storm last year and got almost 1/4" of it!

navaman · Post by **navaman** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:28 pm

great job catcher ! congrats.

catcher · Post by **catcher** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:33 pm

Jay He is not a very big one. An average 2 1/2 year old. Not like the big guy I missed in the afternoon. He was a 200 pounder easily. But the one I shot definetly is going to be a good eater.

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:52 pm

ya'lls 2.5 year olds are the size of our 4.5-5 year olds here LOL

dont feel bad about missing, I missed a solid 140 class 8pt the second week of ML do to my scope fogging. The bad thing was, I got the deer to within 20yards and rushed the shot do to excitment. I had the scope up close to my chin ready for the shot, not knowing I was breathing in it and since it was in the low 30's that didnt make for a good combo. The scope somewhat cleared and instead of waiting 10 seconds longer I rushed my shot and missed

the dog hunters got him the first week of dog/deer season

anyway, like you said.. its hunting and if you shoot at enough, you will miss a few sooner or later LOL

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:35 pm

Nice deer Catcher, a 150 pounder is a beast in my neck of the woods.

Rich

rutman · Post by **rutman** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:03 pm

Congrats on the nice buck. Good genetics there!.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:32 pm

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

buzz · Post by **buzz** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:45 pm

congra

buzz · Post by **buzz** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:51 pm

Sorry having trouble with submit to site.
Congrats catcher.

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:17 pm

flbuckmaster wrote:NICE BUCK! WHATS THAT WHITE STUFF ON THE GROUND THERE? YOU CANUCKS ARE SOO LUCKY TO HUNT THOSE BIG DEER UP THERE! ALTHOUGH HE LOOKS TO BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF BUCKS WE HAVE HERE. OHH SO YOUNG AND TENDER..
JAY

I'm with you Jay.
When I was in Michigan that stuff was fallin,never did figure out what it was.

Nice buck brother.

mikew · Post by **mikew** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:59 pm

Nice Buck! Congrats.

-Mike

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:38 pm

Congratulations catcher!

frisky · Post by **frisky** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:49 pm

Congrats...if I count right that is the third buck this year? Save one for next year!