Halloween in D16

northcountyshooter

northcountyshooter

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Seeing as it was Halloween I decided to dress up as a deer hunter and go out in the field. I parked my truck just after dawn and started my hike into my spot. I got set up around 0830 and a little after an hour later This guy walked out of the brush in front of me at a approximate distance of 15 yards! I had the wind in my face and he did not have a clue I was there. After the shot he ran another 20 yards into a thicket of oak and fell down. After some pictures I field dressed him and quartered him out. Got the meat loaded up and started the 3.5 miles back to my truck.10-31-17 D16 Forked Buck.jpg
10-31-17 D16 Skull.jpg

Thanks for reading and sorry for the big pictures, I'm still figuring things out!
 
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cripple said:
Looks good. Did you strip the skull in te field? Hiw do you do it? Just piece by piece?
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Yes. I ended up getting the face off in one piece. I started at the back of the skull and cut up towards the antlers, made a "T" cut at them, then down the nose. From there I was similar to skinning. A little more work was required around the antlers, gum line, eyes, and to take the lower jaw off. I watched a few youtube videos on it before the start of the season.

steveo007 said:
great job, did you actually look through the scope or just point and shoot at that range
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Lol. Yeah I looked through the scope and made a frontal shot on it. I had some buck fever going on. It caught me off-guard and in my mind I seemed like a fumbling idiot getting my rifle shouldered.
 
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