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Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:11 am to Crawdaddy
Yea I know ole Dave too. They did well.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:32 am to sonoma8
I let a 5x6 walk in SK my first year hunting there under similar circumstances. I was all of 21 years old at the time. Watched him for 15 minutes and it never really occurred to me that I should shoot him. Maybe it was being star struck, maybe it was just the surreal aspect of being 30 minutes into my first Canadian whitetail hunt. I even got some video footage of him. It was the first day of the season and I had another 7 days to hunt. What do you do? This place killed a 180 class deer pretty much every few days although the average was somewhere around 150. I let him walk thinking he was a 150ish deer. I got ridiculed pretty good when I showed the video at the camp later that evening.
I hunted that same location for the duration of the hunt and never saw him again. I ultimately killed a 125ish 4x4 on the final evening. Still my biggest deer at the time but a far cry from what I let walk.
The enigma buck ended up getting shot 2 weeks later. Gross score was over 170. I ended up sending the video to the hunter that killed him, he got a kick out of that.
It happens...
I hunted that same location for the duration of the hunt and never saw him again. I ultimately killed a 125ish 4x4 on the final evening. Still my biggest deer at the time but a far cry from what I let walk.
The enigma buck ended up getting shot 2 weeks later. Gross score was over 170. I ended up sending the video to the hunter that killed him, he got a kick out of that.
It happens...
Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:38 am to dnm3305
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So you'd travel all the way over there to not shoot anything at all and not take home any meat?
I've ate tag soup many times in SK and AB. Probably came home empty almost half of the hunts during the decade I hunted there. I'd killed in the 140-150 range and wanted a deer in the 160's. Leaving empty handed is a risk you are willing to take in order to get a chance at a real giant.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:44 am to sonoma8
Naw brah, I'm from South Louisiana. If it's brown, it's down
Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:52 am to wiltznucs
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Maybe it was being star struck,
That could have been it as well. I was just in awe of him. You know when a buck just stands there with his head held back and bows his chest out..... it was really an awesome experience eventho i didnt shoot him....Just makes me sick
ETA: Ended up shooting a 7pt cull buck and a 200# doe. Meat in the freezer.... thats what counts, or thats what i keep telling myself
This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 10:06 am
Posted on 11/19/14 at 10:07 am to sonoma8
Damn, I had a hard time letting a young 8 walk last year, I'd be ready to puke too.
At least now you still have something to shoot for.
At least now you still have something to shoot for.
This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 10:37 am
Posted on 11/19/14 at 10:11 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
I still passed on several bucks, most of them were 4pt or smaller. Had an 8 and a 10 walk up but their tines were only 3" tall IF that, still young deer. Call it what you want, I was there to shoot a wall hanger. I have to let the young ones pass, thats the way i was raised i guess.
This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 10:13 am
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