184 Buck Shot at La Bandera Ranch

I checked the Los Cazadores Deer Contest results and found this buck that scores 184 that was shot at La Bandera Ranch. I went to La Bandera Ranch two weeks ago on a big dove hunt. They have some incredible deer on that place. This is a low fence deer taken with a gun by John Bruciak of Brownsville, Texas. I would imagine that this deer cost $20,000.00 or more. That is a pretty steep price to pay for a deer. Even if I had the money to do it, I don't think I would, but I do not have any problems with a hunter that wants to do that.

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This Kansas Kid Can Shoot

Check out this video of a kid in Kansas that shoots clays with his bow. Pretty cool party trick!

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Oklahoma P & Y Down!

My long time friend and hunting buddy, Shane Howell, took a very nice 10 point with his bow at his ranch in Oklahoma this past weekend. Shane was worried about the shot, thinking that he had hit it a little far back. He said that the deer went 60 to 70 yards before he went down for the count, that is not a bad shot at all.
Shane says that the bucks unofficial gross P & Y score is 145 7/8, being a nice typical 10 point, he should easily meet the P & Y minimum net score. Congratulations to Shane on his first P & Y qualifying buck.
I hope he can get another one in a few weeks when we make our trip to Jewel County Kansas!

Alberta 203 Typical Velvet Buck

I found this picture in the trophy watch section of the Boone and Crockett website. Supposedly the buck has an unofficial score of 203 typical P & Y. Boone and Crockett does not accept entries unless the velvet is stripped from the antlers.

Minnesota Monster Bow Kill

The pictures of all the big bucks falling in the early part of the 2009 whitetail season have started circulating the internet. I have not really posted any that I have received this year, but I am going to start today.

This is a a buck taken in Minnesota. I do not have anymore information on it, but will post it if I get any.



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Birthday Weekend, First Hunt of the 2009 Season

iphone self portrait in a tree stand during an afternoon hunt October 10, 2009

I was bored

I wish that I had something exciting to report about this past weekend, but I really don’t. Friday was my birthday, and it started off bright and early when a house two doors down from mine was struck by lightning and caught on fire. I guess in a weird way, that was exciting. My wife and my daughter gave me some new Under Armour camo, and that was exciting. I went to Brady that afternoon to hunt for the first time this year. That is where the excitement ended. I think I only saw 5 or 6 deer the whole weekend, and no shooters. I guess this is kind of a good thing since my bow is sort of messed up right now and not real safe to shoot. (I am waiting on a part to come in from Hoyt) None the less it was fun to get back in a tree doing what I love the most which is bow hunting. The sport would not be very fun if it was easy and I was able to see a shooter buck every time I went out, but I would have liked a little more encouragement. Oh well, I will be back out there in two weeks and hopefully there will be more deer movement and I will have something better to write about.

I did get a few good bucks on my game cameras, so I did have a slight bit of encouragement. Below is the best buck that I caught on camera. I have been watching him for about the last two years. I have some good video of him from 2007.

Oklahoma Game Cam Pic

Here is a picture of a buck that a good friend of mine, Shane Howell, hopes to take on his ranch in Oklahoma. This is a free ranging buck. I hope that he can do it. I am not sure if he has any pictures of him out of velvet yet.

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