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    My Surprise Buck

    I got on a new lease this year in Shackelford County. Honestly with family and work I have had very little time to spend out there. Luckily a good buddy scouted me a good location and set up a feeder for me in August. I got my Krivoman blind set up in September and a trail cam running.

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    I hunted one evening on the way home from a work road trip in early October and saw a few does and young bucks. My trail camera showed the same. A few pigs, does and baby bucks.

    Yesterday I had the same plan, stopping on the way home from working in Abilene. I walked in about 3:30 and bumped two does from my feeder. I pulled my camera card and got in the blind. Wind was perfect and I proceeded to go through 3500 trail cam pics. I had a lot of nothing pics, but also regular visits from pigs and does and little bucks.

    As I was mindlessly thumbing through the pics killing time I was shocked to see this on 10/25.

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    Some of my lease mates had a big 10 on camera I had heard, but hadn't seen pics yet. He showed up at my blind 3-4 times between 10/25 and yesterday but only in the dark.

    I sat all evening and saw nothing. I was about at the end the hunt stage and I looked up to see him walking in. I was shocked! He got broadside and I ranged him at 23 yards. I drew back, settled the pin low and my wasp jakhammer smashed him. He ran off looking like he would crash and then regained his stride and ran out of sight. I heard him smack a tree and all was quiet.

    I grabbed my video camera to replay the shot and was saddened to see I was so shook up by him I never turned it on.

    I sat shaking and honestly freaking out for 30 minutes until I went to find my arrow.

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    The arrow looked good so I walked to the place I thought he smashed a tree and found him like this in a small wet weather creek about 50 yards away.

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    My biggest buck to date and one I had no idea was around until I looked at pics in the blind before he came in. To say I am blessed is an understatement. Lawbu and I "rough" and I mean rough scored him at 150 1/8. He is a main frame 10 with only little 1.5 inch tine on his right side. I will let an official scorer tell me his real gross score. As Chance Love says, Nets are for fish. I am pumped beyond belief and can't believe how it came together.

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    By the way Chance, I will be coming to see you soon.

    #2
    What a surprise. Congratulations.

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      #3
      Love those brows! Congrats on the buck

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        #4
        whata stud! congrats

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          #5
          Nice, Congrats!

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            #6
            Awesome buck!

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              #7
              great buck.

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                #8
                NICE. Congratulations.

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                  #9
                  Sweet buck! congrats!

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                    #10
                    beautiful buck! nice shot as well

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                      #11
                      Very Nice

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                        #12
                        Awesome buck!!!! This gives me hope for this weekend. So far we have had the same on camera, little bucks, does, and tons of pigs.

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                          #13
                          Awesome! Nice shot!

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                            #14
                            Awesome! Surprises are a good thing.

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                              #15
                              That is a beast, Congrats

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