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[cnelk]

Filled my Colorado ML Buck tag this morning.

 

[PNWGATOR]

BEAUTIFUL buck!!!!

 

[LongWayAround]

Congratulations! That is a great buck.

 

[DoveBlaster]

Man, great buck


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[Cant hit em]

Oh shit the buck is in The pic , all i saw was strap


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[Finch]

Congrats! Purdy buck sir!

 

[MuleyFever]

Awesome buck. After all those years living in WI I never did get a big whitetail.

 

[orionsbrother]

Congrats!!

 

[Roy68]

Congrats

 

[woods89]

Very, very nice!

 

[cnelk]

I’m pleased with him

10 Ring on a 10 point

 

[Finch]

Congrats again! What's the story?

 

[cnelk]

Congrats again! What's the story?

I'll post some more pics and details in a day or so. Just got back home!
Stay tuned

 

[T28w]

Dang that’s a nice deer. Congratulations

 

[brettpsu]

That's a dandy Brad! Congrats

 

[Brian Fahs]

Nice buck

 

[cnelk]

The Story:

I wanted to switch up my deer hunting in Colorado and try something different.

So I applied for a Plains ML Buck tag. The season fit my fall hunting schedule and I used all of my PPs to draw the tag.

I had a little bit of intel from a buddy [who had recently moved away] that had archery hunted the area, but I hadnt ever been there before.

Summer got away from me and I didnt get a chance to scout, so I decided to go out 2 days before season and poke around.

For two days I saw deer, watched their patterns and just learned the area.

 

[cnelk]

Opening morning I left the truck early as it was over 1/2 mile deep to where I wanted to get to.

I was a bit concerned with several headlamps I saw when I first started in, but I soon was past them

I got to my spot and shined my headlamp around and suddenly I deer eyes not far away...

I quickly shut it off and waited until daylight. At least I knew there was deer around.

 

[cnelk]

My buddy mentioned that the deer like to move west to east in the morning, and there was a slight north/westerly breeze, so I focused my attention in that direction.

At 6:35am the shooting started. There were a few shots back where I saw the headlamps on my way in.

I just stood in my spot and waited.

A couple more shots in the distance.

I just stood in my spot and waited some more

 

[cnelk]

7:11am
For some unknown reason, I happened to turn and look directly behind me - right where the wind was blowing - there stood 2 deer about 60yds away

Both were bucks!
Headed my way

A quick glance and I saw the one on the right was a smaller buck, and the one on the left was a bigger buck - looked big enough for me.

I leaned my CVA Accura against the tree and eared back the hammer.

The bucks drifted a bit left in the taller weeds and I had to wait until the bigger buck cleared a tree for a shot

He cleared and BOOM - the shot was 40yds

I quickly sidestepped the smoke plume to watch him take about 2 bounds and down he went.

I reloaded and walked over to him.

For once, the ground didnt shrink him! lol
I had no idea he was a 10 point