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Thanks Frosty, I was dragging him solo so I needed a breather and loosened up the doubled up green rope and fell over, regained my composure, regrouped and took that picture before trying to continue on, tough drag, it was dry thankfully but no snow,ice, things not being frozen you guys get the drift, lots of sweat and looking again there wasn't much of a trail or route it was busting through the jungle until I finally got to a route. Processor guys figured he was likely in that 180-190 lb. range.

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That's why I think I'll start hunting Texas. Big racks, and you can throw the deer over your shoulder and carry um out! grin

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Very nice buck musky buck, I'd have shot that one.

Nonteepical, I lifted him very gently with the loader & then pulled him off basically level into the truck. I didn't lift that buck up & just tip him into the truck. That would look really funny, maybe with a doe or a fawn where you couldn't really hurt them I'd do it. I knew my wife & my 14 year-old would be less than crazy about helping me wrestle him back in. My brother & I struggled enough, of course we were tired after dragging him quite a ways.

I heard very mixed reports by LP. Not very many big deer shot, but when is there most anywhere? The parties that shot a lot of deer had a lot of fawns & small bucks from what I heard, which is pretty typical. I heard of some dandy's shot over by Parkers Prairie.

Our big party really didn't do all that well. If you figure the 16 of us, with some hunting all week, we shot 9 deer. 3 fawns, 2 does, & 4 bucks. 2 of the bucks were nice, one of the other 2 wasn't found until a day plus later & wasn't salvageable. The guy made a good shot, but the deer didn't act hit & he couldn't find any blood. It sucks, but it happens some times.

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Nice buck Musky!

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Thanks guys, you know that's the deal there, I'm always looking for a mature buck, just the way my grandpa's and dad raised me that's all, they said if you want a big buck you just have to let the small ones go and if you don't get a deer that's a successful season also. I'm not saying he's huge or anything like that, he's not, but he fits our standards well, that chunk of land is surrounded by field stands on all sides plus 5 bowhunters are in there right up to the night before rifle, there was a yearling buck and a 2.5 year old smaller 8, I think mine is only a 2.5 year old also but a good one at that, good luck to those still after em.

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Nice bucks everyone!

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leech, one of them is the sebeka buck and another is a big 240 nontypical shot by osakis, the third one another measurers got the info on, i haven't seen it he told me about 230nt. a group of 4 of us are going to panel measure these deer in January along with a 180-190" bowkill. the other i saw at a taxidermist and i have to talk to the owner to post a pic but i held them they're real and over 200" nt.

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leech, one of them is the sebeka buck and another is a big 240 nontypical shot by osakis, the third one another measurers got the info on, i haven't seen it he told me about 230nt. a group of 4 of us are going to panel measure these deer in January along with a 180-190" bowkill. the other i saw at a taxidermist and i have to talk to the owner to post a pic but i held them they're real and over 200" nt.
Ok. I thought it sounded like your group took them all in one area or something and then I am like! What? shocked

Happy measuring! wink

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Picture sent to Frosty,having a daughter who had a long stay in a NICU

Been their it's no fun mine was born at 1#12OZ

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all within about a 60 mile radius.

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Boy it sure seems like overall Minnesota is really putting out it's share of quality bucks this year.

Lots of great bucks posted here and other sites.

Still a lot of time for more.

I know it is hard to judge but this looks like a banner year for Minnesota big bucks.

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Nice deer to app any size is better than none i missed out but will for sure get one next year! Glad to see handgun huntin has gained more popularity alright!

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I wish this were my deer, but I had to share. Its one of my wife's coworker's husband. Its a dandy!!

Any idea what this would score? I havent a clue, but I think its huge. I thought he said it was 12 pts, but I can only make out 10 in the pic.

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My 11 year old with his first deer. He was all smiles and still talks about it every day. He cannot wait for firearms safety training and hunting next year. I LOVE it!

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Congradulations to your son, you'll have a partner for life. Love seeing the kid pics more than big deer and us older folks.

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Good Lord Captain Musky! That's a giant! I'd throw out something in the high 170's to maybe even low 180's! Huge length. Great buck!

Yep, those kid pics are awesome! Congratulations on his first deer! My 13 yr. old daughter shot her first deer this year, a buck, that she waited to shoot for 3 years, passing on mature does during the previous two seasons!

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Right on Sniper, it changes a guy, nice looking deer guys but I'm not sure about the 3 area papers I subscribe to or actually get for x-mas each year didn't have much of anything really for deer this year, usually about 50 deer a week combining the 3 papers, but I just counted and there were 7 deer pictures combined, but who knows. Definitely some big ones taken, that mild winter should've helped them gain a little or a lot of extra.

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Congradulations to your son, you'll have a partner for life. Love seeing the kid pics more than big deer and us older folks.
I have two more hunting partners in training!! :-) A few more years for them, but will take the middle one with next year to sit with me.
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Wow is that deer TALL! Very cool.

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Here's the better pic that Boar asked for. My only problem is I had forgot my gun in the truck so I took the pic's with my dads. He cheats and uses a scope on his Muzzleloader during gun season. wink

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Another year another deer for SledJR

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Nice deer guys.

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Capitanmusky how long are those tines ? great buck u got !!

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Capitanmusky how long are those tines ? great buck u got !!
I wish it were my deer. I posted it for someone else. I don't know exact length because I haven't seen the deer in person. It has to be one of the tallest deer I have ever seen. Another tremendous mn buck!
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My two from opening morning of shotgun season. Jumped a bigger one on the way to my swamp stand tonight. The rut is in FULL BORE right now where I hunt.

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The pics just keep coming in. Excellent bucks guys. The pics sure are fun to look at. Nice double ranger jack!!

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Congratulations Everbody! Big Bucks everywhere!

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My two from opening morning of shotgun season. Jumped a bigger one on the way to my swamp stand tonight. The rut is in FULL BORE right now where I hunt.

Totally worthless information without at least saying what part of the state you hunt in. Don't need or want GPS cords but come on!

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Is that an otter or a beaver? I'm thinking otter. Can you shoot those? I'm asking because I really don't know. Maybe you trapped it anyway.

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