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Jumbo do you still hunt around Bemidji? can I ask were, or maybe simply what kind of area you shot him in (ag, swamp, hardwoods)?

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lungdeflator.

shot him about 2 miles east of lake bemidji. i went to school at BSU 97 - 01. taught a couple of years in the area, then took a job elsewhere. we hunted the area real hard from 97 - 03, then periodically till 06 ish. the bowhunting was second to none in that area as you probably know. by the mid 2000's the refuge had a taken serious hit in deer numbers and buck quality, so we stopped hunting the area. i will never forget some of our hunts back around 99, 2000, 2001. simply unbelievable, we hunted some private as well as state land. what a gold mine that area once was. has it come back yet?? we shot a lot of nice deer in a lot of areas up their.

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lungdeflator.

shot him about 2 miles east of lake bemidji. i went to school at BSU 97 - 01. taught a couple of years in the area, then took a job elsewhere. we hunted the area real hard from 97 - 03, then periodically till 06 ish. the bowhunting was second to none in that area as you probably know. by the mid 2000's the refuge had a taken serious hit in deer numbers and buck quality, so we stopped hunting the area. i will never forget some of our hunts back around 99, 2000, 2001. simply unbelievable, we hunted some private as well as state land. what a gold mine that area once was. has it come back yet?? we shot a lot of nice deer in a lot of areas up their.

No, the refuge has not come back yet. It really took a hit when they opened it to gun hunting and the state expanded the number of tags in the area. Also, there have been a couple bad winters mixed in that hurt numbers. Like you, I had great times bow hunting the refuge area a decade ago, but haven't done much since then due to the decline in deer numbers and quality (there are better areas to hunt in the region that have less pressure).

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Here is a few pics of our basment. I know it said shoulder mounts, but I was looking at the pics I had on our computer and put them all up. I am getting my 2011 rifle buck done, so hopefully a couple more months.

My wifes first rifle buck 2007

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My first bow buck 2005. The rack on the left was my 2010 rifle buck. Hard year of hunting.

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2010 Bow Buck

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2006 Rifle and a random shed. (I have sheds in every nook and cranny.)

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I went 3 for 3 one day pheasant hunting, (this guy was the 3rd.) The perch I caught in 2001 and the gill my wife caught a couple years ago on a big hula popper while bass fishing!

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And my bigger eye 29.5" just over 10lbs. While fishing for bass in MN. Same lake my wife caught the gill on.

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bass and bucks, thanks for sharing, nice bucks!!!

i really like the euro mount with the broadhead plaque for the bow kill. you make that yourself??

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bass and bucks, thanks for sharing, nice bucks!!!

i really like the euro mount with the broadhead plaque for the bow kill. you make that yourself??

No a guy here in Fargo does only euro mounts, turned out good.

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bassnbucks- who's the guy in Fargo you're referring to? Just curious...

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The 10 & 14 on my Avatar.full-27051-17610-img_0497.jpg

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2009 Archery 11 pts

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2009 Firearms- rifle 10 pts

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Great mounts guys! You to Rodd:)

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Jumbo that area is probably within a mile or two of my house. I hunted the refuge frequently during high school. But I was just starting out bowhunting and didnt know too much. I shot a 5pt and an 8pt out of there and was thrilled to have the oppurtunity to take them as the first 2 bucks with my bow. I saw one pretty big one the first year I hunted there and that was it. Pretty neat area but really close to town and easily accessible so it gets alot of pressure.

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Great looking mounts guys, Here are some of mine and client mounts I have done.

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Last years archery 10 pointer

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2005 shotgun 9 pointer

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nice mounts guys, thanks for sharing.

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Just got it back in time for the deer classic! 2011 shotgun season green scored 159 and 5/8ths.

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I haven't looked in this thread for awhile, sorry for the late reply. I have it in my phone as Euro guy (Bruce) So Bruce is his first name and I do have his number if you want it.

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That was my favorite buck pic of last season from Kandy!!! Solid wide 8! Congrats

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374 Muzzleloader Elk, luckiest hunt ever full-2204-18810-img_0071.jpg

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Nice ELk! Is that a MN elk or out west?

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New Mexico on Public land, thanks

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Great bull, Leech! With those fronts and 3rds and the fact that it was NM muzzy, I'd be willing to bet I could tell you right were it came from! Congrats on a great trophy!

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San Mateo Mountains kind of south of Socorro 25 miles or so.

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My 2011 buck taken with rifle. Hopefully the next one to go on the wall with be with my bow!

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I got my 2011 buck back last night! I'm so stoked, my guy did an amazing job!

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Nice buckmount matchset! Pretty cool backside too!

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thats sick dude!

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Awesome!

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The first one is 2011's buck and the second one is 2010 (Halloween buck!), both with my bow.

I sometimes wonder if they aren't related as the brow tines have some similarities. They both have some "waviness" in their brow tines and I think it matches up but I could just be seeing things.

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Great animals guys!!!

Here's my WY archery antelope from Sept. 2012. 74 1/2" P&Y.

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Brian

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BMC it is still september 2012. Now that is a quick mounting job!

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