#2392716 - 05/14/11 12:20 PM
it's like Christmas Eve .......
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Bottom Hunter
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I got the call today from my taxidermist. BOTH of my deer are ready to COME HOME!!
Working today, so I may wait and go pick them up tomorrow after church.....
he told me he'd be around tomorrow afternoon....
I may not sleep well tonight...LOL!!!!!
Is that reindeer hooves I hear on the roof?????
LOL
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#2392722 - 05/14/11 12:21 PM
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Merry Christmas!
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#2392730 - 05/14/11 12:25 PM
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rem270
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Awesome!!
Mine should be ready any time. I cant wait for the phone call.
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#2392736 - 05/14/11 12:27 PM
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I hear you man waiting on one myself cant wait to get mine
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#2392766 - 05/14/11 01:02 PM
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good deal
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#2392784 - 05/14/11 01:38 PM
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I didn't know you were a church man.
Anyway, can't wait to see them dark swamp racks. Post up pics when you can.
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#2392947 - 05/14/11 06:49 PM
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LA man
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they look GREAT, congrats
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#2392962 - 05/14/11 06:57 PM
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they look good.i do like the way you decided to have them mounted
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#2392999 - 05/14/11 07:52 PM
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BigSatt
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Very cool, BH!
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#2393115 - 05/14/11 09:32 PM
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Nice. Did Buddy do those for you!
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#2393132 - 05/14/11 09:37 PM
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Jimbo those look fine. What does the buck on the right score(gross)?
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#2393221 - 05/15/11 05:52 AM
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Bottom Hunter
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Jimbo those look fine. What does the buck on the right score(gross)?
The one on the right scored 125 5/8 gross. I scored that deer.
The one on the left was a much nicer deer, but one side was smaller. It scored 133 5/8 gross. Ray scored that one at the club that day.
The nicer deer (on the left) not only scored much higher but ,in person, you can easily see that he was a larger (body) deer. His head is bigger than the other deer, even though neither deer are "small".
I'd like to once again thank Chase Hamilton for helping me get one of those deer out. The second deer I got out by myself.
Great experiences that I'll never forget.
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#2393232 - 05/15/11 06:01 AM
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Bottom Hunter
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Nice. Did Buddy do those for you!
yes he did. He's done six of my eleven mounts. I wish i had been using him exclusively. he's really good.
I really like Buddy. We talked abit while I was there and I asked him about his health and what the future might bring. he said that he feels fine and hopes to keep doing this for years to come. He'll turn 77 before the season rolls around again.
He said that it's a full time job!! I've taken him deer early in bow season and had them back before the season ended. These two deer were both taken the same day, in mid-December and I got them back mid-May, so that's pretty quick. he stopped doing other game years ago. he now just does deer.
I hope he sticks around, he's a nice guy and does great work, imo.
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#2393236 - 05/15/11 06:05 AM
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rem270
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Hey BH, not to pull away from these 2 great looking bucks but would you post pics of all your shoulder mounts? I knew before you said you had 11 from chaney but i dont think i ever seen them?
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#2393250 - 05/15/11 06:47 AM
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rem270
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Awesome bucks BH, thanks for sharing. Seems you've had some fine hunting over the years. Hopefully one day ill have that many nice bucks on the wall. Right now ive got an 8pt that scored 120, a crazy non typical 13pt on the wall that i wouldnt have a clue how to score, a 115" 9pt euro mounted and a 130" 8pt coming from the taxidermist anyday now.
I love that aggressive look on that bottom pic, the 13pt i have mounted is like that but not turned as much as yours.
great bucks man, if your like me you probably look at them almost everyday and can remember just about every thing from the hunts no matter how long ago it was,
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#2393257 - 05/15/11 07:19 AM
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Bottom Hunter
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I am indeed fortunate to have had the success that I have. I made a few mistakes along the way but that's just the way it goes. I hit but did not recover the largest buck I have ever seen (on Chaney). I am sure that he survived because if anyone found him it would be known, believe me. The shot was high in the back with very little penetration....I believe the broadhead tip had come off in the quiver. true story, and very sad. A five yard shot at a MONSTER non-typical is hard to imagine ever happening again....
My only other regret is that I didn't join Chaney earlier in my career. All of these deer came in 11 years. I have no way of knowing for sure, but in my mind, if I had joined 20 plus years ago, I'd probably be broke from taxidermist's bills...lol.
Until I joined Chaney, I hunted small farms and only a couple of years were spent in clubs larger than 250 acres. I had a dry spell, during my earlytwenties when deer hunting took a back seat to.....well, you know!! LOL. No regrets, just missed years...
I've always enjoyed being out of sight and hearing distance of most people. That's why I'm not so much into "social" hunting. The quiet brings me a kind of joy that i can never explain.....
thanks
Edited by Bottom Hunter (05/15/11 07:21 AM)
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#2393297 - 05/15/11 08:40 AM
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#2394037 - 05/16/11 06:03 AM
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they look GREAT, congrats
Ditto !!
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