North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 7:08 PM
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 7:16 PM
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Gregg Richter
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Nice buck Darrel, congrats and good shot. Looks like pretty decent horn mass for its size!
Those high shoulder shots really do drop them in their tracks; literally!
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 7:33 PM
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Dan B.
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Exodus 20:5-11 Matthew 5:18 Revelation 22:14
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 7:48 PM
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GlennS
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"Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt"
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 7:51 PM
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Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 7:52 PM
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Gunz
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Awesome deer! Good job, way to hang in there.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 9:54 PM
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Very nice Darrel,congrats.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 10:27 PM
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Great job on another great buck! Those mountain bucks are hard to come by.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 10:32 PM
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SChunter
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Nice work Darrell! That one was earned for sure!
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 11:32 PM
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Congrats! That's a fine buck, Darrel.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/02/2012 11:38 PM
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Congrats! Filled tags are nice, esp with a handgun!
~BT~
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 12:09 AM
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 12:26 AM
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Fine animal and good shooting.
You can't fix stupid!
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 12:28 AM
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Very nice Darrell. Congratulations!
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 12:57 AM
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 1:15 AM
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Darrell H
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate all of your positive comments!
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 1:22 AM
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Truegrit
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Darrell,
Nice buck, and with a hand gun to boot.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 1:59 AM
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Nice buck, good shooting!
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 2:04 AM
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 2:07 AM
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Great job Darrell! Congrats on a nice buck with your revolver.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 2:43 AM
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good job, great looking trophy!1
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 3:34 AM
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Congrats, You will have great memories of this hunt.
Don't confuse shooting with hunting. Shooting is a game, hunting is a sport.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 4:22 AM
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that's a good looking buck Darrell! glad to see you got one in a tough year
"If you are going to go through all the trouble to put a hole in something, why not make it a big one?"
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 8:04 PM
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Great buck, and congratulations on a successful mountain hunt. N Ga deer seem tough to find.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/03/2012 9:05 PM
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Nice job, Darrell!! Congratulations! You have set a great example here!
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/08/2012 7:59 PM
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Congrats Darrell !! It's been a slow year down here.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/08/2012 10:21 PM
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Dar, Almost missed this. Thas truly is a nice GA buck.....
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/09/2012 2:39 AM
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Darrell H
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Thanks alot guys, I appreciate it!
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Re: North Georgia Buck
[Re: Darrell H]
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12/09/2012 3:29 AM
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BBwheelgunner
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Darrell, I couldn't help but notice your day pack and shooting stick, did you get him while still hunting?
"If you are going to go through all the trouble to put a hole in something, why not make it a big one?"
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/09/2012 3:43 AM
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BB, the short answer is "no". Here are a few more hunt details...
I took this buck on the Cohutta wildllife management area in North Georgia. Cohutta is a very rugged, remote wilderness area in North Georgia with low deer densities and limited road access. Due to the limited access, if you kill an animal the best way to get it out is to skin and debone it in the woods and transport the meat out in a backpack.
After hunting without seeing a deer all week, I decided to go to a different area on the last day of the hunt. There was a truck parked at the entrance of the area that I wanted to hunt so I decided to go to yet another area that I had previously scouted. This change in plan made me late and I arrived at the new spot well after daylight.
I took a stand on the ground and this buck made its way up the ridgeline toward me around 9:00 a.m. apparently cruising for does. I used the tree that I was sitting against as a shooting rest and I took a kneeling shot. The deer went straight down and all four feet went up into the air. He then began sliding slowly down the mountain. As I approached him he was still moving so I put another bullet through his spine between his shoulder blades. I then skinned and deboned the meat and brought meat, head, and antlers out in my backpack.
I hunted uphill from the truck, so it was a downhill pack! While I have killed several hogs on Cohutta in recent years, this is my first Cohutta buck since 2005. It is a physically and mentally demanding hunt, but it is a much anticipated annual event.
Last edited by Darrell H; 12/20/2012 12:11 AM.
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Re: North Georgia Buck
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12/09/2012 8:23 PM
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Awesome Darrell. I usually go out with a backpack and my shooting stick just like that too. Always feels good getting away from the roads. congrats again!
"If you are going to go through all the trouble to put a hole in something, why not make it a big one?"
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