 Mark Hampton's Latest Hunting Adventures
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I'm posting these photos for our friend Mark Hampton. I'll let him chime in with more details.    Great looking bucks Mark, congratulations!!! I'm looking forward to hearing more details. 
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Hunting Adventures
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12/04/2014 12:02 AM
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Mark Hampton
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Thanks Darrell!
The top photo is an ugly buck I took in MO. We weren't seeing many deer thanks to an abundant mast crop. The rut was winding down and no sightings of big bucks. I decided this ugly buck didn't need to pass his genes around the farm. Took this guy with an H-S Precision in 260 Rem. using 120 gr. Nosler BT.
The other two deer are Sitka blacktails from southeast, AK. Took the first one with the H-S. The second buck fell to a Freedom Arms Model 83 in .44 Mag. using factory Hornady 240 gr. XTP. All three bucks were taken inside of 50 yards.
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Hunting Adventures
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12/04/2014 12:11 AM
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Well done! I love that heavy horned buck with the FA.
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12/04/2014 12:13 AM
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Well done, Mark! Congratulations on the great trophies!
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12/04/2014 12:13 AM
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I always look forward to seeing your photos.
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12/04/2014 12:19 AM
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Way to go Mark, how long is that FA barrel?
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12/04/2014 12:21 AM
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Well done! I love that heavy horned buck with the FA. This.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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12/04/2014 12:28 AM
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Thanks all---Gregg, 10 inch on the FA.
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12/04/2014 12:58 AM
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12/04/2014 1:09 AM
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12/04/2014 1:23 AM
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Well done! I love that heavy horned buck with the FA. Ditto! That's a great Sitka deer, Mark!
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12/04/2014 1:24 AM
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12/04/2014 2:11 AM
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Nice deer Mark! Great hunting. Congratulations.
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Thanks everyone for the kind words.
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12/04/2014 2:49 AM
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Very nice bucks, Mark. Congrats!
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Way to go, Mark! That FA'd Sitka is a dandy!
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12/04/2014 3:10 AM
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Great looking bucks and that FA is gorgeous. I hope to own one... one of these days. 
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12/04/2014 6:12 AM
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Congrats Mark! Really like that second blacktail.
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Mark,
Congratulations on some more great handgun adventures!
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some serious deer hunting this year......
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Hey Mark, congrats! That last buck's rack really has some coolness to it.
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12/05/2014 12:56 AM
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12/05/2014 4:20 AM
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congrats love your articles can't get enough!
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Good going. Lots of character on that last one.
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T/C's~Ruger's~Striker~XP~S&W & the Quest Continues
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I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Great trophies Mark! See you soon. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Darrell, Merry Christmas to you as well.
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Congrats Mark! those blacktails are so cool
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