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Unread 01-04-2026, 10:57 PM   #1
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Wife reminded me that I did not shoot a deer last year and we were low on venison.
I had passed on several Ohio bucks this season trying for one of the big 10s or the 12 running around on my Ohio farm. Shot this mediocre 8 pt yesterday just before 5 o'clock, no blood in the 6 plus inches of snow, tracked it a while an found 1 drop of blood then another 20 yds ahead, then spotted it down below piled up dead, cant believe there wasn't a heavy blood trail as bullet passed thru taking out both lungs.
Was a real bear of a drag up a damn near vertical hill, and just as hard to get him on the tailgate by myself. Should be a fine eater. Oh, this was muzzle loader season, using an inline 50 cal CVA.
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Congratulations Harold,

Always rests a little easier when the freezer has adequate venison for the new year!
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Thanks Stan, the wife likes venison, the rarer the better.
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Nice!!
You’re a better man than I am… by a long shot Harold. Such a drag would kill me.
Thank God I still have venison from two earlier deer in my freezer and plenty of moose meat from our October hunt east of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.






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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Waiting for the wall-hanger is a frustrating occupation. Congratulations.
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Congratulations and buy yourself an ATV cuts down on heart attacks !!!!!
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Right Craig, I hear those John Deere Gators are pretty decent…





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My granddaughter, who lives within sight of my house, has a great low mileage John Deere Gator. One of these days, I hope to talk her into selling it to me.
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An atv would not have made it to where this deer dropped, and even with a winch would need 100 yds of cable.
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How on earth did you get it up that hill Harold??





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