hunting

[Ivywoods]

Kansas has some big ones....

 

[Beth G.]

OMG!!!!!!!!

Those are absolutely HUGE!!!!!!!!!

Anytime you have space for an extra two hunters please let me know

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[jimmythechicken]

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Wow those are some great looking bucks.thanks for sharing

 

[Beth G.]

I dunno about you Jimmy but, I think I would have a heart attack if I saw one of those in CT under my treestand!!!!!!! lol I'd be in such shock I don't know If I could hold steady enogh

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Wow those are some great looking bucks.thanks for sharing

 

[Ivywoods]

I don't have a good pic of last years buck. His rack was all busted up but he was HUGE. He weighed 286 1/2 on the scale. I am still trying to get a 300 pounder.

 

[Beth G.]

Wow!!! Your making me want to move just so I can get some good hunting in my life!!! lol

All we see around here is under 200! The biggest deer I've ever seen was one my Husband killed. Dressed he weighed 191lbs. He was a big 12 ptr and we had to through out all of the meat b/c the deer apparently had cronic wasting disease in it

My husband was so upsett but, boy were we glad when after we skinned him and sawed into the first bone, we knew something was up and threw out all the meat. But, at least my DH has a nice head mount out of the deal

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[stubbornhill]

Ivywoods, what awesome bucks! Congrats! I can't even imagine hunting with quality deer like that. The closest I've been to hunting Kansas is hunting with the Primo's boys or Drury brothers on DVD!!

 

[jimmythechicken]

Beth G. :

I dunno about you Jimmy but, I think I would have a heart attack if I saw one of those in CT under my treestand!!!!!!! lol I'd be in such shock I don't know If I could hold steady enogh

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Wow those are some great looking bucks.thanks for sharing
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my dad has a piece of land he hunts in coventry that has some great gen there are some huge bucks up there.his friend shot one up there in the 80's that was an 17 pointer.at my house the biggest buck i have seen was a 10 pointer biggest i shot was an 8 pointer.i had one monster i was hunting for awhile but then he was gone must have died of old age.had some huge scraps.but kansas is like the buck capital of the world lol.i love watch all the hunting shows when they say oh that guy is just a small 10 we will let him walk lol.

 

[Ivywoods]

Beth G. :

Wow!!! Your making me want to move just so I can get some good hunting in my life!!! lol

All we see around here is under 200! The biggest deer I've ever seen was one my Husband killed. Dressed he weighed 191lbs. He was a big 12 ptr and we had to through out all of the meat b/c the deer apparently had cronic wasting disease in it

My husband was so upsett but, boy were we glad when after we skinned him and sawed into the first bone, we knew something was up and threw out all the meat. But, at least my DH has a nice head mount out of the deal

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I haven't had to deal with CWD. What was different when you sawed the bone that tipped you off for CWD?​

 

[Beth G.]

There was an oder that I can not describe other than it didn't smell very good. Also the bone marrow was spongey like. When we butcher we skin, then saw up the body in parts to make it easier to butcher. When we sawed into the rump area/hip that is where we saw it and really got a smell of the spoiled like rotten smell. We assumed it was CWD but, we never did send it to the DEP for confirmation. This was 12 years ago and just about when CWD was being made adjoining states. But, if you read up on it, my husband and I agreed that was definitely it. They say never to eat the meat if the deer smells spoiled when it shouldn't be. So, my husband and I are pretty strict about butchering and inspecting our kill prior to completely butchering and packaging. We run a clean and tidy shop and he even makes me wear a hairnet and we both wear gloves etc..

You'd think USDA was going to pop in at any moment.... hehe....

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I haven't had to deal with CWD. What was different when you sawed the bone that tipped you off for CWD?