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11-27-2011, 07:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Good weekend hunting with a crappy end.
Well, I've put a lot of time in hunting this season. I am a teacher so my weekends are really the only time I can get out. I've been hunting since September and have been very surprised by the lack of deer this year. With the season coming to a close my standards were nearly being lowered. I even considered shooting a spiker  Instead I passed and waited it out. The wind picked up Saturday afternoon and there wasn't much movement since the early am. I started rattling with my pack rack... nothing. I waited and rattled again, this time much more aggressively. At approximately 3 pm. My buck was spotted, walking through the bush, trying to get downwind of me and see what all the fuss was about. He came into about 40 yards where I waited for a clearer shot. I let him have 2, 140 gr. accubonds, to the chest. He cringed, walked 5 yards, stood for about 30 seconds, and fell over. I was ecstatic as I hadn't seen many decent bucks this season. Anyways, here's the buck. Don't mind the mustache.... it's for a good cause.
Now for the bad part. I was heading home with my wife, near the Bruderheim sand pits, where there were guys riding their dirt bikes and riding around in the pits. Out of nowhere, a doe comes running out full speed. I didn't have time to touch the brakes and "BOOM!". My side curtain airbags deployed on both sides. There was even an airbag in my seat. I stopped the truck as quick as possible. My truck automatically dialed 911 and we had help on the phone really quick thanks to the Ford SYNC. My wife is halfway through her pregnancy so I was worried about her and our baby. Crews responded and helped us out in a professional manner. Quite a bit of damage for a doe but we are safe. The truck was special to me but not as special as my wife and unborn child. I am thankful it wasn't any worse. I am now without my 2010 F-150 FX4 for a while  I think the does were spooked by the riders and came onto the road so fast. Regardless, thanks for reading. Enjoy the rest of the season.
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11-27-2011, 07:15 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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Nice buck even better stach. Glad your wife and future huntin partner are ok
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11-27-2011, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: High Prairie, Alberta
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Nice looking buck - good job!
Sorry to hear about your truck. I smoked a young buck last Sept ( 2010 ) with my 03 GMC 3/4 ton truck - what a lot of damage! I couldn't believe a small buck did that to my truck!
Glad to hear you and your family is safe. 
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11-27-2011, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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glad you're safe. Nice buck.
I've got a 2010 F150 as well, nice to know its safety features did its job.
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11-27-2011, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sherwood Park
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X2 , half cup full thinking is someone was watching over you. glad to hear you are all ok and congrats on your newborn to be  . On a side note, great lookin deer
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11-27-2011, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mons Lake
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Where is the deer? All I see is a mustache. 
Just kidding nice deer, to bad about the pickup, and thank the big guy above that your family us okay.
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11-27-2011, 07:21 PM
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Location: Ft. McMurray
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Glad all are okay and congrats on the deer! trucks can be fixed a lot easier than people!
Cat
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11-27-2011, 07:27 PM
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Glad to hear you guys are ok.
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11-27-2011, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Central Alberta
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Glad to hear that your ok.
By the way congrats on the buck.
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11-27-2011, 09:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: North of Edmonton somewhere
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Thanks guys. I am thankful we are ok. Definitely have the big guy keeping an eye out for me. I've been truly blessed this yea and sometimes we need things like this to happen otherwise life wouldn't be the beautiful experience it is.
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11-27-2011, 09:49 PM
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Congrats on the buck!!!
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11-28-2011, 06:52 AM
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Glad you and your family are ok. It is surprising sometimes what deer can do to a vehicle. Congrats on the buck.
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11-28-2011, 07:21 AM
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Glad to here your O.K. If this is your first baby it would definitly be pretty scary glad you guys are allright. Great looking buck aswell. + have your ever though of entering a Van Wylder look alike contest, just kidding, Mauvember is almost over, your stache ain't half as dorky as Ricky Ray's. LOL.
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11-28-2011, 10:51 AM
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Glad you guys are alright... I had a similar thing happen to me last season. I was heading into some private property to moose hunt in 503 when all of a sudden BOOM... I look back and there is a BEAUTIFUL Chocolate 5x5 with a 3" drop tine on the ditch on his back just screaming.... my airbags didn't deploy, but he did 5G's worth of damage to my truck...
Take care of the things that matter in life man... to h*ll with the rest.
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11-28-2011, 11:05 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Copperhead Road, Morinville
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Congrats on the nice buck Jeromeo! It's to bad about the doe incident but the main thing is that everyone is okay.
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11-28-2011, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Beaumont
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Nice deer (buck and doe combo! ... lol).
No seriously - hope all is good with mom & baby.
Congrats.
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11-29-2011, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Red Deer
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Congrats on your whitie........Marco
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