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King Salmon
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Oregon City
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The victory buck
Just got home last night (wife fell Monday morning and ended up with stitches in her head, but is all right) from my hunt with Brian Maguire.
I left him in the Steens unit with enough ice and water and food to last him through the week. He's holding out for a return match on the 15-incher he missed opening morning. I didn't fire a shot Saturday, but thought seriously about trying for "Weirdo," about a 14-15 incher with both horns going straight out over his eyes (instead of up). Sunday morning my grandson, Tyler Grant, and I sat near a water hole Brian and I scouted three weeks ago. At that time, I was prowling around a hillside and got close enough to take this photo:  His horns were splayed so widely, I called him the Victory ("V") buck. I wasn't sure I wanted one like that, but he looked pretty cool. Sunday morning, Tyler and I watched wild horses, had a badger come close (don't recall ever seeing one outside its burrow before)  and were about to get up and roam around (I was bored) when Brian motioned from the other side of a burn for me to get down. I didn't know why, but looked up on the ridge I'd taken the Victory buck's photo a few weeks ago and there were a few does and a small buck coming and going at the crest. A movement across the draw caught my eye and I put up binocs to see a buck coming. When he got closer, he was in and out of the brush and I couldn't take the shot, but did see his horns were wide. I thought it might be the same buck we'd been seeing (Tyler and his uncle Jarod saw him opening morning, but I didn't; Brian also has a fuzzier photo from three weeks ago). Then there he was, in the open...106 yards. I shot, he took off like a bullet for about 30 yards, then stopped and fell over. It was the same buck! Missing its right prong, which doesn't show as much in my before-photo (tip of the ear is deceiving at first) as it does in Brian's. David Boys Jr. took it in at the Hines taxidermy stand (not a member, so can't name it). That was a very special moment for us both since his dad was so close a friend and so well-known for his antelope. We both looked at the laptop and compared facial features, angles and the horns...Gotta be the same buck. Only a 13-incher, but Tyler and I were tickled about it.  Brian's still out there and said he'll stay till the end of the week if necessary. Sure hope to add his to this thread!
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08-21-2007, 10:44 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: The victory buck
Good job Bill..I think he is awesome..
 Antelope hunting is a Blast...I can't wait to do it again... 
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08-21-2007, 10:59 AM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hillsboro Oregon
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Re: The victory buck
Thanks Bill I was wondering how you guys were doing good story and a unique buck, plus family memories cool.
I hope that your wife is ok...Quote:
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08-21-2007, 11:24 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Jennings Lodge, Oregon
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Re: The victory buck
Bill,
Thanks for the story and pictures. Nice antelope. Frank
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08-21-2007, 11:33 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sandy, Oregon
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Re: The victory buck
Neat looking buck! Congrats!
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08-21-2007, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: The victory buck
Good job Bill.
 I like the wide angled horns.
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08-21-2007, 12:29 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: outdoors
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Re: The victory buck
Great read Bill,
Victory is yours!  Glad to see the photo of 2 hunters of totally different generations, united over a Victory they could share together. That is where it hits me in the "breadbox". I think that is really what hunting has become to me over the last few years. It used to be about anchoring a limit. anymore, I'm happy to get out and give it a go, let the hounds run the hills, and Shoot and Miss, or hit... Either way I am glad to be there. It is the days I spend with my friends (young and old) That I remember more than anything else. Hope your buddy doesnt run out of ice... Lucky it has cooled down this week. Db
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08-21-2007, 01:41 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Re: The victory buck
Very nice!
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08-21-2007, 05:05 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Aloha
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Re: The victory buck
Congrats! That is neat that you got the same buck you have photo's of before. Glad to hear you got to experience it with your grandson.
Scuba
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08-21-2007, 06:14 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Gods Country
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Re: The victory buck
Great hunt Bill.
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Badgers=bad ju ju. They don't like me. I'm suprised you survived taking a picture of that evil beast!!! Congrats on the hunt.
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08-21-2007, 07:11 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Creswell
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Re: The victory buck
Nice job!
Like I have said before, the memory is the trophy, and it looks like you got a nice trophy to me! Congrats. LS |
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08-21-2007, 08:39 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Mid-Willamette Valley
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Re: The victory buck
Congratulations on a great hunt, a good start to the fall hunting season.
Thanks for sharing the great pics and story, it's really fun to read about everyone's success. Gregg |
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08-21-2007, 08:59 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Casting into the bucket
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Re: The victory buck
Wow, that's cool. Great hunt, thanks for sharing with us.
Mark 
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08-22-2007, 02:43 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Williams Canyon, Oregon
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Re: The victory buck
Very cool Bill.
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08-22-2007, 05:07 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Sandy Oregon
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Re: The victory buck
Way to go Bill.
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Re: The victory buck
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 Really great, Bill! Congratulations to you and your grandson! Don
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08-22-2007, 08:42 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Oregon
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Re: The victory buck
That is an awesome trophy. Not many like that one. Congrats on a great trophy!!!
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08-22-2007, 08:45 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: portland
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Re: The victory buck
Great stuff Bill!! I can't wait to leave for elk camp in out east in a few weeks.
congrats on a good hunt! GBS
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08-24-2007, 04:33 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Oregon City
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Re: The victory buck
Late-breaking news.
Brian Maguire is heading home (Friday afternoon) with a 14-incher he took this morning. Whoo hoo!
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08-24-2007, 06:14 PM
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Re: The victory buck
That Is a dandy! I like the character!
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08-24-2007, 06:59 PM
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Coho
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Re: The victory buck
That's a dandy Bill!
 Congrats to you and your grandson! I LOVE the character of that buck and would take it over a larger typical buck any day. Also very cool that you have live pictures...a mount with that picture in a frame underneath would be the highlight of any wall. Congrats again.
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08-25-2007, 09:42 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Yamhill Co.
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Re: The victory buck
Nice trophy Bill, congrats on a fine hunt and a great memory with your grandson.
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08-25-2007, 11:30 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Re: The victory buck
He was a nice buck. I loved the width of his rack. Only 13"? Lotsa guys did way worse. 3 year old buck. the other buck in the group that was comming down was not that bad either. Any buck with does now is usually a nice buck.
The badger was crazy, its the first one I saw out of it burrow and not along a road at night. Quite cool, Tyler found a great old indian rock blind to sit in, seems we picked the spot. Tons of game the first few days and then things dried up. I started to dislike wild horses after a time. Always geting worked up and snorting.
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