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Posted on 10/21/2009 8:49:39 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Scott O'Konek shoots his bow 300 days a year, dreaming that someday in the woods somewhere in Minnesota a white-tailed buck of memorable proportions will stride beneath his tree stand.
For O'Konek, 29, dream and reality blurred last week at Camp Ripley when a 32-point buck -- bearing perhaps the largest non-typical rack ever taken by archery in Minnesota -- ambled toward him.
Forty-four yards from O'Konek's perch, the statuesque whitetail stood a moment, shaking snow from its back as leaden skies drizzled rain. This was about 9 a.m. during the first of two special Camp Ripley archery hunts.
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many people mistakenly believe that Da Turdy Point Buck is by the yoopers. In fact, it is the brainchild of a band from Amherst Junction, WI named the Bananas at Large. the big clue in the song would be the adoration for Vince Lombardi and the glory years...
Whoa. I was paying a compliment to an awesome buck. Meant nothing derogatory in any way. Sorry that wasn’t clear.
OK. Might be easier to just ping me. Thanks.
I showed the first picture that I got last week to a guy at work that is a certified scorer..
He said that it was more typical than not and would score higher as a typical than a non......
See you in the early AM.......
Will do....
Thank you for the correction, and that bit of important Cheesehead history. Being from Illinois, I really could not care less ;) ... And being from Montana for most all of my life, "Vince Lombardi adoration" is not a big clue of any kind :D
But I did take note, and will not apply said mis-attribution again.
My family have been bow hunting for 3 generations. Its not easy to hit anything with a bow....try it sometime...Wind drift can take you off target, and inch can mean a complete miss......a branch cracking sends the deer off running. Not easy. good on this hunter, venison fixed right is better than beef.......
That ain't no record. This is a record:
Thank you for this picture. It provides a much better perspective on the antlers.
My original question, though, was what kind of bow did your friend use to bring down this buck? Thanks.
If you’d like to be on or off this Upper Midwest/outdoors/rural list please FR mail me. And ping me is you see articles of interest.
Right....
I’ll go ask some qustions right now....
My guy is checking on it.....
In our younger years, Husband and I each used to shoot competitive bow. It was a blast.
I don’t think I could pull back for love or money these days, but he got a big old Tom turkey last season with his crossbow. That was some fine shootin’! :)
And this guy deserves all the accolades he’s getting...and then some. :)
That really is a buck of a lifetime! Certainly fires me up to get in a tree this afternoon in some miserable weather. Since he was hunting from an elevated position, isn’t it possible that the ‘high’ shot is the entrance wound and that the angle could have actually made this a vitals shot?
Iirc baid is illegal in MN. But even in states where bait is allowed it is next to impossible for anyone who isn’t well disciplined in stealth, scent control, patience, and nerve to shoot a wiley, wise, monster buck. The sport is in the many hours of practice and repetition that finally culminate in a trophy kill.
I don’t really care if anyone believes my favorite sport is a “sport”, I know for a fact no one who hasn’t put in the time to learn and the discipline to do it right will be a success.
ZING...
Pretty good start of the season there. :)
Very nice buck.
yah, hey!!!!!
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