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Empire Bucks Club Member: Kevin Harris
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Trumansburg, NY- Tompkins County
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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Rack is at the taxidermist. It will be officially scored after 60 day drying period.
This buck of my lifetime was shot on the afternoon of 11/10/08. The arrow was a clean pass
through, but I hit him a bit farther back than intended. Not a complete paunch shot.
The
buck slowly walked away after being hit. There was good blood on the arrow. I backed out
and waited three hours to go in and track him. He bled up to about 250 yds. from the sight
of the hit, and then stopped bleeding. I lost blood and daylight at that point.
I went
home determined to go in and find him the next morning. I called in the help of NYS DEC
licensed volunteer trackers who work through Deer Search Inc., and handler Kevin Armstrong
agreed to meet me at the sight of the hit on the morning of 11/11. I didn't sleep a wink
that night.
Armstrong's dog "Karma," and his co-tracker, Ron's dog "Effie" put their noses
to the ground at last blood that morning and got right on the buck's trail. We encountered
the deer a good distance from last blood in a field where it had chosen to lay down and
die. Luckily it had avoided predators all night. In fact, it was still alive when Karma
led Armstrong to it, but it could not get up.
I was a good distance away when they had
yelled to me that they were on the deer, and I was running and trying to nock another arrow
to put in the deer. Armstrong put the deer down with a pistol shot at my command out of my
fear that it would get up and run before I could get there. Therefore, the buck can't be
considered for Pope and Young, but is currently being debated for possible consideration
as a NYS Big Buck Club record.
Thanks to Deer Search Inc. and a willingness not to give up,
we were able to find my deer of a lifetime. 15 points, 192 pounds dressed weight.
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Pete
Northern NY
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12/2/2008 6:09:19 PM
Ive been in that garage; it has held a lot of deer. But none like that! Congrats Kevin!!
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Anonymous
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12/1/2008 3:32:10 PM
nice buck
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Joey A Guernsey
Owner Kleins Archery Store
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11/29/2008 7:02:28 PM
Congratulations Kevin on the deer of a lifetime.Could not have happened to a nicer guy.Good luck topping that one.But then again that is what keeps us going back.As far as officially scoring the buck.I think it is ironic that as a bow ed instructor for the past ten years we preach on being humane and ethical yet when someone goes to that extent he is penalized.Come on guys and gals as hunters we had better start banding together.Give the guy a credit for doing exactley what he should have done.
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Jerry Star
Eden Ny
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11/27/2008 2:00:57 AM
Very nice buck.
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uncle meany and aunt goodie
north port,fl.
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11/24/2008 3:29:36 PM
way to go hulk. now we definetly must come to visit you. you must feel great. love ya!!!!!!
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andy hall
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11/20/2008 11:50:44 PM
great buck
if the ny big buck wont put it in they are nuts.
i talked to ron betts from deer search and its
the way it was. the deer was going to die. they
just eased its suffering. call me and we will enter it in the northeast big buck club!
congrats kevin
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aaron
whitney point
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11/20/2008 11:29:02 PM
glad your efforts paid off.
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Anonymous
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11/20/2008 10:50:27 PM
great buck yo
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brian
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11/20/2008 9:47:07 PM
beautiful buck. congrats
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jean
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11/20/2008 8:34:33 PM
*awesome*
we are so happy and proud!
conratulations to you!!!!
love,
your sister,
jean,
your brother-in-law,
jimmy
and your nieces
chelsea & courtney
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sean z
otsego county
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11/20/2008 3:20:09 PM
bummer it can’t be officially scored but seriously, how much can you care about a score after you have that rack hanging on your wall!
incredible buck and congrats kevin!
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