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fxdrider
November 15, 2008, 09:58 PM
Hey, I know it's only a button-buck, but it's more meat in my freezer than I had when I left the house this morning.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/fxdrider/1st%20Buck%2011-15-08/1stBuck07_2008-11-15_850am-1.jpg

Gun season is on in Virginia!
Ozark Tracker
November 15, 2008, 10:27 PM
congratulations on the deer,

I have a few friends in VA. out there huntin too.

just do like I try to do here in Arkansas, go back and get another ;)
fxdrider
November 15, 2008, 11:40 PM
Lookin' forward to it!
fbrown333@suddenlink
November 16, 2008, 01:29 AM
On opening day if it's brown it's down :eek: . When I have one in the freezer then I can be choosey :D .
kametc
November 16, 2008, 01:39 AM
Deer hunting will always be my favorite. Nice whitetail McNugget.:D

Ken
Kreyzhorse
November 16, 2008, 08:06 AM
Congrats. In my opinion, working for a deer is trophy enough.
kayakersteve
November 16, 2008, 08:24 AM
Who cares about the horns - Iv'e tried boiling, broiling, crockpotting, baking, grilling and stewing horns and they always taste like a piece of bone!!!! I also hunt for the meat, but wont pass up a nice buck if one happens my way.
Brad Clodfelter
November 16, 2008, 10:42 AM
Way to go!

A deer is a deer if you like the meat.

I shot a doe at 1:10PM opening day as well. I seen 8 deer yesterday. All does and maybe a few button bucks, but none had antlers I could see. I decided to take the 8th one.
MeekAndMild
November 16, 2008, 06:06 PM
In Virginia does a button count as an "antlerless" or a buck?
hogdogs
November 16, 2008, 06:11 PM
In florida we can only shoot a deer that has a minimum of 4 inches of antler above the scalp during general gun.
Brent
VaFisher
November 16, 2008, 06:34 PM
Yes antlerless.
camper4lyfe
November 16, 2008, 07:16 PM
More than I got. Yesterday was down pouring and warm (50's). Today was at least cold, but WAY WAY WAY too windy (20 mph winds, gusting to more). I saw 5 this morning about 75 yds away, but that was all I saw before I couldn't stop shivering and had to call it quits.
Fremmer
November 16, 2008, 10:36 PM
Good job! I'm jealous (and bummed), it doesn't look like I'll be hunting this year, and I even have the buck permit. :(
SWMAGMAN
November 17, 2008, 01:15 AM
More than I got. Yesterday was down pouring and warm (50's). Today was at least cold, but WAY WAY WAY too windy (20 mph winds, gusting to more). I saw 5 this morning about 75 yds away, but that was all I saw before I couldn't stop shivering and had to call it quits.

Camper - sounds like you need a dose of northern Wisconsin deer season to toughen you up.....snow, cold, and wind are a nice day (as long as the wind chill stays above -20F), otherwise, we have to get out our cold weather gear!
SWMAGMAN
November 17, 2008, 01:23 AM
Did you give the kid back that nice rope he had it tied to that I see in the picture? Just kiddin' - congrats and good eatin!
fxdrider
November 17, 2008, 06:01 AM
Thanks everybody. It feels good to have one out-o-the-way.

In Virginia does a button count as an "antlerless" or a buck?

It counts as "antlerless". I found this out after I already called it in as antlered. No worries. I have more tags! :cool:
Logs
November 17, 2008, 11:17 AM
Got mine on Friday.... Taking my meat in for Sausage processing today... :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/moreammoplz/MikeDeer6236.jpg
Kreyzhorse
November 17, 2008, 11:33 AM
Nice 8 pointer. I got my 6 on opening day. Just got the meat back on Saturday. Gonna start some jerky tonight.
FrontSight
November 17, 2008, 02:28 PM
Any legal deer is a good deer!
crowbeaner
November 17, 2008, 03:45 PM
I shot a button buck with the muzzleloader, and spiked a fat doe with the bow. My kid and I hunted the southern zone this weekend and got drowned TWICE on Saturday, and frozen and snow covered yesterday. ANY deer is meat in the freezer, and I'm with kayakersteve; I've cooked horns every possible way and they are STILL tough to chew.
fxdrider
November 22, 2008, 08:33 PM
This is the 2nd Saturday in a row that I've gotten a deer! This one a doe. My Tikka T3 Hunter in .308 is certainly proving itself!
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/fxdrider/Deer/2009-11-22_Doe_HeflinFarm1.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/fxdrider/Deer/2009-11-22_Doe_HeflinFarm2.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/fxdrider/Deer/2009-11-22_Doe_HeflinFarm3.jpg

God is good!:D
kametc
November 22, 2008, 10:31 PM
You're hooked, I can tell:)

Ken
Smaug
November 22, 2008, 10:56 PM
Looks like it is getting too easy. Time to switch to handgun. ;)
MattB
November 22, 2008, 10:59 PM
Congrats on the button buck. Today was the last day of shotgun here in Delaware and with 10 minutes left of daylight I also took a nice little button buck that looked just like yours.
Al57
November 23, 2008, 02:34 PM
fxdriver, GOOD job . Nothing wrong with buttons . The loin steaks will cut like a med. rare marshmellow. I harvested buttons years ago with a .44 revolver, & 1 with a 45/70 , both with my handloads.
kingudaroad
November 24, 2008, 03:59 PM
Hey, I know it's only a button-buck

Good meat on that baby deer!

A guy in my camp shot one like that a couple years back, gutted him and left him hanging while he went and ate breakfast. When he returned, his prize was wearing a diaper with a baby bottle in its mouth.:D