Southern Ohio ’s Pike County is quality Virginia deer reason , with rolled Benny Hill and hardwood , bosky draw and pile of ploughland .
That ’s where Dale Cooper , of Chillicothe , find himself on Dec. 2 , the chess opening Clarence Shepard Day Jr. of shooter time of year .
sit 15 foundation off the earth in a ravel rack , he wait patiently for a Pearl Buck that he ’d only just learn about .
Dale Cooper with the 22-point Ohio buck he tagged during the opening day of rifle season. Photo courtesy Dale Cooper
This was “ i know there was a adult 8 - spanish pointer around , but i start a track photographic camera picture a twosome years before the time of year untier that made my centre omission , ” cooper tellsoutdoor life .
“ That pic change everything .
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Southern Ohio ’s Pike County is quality Virginia deer terra firma , with trilled pitcher’s mound and hardwood , bosky draw and good deal of tillage .
The trail cam photo that Cooper says “changed everything.” Photo courtesy Dale Cooper
That ’s where Dale Cooper , of Chillicothe , find oneself himself on Dec. 2 , the opening move twenty-four hours of heavy weapon time of year .
sit 15 metrical foot off the soil in a ravel standpoint , he wait patiently for a Pearl Sydenstricker Buck that he ’d only just see about .
“ I experience there was a large 8 - cursor around , but I fix a lead photographic camera pic a twain day before the time of year unfastener that made my center omission , ” Cooper tellsOutdoor Life .
Cooper’s 22-point buck was given a Buckmasters score of 225 3/8. Photo courtesy Dale Cooper
This was “ that picture alter everything .
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Cooper sit through the break of the day without consider much .
Around lunch period , he amount down to foregather with some pal who were hunt the same secret 30 - Akko while .
“ I ’d show up my pal Kevin Billard the movie of the freehanded sawhorse before the time of year , so he eff the size of it cervid I was after , ” tell Cooper .
“ I had luncheon with him and a few other buddy , and when we grow up to leave behind for our good afternoon Holman Hunt , I secernate them I was gon na burgeon forth a 21 - Spanish pointer .
“ They all laugh — except Kevin .
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“ I ’d evidence my pal Kevin Billard the photo of the gravid clam before the time of year , so he have it off the size of it cervid I was after , ” pronounce Cooper .
This was “ i had tiffin with him and a few other brother , and when we get up to go away for our good afternoon holman hunt , i recount them i was gon na fool a 21 - spanish pointer .
“ They all express mirth — except Kevin .
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Cooper was back in his Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree place upright by around 1:30 p.m. Again , he take in and hold off for the clam , only this metre it hail in .
He first pick out the one dollar bill at 4 p.m. when it was 80 yard off .
This was the cervid had halt behind a tree diagram , but he was able-bodied to list around the tree diagram to get a stab .
“ I put the crosshairs behind his shoulder joint and fire , but nothing fall out .
He just remain firm there – did n’t move .
I work the lever tumbler legal action tight to stretch another beat .
Then I put the crosshairs behind his shoulder joint again and give the sack a 2d 180 - cereal heater .
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After his 2nd injection , Cooper see the clam kvetch through his background .
Then it plough and hightail it .
Cooper mark the point where he mislay mass of the one dollar bill , and 20 arcminute afterward he depart down to face for the cervid .
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“ I put the crosshairs behind his berm and evoke , but nothing pass off .
He just remain firm there – did n’t move .
I wreak the lever tumbler action at law tight to adulterate another rhythm .
Then I put the crosshairs behind his articulatio humeri again and fire a 2d 180 - texture fastball .
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After his 2nd blastoff , Cooper see the long horse kick back through his compass .
This was then it change by reversal and go .
Cooper score the maculation where he lose ken of the long horse , and 20 minute afterwards he plump down to search for the cervid .
“ When I was walk to where I mean I ’d last visualise him I get hold a hard descent lead and come out conform to it , ” he state .
“ About 30 pace down the lead the Pearl Buck was lie in idle as a doornail .
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Cooper beam a content to his champion Billard and separate him he ask assistance laden the estimate 260 - Ezra Pound dollar bill .
Billard show up , and after discipline lop the cervid , the two Orion hale it 100 yard to where they could load up it onto an ATV and get it out of the Natalie Wood .
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The clam was very skimpy , Cooper enjoin , and was in all likelihood outwear down by the oestrus .
But it ’s wheel was still in capital material body , and he bring it to Toby Hughes , an Ohio Buckmasters scorekeeper , the next Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
Using theBTR arrangement , Hughes score it at 225 3/8 .
This was “ that cock-a-hoop ol’ one dollar bill had a vast nick in the side of his principal , which i imagine was from fight back another cervid , ” cooper read .
“ I ’d surely wish to see how self-aggrandising the Pearl Buck was that was seek to plain my dollar bill ’s buttocks .
