SLUE FOOT | Rick Labbe's 2022 Maine buck

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  • Опубліковано 23 лис 2022
  • Big Woods Bucks team member Rick Labbe tracks down an absolute slammer during the 2022 Maine rifle season.
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  • @deanleonard7857
    @deanleonard7857 Рік тому +12

    Rick, you are an animal. Every clip you are panting. I don’t know how you do it. Very impressive. The prologue was great. It helped us follow along as you went. Thank you. That is one great buck. I can hear the emotions in your voice when you finally connected. Thank you for taking us with you on this hunt.

  • @deanwilber69
    @deanwilber69 Рік тому +13

    Awsome job Rick you and Hal are some of the best hunters around. Back on veterans day I got my buck 8pt 182.8lbs I nicknamed him the 20 min buck. Had never seen him b4 got into the area I wanted to hunt at 1:30pm and he was on the ground at 1:50pm hence why I nicknamed him the 20 min buck

  • @kencarmack4934
    @kencarmack4934 Рік тому +4

    Great job Rick persistent and not giving up. What a buck and so many great pointers in that video

  • @billrogus8889
    @billrogus8889 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful Buck!!! 13 miles. You’re a tough SOB. You stayed with it. Very impressive. What a Slammah!!!!!!!!

  • @allbusiness6509
    @allbusiness6509 Рік тому +3

    Very nice. I’ve lived in Franklin county for 42 years now, recently found you and Hal’s videos. I’ve learned a ton of info in just 3 days. Great content for sure.

  • @warbirdflyerF4U
    @warbirdflyerF4U Рік тому +3

    What a great old Warrior of a buck Congratulations on your hard work and persistence your one rugged individual

  • @rogerramjet7567
    @rogerramjet7567 Рік тому +4

    I am an old guy. When I lived in Montana, I hunted like this. I did however change it up a bit. I carried my rattling horns with me. At the point I felt I was close, and not having actually jumped the buck, I would tickle the horns, and a lot of the time, the buck would come back to me. It was extremely effective. I killed a 150” eight that pushed 300lbs that way !!! Huge buck with no fat on him at all. End of November. Grunt tube and rattle. I would also say, after all the work and miles to get to the moment of truth, you have to be certain your equipment, rifle etc. works as it should. 😂. Everyone should know this.

    • @bykrydr1380
      @bykrydr1380 8 місяців тому

      There always one upper in every crowd. I’m guessing, based on Rick’s trophy room, he has it figured out w/out rattle antlers. Again, just a guess.

  • @robertchamberlain452
    @robertchamberlain452 Рік тому +2

    Congrats Rick, another big buck for the Big Buck Club. You had to work for this buck but I`m sure your happy for the end result. Another year I`ve missed hunting up in the North Woods of Maine, how I wish I could get back there to hunt a few more years. Good luck to you on your next adventure.

  • @crowtubecrozier2857
    @crowtubecrozier2857 Рік тому +1

    I truly love your saying! NEVER give up.

  • @bykrydr1380
    @bykrydr1380 8 місяців тому +1

    Rick, I don’t always comment but always watch to learn. This by far my fav. If of yours. Great camera work capturing those wet socks. True attest of your hard work n dedication! Inspiration created in this vid. Congratulations. Well done. Professionally done.

  • @jeremywanless2450
    @jeremywanless2450 Рік тому +4

    What a great hunt! You certainly earned that old boy. What a battle! Incredible buck.

  • @panheadxp
    @panheadxp Рік тому +1

    Awesome video thank you so much for taking the time to share it with us all !!!!!

  • @donisabelle6547
    @donisabelle6547 8 місяців тому +1

    Rick, congrats on your buck! He is a stud! I also enjoyed listening to the story and the tips that you shared with us all. Again Congrats!

  • @spencercarr373
    @spencercarr373 9 місяців тому +2

    I just found you guys and these are my favorite videos right now. I'm enjoying watching the tracking and hard work paying off.

  • @ValcoBayrunner
    @ValcoBayrunner Рік тому +6

    Congratulations on an awesome buck and thanks for sharing your story. Fun listening to other hunters. Bummer your rifle acted up, hope you can fix the magazine issue.

  • @m.b.h.c9543
    @m.b.h.c9543 Рік тому +4

    Awesome video and story! Felt like I was right there with you the whole time!!

  • @markphillips9454
    @markphillips9454 6 місяців тому

    A real hunter. Very impressive. Thank you for filming it. I learned a ton.

  • @nathanscott1315
    @nathanscott1315 Рік тому +2

    I'm very impressed man. One heck of a job and a fantastic buck for a reward!

  • @joesphreiley7757
    @joesphreiley7757 Рік тому

    With the amount of noise you are making it’s just amazing you got this close.

  • @jamesmooney5348
    @jamesmooney5348 Рік тому +2

    I love the 30-30. I like it when people still use it.

  • @easttexan2933
    @easttexan2933 Рік тому +1

    What an absolute monster of a buck. Well deserved. Outstanding hunt. Congrats. I'm glad you're dragging him out and not me lol.
    Love the choice of rifle. Probably the best brush gun ever made.

  • @KBBOUTDOORS
    @KBBOUTDOORS Місяць тому

    That’s a monster wow congrats Rick

  • @chestermerrifield5775
    @chestermerrifield5775 Рік тому +1

    Congratulations Rick that's a really good buck. I was on a track that same day in the same area. My day didn't end like yours though lol. I never caught up to him. Again congratulations.

  • @swostillwateroutdoors
    @swostillwateroutdoors Рік тому +3

    Amazing!!!!!!!!!! Such a great hunt and story!!!!

  • @claytonkeates2614
    @claytonkeates2614 Рік тому

    Well earned! Beautiful deer! Congratulations!!

  • @InPursuit365
    @InPursuit365 Рік тому

    congrats Rick, thats a beauty!

  • @rogerramjet7567
    @rogerramjet7567 Рік тому +1

    You sure earned that dandy buck. !!!!👍👍👍

  • @Gaumik-c2l
    @Gaumik-c2l Рік тому +1

    Man you certainly deserved that beauty, perseverance paid off, congratulations, great story! 🦌

  • @leadhead7338
    @leadhead7338 Рік тому

    Congratulations on an absolute Beauty Sir!

  • @johncollins2282
    @johncollins2282 Рік тому +3

    What a big woods giant! I like the way the video was done. Lots of good tracking tips.

  • @aguyinthewoods8294
    @aguyinthewoods8294 Рік тому +2

    I am headed out right now on Black Friday to chase what is a damn good buck for my area of Vermont. He’s 120” and has to be 180+ lbs. He’s the king of the woods where I am. Most of the snow is gone and there is rain expected but I can still hunt and my sound should be covered by the rain. I missed out on fresh snow because of work responsibilities. Gonna go give it my best. I put in two 8 mile days last weekend and have a much better Idea of where I should be to find/ pick him up. That ain’t nothing in comparison to Rick and the mileage he put on but it sure felt like something 16 miles in on Sunday night. Good luck to my fellow hunters out there!

  • @yvesf5355
    @yvesf5355 7 місяців тому

    determination is what it take's to achieve this kind of reward ,Good Job Rick ,and some people don't realize ,you still have to get this trophy back to the Truck ,great Video /story thanks

  • @billlavoie7272
    @billlavoie7272 Рік тому

    Congratulations lifetime buck right there. Loved the video. Thanks

  • @guyrosenbarker5113
    @guyrosenbarker5113 Рік тому

    That’s a beautiful buck anywhere in the country! Congratulations on a fine ME buck

  • @TheSabattico
    @TheSabattico Рік тому

    Awesome buck Rick! That’s how it’s done

  • @johnholt8785
    @johnholt8785 10 місяців тому

    Great hunt Rick thanks for sharing !

  • @brianvincavage7626
    @brianvincavage7626 4 місяці тому

    Great story.. great video.. absolutely loved it..thx

  • @lloydclement2152
    @lloydclement2152 Рік тому

    What a beauty...congrats!

  • @mhg437
    @mhg437 Рік тому

    Way to go! Nice video and great Buck!

  • @bradleyswasey6778
    @bradleyswasey6778 8 місяців тому

    Awesome story and a great buck!!!

  • @markhenderson6198
    @markhenderson6198 Рік тому

    What a buck, well earned.

  • @woodworkingoutdoorsman1660
    @woodworkingoutdoorsman1660 Рік тому

    Awesome! Definitely earned that giant! Great story!

  • @curtismerriman9956
    @curtismerriman9956 Рік тому +1

    Love the details. There’s no snow where I’m but I hunt big woods and would love to know if bucks stay in the same general area. Being able to track a buck can give so much more details for us hunters to understand buck behavior. Would love a podcast explaining how bucks move. Do they just keep going or make big circles. So many questions.

  • @JL-xn3zy
    @JL-xn3zy 7 місяців тому

    Awesome job Rick! 💪👍👍👍

  • @kevinr.lemieux9982
    @kevinr.lemieux9982 Рік тому

    What an awesome video that is incredible great buck congratulations

  • @davidspencer9678
    @davidspencer9678 Рік тому +1

    Awesome hunt Rick…congrats buddy 🤙 That monster could pass for a Saskatchewan bush buck!

  • @hodgepodgeoutdoors
    @hodgepodgeoutdoors 7 місяців тому

    This guy is a master tracker!

  • @vinmandich7756
    @vinmandich7756 Рік тому +1

    Good job Rick

  • @marcrussell3669
    @marcrussell3669 Рік тому

    Congratulations on a beauty that is so awesome 💯

  • @keithfred3321
    @keithfred3321 Рік тому

    Great story teller!

  • @Bluegrassterrapin
    @Bluegrassterrapin Рік тому +1

    Damn Rick, you are as rugged and tough as these deep woods monarchs you chase for miles and harvest.
    That buck is a tank and it must've been one helluva drag out.
    Just curious on what he tipped the scales out at???
    Thanks for such a great narrative story at the beginnjng and then taking us along on your hunt. 👍👍

  • @huntingadventures1172
    @huntingadventures1172 Рік тому

    Awesome video and great hunt

  • @dwightpickens2895
    @dwightpickens2895 9 днів тому

    Awesome deer 🦌

  • @paulhazel5754
    @paulhazel5754 Рік тому

    great buck, good hunt

  • @richardjulian9263
    @richardjulian9263 Рік тому

    Great hunt!

  • @lambertsaldi1550
    @lambertsaldi1550 Рік тому +1

    Rick awesome one hell of a Buck mr. Congratulations 👍 thanks for sharing Good Stuff!!
    The Vermonter BS

  • @seanbalch7563
    @seanbalch7563 Рік тому +2

    Incredible Rick! I can say this with no shame that I couldn’t have killed that same buck in the same scenario. But boy does it make me want to keep trying. Congrats on a more than well earned buck. Did you drag him out that same night too?

  • @jhuntley575
    @jhuntley575 Рік тому +3

    Nice buck

  • @bdhbdh2822
    @bdhbdh2822 Рік тому

    nice hunt rick great buck congrats brian h from RI

  • @mikeoc217
    @mikeoc217 Рік тому

    Thats Dandy Maine Buck Right Chair!!

  • @gmariet1391
    @gmariet1391 Рік тому

    He's a beauty

  • @wisoutdoorsman1862
    @wisoutdoorsman1862 Рік тому

    Congratulations
    Thanks for sharing

  • @jessekirby667
    @jessekirby667 Рік тому

    Awesome!!!

  • @bushleague3472
    @bushleague3472 9 місяців тому

    Hey Rick, just curious if you have any tips for making your backpack work with shouldering your rifle. I wouldn't mind being able to bring/ shed layers some days, but I've never been able to get used to shooting fast with the straps in the way.

  • @tozobozo4142
    @tozobozo4142 Рік тому

    More than well-earned. Resets the bar where "fair chase" is concerned. Do you do anything to keep yourself in that kind of shape over the off-season, Ricks? Congratulations on that buck.

  • @jamesmooney5348
    @jamesmooney5348 Рік тому +1

    Jesus has many names, but I never heard Him called by that... 😁
    Awesome story. Great tenacity and great knowledge on hunting.
    I throughly enjoyed this story. He is a great story teller.

  • @bobbygreen2291
    @bobbygreen2291 Рік тому

    Congratulations,,what a brute

  • @daviddunning8357
    @daviddunning8357 Рік тому

    Well done 👍

  • @paulym5814
    @paulym5814 Рік тому +2

    Was that him you zoomed in on at the brook? You can see what looks like a good deer

  • @jamesmooney5348
    @jamesmooney5348 Рік тому

    So what ended being all wrong with 7600? Just the magazine? I have two and would mind a few more... I really like'em.

  • @joereidoutdoorsman.3136
    @joereidoutdoorsman.3136 Рік тому +3

    Glen villanueve walks almost 60 miles that's crazy

  • @jimfraas1291
    @jimfraas1291 Рік тому

    Better than Yellowstone! Thanks for sharing.. learned a lot.

  • @capturehishonor9292
    @capturehishonor9292 Рік тому

    Great looking buck! I know someone who shot a 300 lb. dressed buck. Of course, that was still 100 lbs. smaller than Hinckley's buck (2d biggest in the Nation).

  • @thomasgregory8760
    @thomasgregory8760 Рік тому +1

    Hey Rick, I like the way y’all hunt up there and how knowledgeable on reading deer sign. A bit different how we stack our deck here in Georgia to cross path’s with our deer. So keep tracking I’m right behind you learning something.
    Thx

    • @Last_Chance.
      @Last_Chance. Рік тому +1

      What part of Georgia are you from?

    • @thomasgregory8760
      @thomasgregory8760 Рік тому

      @@Last_Chance.
      Hey Last Chance
      I’m about middle Ga.
      Henry Co. 🦌

    • @Last_Chance.
      @Last_Chance. Рік тому

      @@thomasgregory8760 I live in Abbeville SC. I'm about 20 minutes from the Georgia line

  • @jeddiajones4570
    @jeddiajones4570 5 місяців тому

    It's a good thing all you guys are better trackers and shots than you are camera men, or you would never kill a thing. Great buck though. Well done.

  • @taylorhobbs1339
    @taylorhobbs1339 Рік тому

    What a beautiful buck. Youll be eatin good for a while. Lots of good meat right there.

  • @bope1469
    @bope1469 7 місяців тому

    Ricks wearing 5 layers
    Great hunt and giant buck

  • @Tyler_Noyes
    @Tyler_Noyes Рік тому +1

    Gorgeous buck.. would have been nice to see it with gramps .30-30 as planned

  • @theswampfox9584
    @theswampfox9584 Рік тому

    Great video- how long did it take to get him out

  • @purenaturebreath998
    @purenaturebreath998 Рік тому

    Impressive tracking and hunting video. How are you able to tell the size of the deer without seeing it and do buck always bed after feeding?

  • @Ranger.Vt.
    @Ranger.Vt. Рік тому

    Beautiful buck ! I noticed some of the scenes the barrel on your rifle was camo. Did you swap from the BAR to the pump mid day ?

  • @anthonygreene4938
    @anthonygreene4938 Рік тому

    Super hunt.

  • @jimgallagher4939
    @jimgallagher4939 Рік тому

    hay rick how many times in your life have you got inside of 30 yards with a clear shot that would have ben a easy bow shot while tracking in the snow ? great video

  • @stevedenoyer5956
    @stevedenoyer5956 4 місяці тому

    Hell of a buck dang wondered what he weighed? Wow

  • @pennyraven1222
    @pennyraven1222 Рік тому

    How far did you have to drag that old brute?
    Heck of a buck!!

  • @toddshowan3871
    @toddshowan3871 4 місяці тому

    Great story. I've had that exact thing...jam.. happen with my 7600 in 35 whelen. Not sure, but I think it's with 200 gr bullets. The 250gr, longer bullet, doesn't seem to do that. Nonetheless, this tory is so wonderfully told..that I AM rick.
    Great job.

  • @panheadxp
    @panheadxp Рік тому

    Rick he seemed not interested, he wasn't paying much attention to you ! I even thought he was falling asleep a few times.

  • @ithinkimbackjw
    @ithinkimbackjw Рік тому

    Awesome skills...how the hell you get him out of there?

  • @jacedebois8926
    @jacedebois8926 Рік тому

    How in the world do get him out of there lol? So munch enjoyment watching this video, thank you

  • @TheBowhunterinNB
    @TheBowhunterinNB 9 місяців тому

    We got a slue foot bull moose in NewBrunswick Canada 2021

  • @tristaneaslick3199
    @tristaneaslick3199 Рік тому

    Thanks for the videos!! They have peaked my interest alot for multiple reasons. Seems like my kind of hunting with a rifle. I'm not one to just sit in one spot. And it seems to be and awesome learning experience to track. I'm from the northern Michigan area. I guess a couple main questions I have is what do you prefer for a rifle caliber wise and your reasons behind it? And is tracking a syle of hunting that is really only useful in your area of the country? Seems like that's the area that most of the tracking content comes from is that section of the USA? Tha KS again for all the knowledge!

    • @bigwoodsbucks1
      @bigwoodsbucks1  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for your support! As far as caliber, our team uses all different calibers, but 30.06, .308, .270, and .30-30 are the most common. As far as where you can track, you can do it anywhere where there’s sufficient public land to roam. It’s not uncommon to follow a buck track 10 miles in a day. So as long as you’re not constantly chasing bucks onto private land, you should be good to go. Hal has tracked in Minnesota, and the UP. Good place to start!

    • @tristaneaslick3199
      @tristaneaslick3199 Рік тому

      Thank you for the information, I've been hunting and shooting 30-06 for years! Can't wait to give tracking a try and the place I had in mid was the UP of michigan lol lots of room to roam! Love it up there. Thanks again and can't wait for more content!!

  • @GottaJibboo
    @GottaJibboo Рік тому

    Great story. Inspiration for sure. Is that a Fiddlehead Brian? Great choice.

  • @rickhaddix6847
    @rickhaddix6847 Рік тому

    Wow, what a hunt and what a buck. Congratulations. What caused his rifle to jam? Was it the magazine?

    • @bigwoodsbucks1
      @bigwoodsbucks1  Рік тому

      Yes Rick said he thinks it was the magazine, he had a few of them for his 7600s and he thinks this one may have not fit right

  • @caseyhepler2806
    @caseyhepler2806 Рік тому +1

    Scoped rifle? with side mount, flip mount,see thru mount,peep on top of scope ring?

  • @Dennis-rr4ye
    @Dennis-rr4ye Рік тому

    You tracked buck for 13 miles what do you think the actual square miles were, that you stayed in?

  • @bomcdaniel3005
    @bomcdaniel3005 Рік тому +1

    When you track those deer that far from the truck how do you get them back? Do you pack them up or what?

    • @Last_Chance.
      @Last_Chance. Рік тому +2

      Drag them back to a point where you can get a snow machine or a truck

  • @briankelly2886
    @briankelly2886 Рік тому +1

    Congratulations,you sure earned him! What was the rifle snafu, frozen creek water?🤔

    • @briankelly2886
      @briankelly2886 Рік тому +1

      And how long did it take dragging him out?

    • @bigwoodsbucks1
      @bigwoodsbucks1  Рік тому

      Appears to have just been a malfunctioning magazine on Rick’s 7600

    • @bigwoodsbucks1
      @bigwoodsbucks1  Рік тому +1

      Not too long he ended up shot 150 yards from a road

  • @christopher124
    @christopher124 Рік тому +1

    Congratulations awesome buck what did it weigh

    • @bigwoodsbucks1
      @bigwoodsbucks1  Рік тому +1

      209 on the scale at the station, 226 when Rick weighed it himself!

  • @alancall5113
    @alancall5113 Рік тому

    Is way bigger than 150 Nice work

  • @leftyB82
    @leftyB82 Рік тому

    What a nice 10 pointer. Did u drag it out by your self 13miles?