I had a friend over to hunt a couple days ago, and didn't see anything come into the food plot during daylight, but thought I heard deer in the drainage to the east just before dark. I decided to hunt that drainage tonight. With the wind out of the NW, it would be dicey, but I headed to the SW portion of the drainage and settled in from of an oak tree on the bank, wearing my bush-in-a-bag. I have one that is a little lighter in color than most that works pretty good in the oak leaves.
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I settled in, and wasn't seeing anything other than squirrels, but as dusk approached, the wind died and started to swirl, making the odds of success go down a bit.
It wasn't long before I heard some ruckus to the South followed by slow but steady steps. I figured a deer had hopped the fence and was heading towards the drainage. Before long I saw a good buck enter from the SE edge of the drainage and head North. This would put the wind in my favor, but he got stiff-legged and stopped for a second, them slowly turned towards me to head back south. Not good, and in seconds he would have my wind.
I slowly drew on him and tried to time.mu shot for when he hit broadside, but was a little early and he was slightly quartering to me, but even though I was using a 51#@29.5" silvertip recurve with 3 blade BPA head, it had no trouble busting through the scapula and into the goodies. I only knew that for sure later, because on the impact I heard the light crack of bone, and he continued his turn to head back north into the drainage.
I heard him crash in around 60 yards, thrash some, then was still. I wasn't 100 percent sure, but I found him right where I thought he would be.
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Nice Buck congrats
This is actually a real big bodied buck for around here. I have pics of this buck at night, and planned on passing on him because of all of the broke tines, but seeing the good mass and that he was prob 5.5 years old, I decided to take him. Actually my best trad buck so far.
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That's a nice one, Pat!
Congrats,
Bisch
Not positive, but I am pretty sure this was him in velvet. That tall guy behind him I have named Stickers, and he is still alive, but I doubt I will get a chance at him now that season is almost over.
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Great buck Pat, nicely done!
Wow, dandy buck! Congrats!
That is a beautiful buck Pat! Super congratulations!
Very nice buck.
Awesome :clapper:
That's a great buck!! Congrats.
Awesome buck congrats!
Great job Patrick,CONGRATS!
Terry
Congratulations on a great deer!
Did your arrow exit the opposite side?
Awesome buck Pat, congrats!!
Your bush-in-a-bag camo is awesome, congrats on a fine buck.
Excellent harvest...congrats!
Congrats Pat! Awesome!
Very nice buck! Congrats! :thumbsup:
A very fine specimen! Huge bodied buck, did you weigh him?
Congrats Pat!
Outstanding deer. Congrats!
Wow, that's an awesome buck! Well done... :clapper:
Wow real nice buck I like that rack and what a body!! Congrats
heck of a deer congrats
Beautiful buck Congrats!!
Great buck. All of ours disappear around Thanksgiving. That is an exceptional trophy for this late in the season.
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Thats a beauty! Congrats to you. Well done
Wow , thats a nice one .
Won't see too many people pass a deer like that! Congrats
Nick
Congrats ! Heck of a nice deer !
Congrats! Great buck!
Very nice deer... congrats !
Good job Pat!! Hard work pays off!!!
Great buck! He's a beauty! Congrats.
Great buck , congrats
Nice buck Pat! Great shot. Good lookin' deer.
Boy, that's a good looking buck! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Bernie
Very nice, congrats !
That's a good one Pat! Nice job on the ground. Good stuff.
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Wowsa. Congrats.
Nice job Pat!! Great buck! :clapper:
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Way to go Pat, what a bruiser!!!
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Good one Brother!
Well done brother I told you...you always get it DONE!!
Well done!!
Deno
Nice buck!
Outstanding!!! Fine Buck Pat. You are the Man!RC
Cool buck! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great deer! Congrats!
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Dandy buck!! Congrats!!
Great buck and shooting,,,,
Nice buck Pat....Congrats!
Great deer. Thanks for sharing your experience. :thumbsup:
Big deer there Pat, congrats!
Nice buck with some real character. :archer:
Nice buck Pat. Lots of character in that rack!
Good buck and even better you got him from the ground......
Glad to hear they are still on the move. I am headed to Roff next week for my grand finally. Great story.
Great hunt, Pat. I saw one deer during my hunt this year. A doe wandered into camp one Sunday. I hear EHD was running rampant in my area.
Ummmm, wonder what Stickers will look like next year.
Killdeer
Very nice deer. Congratulations!
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Congratulations on a great deer!
Did your arrow exit the opposite side?
Sorry for taking so long to get back to the thread. No, I did not get a pass through. The broadhead smashed through the shoulder, but must have got spin loose with the impact, went through both lungs, and was just barely poking through the hidden on the offside. When I found the deer, the bloody arrow must have backed out from his thrashing, and was laying around 5 yards from him. That blood on the offside is either from him laying on a puddle or me dragging him through one when I turned him over.
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
Kathy, Stickers will be 6.5 it 7.5 yo next year and is pretty cagey. I don't know if I will get a crack at him, but it would be nice to find a shed. I have enjoyed chasing him the last three years.
Robert, you calling me the man is like Tom Brady calling Jay Cutler the man.
Awesome animal! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: