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After spending Saturday and Sunday at my daughters games I was selfishly wishing I could get home to hunt. My Brother and buddy were sending texts on their Saturday evening hunt progress and it wasn't helping my will to be with my daughter. After the game on Sunday I embarrassed my wife when I drug her to the car as fast as I could in hopes to get back in time to sit a stand I had hung a month ago.
I climbed out of the truck on my buddies farm just down the road, gathered my gear and headed to the stand down a long overgrown field with thin wooded draws separating several long thin fields. Got to the tree undetected and climbed up to notice (and then it hit me) I hung the treestand several feet above my ladder sticks planning to bring two screw in steps with me when i came to hunt it. Of course I had totally forgotten that little plan.
So I gathered the gear and headed back to the truck and drove out of the farm and a mile down the road to my house to grab steps. Made it back to the tree about 5 and climbed back up and aboard my evening perch. Several does and fawns started the evening and one caught of whiff and almost buggered the plan. I knew several good bucks where using my little draw for passage up to the food plots and also had several large acorn trees around me that are just starting to drop and were the reason I hung the stand there.
Around 6:45 a really nice buck and his younger buddy came by perfectly on the upwind side trail. I had several shot opportunity's on them but was holding off as this was my first sit of our long season. They passed by at 15 yards. At 7:30 I noticed another deer coming and it didn't take long for him to snap me into shoot mode. As older deer do he took a few steps at a time and would stand and munch on browse and shake his head trying to ease the suffering of the fly's that surround them this time of year.
When I saw him he was about 70 yards out and it took him about 10 minutes to make it up to me. I am usually pretty cool during this scenario but this deer had the old ticker pumping. Just watching that approach was a site to behold and I'll never forget it. He finally made it to 15 yards slightly quartering to me and I was about to put pressure on the string and then thought I'll wait. The wind that had been perfect and blowing from the deer to me all night had died down the the thermals with the air cooling began to go down the creek and parallel to the deer. At 10 yards I was waiting for one more steps when he snapped his head around and looked up at me. I was sinking fast and knew it. He didn't take but a second or two of that and whirled and began to trot back down the trail the way he had come. I made a low grunt and when he got through the creek on the up slop he stopped and turned around to see what he had smelled.
At 28 yards I am out of my mind for shooting but something down deep took over and before I knew it the arrow was gone. I heard a loud crack noise and the deer took off tail tucked like a scalded dog and at about 80 yard I saw and heard the brush thrashing in one spot for several seconds. With my dark fletchings and the light waning I couldn't see the arrows flight at all. Did I hit him? What was that loud crack noise? Did he get tangled in vines down there and just walk off? The questions started flowing freely through my mind. I text my brother and buddy and I told them I was going to ease out and not going to go back until morning .
Well I woke up at 2:30 am and didn't go back to sleep. Anyone that has been through that knows it is miserable. We met up this morning at 7am and I truly expected to find my arrow stuck in a tree or log dry and unbloody. We walked into the spot and I found where the deer whirled at the shot. Then I found my arrow laying on the ground with the front 4" snapped off and some blood on it!
We instantly found good blood and I was amazed. My brother and I gave each other an awkwardly excited fist bump. We followed a trail of blood that was like anyone hopes for and 60 yards later where I'd seen the bushes thrashing found the deer. My arrow had gone through his lower neck and into his leg bone. Catching the jugular vein he wasn't alive 10 seconds after the shot. I assume at the shot he dipped and spun.
I can't be happier with this deer and the way it all turned out. This is truly the case of a good miss and I thank God for guiding the shaft.
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Congrats on that purty velvet buck!!
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Wow that's a monster! Great job!
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Gettin it done as usual Tom...that is a stud of a buck! Fantastic pictures too!
Congrats brother!
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Awesome, congrats.
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Wowza! That's a NICE buck! Huge congrats!
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Beautiful deer. Congrat's.
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very nice
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Beautiful animal!
:clapper: :clapper:
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Real nice one. Congrats!
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Awesome buck, well done Tom.
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Way to go buddy !!! Another nice one. :notworthy:
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Very nice!! Well done, as always.
Jake
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They sure are impressive with the velvet on. Congratulations on a wonderful buck. Great story, too.
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Awesome deer and congrats
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Awesome deer, TJ!!!
Congrats!
Bisch
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That's a nice one congrats.
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Great deer!! Congrats!! All you guys with early seasons are making me jealous!!
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Glad for you,CONGRATS
Terry
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Congrats on a dandy of a buck brother way to get it done!!
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Tom, Awesome deer bro, congrats!!!
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Congrats Tom!! I was hoping you would kill something bigger, but I guess he'll do. :biglaugh:
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And you told me that you aren't a great shot! :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Congrats again on another beautiful buck Tom!
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Super buck, congratulations!
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Beautiful buck, and full velvet to top it is off! Well done......
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Congrats again Tom! And those are some awesomely set up pics to boot!! :thumbsup:
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Wowzers, great buck, congrats!
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Way to go TJ! Awesome trophy! Congrats!
Kenny :clapper: :clapper:
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Heck of a deer Tom ,I know what you mean about that hit. They pump dry quick when hit there.
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Fantastic buck! Congrats!
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Great buck! Nice job!
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Outstanding buck
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Thats a stunner Tom, congrats
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Awesome buck Tom..!!
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CONGRATS TJ!!!!!! I was hoping it was with the Pika, either way great shot!
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Nice Buck!
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Congrats on a dandy. And in velvet to top it off!!!
Ours are shedding velvet now, and season doesn't start for 4 more weeks. :mad:
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Beautiful buck TJ! Congrats! :thumbsup:
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Geeze Tj, that's a stud ! Congrats !
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Congrats TJ! What a great deer.... :clapper:
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Wow TJ. Well done!!!!!
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Outstanding!!!!! Great hunt and Beautiful buck.
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Congrats Tom. Again thats a nice buck.
Jeff
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Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
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Very nice buck, congratulations. Way to start off the season.
Steve Jr
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Congrats, beautiful velvet buck!!
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Thanks guys. Here's a front view my brother texted me a bit ago from his phone.
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:thumbsup:
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Great buck! Congrats, he's beautiful!
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Another beauty brother!! :notworthy: :clapper:
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Congrats!!
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what a stud of a buck! Congrats!
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Wow. Congrats
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Yeah, that velvet sure does make them look bigger. After it's stripped off he'll probably only be a forky. ;) Congratulations buddy. Beautiful buck.
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Congrats! Great buck!
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Congrats! He's a fine buck. Down here it's so hot the meat would have spoiled or coyotes would have feasted. I'm with you on the lack of sleep part dont know how you got even an hour.
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Yikes, what a nice buck...
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Dagum TJ, the season still wet behind the ears!!!!!
Man what a buck and ounce again excellent pics, you may have found a new avatar :saywhat:
Congrats Brother :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
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Beautiful deer, congrats!!
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Great buck !! He's a toad !!
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Great deer. Glad it worked out well.
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Tom,
you are the MAN! Congrats on an awesome buck!!!
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Nice buck TJ, congratulations.
Like always, You done good....really good.
He would be a monster where I hunt. However, after watching the deer you've posted pictures of for the past several years I believe he is just an average buck for you. Me thinks you know whitetails.
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What a deer. Great job and congrats on a great hunt
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Super nice buck TJ, Congrats. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Good one TJ. Congrats
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Congrats in capitalizing on an early season gifted opportunity.
Wonderful buck!
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Boy, He's a dandy!!!
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Beautiful velvet buck and great pictures as well,congrats.
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Congrats of a fine buck
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Congratulations T.J. that is a good way to start the season ... :clapper:
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Awesome buck!!!!!
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NICE buck!
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Wow. Beautiful buck. congrats.
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TJ that buck looks like a muley. Great Buck Congrats.... :clapper:
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Great buck! It continues to amaze me just how fast hen can turn on you. Of course with me I missed over the back, glad it worked out with you!
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Man I'd rather be lucky than good any day! Congrats!
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Congratulations TJ. That's a beauty! :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Now you have lot's of time to do product reviews for us. ;)
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Tj,
great story bud!!!
Are you now tagless?
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Originally posted by DanielB89:
Tj,
great story bud!!!
Are you now tagless?
Thanks y'all! Daniel I am buck tagless but we can shoot as many does as we like. I'll be after them soon once I catch up on the honey do's!
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Beauty Tom! Congrats brother!
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Great buck. Cool arrows too! Good to see some folks shooting alloys!
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TJ, now that's a Slammer!! My Dream Buck in velvet! What was your set up? I dig them aluminum arrows....way to go!
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Scott, Thats my 50@28 Zipper SXT with Evo limbs. Fantastic bow. I haven't been shooting much do to being super busy and I know I can pick that bow up and be more consistent with it.
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Congrats on a great deer.
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Congrats on a great buck!
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great story and great deer! congrats
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Beautiful buck, many congrats!
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Great buck my friend...
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Beautiful buck Tom. Congratulations!
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Nice buck! They dont read the script so you gotta take the shot they give you. You done good.
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Great buck!
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What a great deer, congrats and way to get it done under pressure.
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Congrats Tom on another great buck!
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Very cool. Congrats.
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Would be hard to dream up a more beautiful velvet buck. Congrats Tom!
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Originally posted by KentuckyTJ:
Originally posted by DanielB89:
Tj,
great story bud!!!
Are you now tagless?
Thanks y'all! Daniel I am buck tagless but we can shoot as many does as we like. I'll be after them soon once I catch up on the honey do's! [/b]
wow! Out of tags on the first weekend! I like it though. If we did something like that here, we would see a lot more deer. Here we get 6 tags, and that doesn't stop people from killing 12.
Our system is a joke, but I don't know how we could fix it.
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Nice buck, nice bow, way to go. Unlimited doe tags, great place to live.
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Congrats TJ, fine buck ! :thumbsup:
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WOWSA. Congrats. . . AND velvet on top of it all. Double WOWSA.
Dan in KS
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Well done sir! Gets me excited for start of our season!
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Wow. That's a nice buck. Congratulations!
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Great buck. Congrats!
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:jumper: :jumper: :jumper: :jumper: :jumper: :jumper: :jumper:
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Awesome deer, congrats.
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Man that's a beaut! Congrats on an awesome trophy and what I'm sure will be an amazing trophy!
Thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful buck.
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Very nice sir! Congrats!!
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Awesome buck Tom as usual!
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Very nice buck & from my home state too
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Wow! Congrats !
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Beautiful buck!! Opening day can't get here soon enough!!
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Awesome Buck and Congrats!
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Beauty of a buck TJ! I'd rather be lucky than good ha! Can't beat that! deer
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STUD!
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Awesome animal Tom!
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Congrats on a great buck man!!
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Awesome buck and a great hunting story ! Congratulations on a fine, early season deer ! What kind of quiver do you have on your Zipper ? It looks good.l
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Thanks guys. Danny, thats a Great Northern Quiver. I have them on six of my bows. I really like them.
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Great buck TJ, Congrats!
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Dang, son! That's a great deer! Glad he fell to someone like you. Congratulations!
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Awesome deer. Congratulations.
Darren
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Awesome buck!congrats
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One thing for sure this is not Tom's first rodeo. Great deer. Always enjoy your stories. Thanks for sharing. :archer2:
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Thanks for taking us along. Great story and great buck. Congrats!!
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Thanks guys! Hope your seasons are going well.