I'm not doing a very good job of showing what these bows can do this season, but my buddy Brian Wessel is continuing on with his stellar year. Brian filled one of his Iowa resident buck tags yesterday morning with this old bruiser.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Brian09buck1.jpg)
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Brian had the buck aged locally at 6 1/2 and is going to send out a tooth to have that confirmed. He's get some sheds from this buck and this trail camera picture from last November:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Brian09buck1trailcam.jpg)
Brian is one of those guys that illustrates "luck" comes from hard work, preparation, and attention to detail :thumbsup: .
He's very impressive Brian nice work. Always great to take a very mature deer off your own land.
Nice! Love that mass! Congrats Brian!
WOW, what a beauty Brian!!!
show the bow!! nice!!
Thats a toad! Well done!
Way to go Brian....beautiful buck.
Congrats Brian !! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
WOW!!Congrats Nice Rack
Brian that is and Awesome Buck thanks Steve O for posting all the Photos.Blake
That's the hunter, not the bow 8^). That deer looks like our Pennsylvania cows.
What an awesome monster! Way to go Brian, thanks for posting Steve!
George...that may be the first thing you and I argree on :biglaugh:
Brian really puts his heart into everything he does and he is a heck of a hunter. I love to see those big, thick necked bucks. Like you in PA, I don't have any access to them here in Michigan either.
That is an awesome buck! Great tine length especially those brow tines.
Mark
beautiful buck. What part of Iowa?
Great buck! Love the mass and tall brow tines. Congratulations Brian.
Thats a great buck Brian...I'm showing that pic to my Talltines right now so it knows what we're after...lol
Sweet buck!
QuoteOriginally posted by oneshot-onekill:
Thats a great buck Brian...I'm showing that pic to my Talltines right now so it knows what we're after...lol
Haha that's funny right there.
I want to live in?Cograts
Mr. Tall Tines is without a doubt "the real deal".
Congrats on another fine buck brutha! :notworthy: :clapper:
How 'bout a little story :pray:
Hey guys. Thanks for the kind words. It's been an interesting season. I'll have to admit that this isn't the first buck I have shot at this season. I zipped a shaft right under the chest of a beauty of a buck with a nice palmated right beam and lots of stickers at 23 yards on Oct. 24th. I had estimated the shot to be around 20 and just fell a little short. He only jumped about 10 yards and never spooked, but no shot opportunity presented itself after that.
Now, rewind to Nov. 2008. I had this 5x4 at 40 yards last year, the Friday after Thanksgiving. He walked by and went on the neighbors property. Shortly thereafter I heard a couple shotgun blasts. The does came back but no buck. I figured someone had whacked him in the doe season. I checked a trailcam a few days later and had happened to get a pic of him the night before I thought he was shot. Then in January I found his 5 pt. side. So, fast forward to the morning of Nov. 7, 2009. At around 7 am I heard leaves rustle to my left and behind me. Here he came on a slow, methodical walk. It looked as though he was going to pass behind me but fortunately he angled passed at 10 yards. He paused right in front of my stand to sniff the doe pee I had put out where I wanted them to stop. When he stopped, his near leg went forward. I told myself to make this one count and pick a spot. The shot hit the near side lung and heart. Death run consisted of him running in to 2 trees, getting up and then swan diving into the creek, all in about 80 yards. I ended up sitting for another 2 hours to see what else may show up. Only one small 4x4 came by and he spent quite a bit of time smelling the bloody arrow in front of the stand. Finally my curiosity got the best of me and I had to get down and take a look. I said a prayer of thanks to God for blessing me with a fine animal and for allowing me to harvest him quickly. Dang I love this time of year! Good luck.
Congrats, nice buck
Terrific buck and story!!! Nice tall tines. Thanks for sharing.
Louis
Very nice Brian. I'm so happy for you and your family. The smile on your kids face from that PM you sent me is great. Thanks for sharing. Mike
Congratulations, Brian! Beautiful buck and bow!
Congrats again and thanx for telling the story of your hunt bud :notworthy:
Brian thanks for sharing the story and pic's...congrats!
Incredible buck man! I dream about deer like that
Now how about some specs on your wonderful bow, ect..
Very nice buck.
congrats,
Tim
A fantastic buck taken with persistence! Congratulations!
Last time I saw that smile was in Africa!!! Way to go killer!!! AND with your own bow ta boot.
Waaay to go Brian!!! Beautiful buck and a very cool story! :thumbsup:
Good deer hoss!
Beautiful buck! Congrats
Beauty! :thumbsup:
Marty, he been smilin' since September!
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I think that is the same bow as on the WT and those limbs are Bocote, but he's got such great grained vaneers, I have trouble telling anymore.
Brian, congrat's on a AWESOME Iowa whitetail
Every time I see him, it's with another critter! Coincidence ?, I don't think so!
Way to go Brian! Great picture.
Real nice deer.
Great Mulie Brian.....wasssup with that cap you wearing....you holding out on us (:
Nice buck Brian! Congratulations!
Billy, anybody can be a "Brother of the Bow" ;)
http://www.brothersofthebow.com/html/caps_decals.html
LOL.....Ok Steve....just wanted to mess with him a little. I thought maybe it was a TallTines cap.
I'm thinking Brian needs to be offering caps and tee shirts along with the bows.
Billy..Hats, shirts, and decals are on the way! Hope to have them added to the website soon.
Congrats!!!.....He's a dandy!!!
Wow is all I can say, you can pass bucks here hoping they live long enough to get that big but chances are the neighbor will get him in gun season . Congrats on a fine animal !
Jack