I have been hunting with a bow in gun season the last 10-12 years and have done fairly well. I spotted this buck 2 different times headed back into a honeysuckle thicket to bed down a couple of weeks before our firearms season opened. But I didn't have a buck tag left for archery season left as I had used them previously and was hunting antlerless deer . But as firarms season opened the state gives you additional tags( for a fee )and 1 of them is a buck tag . I had around 50-80 turkeys all over the mountain I was hunting that morning , they turned over just about every leave within earshot . I could not hear anything but turkey talk and scratching.The turkeys would not come anywhere near me possibly due to the hunter orange. About 9AM I saw the buck coming through the sunlight at about 80 yards on a trail that would lead him past me at about 10 yards . When he was 35 yards and coming he smelled something on the ground and wheeled around to investigate it, my chin dropped to the stand I'm sure.He then turned back towards me and proceeded on the trail . When he came into an opening at 11 yards I shot . At the shot it looked a little high , he ran 65 yards and stopped between 2 trees. I grabbed my binos and could see a blood spot the size of a volleyball right where it needed to be high and tight to the sholder. He swayed twice then rolled down the hill.I have to admit after the shot I was tore up like a dish rag . Green score 132 5/8" if you are into that. My best buck ever !
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Congrats! Nice Buck!
AWESOME!!! Great buck!!! And during the gun season!! WOW!!
I seek out places that are populated to hunt during gun season that do not allow firearms hunting , this was in one of them . Only heard 2 shots that morning a 1/2 mile away.
Jack
Great deer man!
great Buck congrats
heck of a nice buck !!! congrats to you bro. great job.
WTG, Jack! Great story and super shooting. :clapper: :clapper:
:clapper: Heck of a buck, Congrats
that is one nice buck.. congrats. joe
Awesome, :thumbsup:
great story, beautiful buck, cool that you got it done during the gun season, congrats on a fine trophy
ALRIGHT JACK.....very nice buck !!!!!
I'm happy for you bro.
You may as well get a plug in for the bow, and tell us what you shot him with....as if I didn't know :)
Congrats
very nice!
Congrats, Jack, on a beauty of a buck!
Also...great job taking time to set up the photo. That's a keeper! :thumbsup:
Wow, that's a dandy! :thumbsup:
SWEET!! :bigsmyl:
Yeah Boy!
Wow! Thats a great buck, but it must be all the more sweet having done it with a bow during gun season. Thats awesome, good for you!!!
Hat's off to you Jack! Way to go!!!!
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awesome
Sweet killed :thumbsup:
Beautiful Deer! CONGRATS!
Very nice WV buck congrats buddy :thumbsup:
Congrats!
Man that's an awesome buck. I keep seeing people kill these kind of bucks during gun season...there must be something to it.
Thats an awsome deer. congrats :thumbsup:
Way to go Jack.
Awesome buck.
Great buck :thumbsup:
Yeah Billy is right I should tell you a little about the bow I shot him with. I bought this bow last year from Billy Shipp who had bought it from someone here on Trad gang who bought it from another Tradganger. Anyhow it is a Schafer silvertip 60" LH 50# @ 27" with a magus head -175 grain with insert -carbon express hertiage 90 . If you haven't shot one of these bows do yourself a favor and do so , make sure it has the checkered grip . I have nicknamed this bow Arnold.
Good Huntin'
Jack
It gets no sweeter than that.
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Congratulations on a FINE WV buck! I'm glad to see one of our state's fine trophy bucks fall to traditional equipment...even better during rifle season! Jack, how was the rut up there, (hour and a half north of me)? We had a very weak rut here and I haven't seen a shooter buck chasing yet! There was very little buck sign this year in our area. congrats again on a fine buck.
Nice buck in any season Jack! Congrats!
Congrats on a great WV buck!!!
Brian the rut was non existent until the 14th of November and then I saw 3 doe chases that day. After that I killed as doe on Monday the 16th to fill my last archery tag ( I saw this nice buck that day ) and didn't hunt again until Monday of firearms season. Prior to the 14th I set 6 mornings , 3 evenings and saw a total of 1 yearling .
Hi Coop how you doing? How was your season ? How is the family?
Jack
:notworthy: :clapper: wow. Great buck! I am very happy for you. Seeing this is reason for me to continue on with my quest of a mature buck during gun season.
That's a good'n!
What a DANDY!!!
Excellent, thanks for sharing
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Very nice buck,congrats!
He's a beauty!!
Congratulations!!
Larry
Very nice Jack!
PM sent also
Congrats on a fine buck!! I bow hunt during gun here in Ohio. I like it when the shootin starts because I know the deer are coming. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congratulations!!!
Incredible!
Bic
Hey Jack.....Great buck!!!!...
Love the brown antlers!
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Nice Buck and a great job.
Hopefully before I get too old to climb a tree, we will be able to bow hunt the gun season.
I was out freezer filling the last weekend of our season. Very little shooting and the bucks were going nutz, and all I could do was watch.
Awesome job Jack. I guess this is the buck you were telling me about!!
Jack's bow was pretty much the Tradgang community left hand Silvertip for a while. I'm glad it finally found someone who would put it to good use.....REAL good use I might add!!
Getting it done in gun season with a bow makes it extra special...great job.
Yeah Allen this bow has found a home, I can't hardly use any other bow now .
Yes this is the buck I told you about a couple of weeks ago, he made the mistake of letting me see him use the same trail twice :)
Tim we have a varity of antler colors depending on what they are rubbing . The 8 point I killed early on had white antlers .
Thanks guys
Jack
Jack, I hate to ask......BUT
How's the "no more deer mounts on the wall DEAR"
going now?? :goldtooth:
Can you say European mount ,with a nice plaque :)
Compromise is a good thing Jack!!
That's the same thing I did with my two this year.
Jack, Congratulations that is a great buck.Keep up the good work !!!!
That is just a dandy buck Jack.
I thought you were going to send the Poppa Smurf hat to me to see if it would change my luck :)
Oh Billy you had to bring up the Smurf hat didn't you :)
Yeah, I think you could hook some of your lefty brothers up with a smurf hat.
Maybe it will bring us som luck!!
Great looking buck. I love bowhunting the gun season as well.
Chris
Nice buck. Way to execute.
Very cool! Handsome deer...congratulations :clapper:
Congratulations on a great hunt. Nice deer.
Allan
Fantastic buck Jack!
Wow! What a beauty! Congratulations!
Allen I buy those at ATAR they are nice for just about any weather, made in WV :)
Way to go man!
Great Buck, Congrats..
Nice deer!
Great story....that's a big deer!
Nice going! Congrats!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: for one nice buck, good job!