Took my Toelke Super D out for a mid - day hunt and was truly fortunate. Don't normally change bows during season, however, could not resist giving the Thunderchild a break and toting my Toelke awhile. I went to a spot in the swamp that can only be accessed by boat, and just barely then. This difficult location is a blessing as I doubt another person has set foot in there for years. I sat in a hide constructed the year before but never hunted. It is a small strip of waist high broomstraw about 30 yards across and 80 yards long. Deer seem very comfortable using it as a travel corridor. The surrounding switchcane, greeenbriar and willow thickets are dense beyond words and the deer simply would rather travel the relative ease of the broomstraw lane. This makes for an outstanding funnel. He came right up the lane about 10:30 and offered a great 15 yard broadside shot. Everything went perfect until the Indian malfunctioned. The arrow went real close to the spot I picked, just a couple of inches low. Trouble is, I shoot very low in the chest anticipating the deer loading it's muscles to run. He did not react at all and did not drop an inch. As a result the shot was alarmingly low in the chest and I was immediately worried as he whirled and disappeared not acting in the least like a hard hit deer. Luckily, I must have clipped something he needed as there was a fairly decent blood trail the whole 500 yards he twisted and turned in those thickets. That steady blood trail was my saving grace. It was a 2 blade Magnus Stinger broadhead by the way. There is no way to get a boat, or any land vehicle anywhere near where he died and I had an exausting recovery. I had to quarter and pack him out. He is my best traditional deer by a wide margin. I don't really have the words to describe the feeling I had walking up on such a magnificent animal, or the relief of finding him after a less than great shot. (http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc447/swinestalker1/212_4968_zpsef74313f.jpg) (http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc447/swinestalker1/IMG_1219_zps9baae8ed.jpg)
Fine looking buck & bow. Glad everything turned out good for you. Thanks for taking us along.
nice buck a stud for sure!
Wow awesome buck! Congrats on a great hunt and great story!!!
That is a tremendous buck in Mississippi. Heck, that is a great Iowa or Kansas buck. Fantastic!
Very nice!!! congrats on a great hunt and story.
Outstanding work, La patrua de la frontera (been six years since I was on the border my Spanish is weak)
Good gracious what a deer. Good job.
Wow!! Congrads
Perfect deer, congrats.
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Those Toelke's have some mojo for sure. Well done on a great buck.
I am liking that buck.... Congrats !!!
Froggy
Congratulations on a beautiful buck!Nice bow too.
Awesome...great buck anywhere!
What a bruiser :thumbsup: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Nice buck!
Thanks for sharing the details!
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Glenn
Here is a pic of him in the boat with my beloved river and swamp in the background. This is my favorite place on earth. (http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc447/swinestalker1/IMG_1206_zps8c5c22d6.jpg)
Nice ambush! Congrats!
Awesome buck, Cliff. Hunting those hard to get to places can be extremely rewarding. Well done! :thumbsup:
Wow, is that a nice buck or what!! Congratulations! Great story and pictures! :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
What a stud for sure...and way to go the extra mile it sure paid off!!
Looks like a place I hunt in south Ms. But we dont grow em like that! Congrats.
what a slammer of a buck and off the ground too!! congrats !!!
Nice Buck and GREAT story...congrats brother !
Good Gosh what a deer.Congrats on a fine animal!! :thumbsup:
Wow ! Fantastic buck !
That's a fine Buck! :thumbsup:
Way to go on a great whitetail, a tough as nails recovery, and most importantly a memory of that hoss buck laying there when you found him!
If your Super D is as quiet as mine are and I know it is, there wasn't enough noise to make him "load up" to run. Tremendous buck, Congratulations.
Like Izzy said, perfect deer. Beautiful buck. Congrats!!
Real nice buck, congrats on the fine hunt.
Outstanding buck,Congrats. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Travis, well done AGAIN :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: You know what to do with those Toelke's.
Really nice deer! Thanks for sharing. :clapper:
Wow!! Great buck
Awesome deer! Dan had to be excited to see that one. Congrats on such a wonderful animal.
Congrats on a fine buck!!
Man what a buck!! Beautiful!! Sounds like an awesome hunt! :clapper:
What a Buck, congrats! :thumbsup:
That's a great one! Good job
That is an incredible animal, congrats! The bow looks awfully nice too :)
QuoteOriginally posted by Jim Wright:
If your Super D is as quiet as mine are and I know it is, there wasn't enough noise to make him "load up" to run. Tremendous buck, Congratulations.
You know Jim, I have pondered that very possibility several times. That is my first deer with a Super D. I've took a few with Whips over the years, and they are very quiet in their own right, but the Super D is just on another level.
Handsome buck and sharp looking bow.
Man that's awesome!
great buck , congrats :thumbsup: :clapper:
Another monster Mississippi buck! Way to go! Seems like this year is revealing a lot of monster late season bucks. Way to go man!
Great buck Travis. Love those taken from the ground.
A buck of a lifetime in my book.
Congrats!
Cliff, another great deer! I tell you what the Mississippi crew has sure put on a show this year :clapper: :clapper: :clapper: I'd sure like to do my part, but I keep missing the easy shots.
A heck of a buck! Congrats to ya!
QuoteOriginally posted by South MS Bowhunter:
Cliff, another great deer! I tell you what the Mississippi crew has sure put on a show this year :clapper: :clapper: :clapper: I'd sure like to do my part, but I keep missing the easy shots.
You have no idea how close I came to shooting under him or wounding him. It was even worse than it looked at the time of the shot. Honestly, I am surprised it was fatal. There are two kinds of bowhunters in the world, those that miss, and those that lie about it!
Fantastic all the way round! :clapper:
WOW! Beautiful deer, congratulations! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Wow, great buck and story!
Great buck!! :thumbsup:
AWSOME!!!!! A Mississippi boy with a longbow can kill a deer!!!! . I have been wondering,because I have not had any luck this year. Congratulations.
Holly rip!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
WOW!He's a monster congrats.
Wow!!!! Congrats on a fantastic deer!
Wow! The southern bucks have been very impressive this year! Congrats!
Awesome buck, congrats!!
Congrats on an amazing buck!
I don't know which I like better the picture of the deer or the bow!
Beautiful deer. And hard earned.
Congrats. That is great buck
Damn good buck Swine. Us redneck Ms boys sure are knocking them down this year. Congrats, i bet the intensity was unbelievable at 15 of the ground.
What a magnificent buck, that has to be one of the nicest racks I have ever seen. Congrats.
A buck of a lifetime, congrats. :clapper:
Very nice deer. I hope to be getting my Super d soon. Had one, wish I hadn't gotten rid of it. I have been telling folks about them for years.
QuoteOriginally posted by Longspur77:
Damn good buck Swine. Us redneck Ms boys sure are knocking them down this year. Congrats, i bet the intensity was unbelievable at 15 of the ground.
It always is, and not just becuse of size, even the nannies get me all fired up!
Well Done--Awesome Buck! :clapper:
Congrats, that is one of the nicest 10 pointers i've seen in a long time. What will that rack score in P&Y?? Didn't think they had deer that large down south.
Beautiful Buck & Bow! Congrats.....KYArcher
What a great buck. Awesome job!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Bob Abeln:
Congrats, that is one of the nicest 10 pointers i've seen in a long time. What will that rack score in P&Y?? Didn't think they had deer that large down south.
I don't really get into numbers too much, but a couple of friends scored him at around 168 gross. He's a very symetrical 10 and would have very few deductions. Mississippi is kind of a sleeper and I am fortunate enough to live in one of the best big buck areas of the state. Our state record non-typical is over 300 inches and there have been numerous Boone & Crockett deer killed in our area.
Wow that is a great looking buck. I'm glad you tracked him down.
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Awesome buck! Congrats on a great hunt.
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Great deer. I was told he was a good one
Beautiful deer !!
Congratulations..
Great buck and story. Late season deer for me are usually trailed in 6-12" of snow :)
Heck of a deer. Great job.
Thanks for sharing your story and photos, it was very well done, doesnt get any better than that on the ground eye to eye with a longbow. Congratulations on the hunt of a lifetime. Ron.
ata boy!
What an awesome animal! Congratulations sir!
That's a toad, man you should be on cloud 99.
What an awesome buck and story! Congratulations & well done,
Awesome looking buck, Great follow-up. Got to love those Toelke's.
That's a great buck. Good job.
Beautiful Buck!!!!!!
way to go swine !!! those poor animals dont stand a chance around you do they. lol Great buck !!!!
Whoo, what a grand animal. Congrats for putting everything together and having work out!!!
Had to bump this back up. Sweet deer and a sweet bow. Great recap as well!
Hadn't seen this one!? Congrats to the hunter and to the Super D.
Wow! What a monster! That is the buck of a lifetime. Congratulations! :clapper:
I remember this one!
Fine southern buck and I like the hunters style .
Access by boat. Wish I had my late father in laws old pirogue. WOuld love to paddle across Shamard Break with a buck up front.
Awesome!
Congratulations. Fantastic animal and a great write up, including the reminder that part of being in shape to hunt is being in shape to pack it out!
Great story and hunt! I can't wait to be in those MS swamps come october
What a tremendous buck! Well done on a difficult hunt!
Question: What wood is your riser made of? It's beautiful!
QuoteOriginally posted by TxAg:
Had to bump this back up. Sweet deer and a sweet bow. Great recap as well!
Been awhile, but came back across this one. I was searching "Super D's". Love this thread.
Wow what a buck! Thanks for bringing it back up!
That is a monster!
QuoteOriginally posted by Swinestalker:
Here is a pic of him in the boat with my beloved river and swamp in the background. This is my favorite place on earth. (http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc447/swinestalker1/IMG_1206_zps8c5c22d6.jpg)
There is nothing better than a place you love, then hunting the places within it that nobody else wants to work at to hunt.
Still one of the best stories I've read and most beautiful bucks I've seen! :clapper:
Still a great buck, Travis!
Great buck and story!