Hello all and a good season to you. It's been a while since I posted anything but I check on everyone daily to see how their season is going and how everyone is doing and drive myself crazy because it has been hard to get in the woods. You know work, family, kids sports house projects. Enough of that.
I was blessed the my second time out to arrow my biggest buck yet! Not the biggest I've every shot at but my biggest to go home with me. It was Sunday BEFORE church. I was just wanting to get in the woods so Sunday morning it was. It was sleeting, wet intermittent with sun. Just beautiful but your head had to be on a swivel because you couldn't hear a thing with all the dripping off the autumn leaves. My stand is set up at the base of a long grade on this property and over the years I have determined it to be a travel route for bucks especially during the rut. I got to my stand just at light, got settled in and was content with watching the world wake up and soak in God's creation. That is really what I was after. Some solitude and reflection and to fill my mind with the sights and sounds of another autumn in tree. About quarter to 8am I did a series of grunts and started to look around. Looking to my left then to my right, in front and back then back to the right wondering what kind of bucks are cruising through here this year. I slowly started to face forward again when off to my left there is much movement and close. I did not hear it coming and bam! he is on top of me. He was going to cruise right out of my life but on my way to the stand I had sprayed some buck urine on trees as I walked in and he hit one and stopped. He was smelling and became startled and started to back up.I couldn't shoot where he stopped but as he backed up he cleared himself and gave me a great shot to the chest. I picked a spot in the pocket, drew my Bob Lee Exotic 54#, 58" recurve a let a TradOnly 400 tipped with a 150gr Woodsman on a 50gr brass insert slip from my fingers and watched in amazement as the arrow flew like a dart and disappeared right behind the shoulder. He bolted to his left up the hill and through the brush tail tucked like a freight train. About 100 yards and 4 seconds later he was done! I could not believe it when I got up to him the size of his body and his headgear. I tagged him and went home to get my boys to help me drag him out and I'm glad I did. Sorry this was a bit long but I had to tell a story and share. Good luck to all this season especially to the ones waiting for their first. Stick to it.
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Alright!! That is what it is all about. Congrats on a great buck.
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Wow, what a dandy! Congrats!
Way to go! Nice Buck.....
He's a biggun!
Very nice! Congratulations!
Very nice buck. I'd be proud of him for sure! Do you know how old he is?
Way to go! That's a great looking buck! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Bernie
Great buck!
Congrats,
Bisch
Nice one Brother!
Very cool read!! nice job!
I assume he is about a 3-1/2 to 4 year old. His teeth are in great shape. I really don't know his age. Any help.
Congrats!
way to go nice buck
Congrats, great job!
I think I forgot to mention that the shot was about 15-18 yards and I distinctly remember the shot and how quiet it was. Trad equipment is awesome. It is all I have ever shot and all I ever will!
Great Buck!
Very nice!!
:thumbsup: His neck is thick for sure!
I think I forgot to mention that the shot was about 15-18 yards and I distinctly remember how quiet the shot was. Trad gear is awesome! It is all I have ever shot and all that I ever will!
Sorry this posted twice
Great job! Love it when things work out.
Congratulations! Great Buck.
Gilbert
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Great job! Love it when things work out.
X2!
ohhhhh nice buck!
Oh I also forgot to mention that when I got down and went to the spot where I hit him it just smelled of rutting buck. I didn't wait long to get down because I didn't want to fall out of the tree I was shaking so bad.
That is a awesome buck , Congrats sir...
,,,Sam,,,
congrats! nice buck!
Congrats on a fine buck. Great story and pics to go with it. I'd say he's no older than 3 1/2, at least around here that's what a 3 1/2 year old looks like. Nice big body = lots of meat in the freezer!
Great shot and story!! He's a big bodied buck wow.. I envy you Midwest guys at how thick the deer get that young
Wow! Great buck and great hunt! Congrats to you!
FYI, the shot in the pictures is the exit hole AND he broke my arrow! Another carbon down. Out of the last five deer I shot they broke four of them but I'm glad to pay that price.
Great looking buck looks mature!!
Great buck! Congrats.
Awesome !!!!
Beautiful Buck!
Denny
Great story! It's amazing how many things have to come together just right. Congratulations on the fine animal!
Thanks for sharing! I love this time of the year and the stories we get to read. Congrats!!!! :campfire:
Hey that's a great looking buck. Love those heavy horns! Congrats on a great shot!!!
Congratulations!! Very nice.
Great job! Congrats!
Great deer. Congrats
Fantastic deer! Congrats. Thanks for the story.
Congrats on a great trophy!
Ahhh, a trophy to be proud of!! Congrats!!!
Holy cats! Great buck
That is a great buck, congratulations. I hope my November St Jude's hunt will go so well.
Very nice Buck congratulations!
Congratulations... and that is a beautiful deer in more ways than one!
Nice to see your son there too.
Super! :thumbsup:
Very nice buck!
That's a dandy!!!!!!
:clapper: :clapper:
Congratulations
Good luck and God bless,
Rodd
Thank you everyone! I'm playing that shot over and over in my head and it is fabulous. When I lay my head on my pillow and thank God for the day I play it over to savor it before I nod off. Does anyone else to that? Love it.
Really good buck...
Well done!
congrats
What a great buck! Congratulations! By the way, what was the preacher's sermon about?
Nice Buck, Congrats. I think your age estimate is correct.
Beauty!!
Sam,
The sermon was about being a servant, about faith in action. Not just professing from your mouth but proving your faith by your action.
Humbleness, compassion and love of your neighbor.
"Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant. Whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many" Amen
Really, I was paying attention even after and incredible morning!!!
Congratulations on a big buck!
Nice!!!!!!
Well deserved congrats.
Congratulations on a beauty!
-Jay
That's a beautiful buck! Well done... I keep coming g back to look at him some more :) lol
Great buck! Congrats! :thumbsup:
Yeah boy!!!!!
Man is his neck swollen up for October. .....must be true....the euthanasia is going to be a little early this year due to moon phase.
CONGRATS!!!!
Wow very nice! Good shooting!!
Steve
Nothing wrong with that hoss, Congrats!
Wow! Monster! :clapper:
:bigsmyl: :archer:
Alright man!! Congrats!!
Just had to show another picture of this brute with my 6 month old lab next to him.
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That's a beautiful buck. Congratulations and thanks for taking us along
Thanks for the share Dave, congrats awesome Buck.
Man that is one big buck! Congratulations
Congrats!
nice buck !
Good job and great shot placement! That's a dandy.
Nice one, congrats :clapper:
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Great harvest! The Lord favored you with that deer!
Great buck! Congrats to ya.
Beautiful buck!! Congratulations!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: