I'm blessed to have private places to hunt and have been resting this section waiting for yesterday!
This property has a strip of short trees, mostly hedge, running north-south right up the middle. At the end of last year, I took note of the number of rubs in this strip and decided I needed a stand on the fringe to be used near/during the rut.
I'd been waiting for a west wind given I'm set up on the end of a perpendicular hedge-row on the east edge of the strip. I noted deer using this corner last year during one of my few sits on this property.
Photo album link:
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At 7:45, I hear a deer grunt, look up and notice a doe slipping through the strip heading my way. I lift the lower limb tip of my Fox off my left boot and promptly clack it against a limb just in front of my stand! The doe looks up toward me through the trees and I whisper to myself, "Dummy, pay attention!" She relaxes, looks out into the corner, and hops over the old, knee-high barbed wire and enters "the pocket" (seen in the previous pic).
Another deep grunt lets me know she has a boyfriend. I can't see him, but I can tell he's not a 2 y/o as he tears into a tree! Branches are shaking and drops of rain water from the night before are falling to the ground! Meanwhile, the doe is walking toward my wind... "Lord, I have to know what's in those trees!", so I pass up the shot at her and let her continue walking. She stops, throws her nose up, turns and angles away from me at a trot.
The tree he was victimizing:
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This was all he needed and he steps out at the edge of the trees. He was everything I'd hoped he'd be during the anticipation. I promptly wet myself and briefly forgot my own name!
He stands there staring at her...and stands there...and stands there...perfectly broadside. One time he looks back over his shoulder and I get to see more of his headgear.
I start talking myself through the shot... "I want the arrow there...so I need to hold at the top of his back there..." "Full draw...anchor...hold...hold..."
"I DRILLED HIM! I DRILLED HIM!"
The bruiser tears away from the trees, breaks the fletched end of the arrow in the first 15 yds, and is screaming toward the does' exit.
"Go down...go down...!"
Not 80 yds later, he nose-dives into the pasture like an antlered tractor. I see his white belly and a few leg kicks and I know he's done!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
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I took a video with my adrenaline falling so please forgive the breathing and my attempts not to fall from the tree!
VIDEO:
https://goo.gl/photos/MtburGReJ1yB33Xj6
:readit: Somewhere in the rules it says you cant leave fellow Gangers hangin! I really dont need to be wondering how it went down in church this morning!
I got down and paced off the shot. From the first pic, he was in front of the cedar behind the yellow leaves still clinging to branches.
The shot was 26 yds by my steps. Fox High Sierra 46# @ 28", GT 3555 with 100 gr brass inserts, 125 gr Magnus Snuffer SS. This combo has taken several deer, and I pray God will bless me with several more!
RECOVERY VIDEO:
https://goo.gl/photos/HJ1h7Jg3xnJqjgsa9
The rest in pics... Thanks for coming along!
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Awesome!
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Oh my he's a beast! Congrats on one of the finest trad bucks I've seen in a while. Nice pics to.
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Wow what a animal! You are a big buck slayer congrats! You are the man!
You done good on all accounts! Great buck, write up, videos, pics, etc... Very Happy for you! I can tell you appreciate the incredible blessing of this hunt & harvest. Again, Praise God & Well done! Enjoy!!!!!
Sorry to keep you waiting Possum!
He has 13 points and I'll put a tape measure to him on Tue. Given it was Halloween, I just dropped him off at the locker instead of caping him myself. I had two excited little girls to be with yesterday!
That is a awesome looking deer.
Congratulations!
QuoteOriginally posted by KAZ:
You done good on all accounts! Great buck, write up, videos, pics, etc... Very Happy for you! I can tell you appreciate the incredible blessing of this hunt & harvest. Again, Praise God & Well done! Enjoy!!!!!
Thank you sir. It's easy to take for granted the gift we have to be outside with a bow in our hand. Amen?
I'll be writing an article for The Christian Bowhunter about this hunt on the topic of Redemption. I blew a 10 yd shot at an antlerless a couple weeks ago. Lots of nasty whispers from the enemy "You're no good at this...you should just hang the bow up..." But He's still on the throne, and I'm still shooting my recurves!
Amen.... Looking forward to the article!
Congratulations. He looks like a "Old Warrior" who met his end in an honorable way.
The Lord blessed you there. Great buck and thanks for sharing.
Holy wah! What a buck, congrats!
Congrats Manolito!
I remember corresponding with you several years ago about my Fox High Sierra when you were contemplating getting one. Looks like you did, and you put it to good use!
WOW what a buck Congrats
You are the man! :shaka:
Great Buck!
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Excellent! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Superb harvest!
Congrats!!!
Amen brother ! Congrats on a great buck.
Awesome beast, congrats!
Super job.
Very nice! Congrats!
Just in case you have not remembered yet.........your name is Manolito!
That is an incredible buck! Sounds like it all came together just right too.
Congrats, my friend!!!!
Bisch
Awesome buck...CONGRATS!!!!!
What a beautiful buck brother CONGRATS those are deer of a lifetime for many!! :clapper:
Very , very, very nice.
"Every good and perfect gift comes from above..."
You were truly blessed, brother!
Congratulations on a fine deer.
God bless,
Rodd
Congratulations man! What a toad of a deer. I will be hunting my kansas places this week. Hope to see something half that size!
Gabe
What a shot! And very nice buck
Wow...awesome buck! Great shot!
I hope to hunt deer like that one day , a true monster...
Well done sir , well done....
,,,Sam,,,
Congrat's on a fabulous Buck; great shot, loved the story and the pics are super. Don't you love it when a plan comes together! Been trad bowhunting 43 years, lots of success but nothing as nice as your buck here! Enjoy, and thanks for the motivation to go out again tonight!!!
Wow! Nice! Congrats
Dropped off at the locker to be with the kids HA HA!! You wanted to show him off :) . I know I would. Congratulations on a great buck! I enjoy hunting Deer of all sizes, but goodness I love the look of a big tall typical. Well done.
Congrats and great thread a pics. Well done. U guys in KS are blessed. Ive hunted it several times with my buddies who live their, and it seems like deer are BORN with 8 points and grow from there. My buddies are always sending me pics of monsters from the cams.
Here in PA its tough to see a deer. The wind swirls so much. Tough to get a steady wind.
Congrats!!
Praise God indeed, well done Brother!!!!!!!
That's the moments we dream of :clapper:
Congrats!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: I am truly happy for you!!!! Congrats on great hunt , great day, and great buck!!!!
Well done Manolito! Great story & an excellent kill! Congrats!
God is good.
Kenny
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Nice job Bronz! Great buck!
Congrats on an amazing buck...well done!!
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Congratulations!! What an incredible animal!
you are going to be grinnin for a year That buck is impressive!
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awesome buck and good story!
:eek: BRO! That's just awesome!!
Congrats to you! Well done!!
What a beautiful monster, well done :clapper:
You had the right plan to be at the right place at the right time and the right deer walked out in front of the right guy with the right attitude. I love it when a plan comes together! Great hunting and you've been blessed with a great deer. I would love to see a video of you getting that hog out of that field and up into the truck, as you were clearly hunting solo!
Fantastic deer. Great shot! Congrats. Soak it in! Thank you for the pictures and story.
Awesome buck brother, very well done. Congratulations! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Charlie
Awesome deer brother
Very nice!!!!!
Congrats
Dag gone....thats a stud brother! Congrats!!!!!!
Incredible! Congrats on a magnificent buck!
Doesn't get much better than that!
Congrats on truly magnificent Buck!!!!
Wow, wow, and wow some more!!! What a beautiful specimen of a deer. Thank you Jesus is right!!! So glad it was a great shot, clean kill and quick recovery. I know that means a lot to you. Congrats!! :clapper:
Very nice buck there brutha.... Enjoyed your story a lot.... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Sweet!! Nice job!
Wow what a buck, I keep coming back to look again! Well done, great shot! :)
Man and Boy, that is a good one!
Really nice buck. I would of miss . Good shooting. :thumbsup:
Well done and he's a real beauty...... :thumbsup: :notworthy:
That's a stud for sure. Congrats.
Awesome deer!
That's about as good as it gets! Congratulations on a super buck!
Bernie
Beautiful Buck! That's one of those once in a lifetime deer. :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Wow what a brute no ground shrinkage there. And a perfect shot. Congrats Well Done
:clapper: Congrats!!!! What a huge blessing! Buck of a lifetime for sure. Great shot, great hunt, and we serve a GREAT God! Congrats again!
Buck of a Lifetime!Congrats!
Ernie
Fantastic buck, Praise to The Lord Almighty!
Nice KS bruiser! Many congrats! :thumbsup:
Awesome buck! Congrats!
Congratulations! That is a very nice looking buck.
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
Just in case you have not remembered yet.........your name is Manolito!
That is an incredible buck! Sounds like it all came together just right too.
Congrats, my friend!!!!
Bisch
HAHAHA! When I signed the tag, it came back to me...but only because it was printed at the top!
QuoteOriginally posted by mangonboat:
You had the right plan to be at the right place at the right time and the right deer walked out in front of the right guy with the right attitude. I love it when a plan comes together! Great hunting and you've been blessed with a great deer. I would love to see a video of you getting that hog out of that field and up into the truck, as you were clearly hunting solo!
Thank you sir. I was VERY lucky to be able to pull the tailgate right up to him. Otherwise, it would have been a half mile of sweat and lots of rest breaks! Not that getting him from the ground to the pickup bed was terribly easy! :help:
Great hunt and a awesome buck!!! Congrats on a dream come true!
Congrats on a TOAD!!! Great story, video and pics!!!
Boy he has it all! Nice job of putting a plan together and making it happen!
-Jay
What a buck! I love the character in the buck and the man, congrats!
What an awesome buck......congrats.....great story, and pics.... :thumbsup:
Awesome buck, congrats.
Congratulations on a great experience, and a tremendous deer.
Congrats on an awesome buck.
Too coo! Congrats!
Thanks for sharing your story. You told it well!
Wow what a buck, congrats!!
Wow congrats on one heck of a deer
That is a STUD!! Great buck!
That there is a bruiser! Congrats on a beautiful buck :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great buck and awesome hunt. Love Butler county, look at mt avatar.
Very nice! Congrats on a fine shot as well!
Congratulations on a great shot! That is a HECK of a buck.
Couldn't of happened to a better guy, congrats!!!!
Beautiful deer. Congrats.
Wow!! Congratulations. I don't know how you held together for such a fine shot! Very nice!!
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Heck yeah!!!! Beautiful animal and great shot!!! Congrats
Great buck and awesome pictures!!! My congrats :clapper:
Giant. :thumbsup:
Jeff
Beautiful buck! Congrats!
Wow, nice work!
Great buck
Beautiful buck!!! Congrats!!!
Holy Cow! He's a brute! Congrats!
Beautiful buck and great story/pictures. Congratulations!!
What a Monster!! Congrats!!
what a brute! congrats on the kill!
What a Beast!and a Great shot! Congrats on keeping it all together! Don't know if I could have! :eek: lol
Much Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!Wow what a Buck.
Great buck and really liked the thread and videos!
You certainly know where that buck came from and I appreciate that!
Congratulations, Skychief
What a Stud! Congrats!!!
DUDE!!!! Awesome buck!! Great write up and pics. Congrats and I'm praising Jesus with you!!
Wow!! Great buck! Congrats!
In the words of my good buddy Roger Norris-
"That'll Do!"
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WOWsa!! Congrats!!!
I might have wet my pants too... Might start hunting in an adult protective undergarment?
Right on praising God for a hunt you'll replay in your mind's eye over and over again. Big congratulations!
Awesome deer !
Congrat's
ChuckC
Congrats! Thanks for sharing!
what a great buck...congratulations!
holy lord that's a toad!
What a beautiful buck. Congrats!
Wow! Congratulations what big a buck!
Great hunt, shot, pictures, and video, congratulations!
Heck yeah!!! That is awesome!! Great story too, congrats!
I can't decide which is prettier, the deer or the bow!
Congrats Brother and great shooting'!
Very nice.
That's a whopper! Congrats! :thumbsup:
What happened to all your pics? I came back just to look at your fantastic buck, and all the pics are gone!
Congrats again,
Bisch
Good googly boogly! That's fantastic!
Darn! I missed the topic a week ago with all the pics, and now they've been deleted.
I held 4 guys up at work today and said stop what you're doing you gotta see this deer then no pics!
You're killing me Bronz!
All kidding aside that was a trophy buck congrats.
Congrats !!!!!!
Man what an awesome deer! Congrats to you and for giving God the glory for his blessings!
An outstanding harvest accompanied by genuine gratitude...the epitome of pure success.
Congrats. :clapper:
Jeff
Very nice! Congrats!!
What a great buck! You did very well for yourself. Congrats on a fine buck.
Nice buck!! What part of Kansas? I live in Hutchinson
NICE BUCK FOR SURE!!!!!
Great hunt,congrats.
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That is a STUD!
The photos should be back up. I had to find out the hard way that, if you have a free photobucket account and a bunch of people view your videos on the account, it eats up..."something" and they hold your pics for ransom until you pay them to upgrade or the monthly time-frame "resets"??
So now that that's clear as mud...pics are back up and the videos are a google link! Sorry for the hiccup y'all.
Awesome... good work!
Congrats on the huge buck! I might have missed it but do you hunt around the lake? I've got friends down in Leon that say they see some huge deer around the lake up there.
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Man great job with that Buck. I wished I lived in Kansas. You must have a great spot. Enjoy the meat.
Wild Bill
Congrats! Man that buck is huge. Im glad you got the pics back up.
Great deer. Thanks for sharing. :notworthy:
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Wow! Congrats on one beatiful animal!!
Man that is one gorgeous animal congrats.