After 11 days in a tent and dealing with other hunters on the public land I was I on.
I went looking for an overlooked spot, boy did I find it. Very high winds while I was scouting, I saw a rack in the tall grass 7 yards from me.
I got down and looked him over he was laying quartering away from me.
His was not a high scoring deer but old with big mass.
I had to crawl closer to him to get around some tall grass to be able to shot, so this put me at 4 yards and the wait began.
2 minutes later he stands up and the rest is history. Shot him and he went 50 and fell over.
The old buck was a warrior he was missing his right eye which kinda leads me to believe that's why he never saw me, that's the side I was on.
He also had a hot doe bedded infront of him I did not know about till after the shot
I can email the pics to someone if they would post the pics for me??
Bow was a 63" 40lb maddog priaire predator. Gold tip 15/35 and 150 grain snuffer.
Deer had 6 1/2 bases
Good job Adam! Can't wait to see pictures.
That's pretty cool.
Wow! Cant wait to see. You can email your pics to me and I'll be glad to post them. I'll PM you...
Congrats, in for the pics...
,,,Sam,,,
Way to go. :thumbsup:
Congrats cant wait to see some pictures.
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4 Yards! :campfire:
Here ya go Adam. Man what a bruiser! Congrats!
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Dang that's awesome!
Great job Adam!! He was a scrapper!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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congrats! Nice buck and nice bow!
wow! that looks like a big, old warrior.
Nice! Congrats.
Incredible! Well done... Hopefully the memory is etched forever!
There's s bruiser right there!! Congrats!!
There are old deer and then there are very old deer. Your deer is definitely in the latter category. Congrats and thanks for sharing. :notworthy:
That is the way that feels best to me. Great job.
ChuckC
Way to go, that is truly awesome!!! :clapper:
Awesome trophy for you! What a fighter! :thumbsup:
What a cool hunt!!!!
Congrats on a Fine Buck :clapper: :clapper:
WOW, what a hunt!!!!
Nice deer AND bow! Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Betcha he was the king where he lived or at least they knew he was there :biglaugh:
4 yards on the ground.....way to go!!!! :thumbsup: :notworthy:
unreal buck! congrats
what a buck! nice job
That's an awesome deer! There's a lot of character to that old rack! Congrats!
Nice old warrior! He deserved an honorable death! Congrats.
What a great old warrior he was, great job!
Great job on an old buck
That is too cool! Congratulations, well done!
Congratulations!
Very, very nice! Incredible hunt! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Bernie
Awesome!!! Congrats!!!
Great job and great deer. I love those old warrior bucks.
The buck in my avatar is very similar to yours.
Congrats again buddy! You earned that one.
Congrats! Way to get it done!
Another old man bites the dust because he was too focused on a young skirt..........it's a story as old as time. Nice
Great job!!RC
Great story and a really nice whitetail. Congrats!
Congrats Adam, looks like he has some age...
Yes sir , great buck , Well done sir....
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Wow - sure bet that was quite the experience!!!
Great buck there, good job!
You'll never forget that one! Congrats on a hunt well done... :thumbsup:
bet that ol boy kicked some ass in his day ! old an battle worn, congratts! :thumbsup:
That's the way a buck like that should meet his end. Seen too many like him scattered across a road. Or just give up the ghost and become buzzard bait. The antis don't understand this. Congrats on a really nice buck. :thumbsup:
awesome hunt
Thanks for all the kind words, several folks that have responded have helped me along the way and gave me positive guidance over the last few years.
Thanks Guys!!!
Really cool deer! What an old stud!
Great Buck, Must have been intense getting that close!
How exciting it must have been! Proud for you Adam and he deserves a post on the 40-45# thread. :eek:
impressive buck..congrats
Wow, what an awesome buck!
Cool story, and congrats on a fine buck!
Bisch
That buck has character!! Congrats on an awesome hunt!!!
Beautiful beast, congrats.
congrats
Nice job! Sounds like a good hunt
Like others have said before me. Warrior, bruiser, KING, beast! This old boy defines them all. Very cool buck. Congrats to you sir!
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That's awesome!
That was an awesome hunt, congratulations!
-Jay
Nice hunt! :clapper:
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Yes sir on the ground at 4 yards! That's a rush and a heck of an old bruiser buck! Congrats
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I need to find one of those that are blind in one eye.... :saywhat:
Congrats on your buck.... i'm a ground pounder myself and 4 yards is incredibly close.... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Wow awesome old stud. Congrats man
Well done!
What a great buck!!! Great job!
way to go!! 4 yds, on the ground - my dream
That's the kind of hunting we'd all love to accomplish! Congrats. An honorable death to the old fellow. Way better than to coyote or other predators.
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That is amazing! Great buck. 4 yards... just wow.
Sturm
way cool congrats Adam!! :clapper: :clapper:
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That is the definition of great deer hunting. Congrats on a very memorable hunt.
Way to be persistent!! It paid off! Congrats on a nice deer!
Wow what a bruiser!! Congrats!
Steve
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Congrats....good job
Big old toad of a deer, great job on the stalking that says a lot about the man behind the bow. Congrats!! :thumbsup:
Tracy
Cool hunt and an awesome buck! Congrats sir!
11 days on public ground! Thats will power there. Well deserved buck. Great job. On a side note, I shot a buck 5 years ago that had a drop horn that folded his left ear completely down so he couldnt put it up. Was a joke for a while that that was the only reason I got him-couldnt hear me ;)
Nicely done!!!!!! Congratulations.
Sweet!