Fellas, I got the big boy I've been after........ going to bed. I'll follow up tomorrow with pics and story. I'm whipped! :thumbsup:
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That is sooooooooooooo mean!!!!!
Bisch
What tease! Congrats on killing the buck you were after!
Congrats!
I'll be checking in bright and early! :coffee:
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Congrats!!!
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Hey it's morning here............... ;)
Congratulations in advance of the story :thumbsup:
Congrats. :clapper: Can't wait to see the pics.
I think he is just stringing us along> when I shoot a big buck I cant sleep for days.
Congrats cant wait to see pics.
Foot-tap....... :campfire: ... :campfire:
Wake up.....time to make the donuts
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Quit teasing! :campfire:
Sorry for the delay. I was so wound up I barely slept. So a quick back story. I haven't hunted as many times this year as I normally do but I have seen deer every hunt and had a few close encounters. Talking with a buddy that hunts nearby I learned of the "unicorn buck". He sent me a couple pics. Look at the base of his left main beam and you'll see another spike growing straight up.
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My last hunt was last Sunday night and I saw a big heavy horned buck cruise by about 100 yards away. I had seen this same buck a couple weeks earlier cruise by at about 60 yards on a different property about 1km away. So my plan all week was to race out of work Friday at 3:30 grab an old stand and move it to the area I had seen the buck on Sunday. Well, I got delayed leaving work and with no time to move the stand I grabbed my climber and went to the spot. There wasn't one tree small enough or close enough to the trail I wanted to hunt. Now it's got to be 4:30 and I've made all kinds of noise and I feel like I just wasted an evening. I dropped the stand and hunkered in behind a large deadfall.
I'm surrounded by 2 large limbs and the trail I'm hunting is over my left shoulder with a perfect wind. The sun had set and we're 15 mins into "prime time" when I hear walking. I'm facing the wrong way and don't dare move. I hear the walking coming up the trail from behind me and stop. That's when I hear him raking his horns and making a scrape. I've turned my head just enough to see glimpses of a buck out of the corner of my eye. I don't know how big but I've seen horn and I already know I'm going to shoot if the opportunity is given. The buck starts walking again. He's close! He's parallel to me around 7 yards and I'm frozen like a statue. As soon as he gets past me I draw,swing around the tree limbs see front leg and the arrow is gone. The buck does a mule kick and takes off. Things went quiet quickly. I didn't see the arrow impact but I heard it. I sat down behind the deadfall and text my wife and youngest son. My son and dog are at the farm in 30 mins. I tell them to wait while I check for my arrow and blood. I'm planning to slip out and come back in the morning. I didn't hear him crash and didn't want to push him. Talk about a blood trail! No need to wait, I call them to come and track with me. My arrow was 10 yards down the trail and was soaked! We walked right to him only another 50 yards away!!!
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Turns out it was the unicorn buck. He broke his unicorn, right brow tine and tip off right crab claw. I can't describe how blessed I feel.
Shot was about 10 yards using my 55 lb Cari-bow Slynx, Beman Centershots tipped with Grizzly single bevel.
Joe
Awesome buck!
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Congrats!
Congrats,so exciting to hunt from the ground.
Outstanding! Congratulations on a fine buck.
Thanks for taking us along.
Good pictures, too!
God bless,
Rodd
Wow, that's a dandy. Congrats!
Great buck!
Congrats,
Bisch
Cool! :thumbsup:
Story and pics were well worth the wait. Awesome buck man. Sometimes when it goes wrong, it actually goes sooo right.
Congrats Joe
Some quick thinking and sometimes things happen.
Abe
That's pretty cool getting a nice deer like that from the ground, CONGRATS
Great story great buck!
A great buck.
Looks like a perfect shot. Wonderful story. How are you going to top that?
Yes indeed a fine buck! Congrats
Congrats
Great Deer! :thumbsup:
Now that was worth the wait!!!
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Very awesome buck, congrats. Thanks for the story, nice.
Awesome!!! Well done... That should be the memory of a lifetime. Enjoy & Congrats!
What a hog! Thanks for the story and congratulations!
Thats a beauty. From the ground is amazing!! Congrats
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Great deer, perfect shot. Gotta love those ground kills. Thanks for sharing. :notworthy:
Congratulations, nothing like shooting then from the ground!
Man what a hunt! That is an incredible buck! Way to make it happen!! Congrats
Hey that's a great buck! Congrats man!!
Great buck!Congrats thxs for sharing
Great job Joe!!!
awesome buck...
Nice buck..... :thumbsup:
Now that is a buck.
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Good job .Congrats!!RC
Great Joe!!!
Beautiful buck, congrats,
Frank
Congratulations..
Congrats!
Nice buck!! And great shot!! Congrats
Steve
Congrats!!
Great hunting and GREAT buck!
Beautiful buck! Congrats!
Good stuff :thumbsup:
That is a great buck, congrats.
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Fantastic!! Congrats on fine deer and working it perfectly!
Nice buck with a cool story behind it. Congrats
Awesome buck, well done!
-Jay
Joe a very good buck (good job getting it done)
hope we meet up at a camp some time down the road,Kip
Thanks everyone. I just made delivery to the taxidermist and can't wait to get the mount back.
Kip, I look forward to sharing a camp with you again my friend...especially if you're cooking! Did you see the hogs they've been taking at Hog Heaven/Wild Things? Maybe we need to go back.
Joe
Very nice buck! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Bernie
That variety is hard to fool from 10 yards on the same level. Nice work Brother!
That's a beautiful buck! Congrats!
Great story,great shot,and great buck!
Great Buck, Thanks for sharing and Congrats!
Nice Deer!! Nice story!!
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Way to go Joe!!! Beauty. That ground hunting is fun, eh? :)
Thanks Mike. Yeah, even though it wasn't really my plan it has given me more confidence in being on the ground.
Congrats awesome buck!!! :thumbsup:
Tracy
What a buck!!!
Nice shot on a great buck! Congrats!
Nice! Congrats!
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