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.      

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.

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          

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.  

Nice ambush! Congrats!

Awesome buck, Cliff. Hunting those hard to get to places can be extremely rewarding. Well done!