Kansas 2016

[H1tman7]

I'm not much of a story teller... buck is actually a deer I passed last year from the same tree at 5 yards. At the time I believe he was 5, I only let him walk because I had a bigger deer in range I was just waiting on to step into a shooting lane. Any way he worked in behind me but I had plenty of warning as it was quite still and heard him well before he was visible. Shot was slightly quartering towards at about 14 yards. The arrow was true for heart and both lungs. He made it down into a ditch about 50 yards from the shot.

 

[Michael Arnette]

Very very very nice!!!!!

[BDann]

Congrats on the awesome buck!

[Guru]

Awesome guys....I'll be in Kansas later this week!!!

[Basinboy]

Oh yeah that's a fine buck! Congrats H1tman7

[Homey88]

Wow! What a buck!

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Big congrats right there!!! Great buck are you going to do a thread? Would love to see a couple more picks of him love the mass      

Nice shooting!

Tracy

[Gen273]

WOW!!! That is an awesome buck, Congrats!

[Nook]

That's a Stud.  Beautiful buck.

[TIM B]

DANDY!!!
Tim

[Bernie B.]

Wow, what a great looking buck!  Congratulations!    

Bernie

[suburbanirma]

Great deer and great shot.

[TexasTrad]

How much did that buck weigh?   Looks like a hoss.


Congrats again

[H1tman7]

Thanks Guys, will try to answer some questions above.
- I could spin off another thread, not sure how much I'll have to add however.  Didn't take all that many pics of the deer from different angles.  I always kick my self for that. It's been very warm here in KS this year so I wanted to get to processing quickly and get the hid off & in the fridge along with the meat.
- Never did weigh him, was definitely a large bodied deer even for the midwest.
- Obligatory equipment list:
River Runner bow that should pull about 65 at 30.5 DL.
Full length 75/95 GT Trads with Zwicky 145 deltas & 125 grn steel adapters
- Lone Wolf Hand Climber stand (I mostly hunt out of these and love the flexibility) I also tend to sit very high almost always above 20 feet if the tree with permit.

[glenbo]

Wow that is s beauty.congratulations. Kansas seems to have some big deer.

[doubleo]

Great buck! Congrats!      

[KSshrewman]

November 9 ~ Kansas 10
Huckbuck and I have been at deer camp in SE KS since November 4th battling unseasonably warm weather.  When  you get the opportunity to combine deer camp fellowship with the chance at a nice KS buck...sometimes I feel spoiled.
We've seen several and had some opportunities but none that felt right for one reason or the other.  In fact I had a shot at this same 10 last evening.  Had him at 8 yards but slight quartering to was the shot.  I decided to let him walk and to be honest after running thru in my head a few times I was kickin myself.  But as luck would have it this morning he came back chasin à doe.  There were four bucks within 25 yards eyeing this particular doe.  As I watched them chase her away into another tree row I decided to try a grunt.  He came on a string and this time the 5 yrd double lung shot was one I would not pass . A short 60 yrd blood trail and I was blessed to find him under a cedar.  A good day for sure and the tools used held true.  56" Javaman Elkheart #45, Wilderness custom arrows, Ace heads.  Huckbuck is still at it.  We've seen a biggon and he's hopeful to see him up close soon.

Way to go guys! I hunted 8 days from 10/29 - 11/5 near Bazine, in unit 5. It was hot as hades, with a couple days over 90*! I never saw a buck till the last day. A dink on the morning hunt, and a nice shooter 10 on the evening hunt. He came in too late and just would not turn to a good position for me to make it work.

I did, however, make a great shot on a big ole doe on 11/2 on the evening hunt. It just amazes me how big bodied those deer are compared to ours in central Tx!

 

After seeing that good buck on the last evening, I really want to go back until I can get one of those bruisers!

Bisch

[KSshrewman]

Congrats Bisch
This a.m. Was finally in mid 30's so they were up and movin.
Nice big doe!

[Trenton G.]

Great deer guys, looks like a ton of fun!