October Surprise!!!!!!

[Horne Shooter]

Great shot...great deer.

thanks for sharing!

[KAZ]

Well done Ben  

[JakeD]

Very nice buck! Congrats!

[twitchstick]

Way to go!

[Cwilder]

Heck  of a deerman congrats

[K.S.TRAPPER]

That's a heck of a 2 1/2 yr old buddy      

Congrats! Loved the story and picks, as always the kid picks are great        

Tracy

[bow loving man]

Congrats on a great buck and family experience!

[snakebit40]

Congrats!!!!    

[vintage-bears]

WOW!!!!! He's a Bute!
So happy for you!!
A hearty Congratulations!!!!!

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by Matty:
BENJI!!! Awesome man! That did happen quick. But you kept us in suspense! Awesome job brother.      

Thanks Matty  

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by Bill Carlsen:
You were right...you would have wanted him back. Funny how sometimes it happens so fast and unexpectedly. Congrats.

Yep, he totally took me off guard, but glad I regained my composure long enough to slip an arrow into him  

Thanks!

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by KAZ:
Well done Ben    [/QUOTE

Praise God Indeed!

 

[23feetupandhappy]

Thanks all for the kind words, having the kids involved just brings such a fresh dynamic into a hunt that I can remember having when I was there age.

Irreplaceable, especially in this day age    

[Bvas]

Nicely done on all accounts!!!

[Jerry Jeffer]

Great surprise!!

[CoachBGriff]

Nice work!  He's a great buck.  

Sometimes I think with all of the trail-cams and media hype about killing giants, our views can get distorted.

You have to pass young deer to get old deer, but at some point, I'm not just in this to watch deer walk around.  I like to fling an arrow once in a while!

Congrats and thanks for sharing!

[JJB]

Great job, that's a brute for sure, congratulations!
-Jay

[maineac]

Nice, Congrats!!

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Originally posted by CoachBGriff:
Nice work!  He's a great buck.  

Sometimes I think with all of the trail-cams and media hype about killing giants, our views can get distorted.

You have to pass young deer to get old deer, but at some point, I'm not just in this to watch deer walk around.  I like to fling an arrow once in a while!

Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Cams are a awesome tool but not needed, if I just flung arrows my season would be over in just a couple hunts. Not much challenge or fun to that. Out smarting a 4+ year old buck on his own turf free range no feeders is a challenge and takes a lot of skill and woodsmanship. My average shot distance is 12yds on all my deer over many years.

Sorry, didn't mean to high jack the thread.

Tracy

[CoachBGriff]

I agree Tracy.  My best friend will only hunt specific deer.

I just went through a phase where I thought I had to pass anything that wasn't a wall-hanger, but I realized (with the aid of trail cams) that where I hunt, just finding a good three-year-old is an accomplishment.

I apologize if that sounded like I thought there was something wrong with passing up deer.  Part of the reason my first trad buck was just harvested Friday was because I've passed several younger deer.

Congrats again on your harvest Ben!