Beautiful Kentucky Buck Down!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I don't care who you are, that's awesome!

[Wannabe1]

What a bruiser! Congrats and great story and even greater harvest.      

[LoweBow]

Thanks Thomas...
I almost forgot the best parts.....
Stats.... 53# Black Widow MA IV "Mossy Oak" shooting Axis FMJ 500' and a KME sharpened 125gr Magnus 4-blade Stinger.

I climbed into stand at 5:45 am taking w/ me a turkey sadwich, Gatorade, and some Halloween candy I stole out of my sons bucket.  I didn't see a deer until 3:30 pm when a few does and button bucks came under me and began feeding on whiteoak acorns about 25 yards in front of me.  The first buck I had come in is a 125" 8-point...wow was he tempting...he leaves the scene after scattering the does....he never chased or pursued them, only making them nervous.
at about 4:45 I have one doe and button feeding in the white oaks when I hear the distinct footsteps of a buck... from my left appears a 1-1/2 yo 9-point.  He eyes the doe for a minute then dissapears behind me down the same trail leading into the briars and cedars.

Right at 5:30 I hear a deer coming out softly from the cedars...looking back slowly I see a big boddied deer standing at the opening of the briars licking his nose..when he turns I knew immediately who he was.  I ease my hand over and spray doe urine in the air as he's a little down wind of me, but this trick has worked all day for me..  He begins walking in and stops at 15 yards hard 1/4 to me..I have drawn, and have to let down as he walk behind some cedars...as he continues I draw as he exits the back side of another cedar and is now 8 yards and staring directly away from me at the does in the whiteoaks...I release and he's gone in seconds w/ my 1/2 arrow flung high into the air landing on the trail he once walked.  100 yard run to the edge of the woods/corn and all goes quiet..no crash.........20-30 seconds go by and I hear a "THUD"  like a mellon cracking open....then all quiet except the does still rustling around wondering what the hell just happened.  I sit, pray, and text TJ saying "I think I just killed X-Man"

After sitting for another hour I climb down at dark....look at my shaft that is only missing 10" and make my mind up that he'll wait till morning as I may have been further forward than I thought...why take a chance.

When it was all said and done, Tom and I found him exactly where I last heard him...The Magnus left a perfect X thru the center of his heart..the dead center!

I am fortunate to have taken a great animal, but am blessed even more to have a  great friend and a better hunting partner there is not.  Thanks again Bro!

[A.S.]

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing.

[NoCams]

Great story, great pics, CONGRATS !!!

nocams  

[CDR]

Great Job!!!

[Froggy]

My what an awesome buck and story.... thanks for sharing !!!

[joe ashton]

good job......

[Whip]

Great story, fantastic pictures, and an incredible deer!  
Congratulations!!!

[bow loving man]

Great hunt and report...thanks and congrats!

[dakota tim]

Great job!    You earned him for sure
         

[Mike Yancey]

I like that!
Mike

[bowhunterfrompast]

Congrats  

[LV2HUNT]

Very nice buck, congrats!

[wapiti792]

Congrats! GREAT deer!

[Bear]

Fantastic!! Those are great pics too.

[kbetts]

Great pics.  Nice work.

[Cody Roiter]

Very cool... Great pics....

Cody

[katie]

nice!

[rxhntr]

I find it really cool to have all those "live" pics of him leading up to your harvest. Awsome!