2009 Indiana buck with pics

[Ryan Rothhaar]

Crawled up in my tree at a bright and early 7:20 am this morning (20 minutes after daylight) and as soon as I pulled up the bow I heard a deer coming.  A 1 1/2 yr old 3 X palmated 2 came cruising down the hill and walked right in.  I suppose he heard me walking in and was checking out the noise.  He milled around fooling with a scrape in front of the stand on an old logging road at 10 yards or so for a few minutes then started looking behind me.  Shortly I heard another deer approaching with the typical mature buck strutting walk from behind and coming fast.  There is a strip of brush maybe 50 yards wide then a standing cornfield behind the stand and I expected morning movement to be from the field into the timber.  Anyway, I could hear him coming through the brush but could not see him until he crossed a small stream 15-20 yards or so away.  As soon as he broke cover there was no doubt he was a shooter.  I only got a couple seconds to look him over - immediate impression "Holy Widerack"...well "Holy Something" anyhow - and he had a corn stalk complete with ear wrapped up in his horns.  I shot him as he passed me at about 6 yards and the big Snuffer took out the ticker.  He was down in 60 yards or so.  Katia and I put our weiner pup Oskar on the track and he followed it up, had some confusion as the blood trail was about 5 feet wide and he wasn't sure if it went north/south or east/west at times.  He's a mature buck - 4 1/2 yrs old or better - 23 inches inside spread and 245 lbs with the guts in.  Used my old trusty 64lb BW MAII riser / MAIII limbs.  Guess I'm on doe patrol now!

R

[vermonster13]

Great buck and dog. Congrats!

[adeeden]

Very nice buck and shot!    

[oneshot-onekill]

Nice Buck....those snuffers make a big hole! Congrats

[champ38]

Im without words ..

[Throop]

very nice!! congrats!!! were at in indiana you kill it???

[twigflicker]

Congrats Ryan... Another nice one!

Jonathan

[2madjacks]

Excellent, Congrats

[Wannabe1]

Nice buck, congratulations!!      

[Gerardo]

very nice buck , and shot that is a nice story, Good Luck on the doe!!!!

thanks for sharing  

[4runr]

What a hoss!

Congrats!

[Big Ed]

Very nice!!

[pacopperhead]

congrats nice buck,was that indiana ohio or iowa?

[pacopperhead]

dont i feel stupid its right in the headline

[KentuckyTJ]

Great buck Ryan, Oskar's getting a workout at a young age.

[steadman]

     Congrats!!

[Guru]

Congrats bud! Are you hunting IA this fall as well?

How's Dad making out?

[Ryan Rothhaar]

Curt

No IA draw 'till year after next (I drew last year).  Nothing down on the farm in IA yet but a couple meat does.  Fairly crummy rut all over the Midwest best as I can tell.

R

[LUCKY MAN]

Good Stuff right there !

[Shaun]

Nice buck Ryan! Yes, the rut here in IA is fizzling in warm weather. No big chase scenes around my house yet, but can't be long. Love your Tekel pup.