Yes - a nice buck in gun season- with a bow

Jack Whitmire Jr · November 28, 2009, 10:08:00 AM

I have been hunting with a bow in gun season the last 10-12 years and have done fairly well. I spotted this buck 2 different times headed back into a honeysuckle thicket to bed down a couple of weeks before our firearms season opened. But I didn't have a buck tag left for archery season left as I had used them previously and was hunting antlerless deer . But as firarms season opened the state gives you additional tags( for a fee )and 1 of them is a buck tag . I had around 50-80 turkeys all over the mountain I was hunting that morning , they turned over just about every leave within earshot . I could not hear anything but turkey talk and scratching.The turkeys would not come anywhere near me possibly due to the hunter orange. About 9AM I saw the buck coming through the sunlight at about 80 yards on a trail that would lead him past me at about 10 yards . When he was 35 yards and coming he smelled something on the ground and wheeled around to investigate it, my chin dropped to the stand I'm sure.He then turned back towards me and proceeded on the trail . When he came into an opening at 11 yards I shot . At the shot it looked a little high , he ran 65 yards and stopped between 2 trees. I grabbed my binos and could see a blood spot the size of a volleyball right where it needed to be high and tight to the sholder. He swayed twice then rolled down the hill.I have to admit after the shot I was tore up like a dish rag . Green score 132 5/8" if you are into that. My best buck ever !

bow loving man · November 28, 2009, 10:12:00 AM

Congrats! Nice Buck!

DoubleJ1929 · November 28, 2009, 10:14:00 AM

AWESOME!!! Great buck!!! And during the gun season!! WOW!!

Jack Whitmire Jr · November 28, 2009, 10:17:00 AM

I seek out places that are populated to hunt during gun season that do not allow firearms hunting , this was in one of them . Only heard 2 shots that morning a 1/2 mile away.

Jack

Apex Predator · November 28, 2009, 10:17:00 AM

Great deer man!

tradtusker · November 28, 2009, 10:18:00 AM

great Buck congrats

BOHO · November 28, 2009, 10:19:00 AM

heck of a nice buck !!! congrats to you bro. great job.

Red Boar · November 28, 2009, 10:26:00 AM

WTG, Jack! Great story and super shooting.

bretto · November 28, 2009, 10:27:00 AM

Heck of a buck, Congrats

joe ashton · November 28, 2009, 10:27:00 AM

that is one nice buck.. congrats. joe

pitbull · November 28, 2009, 10:38:00 AM

Awesome,

agross1 · November 28, 2009, 10:40:00 AM

great story, beautiful buck, cool that you got it done during the gun season, congrats on a fine trophy

billy shipp · November 28, 2009, 10:48:00 AM

ALRIGHT JACK.....very nice buck !!!!!

I'm happy for you bro.

You may as well get a plug in for the bow, and tell us what you shot him with....as if I didn't know

Congrats

BMN · November 28, 2009, 10:50:00 AM

very nice!

4runr · November 28, 2009, 11:00:00 AM

Congrats, Jack, on a beauty of a buck!

Red Boar · November 28, 2009, 11:02:00 AM

Also...great job taking time to set up the photo. That's a keeper!

SlowBowinMO · November 28, 2009, 11:06:00 AM

Wow, that's a dandy!

kennym · November 28, 2009, 11:18:00 AM

SWEET!!

Terry Green · November 28, 2009, 11:19:00 AM

Yeah Boy!

**DONOTDELETE** · November 28, 2009, 11:27:00 AM

Wow! Thats a great buck, but it must be all the more sweet having done it with a bow during gun season. Thats awesome, good for you!!!