Huge Live Oak Nanny kill from Oct

[graybarkhunter]

I'm testing my "photo posting" capabilities here on TG. I thought i would post this doe i killed back in October out of the biggest live oak tree i have ever laid eyes on. as soon as my buddy showed me this tree on his land I said," I got to kill a deer while standing inside that thing!".

Well, the live oak acorns started raining and it was like a dinner bell . i made the 2x4 ladder a few days before and put it up to let the deer get used to it.  the first morning i sat ,after about an hour and a half, here comes 2 big does and a yearling. well, at first i thought the deer were going to see me bc i was standing inside the "bowl" where all the limbs branch out (which is maybe 9 feet high), but i thought to myself theres no way they can because i'm engulfed inside the biggest tree within who knows how many miles.

The lead doe feeds around and is 5 steps but facing me by the time she is "in the clear". well at least 5 min go by and still facing me. waited and waited and finally she turned and I let the 55# Robertson Fatal Styk fling the 250Gr Tree Shark at 7 steps for a clean pass thru. They all take off and knew it was a good hit but didnt hear any crashing bc they ran into a pine thicket. Although i could see blood from my "perch" i decided to get down and wait an hour or so before i went and looked. After tracking 60 yds, she piled up. it was a great day and even better to get her out of the biggest tree stand i have ever hunted out of!
I cannot begin to tell you how big that tree is. the second pic shows  some of its size to scale although i wish i could tell you a correct diameter in inches (or feet for that matter). anyway , thought y'all would enjoy!

P.S. hope my pics are resized correctly. if not, mods please let me know and i'll try again.. And i apologize

 
 

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Well done  

[wooddamon1]

Way to go! That is one heck of a tree! Congrats!

[wildgame]

Congrats! I like your stand location!!

[Pat B]

Well done. I used to love to hunt from live oak trees in coastal SC. You really don't need a treestand. We had one we called the Cadilac stand and another called the Grocery Store. You were almost guarenteed a shot in the Grocery Store.

[JamesKerr]

Nice!

[Bowhunter4life]

Well done!  That tree is huge!  Heck the trees around here don't get as big as the "branches" at the top of the picture...

Congrats!

[rastaman]

Way to go sir! Nice pictures!      

[joe ashton]

That is a big tree!!!!

Congrats onyour doe!

Bisch

[Guru]

Congrats!!  Your pix are fine...you did well on all accounts    

[LONGSTYKES]

Way cool, that is an outstanding tree. Congrats on the fine doe.

[Gen273]

Congrats!!!

[BowHunterGA]

Very nice! Congrats!

that is a big ol tree! congratts! i bet youll be there next season too.  

[Irish Archer]

Congrats to you! Good job.

[Covey]

There's a big old white oak tree on the property I hunt that I've always wanted to set in. Believe I will now! Very cool pics and story...Congrats!

Jason

[JJB2]

Lots of vines on that tree...you didn't come out itching did ya?

[graybarkhunter]

thanks guys for all the compliments. maybe ill have another live oak pic next yr.

[Longbowwally]

Enjoyed your story and congratulations! I love a big oak like that - almost always the primary feed tree in an area....