Rut Crazed 9-pt ; new pic added p.8

[Tim]

Wow...amazing girth on that old boy! Congrats Mike!

[Jerry Russell]

Dang. That is a pig.

[swp]

Nice buck!!!

[Dick Langer]

Well said Mike " the rut is only as crazy as you experience" Awesome deer congrats!!!!!!!

[Raminshooter]

Wow!

[bow loving man]

Congrats Mike, that buck is awesome!  I love the way you stopped him and called him to you!  Great job using your resources!

[tracker12]

Very nice deer.  Congrats!

[Altiman94]

Wow, what a deer Mike!  Congrats!!

[LimBender]

Swoll up neck and rack.  Great buck!

[T-Bowhunter]

Congrats Mike, that is a huge Buck!

[jomama]

Nice buck.

[smoke1953]

Betcha didn't throw him over your shoulder. Beautiful!

[rastaman]

Awesome animal!      

[DBGJR]

Great Buck!! Congrats Mike.

[Bonebuster]

So how old would that buck be?  

Someone just mentioned he really has no neck, just long shoulders! To bulk up his neck like that there must be a bunch of rubs in his stomping grounds.

Dedication and patience are the weapon of choice on this one, because it would have been difficult to drive 10 HOURS and then get up and go sit in a tree for 5 or 6 more.

"Measure success in proportion to your effort"...in this case, success was certainly had BEFORE the arrow was away!

Here in Michigan, firearms season ended about a week ago. If the kill figures from years past are correct, up to 80% of our buck population is dead. If I don`t kill a buck it will be two years in a row. This has shown me I`m not trying hard enough.

Great buck, and GREAT pictures. Thanks for sharing...and thanks for the lesson!

[TooManyHobbies]

Wow, what a beast. Congrats.

[limbow]

Congrats Mike, a fine deer indeed!

[BAPilot2]

Congrats,

Impressive animal!!!

[Greg Szalewski]

Congrats Mike. That's a real nice one.
Send a pic to Tim for the Stump Shooter.

[cacciatore]

Congrats Mike another great buck!