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Veteran's Day Buck
11/11/2010 12:20:45 PM
Got this horse this morning. 6x6. Would have been 7x7 but he broke off a point on each side. This deer has to weigh close to 300lbs. I'm not a small guy and I'm farm bred, so I usually don't have trouble dragging deer around. I needed help on this one. Pictures don't do it justice.
100gr Slick Trick (original)
73lb Bowtech SWAT 09
Whisker biscuit
Double lung hit quartering away at 15yds. Start to finish the encounter lasted 3-5 seconds. Literally ambushed me. Found him 60yds away.
100gr Slick Trick (original)
73lb Bowtech SWAT 09
Whisker biscuit
Double lung hit quartering away at 15yds. Start to finish the encounter lasted 3-5 seconds. Literally ambushed me. Found him 60yds away.
11/11/2010 12:35:07 PM
Holy shit 
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
11/11/2010 2:29:25 PM
awsome.... i killed my buck today also... congrats..
11/11/2010 3:20:24 PM
Originally Posted By nightdh:
Holy shit
Congratulations!
Holy shit
Congratulations!
This!
11/11/2010 6:45:09 PM
nice buck
11/11/2010 7:04:36 PM
Nice job! You shot a horse with antlers! I shot one last year that went 270lbs on the hoof and tried to drag him out myself. I made it about 50 yds and put up the white flag! I ended up putting him on top of the brush hog blade on the back of my tractor! Besides the nice mount, your gonna get about 130 lbs of meat and some monster backstraps!
11/11/2010 7:06:19 PM
Thanks guys! :)
Haven't stretched a tape, but all the eye's I've had on him so far would guess 4 1/2 years. A few said 3 1/2 too. Could he have gotten bigger? Surely. Only problem is the rifle hunting pressure is insane around here. Most deer never make it this old. If he's 4 1/2... he's a dinosaur.
It happened so fast that I had no time to even think about it. He is my biggest bow deer to date, by twice or better. He came stomping through with his nose on the ground at a near trot he was moving so fast. I only had about a 20yd window to shoot him and he was covering it at light speed. I grunt-stopped him as I was reaching for my bow. He looked toward the base of my tree, then looked forward. I swung my bow into position and as I was going to draw back he made like he was going to take a step, so I grunted again while hauling my bow string back as quickly as I could. He made one step, and stopped again looking back over his shoulder toward the base of my tree. He was quartering away with his right side facing me. The arrow found its mark perfectly, which is amazing considering how fast it all went down. I was literally on auto-pilot. He donkey-kicked and ran off, so I knew I had a good vital hit.
Normally I see the deer coming for a ways, so I have time to get ready and line up a calculated precise shot. Not today. It was all over so fast that after I loosed the arrow, the adrenaline shot almost shook me out of the tree. I literally had to wait a few minutes to calm myself enough to climb out of the tree safely. Twenty seven feet is a long way to fall!
Upon gutting, I found two perfect X's in each lung. High on the right side and low on the left toward the front. Couldn't have made a better shot on the lungs.
Needless to say, I'm on cloud nine. Bowhunting gets me jacked up like nothing else in the first place, but when I get an opportunity at a deer like this it makes me thank God for this life. ... and I did, before I even got out of the tree. :)
Haven't stretched a tape, but all the eye's I've had on him so far would guess 4 1/2 years. A few said 3 1/2 too. Could he have gotten bigger? Surely. Only problem is the rifle hunting pressure is insane around here. Most deer never make it this old. If he's 4 1/2... he's a dinosaur.
It happened so fast that I had no time to even think about it. He is my biggest bow deer to date, by twice or better. He came stomping through with his nose on the ground at a near trot he was moving so fast. I only had about a 20yd window to shoot him and he was covering it at light speed. I grunt-stopped him as I was reaching for my bow. He looked toward the base of my tree, then looked forward. I swung my bow into position and as I was going to draw back he made like he was going to take a step, so I grunted again while hauling my bow string back as quickly as I could. He made one step, and stopped again looking back over his shoulder toward the base of my tree. He was quartering away with his right side facing me. The arrow found its mark perfectly, which is amazing considering how fast it all went down. I was literally on auto-pilot. He donkey-kicked and ran off, so I knew I had a good vital hit.
Normally I see the deer coming for a ways, so I have time to get ready and line up a calculated precise shot. Not today. It was all over so fast that after I loosed the arrow, the adrenaline shot almost shook me out of the tree. I literally had to wait a few minutes to calm myself enough to climb out of the tree safely. Twenty seven feet is a long way to fall!
Upon gutting, I found two perfect X's in each lung. High on the right side and low on the left toward the front. Couldn't have made a better shot on the lungs.
Needless to say, I'm on cloud nine. Bowhunting gets me jacked up like nothing else in the first place, but when I get an opportunity at a deer like this it makes me thank God for this life. ... and I did, before I even got out of the tree. :)
11/11/2010 7:07:35 PM
Congratulations on a beautiful buck.
11/11/2010 7:22:30 PM
Originally Posted By orkan249:
Thanks guys! :)
Haven't stretched a tape, but all the eye's I've had on him so far would guess 4 1/2 years. A few said 3 1/2 too. Could he have gotten bigger? Surely. Only problem is the rifle hunting pressure is insane around here. Most deer never make it this old. If he's 4 1/2... he's a dinosaur.
It happened so fast that I had no time to even think about it. He is my biggest bow deer to date, by twice or better. He came stomping through with his nose on the ground at a near trot he was moving so fast. I only had about a 20yd window to shoot him and he was covering it at light speed. I grunt-stopped him as I was reaching for my bow. He looked toward the base of my tree, then looked forward. I swung my bow into position and as I was going to draw back he made like he was going to take a step, so I grunted again while hauling my bow string back as quickly as I could. He made one step, and stopped again looking back over his shoulder toward the base of my tree. He was quartering away with his right side facing me. The arrow found its mark perfectly, which is amazing considering how fast it all went down. I was literally on auto-pilot. He donkey-kicked and ran off, so I knew I had a good vital hit.
Normally I see the deer coming for a ways, so I have time to get ready and line up a calculated precise shot. Not today. It was all over so fast that after I loosed the arrow, the adrenaline shot almost shook me out of the tree. I literally had to wait a few minutes to calm myself enough to climb out of the tree safely. Twenty seven feet is a long way to fall!
Upon gutting, I found two perfect X's in each lung. High on the right side and low on the left toward the front. Couldn't have made a better shot on the lungs.
Needless to say, I'm on cloud nine. Bowhunting gets me jacked up like nothing else in the first place, but when I get an opportunity at a deer like this it makes me thank God for this life. ... and I did, before I even got out of the tree. :)
Thanks guys! :)
Haven't stretched a tape, but all the eye's I've had on him so far would guess 4 1/2 years. A few said 3 1/2 too. Could he have gotten bigger? Surely. Only problem is the rifle hunting pressure is insane around here. Most deer never make it this old. If he's 4 1/2... he's a dinosaur.
It happened so fast that I had no time to even think about it. He is my biggest bow deer to date, by twice or better. He came stomping through with his nose on the ground at a near trot he was moving so fast. I only had about a 20yd window to shoot him and he was covering it at light speed. I grunt-stopped him as I was reaching for my bow. He looked toward the base of my tree, then looked forward. I swung my bow into position and as I was going to draw back he made like he was going to take a step, so I grunted again while hauling my bow string back as quickly as I could. He made one step, and stopped again looking back over his shoulder toward the base of my tree. He was quartering away with his right side facing me. The arrow found its mark perfectly, which is amazing considering how fast it all went down. I was literally on auto-pilot. He donkey-kicked and ran off, so I knew I had a good vital hit.
Normally I see the deer coming for a ways, so I have time to get ready and line up a calculated precise shot. Not today. It was all over so fast that after I loosed the arrow, the adrenaline shot almost shook me out of the tree. I literally had to wait a few minutes to calm myself enough to climb out of the tree safely. Twenty seven feet is a long way to fall!
Upon gutting, I found two perfect X's in each lung. High on the right side and low on the left toward the front. Couldn't have made a better shot on the lungs.
Needless to say, I'm on cloud nine. Bowhunting gets me jacked up like nothing else in the first place, but when I get an opportunity at a deer like this it makes me thank God for this life. ... and I did, before I even got out of the tree. :)
Awesome story! Don't forget to post pics in the Bow Kill Success thread. Just eyeballing your deer, I think it will gross in the mid 150's.
11/11/2010 7:22:48 PM
That's vary nice, congrats. I like the size of his neck.
11/11/2010 9:15:31 PM
Originally Posted By buhog7979:
That's vary nice, congrats. I like the size of his neck.
That's vary nice, congrats. I like the size of his neck.
He is a beast ain't he?!?!!? Going to look good on the wall.
11/12/2010 6:05:41 AM
great buck ! congrats
11/12/2010 8:22:34 AM
Congrats 
11/12/2010 7:29:01 PM
Very nice buck! I wish I would have gotten a shot on one before firearms season starts(tomorrow)
11/19/2010 8:09:01 PM
Thats a damn nice buck congrats.
I hope your getting a shoulder mount.
I hope your getting a shoulder mount.
11/19/2010 11:39:13 PM
Originally Posted By orkan249:
Thanks guys! :)
Haven't stretched a tape, but all the eye's I've had on him so far would guess 4 1/2 years. A few said 3 1/2 too. Could he have gotten bigger? Surely. Only problem is the rifle hunting pressure is insane around here. Most deer never make it this old. If he's 4 1/2... he's a dinosaur.
It happened so fast that I had no time to even think about it. He is my biggest bow deer to date, by twice or better. He came stomping through with his nose on the ground at a near trot he was moving so fast. I only had about a 20yd window to shoot him and he was covering it at light speed. I grunt-stopped him as I was reaching for my bow. He looked toward the base of my tree, then looked forward. I swung my bow into position and as I was going to draw back he made like he was going to take a step, so I grunted again while hauling my bow string back as quickly as I could. He made one step, and stopped again looking back over his shoulder toward the base of my tree. He was quartering away with his right side facing me. The arrow found its mark perfectly, which is amazing considering how fast it all went down. I was literally on auto-pilot. He donkey-kicked and ran off, so I knew I had a good vital hit.
Normally I see the deer coming for a ways, so I have time to get ready and line up a calculated precise shot. Not today. It was all over so fast that after I loosed the arrow, the adrenaline shot almost shook me out of the tree. I literally had to wait a few minutes to calm myself enough to climb out of the tree safely. Twenty seven feet is a long way to fall!
Upon gutting, I found two perfect X's in each lung. High on the right side and low on the left toward the front. Couldn't have made a better shot on the lungs.
Needless to say, I'm on cloud nine. Bowhunting gets me jacked up like nothing else in the first place, but when I get an opportunity at a deer like this it makes me thank God for this life. ... and I did, before I even got out of the tree. :)
Thanks guys! :)
Haven't stretched a tape, but all the eye's I've had on him so far would guess 4 1/2 years. A few said 3 1/2 too. Could he have gotten bigger? Surely. Only problem is the rifle hunting pressure is insane around here. Most deer never make it this old. If he's 4 1/2... he's a dinosaur.
It happened so fast that I had no time to even think about it. He is my biggest bow deer to date, by twice or better. He came stomping through with his nose on the ground at a near trot he was moving so fast. I only had about a 20yd window to shoot him and he was covering it at light speed. I grunt-stopped him as I was reaching for my bow. He looked toward the base of my tree, then looked forward. I swung my bow into position and as I was going to draw back he made like he was going to take a step, so I grunted again while hauling my bow string back as quickly as I could. He made one step, and stopped again looking back over his shoulder toward the base of my tree. He was quartering away with his right side facing me. The arrow found its mark perfectly, which is amazing considering how fast it all went down. I was literally on auto-pilot. He donkey-kicked and ran off, so I knew I had a good vital hit.
Normally I see the deer coming for a ways, so I have time to get ready and line up a calculated precise shot. Not today. It was all over so fast that after I loosed the arrow, the adrenaline shot almost shook me out of the tree. I literally had to wait a few minutes to calm myself enough to climb out of the tree safely. Twenty seven feet is a long way to fall!
Upon gutting, I found two perfect X's in each lung. High on the right side and low on the left toward the front. Couldn't have made a better shot on the lungs.
Needless to say, I'm on cloud nine. Bowhunting gets me jacked up like nothing else in the first place, but when I get an opportunity at a deer like this it makes me thank God for this life. ... and I did, before I even got out of the tree. :)
Excellent description of what is going on up there!
12/12/2010 3:37:28 PM
Originally Posted By orkan249:
Got this horse this morning. 6x6. Would have been 7x7 but he broke off a point on each side. This deer has to weigh close to 300lbs. I'm not a small guy and I'm farm bred, so I usually don't have trouble dragging deer around. I needed help on this one. Pictures don't do it justice.
100gr Slick Trick (original)
73lb Bowtech SWAT 09
Whisker biscuit
Double lung hit quartering away at 15yds. Start to finish the encounter lasted 3-5 seconds. Literally ambushed me. Found him 60yds away.
http://www.gregd.net/pics/deer_hunting/archery/IMG_4657.JPG
http://www.gregd.net/pics/deer_hunting/archery/IMG_4663.JPG
Got this horse this morning. 6x6. Would have been 7x7 but he broke off a point on each side. This deer has to weigh close to 300lbs. I'm not a small guy and I'm farm bred, so I usually don't have trouble dragging deer around. I needed help on this one. Pictures don't do it justice.
100gr Slick Trick (original)
73lb Bowtech SWAT 09
Whisker biscuit
Double lung hit quartering away at 15yds. Start to finish the encounter lasted 3-5 seconds. Literally ambushed me. Found him 60yds away.
http://www.gregd.net/pics/deer_hunting/archery/IMG_4657.JPG
http://www.gregd.net/pics/deer_hunting/archery/IMG_4663.JPG
Nice shot Orkan! Thats a real trophy you earned! We expect dinner pix!
