Welp....this is the situation I found myself in today. Those of u who watched the Facebook live stream know what happened Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
In 20 years of bowhunting, I have never experienced anything like I did yesterday. Running late to my stand, I arrived at the farm at 3:00 pm. I gathered my gear and started walking across the bean field to my stand. 600 yards from my stand, I jumped a big buck I call “23” that was bedded in the middle of the beans. 23 is a 160-165” deer, and I watched the deer bound away and disappear over the fence into a sea of corn. Frustrated, I made my way to my stand, knowing I just spooked the 2nd biggest buck on the farm. I climed into my stand, turned around, and to my surprise I saw a giant buck feeding in the beans 450 yards away, almost in the same spot where I jumped 23! I pulled up my binoculars and realized it was the biggest deer on the farm, a buck I call “Walker” that I have history from last year with. He was bedded down with 23 and due to the high winds he had no idea I had spooked the other deer. I watched him feed and then bed back down facing away from me. He laid his head down as if he was asleep! I saw the wind was parallelling the buck and me, and the high winds were making a lot of noise, so I knew he would not see, smell, or hear me if I was careful. I left everything in the tree except my bow, rangefinder, and binos, and I slowly stalked through the muddy standing beans, yard by yard. I kept ranging him...158 yds, then 137, then 80, then 58, then 37, and finally I got to a spot that was 25 yards from the sleeping buck and decided I would wait him out. I wanted him to stand up on his own if possible so he would be relaxed. I laid in the beans staring at his antlers for nearly 4 hours! Finally, just after sunset, other deer started filtering into the field. I saw a yearling buck coming towards me in the beans and knew the buck would see me and alert the big buck. I got ready as the young buck circled downwind. The young buck alerted and stomped his foot. The big buck’s head came up and I drew my bow, Walker stood from his bed and looked back at the small buck, never seeing me! I let the arrow fly at 25 yards! He never knew what hit him and was dead in 6 seconds! What a feeling! If not for a busted G3 he would score 181 5/8” and still scores over 171” without his G3! So pumped! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Great buck! I am slightly confused as to why you're claiming he's 181" all over facebook?? 171" is an amazing buck so why add the non existent 10"? Either way, nice work.
I honestly don't care either way because it's an awesome buck/hunt I just don't understand the hunting industry I guess. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
That isn’t my post. Sent crusher made that. The post I made is exactly as it is here. If it makes you feel better he’ll be entered on the deer contest at 171 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sure makes it look like a direct quote/comment from you. Anyways, I don't care about the contest or what it scores, it just takes away from an awesome buck when crap like this floats around. Hope you get another target buck or two this year!
I honestly personally could care less what the deer scores. But it’s always the first and last question everybody asks so I post the scores. To me, he grew 181 inches of antler and I have trail camera pictures to verify that. So that’s what he is to me. And I plan on having the tine fixed by my taxidermist. I have no plans on ever entering any deer into any official Book, No matter what the score. What about the new world record archery nontypical that was killed last year in Illinois? He broke something like seven points off and the guy who shot him is holding them back on with his hand in the pictures right after the shot. They got counted for its final score. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That sounds like bs then. I don't care what people's reasons are for hunting and what they are hunting for but in my opinion, there are far too many people doing it for the wrong reasons (antler score). Again my opinion only. Like I said I'm not taking anything away from an awesome buck and truly hope you can have continued success! Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
That we can agree on. Way too many people focus on score only. There’s a lot more that goes into making a particular animal a trophy than a tape measure. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
On an unrelated note, how's your little girl doing after the fall she had? Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
