Guys, I shot a buck last night and recovered it today. Its about a 145 inches. Video and Photos will be posted soon. Bucks are really starting to move now.
Awesome! Decided to check this thread after checking Christine's thread and Ben/pa made mention of this thread.
Hope Todd you don't mind me posting the buck. This was on my Facebook so I thought I would share with the team. Awesome Buck!
I shot a doe friday night right before dusk. I have spent almost all season trying to get my son a deer w his bow. He was in a stand w his mom Friday night so I got to go out. I usually do not shoot a doe this time of year but I thought it would be a good teaching experience for he and I. I will get the pics to Justin soon.
Got him scored guys. In case you missed the story here is a link to it.....http://forums.bowhunting.com/showthread.php?t=8445 He grossed 126 7/8. I'm a little bitter sweet about the buck but I have 2 more buck tags to fill. I usually hold out for a minimum 140 but that's ok I'm pretty happy with him. He is extremely symmetrical. Tip to Tip 7 3/8 Greatest Spread 16 5/8 Inside Spread 14 5/8 Right Left 20 2/8 20 2/8 3 6/8 5 2/8 10 9 4/8 7 3/8 8 5/8 Right C Left C 3 6/8 3 6/8 3 4/8 3 3/8 3 4/8 3 3/8 3 3 Grossed 126 7/8
Congrats guys for everyone that has been successful. I have had a rough season. I lost a doe i shot early in the season and had a coyote ruin my chances last night. Tomorrow evening will hopefully turn for the better.
Just wanted to check in on how the rut is going for everyone. For me it has been non-existant but that is what I expected on the property I'm hunting. I did see two does this eve after not seeing a deer since I shot my buck on Oct. 3rd.
It has been a really good rut. I have seen a couple of nice, really nice bucks but no shot opportunities. They are chasing hard. Trying to get my son a deer has proven a little harder than we thought but he is getting more addicted each week. Definatley cramps me trying to shoot one of the bucks I am after but I would not trade hunting w him for anything.
10 Pointer Down In WI Went out over the weekend. What a gorgeous weekend to be out. I got to my stand just before 5am on saturday and no longer sat down and hung my bow on the hanger and heard movement coming from east. I could make out a body but couldnt see any bone. I figured it was a doe. it was just at that light transition stage to where you could make out the body, but couldnt get a clean shot because I couldnt tell the angle she was standing at. Anyway, she approached the scrape I was hunting over, took a pee in it and went about her way. I sat there for about another 30 minutes when I hear movement coming in from the east again. It was coming in FAST. I knew without a doubt it was a buck. I looked to the east and sure as heck I see horns coming through the thicket along the pond. I grabbed my bow and watched as he came on the same trail the doe came on. He was on a mission. He got behind a couple trees. I draw my bow. He comes in and tears the hell out of the scrape and thrashes the licking branch. I was thinking to myself "now just move your leg forward about 1 -2 inches." He did. I settled my pin about 1 inch low and let the arrow fly. The arrow hit, and the blood was spraying all over the place...but I got a little worried when I heard that unforgettable THWACK sound we dont want to hear. He jumped straight up, and tunred and went for the river, the blood was running out of him like he was hit with a 12gauge slug. I got a little worried when he jumped a dead pine log and headed for the river, im thinking great now I got to go get my boat..he turned and went back to the east and fell over dead no more than 30 yards from the scrape. The Rage did its job. Ive never seen a blood trail like this in my life. Litterly a trail sprayed 10 feet out on both sides of him. I sat there and waited for about another hour hoping something else would come through but no luck. I was anxious to see what it was. I thought he as a 6 maybe an 8. When I got to him, I couldnt beleive what I had down. I counted 10 points with a double G2. Not split but a Double! I let out a wahoo!!! My brother in law was hunting the opposite side of the property and heard me. Well being that I didnt have my knife on me I decided to walk back up to the car, about a 1/2 mile to the field, got in the car and drove over to where I had put Jason. I parked far enough away from him so I didnt disturb his hunt. I flased my lights at him and he came to me. Told him what I had and he said he figured I had something as he heard me yell wahoo...lol. Anyway, we went back to the farm to get the father in law and the gator and headed back up. Got a couple pics, cleaned him out, loaded him up, took him back to the farm loaded him in the car, took him to town to get registered and got him back to the farm and hung up so we could move a stand and hunt the rest of the day. The rest of the weekend was uneventful. Well now you know the rest of the story. Here he is.
Wis-great job on the buck! Remember you need two poses with bow to put him on the scoreboard. I have been out regularly the past week trying for a doe and have seen every non-shooter buck in the woods out seeking. They haven't been chasing yet. I can't shoot a buck until Saturday when rifle season opens up. The bucks are moving during daylight hours. I saw a buck yesterday walk across an open field at 11:30 yesterday. I think this weekend when the orange army takes over the woods it is going to be nuts.
