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Post by krieger on Nov 19, 2011 21:22:21 GMT -5
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Post by krieger on Nov 19, 2011 21:33:17 GMT -5
Shot this nice buck this week. I went to a timber that had a picked corn field next to it. Figured there were deer using it....it's not very wide, I can almost cover the whole thing from the middle. He came right at my tree and I was favoring the downwind side so I could shoot him before he hit my windstream. Then he turned sharp 10yds out and went upwind of me. I had to turn and lift my bow cause I had my climber in a 3-trunked soft maple for cover. He looked up at me once, probably cause I was only 15' and it was bare...he wasn't concerned at all apparently about a 240 lb redneck in a tree, lol. I didn't move my feet, just twisted and swung as I drew...of course my hood , which I had up against the 15mph Iowa breeze, refused to turn with me and covered half my face.... I had to stop him between 2 trees and he looked up at me from 12 yds as I shot quick. I hit him a little lower than I wanted to but got him thru the heart. He ran out of sight so I left him overnight.  85gr Slick Tricks left a very good trail. He ran the edge for 60yds and I could see the blood on the chisel plowed dirt even. He ducked back in the timber and fell 10 yds from the edge. I was dang happy to see him laying there! He's got a huge blocky head...makes his rack look smaller than it is but he's right at 19" inside and has 12" g2's. Big bodied also..all gouged up around the eyes and back of his neck, He was a brawler ! |
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Post by DBinNY on Nov 19, 2011 22:05:34 GMT -5
Very nice and good story.
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Post by dougedwards on Nov 21, 2011 8:16:09 GMT -5
Wow........super nice buck and a great shot! Congrats
Doug
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Post by jims on Nov 21, 2011 17:23:26 GMT -5
Nice deer.
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Post by Dave W on Nov 21, 2011 19:58:44 GMT -5
STUD! Congrats. Had to be tough waiting until the next day to retrieve.
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Post by toosensitive on Nov 21, 2011 20:42:47 GMT -5
Dats a nice one...congrats. Looks like a wall mounter for sure.
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