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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 18, 2018 21:53:02 GMT -5
I went to a stand tonight where I wasn't expecting to see much. The main reason I went there was to check out the multi trunked osage tree to see if a hang on stand would work as a double stand set up. I was hearing some scraping sounds coming from behind me every now and then. It sounded a good distance away. At 6:30 I heard something walking from that direction. I turned around and saw a nice buck coming towards me. I knew the rack wasn't overly big but it had a large body. I could see his back was scraped up from fighting. He slowly walked by at 30 yards and I pulled the trigger on my PSE Fang Crossbow. I heard a loud crack as the bolt hit the deer. It took off down the hill and I could tell it wasn't going far. It crashed just out of sight and went silent. My Dad came out to help with the recovery. There was very little blood but he was easy to find. It ran maybe 40 yards downhill before going down. It was all we could do to drag it a short ways across the bottom of the hill to where we could get a vehicle to it. My back is still bothering me so it was a real struggle. The bolt had passed through both shoulders and took out the heart. Once we got it out of the woods we realized just how big the body was. It's the biggest bodied deer I've ever killed. I'm not sure how old it is. I'm going to check the teeth tomorrow. When I was field dressing it the size of the heart and liver was shocking. When we had it hanging on my skinning stand we noticed the torso was about as long as I am tall. It had a lot of fat all over it. It's hard to judge the body size from the pictures. I've killed some nice bucks over the years but nothing has compared to the body on this one. The antlers looked bigger once we cut the head off of the body. I have a feeling my time to hunt will be limited this year. I am very happy to get this buck early in the season. I will get a lot of meat from it. Hopefully I can get another doe or two. My plaid camo has worked so far.
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Post by greghopper on Oct 18, 2018 22:03:39 GMT -5
Congrats.... thanks for sharing!
That's difently no "scrub" there!!
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Post by ninepntr on Oct 18, 2018 22:20:14 GMT -5
That’s a great looking deer, congrats, glad you were able to fill the freezer! Great shot too!
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 18, 2018 22:37:40 GMT -5
Good Shooting!
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 18, 2018 23:04:06 GMT -5
Here he is in late September. He pawed the ground and peed on the scrape that night.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 19, 2018 1:13:37 GMT -5
Great deer. Congrats.
I feel for you with your back pain. Been there, and go thru that all too often myself. No fun. Good luck!
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Post by butlerj on Oct 19, 2018 4:27:18 GMT -5
Congrats!!!
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Post by drfleck on Oct 19, 2018 4:33:54 GMT -5
Congratulations, that's a great deer for sure!
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Post by saltydog on Oct 19, 2018 4:59:32 GMT -5
Nice buck ! Congrats scrub !
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 19, 2018 5:23:32 GMT -5
Boy I'd be tickled to be able to put my tag on a buck like that! Great job,nice shooting and I'm digging the throw back plaid flannel! Do you only wear the green or some red too?
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Post by bigjim on Oct 19, 2018 5:40:53 GMT -5
Thats a great deer! Congrats!!
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Post by Huntnfreak on Oct 19, 2018 5:45:00 GMT -5
NICE buck...Congrats!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2018 5:56:55 GMT -5
I went to a stand tonight where I wasn't expecting to see much. The main reason I went there was to check out the multi trunked osage tree to see if a hang on stand would work as a double stand set up. I was hearing some scraping sounds coming from behind me every now and then. It sounded a good distance away. At 6:30 I heard something walking from that direction. I turned around and saw a nice buck coming towards me. I knew the rack wasn't overly big but it had a large body. I could see his back was scraped up from fighting. He slowly walked by at 30 yards and I pulled the trigger on my PSE Fang Crossbow. I heard a loud crack as the bolt hit the deer. It took off down the hill and I could tell it wasn't going far. It crashed just out of sight and went silent. My Dad came out to help with the recovery. There was very little blood but he was easy to find. It ran maybe 40 yards downhill before going down. It was all we could do to drag it a short ways across the bottom of the hill to where we could get a vehicle to it. My back is still bothering me so it was a real struggle. The bolt had passed through both shoulders and took out the heart. Once we got it out of the woods we realized just how big the body was. It's the biggest bodied deer I've ever killed. I'm not sure how old it is. I'm going to check the teeth tomorrow. When I was field dressing it the size of the heart and liver was shocking. When we had it hanging on my skinning stand we noticed the torso was about as long as I am tall. It had a lot of fat all over it. It's hard to judge the body size from the pictures. I've killed some nice bucks over the years but nothing has compared to the body on this one. The antlers looked bigger once we cut the head off of the body. I have a feeling my time to hunt will be limited this year. I am very happy to get this buck early in the season. I will get a lot of meat from it. Hopefully I can get another doe or two. My plaid camo has worked so far. Holy Cow! What a fantastic buck, and whoa! What a body, he`s a stud! You`ll never forget that incredible deer!
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 19, 2018 6:59:18 GMT -5
Boy I'd be tickled to be able to put my tag on a buck like that! Great job,nice shooting and I'm digging the throw back plaid flannel! Do you only wear the green or some red too? I've got red and a lighter pattern as well. I'm liking it so far. Much cheaper than camo
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Post by 10point on Oct 19, 2018 7:11:52 GMT -5
Congrats!
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Post by coolbreeze on Oct 19, 2018 7:31:36 GMT -5
Very nice.. Congrats!
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 19, 2018 8:02:35 GMT -5
That's a fine buck, congrats!
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Post by soinguy28 on Oct 19, 2018 8:47:49 GMT -5
Well done! Great Buck!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2018 9:49:51 GMT -5
Way to go!
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Post by schall53 on Oct 19, 2018 9:54:57 GMT -5
Well done!
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