Big 9'er down.

[Geno C]

What a beautiful buck!! Congrats bud, well deserved!

[2012_taco]

Great buck!! now take that chain saw and clear some shooting lanes.  

Edited November 9, 2014 by gonehntn

[TreeGuy]

Great buck!! now take that chain saw and clear some shooting lanes.

I have a bunch out of that stand, actually it's wide open.... except for a few spots... which is exactly where he walked !

[mtbuck]

Nice buck congrats

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[HUNTINGS IN MY DNA]

The giant....

It's been an incredibly tough 3, buckless seasons !!! Letting them go and watching them grow is tough, and for me it's even tougher to continuously get nocturnal giants on the cams and barely ever have sightings. I have in the past 5 years of leasing this property, seen some of the biggest deer of my life, mainly on camera, or past or before legal light.

So this year was no different. Couple monsters on the cams, always at night. My birthday was November 1st, hunted all day and didn't see much. Sunday my parents wanted me to come over for dinner, which anybody, including them that know me, know I'm hard to commit to anything during daylight hours, October to january especially during the rut. Well, I commited, and went out sun morning and saw nothing but a fawn. got back to the house around 1130 and decided to hang my new cuddy back near a stand I hadn't used yet this year. As I drove the 4 wheeler back to the house I found myself 50 yards and face to face with a giant. I kept driving and he kept watching. I got about 150yards away and stopped to investigate ( and wipe the drool from my mouth) . I noticed he had a doe locked down in some thick stuff. So I headed back to the house to devise a plan. Unfortunately I could barely think let alone concentrate on the perfect kill plan. Either way, j was going to have to decide, family dinner or kill a giant. I'm a new father, and it does have me thinking differently, so I decided I would go to dinner. On our way to my parents I was taking a slow drive and glaring in the woods, and of course, who do I see trying to cross the road but the giant ! I quickly hopped out of the truck and scared him back into the woods. I could barely keep myself together. Since then I have been a wreck. One thing on my mind, the giant. We have all been there ! Had Wednesday off and was in the woods all day except a 30 min crap n sangwich break.... only saw 2 small bucks all day.

Hanging my head and thinking I lost my one shot at the giant I still kept my fire and was in the stand this am by 530. Saw nothing but a button buck all day, till 920, when I caught a flash of brown followed by a chunk of antlers. he was on a mission, head down through the golden rod, making his own trail as he went. I really only had one small window to shoot, so I drew back and by the time I was ready to stop him he was hidden under 6' of swamp weeds... let down the bow... he kept coming but slowly heading for the thick stuff and into never ever land...I picked out a spot under some apple trees that would be my hail mary spot... he kept coming... I stopped him...let the rage extreme fly...lumenok glowing I saw the arrow hit him center mass, good height. Ugh. Oh no. i could not tell you what was happening to me for the next half hour. I decided to wait in the stand. Marginal shot, maybe, but was hoping for liver and hoping that nasty extreme would do work on him. so after an episode of tremors and shaking like a Crack head, 30 min had passed. So I got down.....blood !!! The giant had an arrow threw him !! Found a huge spray of blood on impact and could see blood at least 10 yrds up the run he took. Being cautious I decided to give him 2 hours. I did, when I started tracking I could not believe the blood trail. He went a total of 80 yards and piled up. It was a liver/ gut shot, but it worked, and I am one happy hunter. The best part is that after all the exciment calmed down I realized he's not even the big guy I have on the trail cam !! I will be greatful for him but my goodness what a great season I could have with both !! Who knows, who cares. The giant is dead and I am still in disbelief!!! If you just read all of this, thanks, and good luck to you !! Let em go and watch em grow !!

19.5" inside. 10.5" g2 that's 2.25" thick, great mass, just an aweome deer. Feel free to score from pics !

nice buck bro where was he taken

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[TreeGuy]

My back yard....9h

[J.B.]

great buck. Congrats!!

[Fantail]

Slammin` 

[burmjohn]

Congrats!!

[Five Seasons]

love the last pick. i have one with my son from last year with my 8 (he was 1 at the time). it is one of my favorite pics.

[chiefbkt]

Awesome buck, congrats!

[LI OUTDOORSMAN]

Congrats on a great deer.

Elite + Rage = awesome combo!!

[josephmrtn]

Awesome job man!!!

[accman]

Awesome buck, nice job.  One of my fondest memories of my dad was when he brought home a buck, and we'd take pictures of it with me holding the antlers, and me opening the chest cavity looking inside like it was a place to hide. He'll remember em for his lifetime. Way to keep the traditions coming.

[TreeGuy]

Well, he's at the taxidermist. Nothing makes a guy happier than having some jaws drop --- at the taxidermist !!

[nyslowhand]

Great buck & awesome story with a happy ending. As far as a score, IMHO at least a 9.9 or a 10.

[TreeGuy]

So i had the jaw aged. I also looked at a very specific chart and for this area.... he is 6.5 !! Unreal. This verifies he is indeed the bucks that has haunted me for 3 seasons !!!

[dbHunterNY]

3.5

 

and then it would've had to come from FourSeason's farm. lol

[dbHunterNY]

So i had the jaw aged. I also looked at a very specific chart and for this area.... he is 6.5 !! Unreal. This verifies he is indeed the bucks that has haunted me for 3 seasons !!!

was the fourth tooth from the back flattened out with no crowns?  definitely makes sense looking at the deer and its rack... that thing is a beast!  congrats and glad to hear the buckless seasons payed off.  tough not taking a buck year after year.

Edited November 21, 2014 by dbHunterNY

[beachpeaz]

well done sir!  Great NY Buck!

[DanielT]

139...wow

[TreeGuy]

139...wow

I'm guessing 139, plus 7