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Sorry all guess I ws suppose to post this here in a new thread.

Well I finally got it done.

I had to take the long route to the stand I was going to hunt because there were so many does in the field along the trail I normally take. I made it in and didn't bump any that I knew of. It was a beautiful morning to sit...very light breeze in my face...field at my back and over looking a creek bottom that is often used as a travel corridor. the opposite hill across teh creek is heavily covered with saplings and very thick.

No movement until 10 am when an eight pointer came walking left to right up the creek. His rack was just at the ears with times about 5 inches long. I had passed him during archery but I have had a very slow season with nothing on the ground yet. He would be coming out of the thicket in the bottom at about 50 yards and that is a chip shot with the ML. I was having the shoot him...no wait....argument in my head and was really paying attention to him movements. He was 5 steps from hitting the opening and I was going to have to decide quickly. I noticed he kept stopping and looking up over his left shoulder...up the hill into the sapling covered hill. ...step....look back. step....look back.

since we had 100% snow cover I picked up movemnt at the top of the sapling hill. 3 deer came trotting left to right with another following behind. they turned and headed into the creek bottom and I thought they would be crossing and coming into the field behind me. This would drag the 8 out of the cover he was in. When they hit the creek bottom the 8 bolted towards them and they ras into thick cover as far to the right as I can see. I could see them moving but there was no shots. I went form very excited to "I can't believe this happened" in seconds.

I heard a loud low grunt on top of the hill and a deer came trotting down. I pulled up and this must have been the 4th deer that was trailing the other 3. I cranked up my scope to 9 and could see rack coming down the hill. Since I hunt ofter from this stand I knew the only shot I would have if he trailed the 3 does and the 8 was at the creek at 140 yards.  I cocked the encore and steadied into the opening and he cam in at a quartering away. click....bang....big poof of white smoke and I can't see anything.

I reach for my speed loaders and there is a buck running right to laeft right domn the creek bottom. I get loaded ...he stops....it isn't the buck I shot at. It was the original 8. Where is MY buck. I see movemnt where I shot and the buck is trying to get up. Shot number two on him and I can't tell if I hit him....he jumps up on his feet and my heart sinks. He trotts up the hill and heads towards a golden rod field. by the time I am reloaded he is out of sight.

I regroup and get out of the stand. I call my buddiy and tell him to go out and get the wheeler....I still think I got a good hit on him and we will need it for recovery.

The blood trail is great and I am looking at blood 50-75 feet ahead of me ...not at my feet.

across the golden rod field....into the connecting hardwods...into the flooded timber. Now I am getting worried. I tell my buddy where to meet me and we meet up. I am very nervous because now we are near property that is heavily hunted and I am betting someone will end up shooting this deer. Plus we are coming up to a road and if he crosses...he is lost. It is very hard to make a quiet track and I am worried about bumping the deer...that darn sqeaky packy snow.

about 200 yards and there is very heavy blow down and I do not see any blood out in front or any side of it. 

"he has to be in there"

I slowly approach and just as I see the tips of the tines he bolts from the bed.

I was ready and put him down just as he hit his feet.

My buddy went for the wheeler and I may have just hurt my effort to get him to wait on bigger deer. the two of us had all we could do to lift this guy on the back rack. After a few pics of course. He is convinced now it is much easier to shoot small deer....both our backs are killing us today...lol

He got a nice 1-1/2 YO seven in the afternoon and I still did not get to fill a doe tag. I have included a pic of the two together....9 point----broke of a G1...19 inch inside spread.....scaled at 185 pounds dressed.

Oh...as a note...either I jerked the trigger or he hesitated. the first shot was top of shoulder and into the neck. When I put my finger in the hole I could feel the neck bones. 1/2 inch lower he would not have moved. the second shot was a bit back but hit the liver. when I was caping him I noticed a nickle size scabbed up hole in his ear. It is not a tear from a fight...a clean hole with ear missing. either he had one of those peircings done or some hunter came very close to a head shot on him....hate to say this...but I am happy he missed

I couldn't be happier. I think this is also one of the deer we had on the trail cams in August. the date o the trail cam pic is wrong...lost the book and can't get it to change...lol

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Congrats on that fine buck!  How long are the main beams Culv?

No idea. Only tape that was on it was when my buddy measured the inside spread at 19". I am dropping it off at he taxidermist tonight so I will try to measur them. I hae never really been into scoring but I can't imagine he will doo really great with the short brow and one brow broken. the symetry isn't too bad except fot the G4 on the right is couple inches smaller than the left. My buddy wants to score it but I don't think he will catch up with me b4 I drop it off

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Way to go!

Was this up here, or down at your lease?

No actually it was across the street from my house... I didn't get squat at camp other than a great time with my Father and friends...lol. I bow hunted at home but had yet to be there during gun. I knew he had been there on the trail cams...He has a brother I think. Looks like the same rack with maybe a small kicker but the brow tines were about 5 inches long. There was also one that is a very solid 10 and crazy tall. Never got him on camera but saw him in the spotting scope pre season.

Nice thing is I know those two at lest made it to Sunday night becasue my buddy was in his treestand trying to fill a doe tag and they walked into the cut bean field at last light at about 250 yards from him. He got to glass them for a bit and they didn't appear to have broken anything that he could tell.

Guess where I will be Friday, Sat and Sunday...lol

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I know you don't care about the score but I am betting it will be a hefty 130's, maybe even into the 140 realm.

I took some measurements at lunch and I looked at the B&C sheet before I left....not sure if I did it right but their automatic calculator on their web site said 144 and some change. I only had my wifes sewing kit tape so who knows...lol

The score I am sure about is "He looked freaking big on Saturday in the woods"...lol

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I know you don't care about the score but I am betting it will be a hefty 130's, maybe even into the 140 realm.

I took some measurements at lunch and I looked at the B&C sheet before I left....not sure if I did it right but their automatic calculator on their web site said 144 and some change. I only had my wifes sewing kit tape so who knows...lol

The score I am sure about is "He looked freaking big on Saturday in the woods"...lol

Exactly, thats a good way to score bucks, big bigger, biggest, and freaking huge! haha

By the way me and steve863 are gonna stop by for a visit Saturday morning around 530, I hope you will be up and have some coffee on for us. We promise to only shot the littler bucks. ;)

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