Iowa success.

12pointer · Nov 18, 2022

Shot this deer Sun. night, came down the field in front of me chasing two does and stopped in front of me at 65 yards. Thought that was a little too far for a crossbow shot so I just watched him walk into the creek bottom following one of the does. Hour and a half later I hear soft grunt behind me, I turn and look and it's him checking out two does that were 20 yards from me. He ran the does off and was on his way to check another doe at the top of the hill as I turned in the tree and had a 30-yard shot. Went about 80-yards and piled up.

brushcreek · Nov 18, 2022

beautiful buck

sticksender · Nov 18, 2022

Great buck, congrats.

Would love to hear where he comes in on score.

Outdoordan · Nov 18, 2022

Great buck. Congrats.

12pointer · Nov 18, 2022

sticksender said:
Great buck, congrats.

Would love to hear where he comes in on score.

Grossed him at 160&3/8s.

12pointer · Nov 18, 2022

Was actually after this deer but you know the saying "a bird in the hand". Turns out I made the right decision; this deer broke his left antler off.

twdjr · Nov 18, 2022

Great looking deer, Congrats!

nochawk · Nov 18, 2022

Great buck, a real beast congrats.

wweaver79 · Nov 18, 2022

The body/neck on that buck on camera - first two pics really shows it. Beast

ReinerDude · Nov 18, 2022

Congratulations 12 point, I’ve been waiting for a picture of you with a STUD like that! Great buck! That other buck is the fattest I think I’ve seen. I’m not good at judging whitetails cause I would have guessed the score higher on that one

12pointer · Nov 18, 2022

ReinerDude said:
Congratulations 12 point, I’ve been waiting for a picture of you with a STUD like that! Great buck! That other buck is the fattest I think I’ve seen. I’m not good at judging whitetails cause I would have guessed the score higher on that one

I think there may have been another buck out of the picture and he's posturing with his hair flared out. Here's a picture when he first showed up. He would have scored higher than the one I shot.

HIcountryman · Nov 19, 2022

congrats! you are always on some big whitetails!

WVHUNTER · Nov 19, 2022

Congratulations, great deer.

sjhgraysage · Nov 19, 2022

Bruiser!
Congrats!

twopointdn · Nov 19, 2022

I hope I can find one like that in Kansas in a week and a half. No way would I past your buck up hoping for better. Congratulations

Joe2Kool · Nov 19, 2022

Nice camera bucks, and nice dead one too!

Definitely the bird in hand approach!

Congrats 12!

MountainSqwabler · Nov 19, 2022

Man, Iowa can grow some big mule deer bulls!! Congrats!

12pointer · Nov 19, 2022

Thanks everybody for the responses.

dcott100 · Jan 13, 2023

12pointer said:
Shot this deer Sun. night, came down the field in front of me chasing two does and stopped in front of me at 65 yards. Thought that was a little too far for a crossbow shot so I just watched him walk into the creek bottom following one of the does. Hour and a half later I hear soft grunt behind me, I turn and look and it's him checking out two does that were 20 yards from me. He ran the does off and was on his way to check another doe at the top of the hill as I turned in the tree and had a 30-yard shot. Went about 80-yards and piled up.View attachment 93944

I look forward to your posts! Nice buck