7 yard buck

bigbullhunter · Aug 22, 2006

Well guys I am back for now its been a while. I did manage to get some pictures of my bowhunt which lasted about 2 hours before i decided to end it. not bad for a last minute area. the story of this buck is I got caught unprepared by 3 does in the same area I had set my bow down thinking i wasnt gonna see anything well after some really slow moves and not spooking the deer I got a well placed shot and recovered him 75 yards away.I was shooting a Martin Orion Bow with the Dyna-cam Magnum system. Arrows: Carbon Express Terminator Hunter 6075 with 85 grain thunderhead broadheads

Cass · Aug 22, 2006

Lemme be the first to congradulate you on a great hunt and a great buck. That thing should look gnarly mounted on the wall! Congrats again!

-Cass

alpinebowman · Aug 22, 2006

Great buck and even a better job at moving slow enough to get him. that certainly takes some talent.
great job.

alpinebowman

>>>---shots that are true pass right through--->

ELKMASTER101 · Aug 22, 2006

it looks hot. better get that guy cleaned.
looks like his rack is starting to mold.
hehehehe.

littlecaseof200itus · Aug 22, 2006

Hey nice buck, congratulations, where did you find him at?

eelgrass · Aug 22, 2006

Nice shot! Good for you! That looks like some tough bowhunting country. (pretty wide open)

Steve

Boskee · Aug 22, 2006

Congratulations! That's a nice buck. Enjoy!

bigbullhunter · Aug 29, 2006

Well heres the story: About 2weeks before the hunt opened my hunting partner called and informed me he wasnt goin to be able to make the hunt this year due to a recent divorce. So i made a few calls to other friends and some family members but to no avail. Opening day came and I had just the one day to hunt before having to go back to work. So I chose an area that was familiar to me having hunted this area previously in years past. I arrived in the area only to notice I had deer moving everywhere in the pre dawn darkness. As I shut down my vehicle I noticed a herd of 20 deer moving across the road in front of me I decided to let them move on before exiting and heading off to my area. after a 45 minute wait first light was upon me and I was getting a late start into my area. I arrived in my area about 700 am once i got situated I noticed 3 does and 2 bucks feeding right towards me and where they would come out was 20 yards to my right. Now these deer were about 200-300 yards away and we all know how long it takes them to feed. So I sat down my bow and was just admiring the surroundings when I caught movement to my right. I noticed 3 does and right behind them was a buck making his way towards the does. I slowly reached down and knocked an arrow and brought the bow up ever so slowly without looking at the bow i was trying to get my release on and come to full draw this was a problem because I had to move to get the release ready. As I came to full draw the buck started walking towards my location. 15 yards,10 yards, 7 yards My heart is just a thumping with anticipation the buck turns and is slightly quartering away I settled the 20 yard pin high on his vitals and released. Just as I released the buck took a step forward and all hell broke loose I had does blowing snot everywhere when I heard the deer start blowing snot I thought I had missed the thoughts goin thru my mind were how could i screw up an easy shot like that? I relaxed enough to go check where the buck was standing only to see that the sage brush was painted red with his blood. I waited for 30 minutes before tracking him only to find him piled up 75 yards away in an irrigation ditch. it was barely 8 am when I shot him and was around 9 am when I recovered him opening day. I went back to where I was sitting and ranged the shot at 7 yards. This was by far a hunt I will never forget.

BBH

MuliesnMerriams · Aug 29, 2006

Awesome, awesome... Congrats!!

MichaelJ · Aug 29, 2006

Great Job and story! Isn't it awesome making memories that'll stick with you a lifetime? Nice!

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