sneakem33 Report post Posted September 23, 2022 But a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then... 24 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewlyMinted Report post Posted September 23, 2022 Wow! Awesome equipment too! Can you post a write-up on how you got so close? Congrats on a great looking buck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigbuckfever Report post Posted September 23, 2022 That's pretty awesome! Congrats and I too would like to hear the story. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted September 23, 2022 Sweet mass and knurls. Congrats! I have some of those Bamboo Duck Camps also. nice. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sneakem33 Report post Posted September 23, 2022 The secret to getting so close is failing miserably a bunch of times...lol Realistically I drew a decent tag, spent a ton of time looking over a number of goats. Found a couple of really good bucks and decided that I would make a play on them with the longbow, knowing I could switch to a rifle in a few weeks and shoot a grande, so there was no pressure to fill the tag. Failed on a few stalks and while doing so, turned this buck up, which would have been a no brainer even with a gun in a few weeks. Had I known this buck existed I would have brought the compound or held off completely until the rifle opener. Really it just worked out that was the only thing I could hunt him with at the moment in time... I botched a bunch of stalks on him during the day and eventually I caught him dogging a doe that I know was headed to water. I caught them traveling in a wash and ambushed him in a brushy spot about 35 yards out, which is about as far as I feel comfortable shooting. Shot was a little forward, but managed to get enough penetration to get the job done... There's a long winded play by play on another site, but that's the short of it. Ironically enough the largest I've ever taken with any weapon... I knew he was big but stunned when I walked up on him... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted September 23, 2022 Jesus 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZAV8ER Report post Posted September 23, 2022 Very nice buck, awesome reflex deflex. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Report post Posted September 24, 2022 Way to go - that is a huge accomplishment with a longbow. I grew up shooting a recurve, no sights. Yep, 40 yards was about the limit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirogue Report post Posted September 24, 2022 Congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloninger Report post Posted September 26, 2022 That is a great accomplishment. Incredible mass on the horns of that buck! Did you get a Pope and Young score? It's also great that you got him with a traditional bow. The only bows I have used are a recurve and a reflex, so I am partial to hunting traditional. Jim 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sneakem33 Report post Posted September 27, 2022 14 hours ago, Cloninger said: That is a great accomplishment. Incredible mass on the horns of that buck! Did you get a Pope and Young score? It's also great that you got him with a traditional bow. The only bows I have used are a recurve and a reflex, so I am partial to hunting traditional. Jim I never enter anything in the books, but I did rough tape him at about 86". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloninger Report post Posted September 27, 2022 A score of 86 is great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzRaised08 Report post Posted October 5, 2022 That is a STUD buck! Makes it even greater you got it done without the compound or the rifle. Great job! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
