gotcoues Report post Posted December 28, 2009 Got in late last night and leaving in about an hour to go back out to help my buddy Harvey (vizla-dog). We've seen and passed over 40 wt bucks in 6 days of hunting, very little in the way of rutting activity. Harvey glassed this buck at over a mile. We only got one good side view after a half hour of watching him and decided to get a better look. We stalked in to 420 yards and watched him for about 10 minutes before deciding to take him. I made a great shot at 410 yards, about 2 inches high from my mark. He only went about 20 yards and piled up. I'm tickled to death with this buck even though he's a little shy of my goal. We've put mass miles on our boots and have glassed and glassed our tails off. I missed a 90ish buck with my bow in the early season after passing on 8 different bucks under 20 yards and I missed him on the last day after sitting in my stand for over 70 hours. dang THAT HURT BAD, I feel better now though. We need one more to hit the dirt! One more down Harvey's son Aaron spotted some deer out in front of us soon after setting up Tuesday morning. As luck would have it the deer moved directly towards us, getting closer and closer. Harvey ranged the buck for the last time at 260 yards. He was shooting at a very steep angle and his rifle is sighted in at 300yards so he held low and squeezed the trigger. His buck dropped in his tracks almost without so much as a wiggle. This was such a fun hunt. We worked hard, walked hard and glassed hard! I can't wait to do it all over again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Browning'sCustomMeat Report post Posted December 28, 2009 Great Buck, Congratulations! -Jeremy- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youngbuck Report post Posted December 28, 2009 Congrats on a great lookin buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter1432 Report post Posted December 28, 2009 Nice Buck! What Unit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingW Report post Posted December 28, 2009 Good buck !!! Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted December 28, 2009 Very nice buck! way to go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deercrazy Report post Posted December 28, 2009 Awesome looking buck and good pics. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted December 29, 2009 Wow. Great job on a nice buck. Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted December 29, 2009 Thats a great lookin buck, way to end the year on a high note! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted December 29, 2009 Beatifull buck good job guys!! Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C.O.U.E.S. Report post Posted December 29, 2009 very nice....congrat's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAIL CHASER Report post Posted December 29, 2009 Great buck. Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunterdan Report post Posted December 29, 2009 Nice Buck. Congrats to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites