ADDICT Report post Posted December 25, 2011 Broken drop tine too! Smoker buck man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottAdams Report post Posted December 25, 2011 Beautiful buck Jeff! Great job holding out for a good one!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohntr6 Report post Posted December 25, 2011 Nice buck! Did a dropper break off his left beam or is that just a bump below his G3? Nice eye! LOL It looks like he bumped the left beam in velvet and it kind of grew into what could have been a dropper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohntr6 Report post Posted December 25, 2011 Some more... I grossed him about 95 inches with two little extras coming straight out of his brow tines. STORY: I was fortunate enough to draw a late tag in unit 31 this year and was very excited. Due to work I wasnt able to get out until December 14 and 15 but only saw small bucks those days. One 80 or so inch 3 point was following a doe, making scrapes and rubbing on small trees so that made me hopeful for the next week when I would be able to get out again. Little buck making a scrape. Doe is in picture too. On monday, december 19th I was on the trail and half way were i wanted to be when It was barely getting light. I made it to my first glassing spot, sat down, got behind the binoculars and almost immediately saw a couple deer. I knew the way one buck was acting there was a doe around and he intended on keeping a 2 point away from her. I couldnt see the 3points rack very well so I just sat and watched for a while. I got a little video of him with my phone through the binoculars of him raking over a tree and keeping the 2 point from his lady friend. Some fog rolled in so I took advantage and moved down the steep hill another 200 yards or so. It took a few minuted to find them again as the buck followed the doe up the hill into some thicker brush and trees. I ranged him at 374. My ballistics chart said a drop of 16.4 inches with the 90 grain Hornady GMX for 400 yards. I knew though to aim lower than that because of the the downhill angle. After 4 shots however the buck just looked around and walked off perfectly fine! I had to walk down the ridge to my truck, cross over to the next ridgeline and go up the hill to check and make sure though. About half way up I saw his doe so I froze. She moved and sure enough he moved to where she was just standing. I saw him lip curling and was suprised that this doe was in heat in the middle of December! They walked off in the thick brush but I was able to keep tabs on them as the buck grunted constantly wherever he followed the doe. I had never heard a buck grunt so much. Well it was quiet for a bit so I moved to my right and saw them on a knob between to ridges, I got ready as he offered a good broad side shot so I stood and took a offhand shot. Boom, blew up a rock next to him. Off he went up the hill, when he temporarily forgot his hot doe and did a 180 when I got another shot, missed again! I jacked another round in and led him just a bit and squeezed, whack, I finally heard what I wanted! I saw him hunch up, go uphill, then turn and start going back down the hill very slowly. I lost him in the trees and brush and I thought I was going to lose it! I had to walk back down the hill, back to my truck, then back up the same ridge I first shot from just lower. As I got to where I thought he was I couldnt see anything till i got a whiff of rutty buck, looked down the hill and there he was! I was dang happy! Thanks for all the comments and Merry Christmas! Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohntr6 Report post Posted December 25, 2011 Where is a good place to post the video? Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted December 27, 2011 Congrats on a good buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted December 27, 2011 Very cool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BirdDog20 Report post Posted December 27, 2011 Loved the story. Really nice buck. Congrats. Noticed that the bucks were on the does earlier this year as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADDICT Report post Posted December 28, 2011 Where is a good place to post the video? Jeff Nice work again! Upload it to youtube.com and then paste thelink into the text. Id start it as a new topic though so more people can see it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted December 28, 2011 Congrats on a beauiful buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ad-Hunter Report post Posted December 28, 2011 Great looken Buck. Its hard to beat that counrty you are hunting in, Saw a good buck in Oct in that old Fire Scare just couln't get to him before dark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted December 28, 2011 Congratulations on a very nice buck, love the color of his antlers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted December 28, 2011 Great buck and nice story to go with it. Congratulations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted December 29, 2011 Don't know when I've seen a more prettier buck. Thanks for sharing your story and congratulations. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted December 29, 2011 i think it's more like 95+. nice buck. Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
