cramerhunts Report post Posted January 22, 2012 Congratulations on a stud of a buck! I love to see some hard work and time put in pay off in such a big way! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HEADACHE Report post Posted January 25, 2012 Boy Jeff you were't kidding! That buck is a STUD! Congrats to you Bodie! (and the fam too) Way to stick it out in the freezing cold and still nail the shot! I wish I had that kind of patience.... Super bonus with the broadhead in the skull too! Those things are tougher than you would think! Congratulations! I like the looks of the terrain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willyhunts2 Report post Posted January 25, 2012 Awesome buck and story. Your hard work paid off big time. The broadhead in the skull is amazing! Congrats on a monster buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcoues Report post Posted January 25, 2012 “Are you all right?” ..”Yeah”.. “Do you still got him?”.. “Yeah”… “How’s your hands?”…”Cold”.. “Do you need a break?” ….”Yeah” These were the four questions and answers that were repeated for close to four hours as I laid on a huge rock waiting for the buck of my dreams to get out of his bed. It all started about 4 years ago. My dad and I were javelina hunting on a rim above a nearby creek. I heard leaves crumpling below and I looked down and spotted him. His rack was massive, wide and tall, I’d never seen a whitetail so huge. That day was the start of our obsession; we knew one of us had to get that buck. My dad and I set out some trail cameras the next day hoping to get some pictures of him. Over time we learned a lot about him such as where he liked to hang out. My dad and his friends tried several times to find him during archery season. But he never showed himself. Finally, I drew the rifle tag for the late hunt which lasts for about 3 weeks. We knew we could take our time and wait for him to show up. We glassed the area where we knew he liked to chase does. We were consistently seeing does so we knew it was only a matter of time, if he was still alive, he would surface. Two days before Christmas while we sat glassing on our hill, my dad spotted him! Game on. We put about a ½ mile stock on him to get in shooting position. At that point he decided to bed down and keep an eye on his does. He was partially hidden by some scrub oak bushes and I had no choice but to wait it out. I chose a rock that I could lay down on and have a good sturdy rest. I laid on that rock with him in my scope off and on for 4 hours while waiting for a clear shot. It had been mild weather up till that day but the wind kicked up to 20 to 30 mph gusts and it was freezing cold. I had to slide off the rock every once in a while and go behind a cedar tree to stretch and move around and get warm. My dad kept an eye on him through his binos and my uncle and brother-in-law also had him spotted from another glassing spot. He wasn’t going anywhere; it was just a matter of time and patience. My dad nudged me and told me that the deer had finally stood up and I knew it was time. He was still covered by the brush so I had to wait for one more step to put his shoulder in the cross hairs. Seconds later, he stepped, I pulled the trigger and he dropped back into his bed and never got up again. One bullet at 250 yards and he was mine! Me and My dad The 'glassers', my brother-in-law Brian, grandpa Leon and uncle Brian. A few days later my dad boiled out the skull and we found a broadhead and shaft embedded in the sinus cavity and eye socket. He was definitely meant to be mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted January 28, 2012 Man! That is one GORGEOUS buck! Much congrats, must have been tough waiting for the shot. Glad you connected and shared him with us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvw789 Report post Posted January 29, 2012 WOW and WOW. Crazy what they can live through. Congrats Cole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ Ground Pounders Report post Posted February 3, 2012 Cool buck and an awesome story. Its amazing how tough those big bucks are. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 That is a big one! Somehow I missed this thread. Whats his inside spread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glassitup Report post Posted February 8, 2012 His inside spread is 18 3/8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo co. Report post Posted February 8, 2012 Nice story ,very nice buck ain't nothing like gettN a buck over the 115 inch mark congrats..looks like u all had a heck of a time tht arrow is awesome some1 miss out on tht buck, tht buck was diffntly meant fr you buddy thx fr postN pics.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRONG Report post Posted February 18, 2012 Way way cool guys!!! Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WISH I was on the MOUNTAIN Report post Posted February 20, 2012 Nice buck! good job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cw Bodie Report post Posted March 18, 2012 Thanks for all the nice comments Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santana Outdoors Report post Posted March 18, 2012 Awesome. Beautiful buck. Great Story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longshooter Report post Posted March 18, 2012 That is a awesome buck and great story. Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
