I Tagged Out: First Time Ever

I'm 32 years old but I've only been hunting for the past 5-6 years. I killed my first deer my second year of hunting and it was a heavy 8 pointer that I mounted. Since then, I've only killed does and then went a whole season where I was skunked. Then last year, I finally saw another buck! He was an 8 and the only deer I had a shot on all season so I took him. He's a euro mount in my office.

So far, this has been the best season I've had. I have seen tons of deer this year, to the point that I felt very comfortable passing on them.

However, I was able to tag out on bucks for the first time ever!

The first one was a big bodied- short tined 8. He was the heaviest deer I've ever seen in person and I filled my freezer just with him! I was able to take him in Floyd County with my crossbow (first bow kill, btw) 30 minutes after missing what would have been my first true wall-hanger.

The second one was a tall 8 that looked like a monster from 150 yards I got him at my uncle's farm in Tattnall County as I was climbing out of my blind to head in for breakfast!

I am having euro's done of both and will display them together on some old barn wood my father-in-law brought back from an old farm he hunted on in Missouri this year.

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Yes, I had orange with the Tattnall buck... This was later after we dragged him out.

Congrats on both. They will make fine trophies.

Congrats man!! I know you are proud and should be

Congrats man!

Glad to see I am not the only one who hasn't been hunting since they could walk.

Thanks, guys! It's been a good year!

Good year indeed. Congrats

Congrats !!!