JDBrown
Senior Member
Congratulations, that's a good un!
He was not a surprise. Had a few trail cam pictures of him since early July and have climbed a tree a good ways from where I was getting the pics of him a couple of times before season to try and get a handle on how the deer were generally using the area. I did not expect to to get a shot Sunday afternoon because I put my stand about 50 yards back of where I thought the perfect setup would be. It is a strategy I use on new spots because so many times the deer will surprise me how they are using an area and bust me. It is a good thing because this would have been one of those times the deer did something unexpected and would have been behind me.That's a beauty for sure. Congratulations. Way to get it done. Do you have history with that particular buck or was he a complete surprise?
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Great gosh all mighty! Congrats!Didn’t even go Saturday because the wind was wrong and I didn’t want to risk it. Came back Sunday afternoon and after watching him for around 30 minutes work his way towards me, I was able to get a 37 yard shot. He ran about 60-70 yards and I heard him crash. It was an easy job finding him but I underestimated how big he was and struggled getting him out on my own. He was 202 lbs with his nose still on the ground. I guess that is one of those good problems to have.
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