Good year with good buck

[ncmountainman]

I came this year for the last week of bow and the opening day of shotgun. I shot at a nice buck on the late evening of the 9th but did not get it. Buck ran about 20 yards into a creek run and jumped a 7 ft. bank and trotted off. Stayed in the stand until dark and found blood about 50 yards on the other side of the creek and backed out. Went back at 11:30 that night with a local friend and the blood was in one area about 15 yards long. Found 2 drops of blood up the hillside on a trail and that was it. Looked for 2 hours that night. Went back the next morning and same thing. A local friend and I looked for 3 hours on the entire hillside, other side of the creek, every lap pile and ravine within 500 yards. Nothing. My friend stated "welcome to bow hunting". I must have hit some brush in the low light conditions as it was quite thick but appeared to be a good opening.  Hunted all week and saw deer each day but no shots. Saturday, the 15th, morning found me in the stand from 6:15 am to 12:30 pm with trusty shotgun in hand. I filled my bundle license that morning from 10:45 am to 11:30. 2 nice does and a good buck for me. Here's a picture. All in all a great year. 


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[ncmountainman]

Here is another good picture

[GS1]

Congrats!

[ridgerunner]

Nice job Congrats

[dbd870]

That will work - Nice one!

[Deleted]

Great buck!

[drs]

Congratulations on your fine looking Buck!

[Woody Williams]

Excellent buck!

Congratulations!

[HuntMeister]

You did good, congrats!

[M4Madness]

Well worth the drive to Indiana, wasn't it? Congratulations!

[trapperdave]

congrats

[bart1533]

Congrats. .

[ncmountainman]

Nov 20, 2014 18:50:07 GMT -5 M4Madness said:

Well worth the drive to Indiana, wasn't it? Congratulations!

Yes indeed. Probably pass on ML season as I have plenty of meat and the buck to put on the wall to boot. I did not get a nice buck the last two years. I guess 3rd time is the charm. This will make 7 on the wall from Indiana over the years. This buck grossed about 130" which isn't bad for an 8 pt. Lucky I got him............now for the rest of the story....... I shot a doe at about 10:45am. A doe came out of the thicket looking over her shoulder a few times and had made quite the racket running around before she came out at about 11:05am. She got in the creek bottom where I was at about 70 yards and then acted like nothing going on for a few minutes and then started for the thicket on the other side. Last day, still had a doe tag, and needed meat. I shot her and she lay down in the road bed with her head up. I left her lay. Directly this buck came from out of the bottoms with his head up looking for her. He got to around 90 yards and offered a clear broadside shot. I got a rest and squeezed the trigger. He just whirled his head and looked my way and then started back into the thicket at a slow walk. Grabbed my grunt call and hit it. He looked my way and then back at the doe with her head up and came back. I missed!!!!!! Jacking another shell in I see that I have blown a limb the size of my wrist into pieces that was horizontal right in front of me. Barrel was probably 2 or 3 inches from it but didn't show in the scope. The buck was then at about 110 yards and facing hard quartering to me with his left shoulder, neck, and head from around a big ash tree. Sat in the foot part of my climber, got a rest, and squeezed off the next shot. He jumped straight in the air and ran down the hill full bore and ran off the side of the 7' high creek bank into mid air and belly flopped the creek. He got up and fell twice in short order. Thank you Lord for providing. Glad the buck's big brain was shut off and the little brain was doing the thinking. LOL Thought you all might like the story to go with the picture. I really enjoy this web site. Read it every day just don't post much.

[Genesis 27:3]

He's a dandy! Congratulations!