Here's how it all went down...
I passed a nice 8 point and then a few minutes later 2 doe crossed 100 yds from me.
A few minutes later I caught move movement about 80 yds to my right, 2 nice buck! At first glance they both looked to be shooters. They stop and face off and hit horns a bit. Then they move behind some brush and they start fighting for real, antlers were cracking.
I then grab my grunt call figuring if they are getting giggy that they will want to investigate anther buck in the area.
Sure enough with in a few minutes the 1st one starts coming my way.
As he's coming in I decide he's not what I want although he's nice.
the 2nd buck starts to bring up the rear but half way to me he cuts off into the thickets. I think figures,damn it!
The 1st buck stops at about 25 yds looking my way and after a minute cuts away parallel with me. At this point the 2nd buck makes a fatal mistake and comes out of the thicket and starts to follow.
I scan and find 1 window at 30 yds and when he steps thru I release.
Initially I thought I shot over him, and was disgusted but I should know better. That arrow,slick trick and luminock passed thru him and stuck in the ground beyond him so fast it was deceiving!
He ran out in front of me and circled thru the woods,I heard a crash behind me.I waited a few minutes and got down to check my arrow and it was covered in bright blood,at that point I knew he was dead and I'd have my hands on him shortly. Followed the blood trail and he died about 75 yds behind my stand.

I checked the video and I have it all and its not dark!! Also have video of the 1st 8 pt I passed. It takes a while to get it down loaded and then uploaded to youtube so I will post the video tomorrow
I didn't get great pictures as it was getting dark but I took a few on the back of the jeep and in my shed. I have 2 deer to butcher so now the work begins!






Heres the video a bit long but its how it happened in real time
You can here me grunt right at the start of the video,then a lot of watching and waiting as deer commit to come
At the 5:30 min. mark 1st buck shows and at 6:17 he starts to leave just after 7:00 minute mark the buck comes out of thickets and shot comes at 7:18 minute mark

He appears to be a bit portly. Should eat good.

Swollen up already. WIll watch video on it later. Kind of cool getting it on video though. How many tags does a guy get up there? Can you keep hunting or done now?

Great buck! Congrats on a job done well.

Have more doe tags and buck tag for gun season

Great deer! I'll be way up north (DeKalb Junction) hunting halloween and thanksgiving weekends. Hope firearms season is as productive for you!

Very good buck, congrats!!

Cool beans Dan! NICE buck!

Nice buck Dan. Congrats!

Shot it from a ladder stand too

Congrats!

I hunted up around Fillmore one year with a buddy. From my limited time in NY that's one else hell of a deer. Congrats on a job well done.

That is a nice buck.

Nice buck Dan

NICE!!!

Nice buck and pictures. Kinda gets me in the mood to start after deer myself.

Great hunt, Great Buck George and good video

Say it aint so after you said those ladder stands where to exposed...

Congrats on a nice buck!

They are and it is but 4 big buck from the same ladder I'll take it!

LOL, I hear ya.

Congrats on a fine deer, looks like some good eating.

Nice deer Dan'o. Seems like late October is always good to you.

Well done, Dan! Dandy buck!

Nice one Dan, Congrats.

Wow man excellent work all the way around! Thanks for sharing.

Whopper. Congrats Dan!

Nice shot on a moving target!

Is that a single pin adjustable?

Way to go Dan!

Very nice Buck again. Don't think I would be all that quick to bet against you.

Congrats!!!!

Thanks for the screen shot!
Yes single pin adjustable but I never adjust it. I know where to hold at 30yds also like leading a deer a bit while he's moving rather than trying to stop him.
Stopping him will work some times orther times he stops out of your shooting window, other times he spooks and some times he just ignores you and keeps on at his pace

Dan.....can you still get a second buck tag for archery in your area? How did that work??

I'm going with the HHA single for the first time. Set it at 25 yards and I'm good from 0-30 with no problem (395 grain arrows at 286 fps). I better start dialing after that, but doubt if I shoot at a whitetail much further anyway.

Practice at 80 and 30 feels like a chip shot.

One pin is SOOOO much less confusing. If you think some of the long range reticles look busy, check out the SDP (Seven Deadly Pins).

Nice work!

I always shot one pin in the old days, but went with a fancy 5 pin setup when I bought a new bow last year. After one shooting session, 3 of the 5 pins got pushed to the bottom out of the way.

Who actually needs 5 pins these days, much less 7?

Great buck! You seem to really know what you are doing, you kill a dandy every year. Congrats.

Congrats on a great buck. And thanks for letting us come on the hunt with you. Great video!

80 yds!? You shoot a lot better than I do. Hell, I've shot a grand total of two deer further than 80 yds with a gun.

No Larry that has changed this year

Bummer!

HHA for me for the last6 or 7 years IIRC. I really like it too.

Only practice. You shoot at farther ranges than you would hunt and it makes it easier.

Those of us that hunt mule deer out west use a 5 pin system. Sometimes we even have to use it.

Congrats on an awesome deer and thanks for sharing your hunt with us.

Thanks for posting all that. Very Nice Buck!!

Need this guy to keep hanging around my stand for a couple more weeks till gun season opens!