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I'm out for today thought I might catch something in the brief window this morning but no movement and the rodeo ride in my tree began

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WOW.

Dan I stepped out on the porch this morning to let the dog out and there was one chasing and grunting in the thicket next to the house. I hadn't planned on going out but couldn't resist. I had a fork come by at 0725 and by 0745 the sky opened up and the wind started whipping. Wish I could take tomorrow off.

Yep I got the 1st hour or so in and the front hit.
I had an employee not show up so had to go strap on the tools and finish a job,
Tomorrow is a bad wind for the big boy spot
I may try another property but I'm gonna be hard pressed to see a buck like him
Saturday is lining up with a perfect wind so I'll wait till then to get in this spot again

Yeah, don't do the bad wind thing wiht a deer like that.....ai'nt worth it.

Plus, with the rut, you never know what the does will pull in to a spot.

Dan, that's an unbelievable buck. I think it would look good on your wall.

I wouldn't shoot the piebald though, it would be really cool and I'm not superstitious, but the Indians say it's bad mogo. A guy I knew shot one and died of brain cancer. I just thought I'd stick that in your head.

Next year if he makes it thru he may get the blade,I'd love nothing better than to kill a piebald but I want him to be mature

Ok in my stand on property with the big 9 pt and buck fight picture
Work commitments had me get in late deer was near my stand big body never saw its head
Wind has died way down and it's a beautiful crisp overcast day

10 doe no buck yet??? Hear 2 grunts over the ridge

4 more doe
Fawns without mama tells me some doe are in and with buck
Seen far too many deer not to have seen any buck

Video from another property and big 9 pt paid a visit last night on property I saw 14 doe this am

Saturday should be your huckleberry!

Nope today is my huckleberry
Big 9 pt from the previous picture!

Well done Dan!!

Super! You got those areas dialed. Congrats.

NICE!

Nice Job Dan

OK finally home deer hung and Mets on the tube!

The story

I have gopro footage downloading unfortunately the camera was turned on my head so not the great footage I hoped for but you get the story

Got back in my stand at 3:45 I almost didn't hunt as the wind was forecast WNW but the terrain dose wacky stuff so I went. I was right and the wind was hitting my stand straight N in my face and not into the thickets,had it been as forecast this deer would have winded me.
No movement at all besides squirrels. Then at about 5:40 I saw a doe to my east about 150 yds away.She was all alone and just feeding.I watched her for a few minutes and then I hear sticks breaking in the thickets to the west. Two doe pop out and scramble towards me,and then the buck steps out. Game on the doe are heading right where I want but I need to stand to shoot to my right. The doe stops right in my shooting lane and starts looking my way. I think don't do this keep walking. After a few nervous seconds she heads back into the thickets and the buck starts to come.As his view is covered by some foliage I stand. He stops and is behind a tree and I draw. He continues on the doe's path and just before the hole I have to shoot through he stops and looks at me,and looks and looks! I was at full draw for nearly a minute.I just kept thinking hold back hard and don;t move and PLEASE keep coming finally he commits and heads towards the doe. Two steps and he's in my window and I release true. He bolts into the thicket and then silence. For some reason my luminock didn't light up but it was still early with plenty of light so I saw my arrow impact,a center punch. I only waited about 5 minutes and got down to look for my arrow and sign. I lound hair and blood right off and then the arrow with fletchings covered in bright red blood. I knew the out come so I got right on the trail followed the blood through the thickets and 60 yards later I had my hands on him!
He dressed out at 170 lbs on the nose

A few more pictures...

His final walk(passed right by one of my cameras)

SWEEEEET!!!


Dats a GREAT buck Dan!

I keep tuning in to this thread hoping to see that post....FINALLY!


Congrats!

I wann kill a whitetail like that when I grow up!