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A quick version of my hunt......around 9:20am Saturday morning I had a small 8pt buck come from the south, slowly feeding in the pines. A few minutes later something told me to look behind me, sure enough here is another deer and it's a bigger buck. The two bucks are on a collision course! My buck is maybe 40 yards from the other buck and I don't believe they've seen each other yet......my buck paws a scrape three or four times. The 8pt snaps his head up and laid his ears flat back! He advances towards my buck and my buck goes completely on defense; hair stands up on his back, ears FLAT back and his body all stiffed out, like a Battle Royal is going down! They walk towards each other and when they get about 5-8 yards apart they start to parallel each other and head towards my stand. Neither one would give the other eye contact.... I drew my bow when my buck was about 10 yards and coming straight to me. He turned to my right to face off with the other buck. At full draw I had to lower my bow arm as I have a dead tree in front of my stand that wouldn't allow me to swing to him, then, after that he was very close at about 7-8 yards I think my left eye took over and I saw the pin on him and punched the trigger BEFORE I centered the pin in my peep? I'm sick about that and need professional help. Seriously...... The shot was too far back and low. He ran about 40-50 yards and stood looking back at me. I figured he was going to die a slow death and I may not find him so I better at least try and get another arrow in him. I took a Texas heart shot and heard a loud CRACK. I backed out and felt sick..... Fast forward 5.5 hours; I get on the track fast, find decent blood, track him 75 yards very fast and find my 2nd arrow. 50 yards later I see him and he sees me, jumps and stumbles 30 yards to a small gully, goes down and can only go half way up before stopping. I was shaking like a leaf and promptly missed him broadside at 30 yards with two arrows and hit him high with a third. He went down and died but it took a bit of time. I went back to the truck and got my camera and came back and field dressed him. Then I went back to the house and grabbed the four wheeler and got him out but it was a struggle. Weighed him at 205lbs but during the middle of the night while laying in bed I remembered I left the heart and lungs in him! So I'll say he weighed 195lbs to satisfy any questions..... ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/fZIizBV.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/YSwLMVz.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/QPq6xpG.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/oS1T855.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/w9uWghW.jpg)
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Ya man, that’s a dandy. Grats
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That is a good one. Glad you got him.
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Way to stick with it and great buck!!!
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Lawdwaz: Congratulations to you - what a dandy trophy!
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Congrats! Very nice! Enjoy the great meals.
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I didn’t know that NULA made a bow! 😂😂😂
Congrats Larry!!
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That’s a real bruiser and a buck anyone would be proud of. And what sounds like an amazing hunt. Congratulations
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Beautiful buck............love the scenery too!!
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Good lookin deer, congrats. The landscape just looks Bucky...
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Nice buck, congratulations.
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Good job. That rack has a lot of character.
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congratulations, the rodeo turned out good.
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Gnarly buck! Congratulations 😎
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I didn’t know that NULA made a bow! 😂😂😂
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wow good one nice mass too!
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Great Job on the recovery. Not everything can go perfect all the time. Glad you got him. Great buck.
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Good job. That rack has a lot of character. I was gonna say the same, congrats, that thing is burly!
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Helluva buck! Glad you got him - congrats!
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Awesome. That ‘Bone Collector’ skull sticker you have on your bow brought ya’ luck. 
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Awesome. That ‘Bone Collector’ skull sticker you have on your bow brought ya’ luck. Ahhhhh, I don't think so. Not a chance......no way, no how.
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Sometimes things don't go how we plan them. Good job getting it done though.
Great buck too.
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Heck of a deer, congrats !
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Beautiful buck and well earned. What kind of broad heads were you using?
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Nice buck. Good job. Hard to stay calm with a front row seat to that action.
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Nice!
Glad you got it done!
Congratulations!
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It's hard on arrows, but practicing close shots is important for consistent results.
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Beautiful buck! Congrats!
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How beautiful, glad you got him . I love those red headed deer !
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Beautiful buck and well earned. What kind of broad heads were you using? Rage 100gr Hypodermic
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Beautiful buck and well earned. What kind of broad heads were you using? Rage 100gr Hypodermic Thanks for the info
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That's a dandy buck! I have also been forced to take a THS on an archery buck shot a tad far back. At 22 yards the arrow struck him at the root of the tail and dropped his rear to the ground. It still took hours to find him, but he's on the wall now. Small (6-point eastern count) Coues buck.
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They don’t come much better than that one! Great write-up, enjoyed reading about it. Congratulations.
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Im late to the party on this one - congrats Larry, that's a dandy buck.
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I had my buck scored for entry into Pope & Young the other day, it is gross 147 2/8" and net 138 6/8".
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Nice big mature deer. Congrats.
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AWESOME deer ! Congratulations ! Schitt happens sometimes all you can do is what you can do . Way to keep after him !
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Late on this one....great write up....looks bigger than 147...how wide?
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That is one beautiful buck! Wow.
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Late on this one....great write up....looks bigger than 147...how wide? 17 2/8" inside And thank you to all that commented.
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A clean efficient kill. A true testimony to the art of bowwounding.
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