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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!
Good for you and thanks for the great pictures.
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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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