11/20/21
6.5 CM.
301 yds.
143 eld-x Factory.

Saw him at 75 yds. Sat. morning.
We both rounded gentle corners on an old skid road.
I tried to slowly chamber, but he turned and trotted away.
I thought, that is the biggest Idaho Whitetail I have ever seen on the hoof & now he's gone...
but he wasn't sure what I was and was not spooked.
I actually had him in my scope but I wasn't going to sling chance lead through the trees as he departed.

Studied the far side on the canyon to see if he was going to come out of the creek bottom....no joy.
Walked up and down my side of the canyon hoping for a miracle sighting. No.
Decided to gain some elevation and sit in the area. Spotted 3 does bedded across the canyon.
Couple hours later, lo & behold a see him across working toward the general area the does were in.
He was just walking, nose to ground. I ranged him (even though I already knew the approx. yardage)
glanced at the dope chart and rested on a stump. I shot and he fell over.

Side story. I shot a nice 5 point a few years ago within 200 yds. of this buck. He hit the ground so fast
I thought my .270 was everything Jack always told me it was as a boy. Alot more to the story but I ended up finding that buck 5 days later.
At least I had horn, so it wasn't completely tag soup.

That was not going to happen with this buck.
His front legs started pawing...
I shot again. Actually thought I had missed, but I had near shot his left front leg off...was hanging by the skin.
He moved some more, whack. He quit moving.

Then I sat there for 15 or so.
Then I headed out back to camp for the cart.

Buck of a lifetime, for me.

DAYUM!

Holy smokes – what a buck!
Congrats!

Thanks, 'slave. Glad you posted him up for all to see, since ya don't come around much anymore. That's a hella good buck, my friend.....

I think I wanna go to Idaho! Terrific buck and recounting of the hunt.

Thanks, Gwe. I knew you would be surprised how handsome I still am....or maybe it was Otis.

WOW 😳😳😳. I didn’t know Idaho had Whitetails like that. Congrats

Hell of a deer!

That is a big buck!

Big old boy, love that palmation. Congratulations!

Incredible buck - congrats thats a heck of a trophy!!

Wow! Great buck. Lots of character in that ol' boy.

Congrats!

That is some really heavy-duty headgear right there!

Awesome buck. Congrats on him.

Awesome buck, wageslave!!

I have to add Idaho to my bucket list for whitetail hunting.

Good to see there’s still some giants left over there. Grats

Very nice Buck.

I'd have given him another year.


Great buck

Geezus what a buck! Congrats and thanks for sharing the great story!

AWESOME WAGE!!! Congratulations. Hope to see you here more often.. Thanks..

Fantastic buck Slave, congrats!

A beast of a buck!!

Congratulations

Well done! That is a stud.

Heartstopper

Oh man! Congratulations

That may be a buck of a few lifetimes in the woods of Idaho.

Nice!

Fantastic buck! Thanks for sharing and a super kill for the 6.5 CM with a factory 143 gr ELDX

Heck of a nice buck. Congrats on the success.

Great Whitetail!!
Congratulations!!

That is one heck of a nice whitey!!!

Buck of a lifetime for most folks.

Helluva buck - exceptional mass and brows on him. Congrats.

Wageslave: That is one hellacious Buck!
Congratulations on bringing him to bag.
I wonder how old that creature is? I am guessing 7 to 10 years old?
Keep up the good work.
And give the 270 Winchester another try - been using this caliber for 50+ years now and NO "five day later finds" for me.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Man! That’s a beauty.

That is one oversized pig of an Idaho whitetail!

He's a stud, Congrats, Buck of a lifetime for sure.

Congrats again.

The pic would be a lot better if the old gray guy stayed out of the pics though.

Wow!!! Damn that’s a beast. Well done sir.

Sweet, hell of a Buck! Congrads brother!

Wow!!! What a deer ! Congratulations!!!

VERY nice buck. Congratulations. Thanks for posting.

WOW! Congratulations. That's the kind of buck that deer hunters dream about.

That hurt.



thanks for the well wishes all.

Hell of a buck - congrats

Great buck, congrats!

Stud of a buck. Sounds like a great hunt to me.

Super buck!
Congrats.

Very good Whitetail, good shooting, Rio7

I miss Father Vinny. Now we gotta suffer the sermons from that dipschit Happy Camper......

Damn fine buck!

That is one fine buck, congrats on the hunt and glad you did not just sling lead at him.

That's what all the blue hairs think when he visits the old age home.

Vinny likes big racks.


Nice one Vinny.

That's a monster! Nicely done sir.

Congratulations, that's a buck of a lifetime for anyone.

Congratulations. Thanks for posting the story and the pictures.

Good BoogaMooga!

First thought that came to mind...WOW!

Congratulations!

I have never been afraid to put an extra bullet into a critter. Can certainly save a lot of headaches.

Nice Buck!

Congrats!

Very nice buck!!! Congrats

I'm just gonna say "Wow".

Haha....
Yeah. Exactly.

Thanks again for the kudos everyone.
So far the Deer bacon & snack sticks I made taste great.

Incredible buck. Congratulations.

That's one helluva fine whitetail Congrats !

Thats a bruiser!! congrats

That is a beauty for sure! Love the mass.

Big and heavy are my idea of a great buck. They don’t get any better than that one in my book. Congratulations!

Congrats on a fantastic buck! That’s a several lifetime type buck… Well done

Great googly moogly that is an incredible buck. Congratulations.

Beautiful buck! Congratulations.
Manny

Wowza. That is one of the coolest, biggest western WT bucks I have seen! I wouldn't be able to sleep for a month after killing a monster like that! Patience and perseverance pays off big time! Congratulations!

Beautiful!

Goodgodamighty, what a toad! Congrats

Good grief that’s a fantastic buck! A heartfelt congrats…

Super buck. Congrats!

Whoa! Congrats on a GREAT buck!!

That is a beautiful buck.

That would’ve a buck of a lifetime for me as well. Congrats on a beautiful buck!!

Thanks again, fellas.
Happy Holidays to all.
I normally don’t do taxidermy, but this one will be preserved.

Wow. What a stud.

Great Buck….well done!!!!

Buck dreams are made of!!! Way to go

Will be hard to ever top that toad.
Congrats on the buck of a lifetime

Wow! Congratulations!

beautiful deer and great story... curious why you would not have a round chambered.

Short version is
I have not shot at a “jumped” whitetail for a lot of years,
Since I was young.
My normal method now is …hunt the rut,
Sit and glass,
Bino bucks for rack size for “shooters”.
Has served me well over the years.
Elk is my primary freezer meat & I try to find trophy bucks or nothing.
That said,
I did not bino this buck. Ever.
From first sighting, I was shooting.
2nd sighting at 300 yds……no binos came up.
That has never happened to me,
but this was a one of a kind deer, for me.
And a very nice surprise.

If I hunted dark, heavy timber, my strategy might be different.

Thanks for looking.

Good stuff.

wageslave;
Good evening to you sir, I trust all is well with you.

Thanks for sharing the photos of that grand buck with us, he truly has it all. Congratulations for sure.

I love the palmation, the splits and the kickers, a real character rack and a big body to boot.

Thanks again and Merry Christmas.

Dwayne

What a great buck, congrats! Nice to see Idaho still makes some good ones.

Fantastic buck,
Did Otis get to "show his appreciation" to it as well ?

Welcome back,your satire has been missed.And much needed.
Congrats...

Good evening.
I am great. My girls are “in house” for the holiday and I am happy, warm & blessed.
I feel very fortunate to have encountered a wonderful specimen and be lucky enough to achieve the goal of a great buck & worthy effort. Of course, there is a heathy dose of luck I needed also.
Anyway, have a great holiday season & thanks for the kinds words.
Merry Christmas to all, even the French Canadians…..


Kidding. (Inside joke with Paul)

Magnificent buck! Congratulations!

Ron

Thanks, Bra.
You can see him “red rocketing” the area where the buck actually lay…..
He’s a horndog……like Ingwe.

Merry Christmas, Scott.
Have a great time with your family.
You are one of my favorite straight people on the fire.
Or not.

I seen him in there,like father,like son....
Any idea of green on the buck?

Dang just ran into this thread. Congrats on a buck of 5 lifetimes !

That’s what I was going to ask....I would enjoy looking at that toad of a buck on my wall until I died.

Congrats!

🦫

What he said!!!

Congrats Father Vinny.......amazing Buck that ANYONE would be proud to claim! Merry Christmas!



Frog----OUT!

That’s a real nice buck.

Congrats!

Thanks, you as well.

Do the family a favor and take all the pics tomorrow instead of being in them.

Great buck, from an area I hunted a lot in a former life. Couldn't go to a more deserving loser.

I am not a taxidermy whore either (other than predators)...but I'd consider getting that one on the wall too.

Suck it. I just might be a bit envious.

I was wondering how long it took slave to toss the Penthouse and pull up his britches ? Deer must’ve be waiting what seemed like a lifetime for him to shoot.

🦫

I know a guy who (at least he says) shot a mule deer while taking a dump. He even finished wiping before going over to it.

Keep that rifle handy at all times, folks.

Amazing buck

Hammer of a buck! Congrats!

Congratulations on an incredible buck! Well done sir!

Frog Dogger,
Good to hear from you.
Hope you’re
doing well.
Stop by if you come thru North Idaho.
Be good,
Slave

Dude, I only shít on company time……ever.

OT.? I’m camping in the John.

I am not "company time" and neither is MOM.

You're a weird SOB.

Christmas Eve is complete now that MOM has been brought into it.

Wonder if ‘slaves sister is cooking “the good stuff” tomorrow?

I hope so too.

I'm in luv....

That is a really good deer, buck of a lifetime for most of us. congratulations

Hey, that's a really nice deer. I guess it's safe to say, you had a good day in the deer woods.
Congratulations on a fine critter.

Good grief, what a buck!

Big congrats on a true monster.

Outstanding whitetail. I've found a massive set of whitetail sheds that would be a buck of a lifetime in Idaho. Also, took some nice whitetails there but I have to admit that I've narrowly avoided hitting a few monsters there early in the morning on the highway via vehicle collision. It seems that I get glimpses of these type of bucks in those nocturnal circumstances. Thankfully I missed them and any car damage. Yours is just truly outstanding.

You are sick.

slave


P.S. bring a pressure washer.

Awesome buck. Congrats.

Points are points but what always has impressed me was mass, and that buck had it in spades! Awesome buck and great shooting!

Jeebus, Maria, and Giuseppe!

Dude, I'm not sure I've ever even seen a whitetail alive that has that character and size. Great retelling of the event too.

Taxidermy? My woman says "no dead critters on the walls". We might have a disagreement were I ever lucky enough to get one like that.

PS, better get crackin', only 490 more posts until you, too, are an ORACLE! (somehow I ended up passing you along the way)

I love the mass!