Due to life, I haven't deer hunted all bow season. But, the rut and weather were lining up for a good opening weekend. I was in my stand before daylight on Saturday with everything I needed to sit all day. Right at day break I had a button buck right underneath me. Then it got slow. About 9am I had a couple of coyotes come through at less than 50yds. Put the scope on them, but I couldn't pull the trigger as it was the opener and I was still hopeful. An hour later I caught a glimpse of a bobcat! While not rare, they are not too common in this part of the Hoosier state. About 11:30 I saw a couple of does cross the powerline to my west. Nothing until 2:30 when I had a doe and a couple yearlings filter into the foodplot. I got ready in case something was following them. And it was! Saw a buck limp out of the timber on their back trail. As soon as he stepped out behind some brush I shot him quartering too, dropping him. I racked another shell just in case. The does hopped over about 10yds and looked back at him. The empty hitting the treestand got their attention and I shot the doe as she was facing me. Watched her do a 20yds death stumble.

I had an idea from the trail camera pics that I knew which buck I'd shot, but didn't want to believe it. Once I got down and over to him, I was proven correct. Best buck to date! More than tickled!

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HELL YEAH!!!

Congrats man - tis grand.

gorg deer...

What a stud

That’s a good one 👍👍

Dang that's a nice deer. Congrats!

Beautiful buck!! Congrats.

Nice pointer!

...though....you really should have saved it for your boys....grin...

Wow! Nice buck! Your persistence sitting in the stand paid off big time.

Ron

What shootin iron did you take him with?

Ron

Beautiful buck right there!!! What did you shoot him with?

A great buck, I especially like the tall brow tines.

Drooling...


Congrats !

congrats nice one & doe is more meat

That is a huge one, Wow! Congrats !

Got a nephew that lives in Danville. He got a nice 7 pt on opening day.

That is a nice buck, congrats.

Wow, pointer, nice buck!

That's a dandy
congrats

My oldest had first dibs on that location. He decided to stay at home. So, I do what Dad's do, show them the mistakes in their logic...

Shot him with a Tikka 260 Rem, SWFA 3-9, Berger Ammo using the 136gr Scenar. Hit the onside shoulder and found the bullet in the offside after breaking the 'knuckle' on that said. Haven't seen a reason yet to shoot anything else than a Scenar out of this rifle, whether on the range or on a critter.

Quite the day. Congratulations!

Ha! I vividly remember my father waking me to go hunting the morning after a January birthday party when I was a teenager. I said not today. He killed a nice 10 point that morning.

Those things happen! And what Dad's are for...

Great looking buck

Atta Boy---Really nice buck

Great buck, T!

Damn, don’t know how I missed this one.

That’s a great buck, congratulations!

Wow, how great!

Dandy!!

Yessir, that’s a nice one 😊

Awesome buck Pointer!

He's gonna look great on the wall!

Bill

Dandy pointer!👊🏻

Great buck, way to go!

That'll do.....

Congrats on a magnificent Hoosier buck, deer that size were never seen in Indiana when I started hunting here 45 + years ago. Gradually the size and quality of Hoosier bucks has improved, the land owner where I hunt has put two in the Hoosier record book. My best Indiana buck is an average size 7pt. taken about 10-12 yrs. ago, I have caught a glimpse of a big one a while ago didn't get a shooting opportunity.

Thanks for the kudos! Getting him off the hill on the deer cart (sold SXS due to life's curveball) about turned into a comedy of errors. There were times I was behind him and times I was passing him on the way down. The Hoosier Hillbilly version of Cool Runnings!