Five days into the gun season and I still had a buck tag in my pocket and was just finishing up with morning chores and then meet some hunters at the cabin and make some drives. While I was opening up a gate to bring the tractor and feed mixer into a feed lot I looked up and saw a deer visible on a ridge skyline. After pulling the equipment thru and closing the gate, I stood and watched and saw it was a good buck slowly feeding on the ground, maybe acorns. I had an oh schidt moment, that deer is working his way closer and my rifle is in another tractor.

Left the tractor running and snuck over to the machine shed and grabbed my Savage 99 250-3000 and worked my way over to a corner of the barn. Took a rest on a fence board, cranked the Redfield up to 7 power and he looked to be about 200-225 yards as he entered a gooseberry thicket, when he cleared it broadside, I sent a 87 gr Speer Hot-Cor. He lurched forward and stumbled and rumbled down the side hill, cleared a fence and fell on his nose in a chopped corn field and never moved.

Fired up a loader tractor, loaded him in the bucket and hung him up in the machine shed to dress him out. The shot entered 1/2 way up behind the leg and busted the offside leg. It was amazing that he cleared the fence with three legs.

Nice!!

Wow, beautiful!!

Nice deer! Is that a drop tine in the top picture, or a corn stock under him?
Those are some knarly looking brow tines!

That’s great. Congratulations

Wow, that is a great buck and great story.

Funny how we search for a great buck and then sometimes, we just wind up in the right spot at the right time.

Love it! Awesome buck

Looks like a drop tine on the left side

drop tine, sort of slightly sideways.

congrats that is nice one

Dandy buck! 13 pointer?

Was wondering about your buck...did not see anything on the other thread. Nice work...pun intended

good to see the savage 99 is still working for you so well. need rifle and deer.!

Way to go Wayne.......stud for sure.....

Nice buck friend

Nice Buck! Congrats

Excellent!!!!!

Dude...

Can I borrow your age class and genetics?

That's a nice looking deer.

Beautiful buck and great story. Thanks for sharing.

Beats huntin!

Nice buck, roundoak!

God damn er, yet another hammer!!! Grats

Very nice. Old buck...

Great deer. Congrats

Great buck!! Especially for an "incidental" one...

Nice Buck, Congratulations.

Very nice!

I'da dropped him too!

Congratulations on a great buck.

This part of the story needs to be highlighted!

One heck of a buck. Congrats

No doubt, something really good is going on there.

Very nice buck, and great shooting!

Just goes to show, even the old guys screw up. And he wasn't even on a hot doe!

Great Buck!

Looks like staying home for rifle season is a good option. Nice buck, and from the side of the barn. Maybe the best part is being within earshot of : "Momma, got one needs cleaning for the pot". Thats what I call a great day.

Awesome buck. Cool story!

Great buck and nice story. I've managed to do the loader tractor thing once or twice too. Beats the snot out of a long drag.

Dale

I like the furry noggin.

Outstanding! He’s a beauty!

Always better to be lucky than good. Very nice buck, congrats.

A "Nice" buck. I have for years on the Savage forum of you Savage 99 guys using the 87 gr Speer hot core and finally got to see a deer killed with said bullet......congrat's.

HI, Doc why don't you start a thread for pics of deer killed with a 87-grain Speer Hot-Cor?

In the mean time here is another example.

That's what I was thinking with the gray muzzle. Congrats roundoak. The occasional "easy one" is payback for paying your dues.

WOW! That's a beauty. Congratulations!

very nice buck ! and with a Savage 99 and 250 Cartridge super ! thanks for the picture and the story,Pete53

Congrads On a great Buck! and with a 99 250/3000

I think I need to get a barn!

That's awesome. Congrats.

A couple of guys PM'd for more information on the 99 I posted up. 99-A.



It wears a Redfield 2x7 now.

That's beautiful. All the right things.
Savage 99
Lever
250-3000
Kills schit dead.

What's not to like......

Awesome buck! Congrats!!

Great deer once again, I am always impressed by the size and numbers of big bucks you have over there.

Wow... what a gorgeous whitetail buck!

Very nice deer, and an even cooler story. Congrats. That's why I always keep a rifle handy during deer season. I was hauling tobacco from the barn to the stripping room many years ago, and happened to see a buck after a doe crossing a field. Of course I had the 270 in the truck, and I ended my season then and there.

Awesome deer and a classic rifle !
Congrats.

Dang you put some bone on the ground! Congrats!

I love this!

Great buck, roundoak!

W O W !

Can I move MY barn 'close' to yours ?


Jerry

Congrats!! Beautiful deer!

Great buck! He's an old bruiser. Congratulations.

Very nice! Quite the added benefit for doing morning chores. Well done!

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