My wives Christmas day buck
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: Tradman and Huntress
26-Dec-17
Old High Tower
Old High Tower
We have several years worth of pictures of this old warrior. He moved most of the time at night and I have lots of pictures of him. We call him "High Tower" for obvious reasons...he is super Tall. This year I started seeing him in daylight but really late in the evening. I had already arrowed a dandy 162" buck in Oct so I wanted Cheryl to take a really good buck. We have 3 very good bucks on our ranch that were mature but not as old as high Tower. HT is 8 or 9 at least. Cheryl has been hunting for a mature buck all season but things just hasn't lined up for her. This evening about 5:15, High Tower comes out of his bedding area with good light. Cheryl arrowed him at 20 yards. I got a text from her that said, "I just shot a buck and hit looked good." I was excited and really didn't know which buck she shot but I knew it was one of the mature bucks we have been watching on trail cams. About 20 min later I texted her and ask if she needed anything before I head that way. She answered back, "Yeah i need help dragging!" I love those words! She had taken old High Tower! His health had begin to deteriorate and he lost weight. We found out that it appeared he had been gored by a tine from another buck in the intestine area. It was a timely harvest for an old warrior, and best of all, on Christmas Day!
From: Tradman and Huntress
26-Dec-17
Happy Hunter and guide!
From: Jaquomo
26-Dec-17
Awesome, unique buck! Great job!
From: trkyslr
26-Dec-17
Excellent!! Christmas to remember for sure!
From: t-roy
26-Dec-17
Congrats on a great buck, Cheryl! Quite the Christmas present!
From: PECO
26-Dec-17
Great buck, great Christmas present!
From: Hawkeye
26-Dec-17
Congrats!!
From: The last savage
26-Dec-17
Fantastic buck!! That's one happy gal right there! Love that dark rack.....
From: Habitat for Wildlife
26-Dec-17
Congrats.
From: Scrappy
26-Dec-17
That's what you call getting it done, congtrats.
From: Bou'bound
26-Dec-17
a brute, (the deer) well done!
From: Nimrod90
26-Dec-17
Congrats! that's awesome!
From: midwest
26-Dec-17
Cool buck! Congrats!
From: Nomad
26-Dec-17
Great job on an awesome buck!
From: bowhawk75
26-Dec-17
Wow, that's one Christmas buck to remember. Congrats!
From: Charlie Rehor
26-Dec-17
Sweeeeeet! Love the smiles:)
From: JW
26-Dec-17
Well done! Congrats!
From: TREESTANDWOLF
26-Dec-17
Love it
From: keepemsharp
26-Dec-17
My wives? How many do you have?
From: Shug
26-Dec-17
Congratulations
From: hunt4life
26-Dec-17
Congrats Cheryl!
From: Pigsticker
26-Dec-17
Congratulations!
From: Bowboy
26-Dec-17
Congrats!
From: pointingdogs
26-Dec-17
Really neat deer
From: WV Mountaineer
26-Dec-17
Congrats
From: Paul@thefort
26-Dec-17
What a great way to get "HIGH", especially on Christmas day. Nice. my best, Paul
From: Buffalo1
26-Dec-17
Really nice buck. Cheryl's smile says it all. Congrats on a beautiful trophy.
From: lewis
26-Dec-17
Congrats great Christmas present for sure Lewis
From: Brotsky
26-Dec-17
Way to go Cheryl! A merry Christmas for sure! Congrats!
From: boothill
26-Dec-17
Congrats Cheryl!
From: njbuck
26-Dec-17
Great buck, congrats.
From: Joey Ward
26-Dec-17
Awesome buck, Cheryl. Congrats.
The smile says it all!
From: OFFHNTN
26-Dec-17
Awesome buck! Congrats to her!!!
From: SBH
26-Dec-17
Cool Deer. Congrats
From: Beav
26-Dec-17
Congrats to her on a great buck!
From: Lee
26-Dec-17
Awesome deer!
From: T Mac
26-Dec-17
NIce Christmas present congrats!
From: loopmtz
26-Dec-17
Very nice, congratulations !
From: SteveB
26-Dec-17
Beautiful buck! Congratulations!
From: Scoot
26-Dec-17
Wonderful Christmas present! Congrats!
From: Inshart
26-Dec-17
Now that's a CHRIST-mas present worth unwrapping. Ha, much better than a blender or sweater with blinking lights. :) I agree, the smile says it all. Congratulations!
From: Jack Harris
26-Dec-17
Congratulations - talk about a buck with tons of character, very cool rack indeed. We can't hunt Christmas day in NJ.
From: bowbender77
26-Dec-17
Good job ! Merry Xmas.
From: drycreek
26-Dec-17
Wow, great buck ! I'm proud for you !
From: ElkNut1
26-Dec-17
That's a hell of a buck, congrats Cheryl!
ElkNut/Paul
From: BigOk
26-Dec-17
Congrats
From: Drahthaar
26-Dec-17
Awesome, the smile says it all. Cheryl, check your PM. Forrest
From: bentshaft
26-Dec-17
Nice!
From: Haole boy
26-Dec-17
Total stud! Congrats!
From: Spyder 34
26-Dec-17
Congratulations, well done
From: Family Man
26-Dec-17
Great job, Cheryl! We'll be rolling into camp after dinner tomorrow and Chirsty, I and the kids can't wait to hear the whole story! It's awesome to know that, amidst all the work and taking care of guests on their hunts, you guys still sneak out and enjoy some time in a stand! That is one crazy and mature buck!
From: Tradman and Huntress
27-Dec-17
Thank you all for the comments! This is by far my best buck yet, as I'm certainly no trophy hunter (if it's under 20 yards, it's a trophy to me!). Even after I shot him, I didn't realize this was Hightower. It was a bittersweet moment to see him laying there after watching him for two years, but it would have been a shame to watch him wither away.
Now to get back to work helping our hunters track hogs!
-Cheryl
