Bowsite.com

Buck down

I took this beautiful buck with the gun the other day, no time with work to write up a post until now. I know its not a Bow kill but man, he was in range to be lol. I had no pics on my camera of this buck and he appeared like a ghost out of thin air, at about 175 yds out in front me, on the ridge. I watched him make a rub and then walk down the ridge towards a break in the wall about 125yds out. I yelled to get him to stop and of course he stops with his vitals blocked by a tree. He stands there surveying the area and looking for the sound of the noise, when he couldn’t figure it out he jumped the stone wall and continued on his way. I quickly grab my grunt call and gave him a few loud grunts as he is still over 100 yds out, he pauses and looks around and continued on his way. I think to myself wow that was an awesome encounter and I was happy I didn’t risk the shot before he jumped the wall as I only had the very back of his vitals showing and it wasn’t worth the risk. “Let him walk, hunt him another day.” well no sooner did I get those thoughts out of my head he reappears and is now on a beeline right at me and quickly closing the distance. he gets to another stone wall about 60 yds to my right and stares over the wall. I could probably drop him right now with my .30/.30 with as perfct neck shot as he is facing me and looking over the wall, but now I have options if he goes to the left or right. I give him a few moments and wait. He jumps over the wall and is now 45 yds. hes slightly angling to me, I raise the gun put the crosshairs on the point of the shoulder and squeezed. Down he went, he never even twitched. Hes a beautiful mature 5.5+ buck that I was extremely blessed to be able to harvest. It just goes to show, you never know what may happen or show up in the deer woods during the rut.

Nice looking buck. Congratulations.

Congrats Dave!! You have the deer for sure!

Congrats!

Beautiful buck and great story, congrats!

Good lookin’ buck.

Important reminder that even we “wise, old buck” types need to remember the basic safety precautions!!

Congratulations! Good shooting.

He's a dandy, congrats.

Thanks Guys! Corax? basic safety precautions as in?? Did I do something wrong in your eyes?

Sweet....it is amazing how they react or not during the rut

Sweet buck. You and your dad must use the same sideways phone. Lol.

OMG!! The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree.

Congratulations Silverado.

I'm packing up all my stands and moving to the Pignataro's!!

That's a beautiful buck

That's a nice buck Silverado.

thanks guys!

Congratulations, nice buck!

awesome buck. congrats

Register here to reply to this topic