2018 Success Thread
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: Tyler
29-Aug-18
Well I guess I’ll be the guy to kick things off. Since 2015 I have watched a group of 4 bucks grow mostly through trail cam photos. Being a guide and having little to no time to hunt I was never able to seal the deal. From the past years opening week and mid October were the best time of year to hunt these 4. Opening day here in Manitoba was Monday August 27 I set up for an evening hunt on a funnel between bedding and feeding area. However this year I had not had any cams out and was going in blind banking on the fact that the bucks made it through last season. I hung my lone wolf and 10 minutes later a group of 8 bucks and a doe came past at 80 yards. 3 of the bucks were the dudes I had history with. Super pumped to see them but wondering where the fourth was, it wasn’t long until I heard a deer approaching my setup out stepped a 120 class at 37 yards and following him was buck number 4. I drew stopped him at 33 yards and drilled him for a 50 yard recovery. He was down in sight and in seconds!
From: Tyler
29-Aug-18
Good luck to everyone this season! May your arrows fly true!
From: grubby
29-Aug-18
nice buck tyler!
From: GhostBird
29-Aug-18
Congratulations... he is a beauty
From: olebuck
29-Aug-18
I'm headed to KY in two days to start my season Sept. 1st.
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
29-Aug-18
Way to kick it off...Nice shot!
From: Shug
29-Aug-18
Way to not waste anytime Tyler... congratulations
From: kota-man
29-Aug-18
Nice! Short season for you...;)
From: Swampbuck
29-Aug-18
Nice one, congrats!
From: mattandersen
29-Aug-18
Congrats on a beautiful velvet buck! Love that this thread has started!
From: M.Pauls
29-Aug-18
Grats Tyler, you’re an animal
From: APauls
29-Aug-18
Congrats buddy, so pumped for you
From: JW
29-Aug-18
Awesome velvet buck Tyler! Congrats!
From: Lee
29-Aug-18
Nice!!
From: DanWesson357
30-Aug-18
Great buck and looks like a perfect shot! I still have a month to go here in PA. CAN'T WAIT!
From: BigOk
30-Aug-18
Congrats
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
01-Sep-18
Opener in a few states today, where they at?!?
From: carcus
01-Sep-18
Great deer Tyler congrats
From: Tyler
02-Sep-18
Thanks fellas! Hope you can all add to this post over the next 3 months! Good lick out there.
From: olebuck
04-Sep-18
Got my tags punched in KY!
Super special to have my dad and two brothers along - we piled them up in KY!
From: olebuck
04-Sep-18
Got a doe too.
From: jmiller
06-Sep-18
Hunted along a sunflower field tonight, a spot I had never sat at before. This sleek buck strolled by and gave me a 22 yard shot. 50 yards later he went down.
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
08-Sep-18
Missouri river eastern Montana 5x5
From: Tyler
09-Sep-18
It’s starting to roll now! Congrats fellas!
From: TREESTANDWOLF
09-Sep-18
Great kick off fellas.... Congrats to all. Cheers to 2018!
From: Lever Action
09-Sep-18
Nice post additions :)
From: Slate
10-Sep-18
Congrats guys beautiful animals
From: sheds
10-Sep-18
My son Dylan with a Arizona coues !
From: deerslayer
12-Sep-18
My first trad bow kill.... Got it all on film!
Pretty fun to have a "first time" at this stage in my hunting!
From: MichaelArnette
13-Sep-18
Loving the trad kills! And some beautiful early season bucks too!
From: Lever Action
13-Sep-18
Great picture deerslayer. Congratulations.
From: Boone
14-Sep-18
Nice critters fellas!
From: Habitat for Wildlife
15-Sep-18
MO opener, 9/15.
From: Beav
22-Sep-18
My son Zach with a big bodied Nebraska buck!
From: weekender21
22-Sep-18
Sep 13th NC mountain doe.
From: mtoomey
22-Sep-18
Second bonus doe 11/1
Second bonus doe 11/1
Minnesota bonus does; late September and early November.
From: buzz mc
28-Sep-18
I figured I'd bump this thread back to the top.
I ran up to NJ to hunt with Bowsiter njbuck for a long weekend last week. I managed to do some damage to the doe population and shoot a nice urban buck in the process. It sure was a different kind of hunting than I'm used to, but I had a blast doing it.
From: Lever Action
28-Sep-18
Great pics so far. That NE buck is huge!
From: RD
02-Oct-18
Mn bonus tag 10-2-18 9:15am 60 yard recovery
From: Jim Southwick
03-Oct-18
Opening day doe in Chautauqua county N.Y.
From: Jim Southwick
03-Oct-18
Chautauqua county N.Y.eight pointer killed Oct 3.
From: dhaverstick
04-Oct-18
Me and my birthday doe
Me and my birthday doe
dhaverstick's Link
Shot this young doe last Saturday on my farm in south-central Missouri. It was my birthday so I figured that was a pretty good present! I even caught it on video. This link should take you to a short clip of the shot. Darren
From: Yodameister
04-Oct-18
Shot a doe Saturday evening September 29 from my ground blind. My three kids helped me set it up on the edge of a corn field two days before and my 4 year old son was with me for the first sit. This was my first deer from a ground blind. Frontal shot at 15 yards. 65 yard recovery.
From: Yodameister
04-Oct-18
My son on his first trip to the blind with me. Excited to be sitting with me the whole time. Now that's success!
My son on his first trip to the blind with me. Excited to be sitting with me the whole time. Now that's success!
From: 12yards
04-Oct-18
Nice Dehaverstick! Thanks for sharing the video.
From: joehunter
06-Oct-18
Michigan buck
From: BigOk
06-Oct-18
Yoda, now that is what hunting is about. Good luck!!
From: Blessed Bowhunter
06-Oct-18
My 15 year old daughter Teja killed this buck the first morning of the PA archery season 09/29/18.
From: Blessed Bowhunter
06-Oct-18
From: patience2spare
06-Oct-18
Love the smiles in Yodameister's pic & Blessed Bowhunter's pic!!! Congrats to Teja on a beautiful buck!!!
From: mtoomey
07-Oct-18
Operation "Full Freezer" is advancing nicely!
From: MichaelArnette
07-Oct-18
60# selfbow
From: Lovehunt11
07-Oct-18
I filled my tag in a first hour , first day hunt of season. Passed 6 does and a 10 points buck. 30 deers around on my eyes sight. I didn’t want to passed this buck because I have limits time to hunt this year. Shot him at 41 yards, he ran less than 50 yards.
From: PAbowhunter1064
08-Oct-18
Last Saturday morning at 8 am, this dandy PA 8 pt, was walking out of my life, until I grunted him back in. At 30 yards, I let loose my Rage Trypan tipped Beman ICS Classic, found it's mark, and the rest is history! Got to break in my new to me PSE BowMadness 34. Congratulations to all who were successful so far, and good luck to the rest of you!!
From: DEC
08-Oct-18
Late September doe.
From: 2xLung
08-Oct-18
My eastern plains Colorado white tail from this weekend. My first white tail as well!
From: steve
08-Oct-18
first velvet buck 7am opening morning
From: Beav
11-Oct-18
Managed to score on this buck during a cold snap here in Nebraska!
From: Big-Al
11-Oct-18
Great deer, guys and gals!
From: Scrappy
14-Oct-18
This thread almost dropped off the front page, so I'll bring it back up. No antlers for me yet. One good plump iowa doe so far.
From: stick slinger
14-Oct-18
From: McCree
15-Oct-18
Indiana
From: BOWNUT
15-Oct-18
As I found it
As I found it
My first traditional bow deer. Michigan
From: stick slinger
16-Oct-18
Sorry, I can’t seem to edit my last post so I’ll add a photo here.
From: Urbncwby
21-Oct-18
10 year old’s First Bow Kill
10 year old’s First Bow Kill
My 10 year old son got his first bow kill here in WV. 3pt buck. Used his Mission Craze II, Easton Bloodline 480s and 100gr Magnus Stingers.
From: BigOk
21-Oct-18
Urbncwby, Congrats to your son!!!. One of the many memories you will make with him.
From: IdyllwildArcher
22-Oct-18
Guys, please post the date and the state :)
This thread is getting ready to blow up.
From: jstephens61
22-Oct-18
Illinois doe.
From: ghost stalker
22-Oct-18
Helluva buck McCree.
From: Fuzz
23-Oct-18
2nd Ohio doe this year.
From: Hawkeye
24-Oct-18
Iowa October 21st--2018
From: Banjo
24-Oct-18
10/8/18 Pennsylvania
From: Banjo
24-Oct-18
10/18/18 Pennsylvania
From: t-roy
24-Oct-18
Way to go, young Urbncwby!! Love that smile!
Congrats to others as well.
Great buck, Eyad!
From: ki-ke
24-Oct-18
Great buck Eyad!!
From: deerslayer
24-Oct-18
10-10-2018 Mountain buck
From: HUNT MAN
24-Oct-18
Must have been steep on that mountain . Congrats Justin !!
From: WV Mountaineer
24-Oct-18
Good job fellas!
From: Hessticles
24-Oct-18
actually a buck I was gonna kill last year, he broke his leg and bone was sticking out sideways, he healed and was walking on it
From: Hessticles
24-Oct-18
From: Dave B
25-Oct-18
IL 10/24. Bring on November!
From: buzz mc
25-Oct-18
There's some awesome bucks being killed. Congrats to all.
From: APauls
25-Oct-18
Oh Dave that buck gets my juices flowing! Always exciting to see the first of those mature pre-rut bucks starting to drop!
From: kadbow
26-Oct-18
Nebraska doe, back out in a week for some buck action.
From: midlandmartin
26-Oct-18
Arrowed this buck during a cold front in NE.
From: BoggsBowhunts
26-Oct-18
Awesome buck, Martin, but the real trophy in that photo is your mustache!
From: C.Beck
27-Oct-18
Long Island New York. October cold front had them up and moving during daylight. Sven yard shot. Arrow passed through his opposite leg. Great day, saw lots of deer ncluding a bigger buck tearing up scrapes.
From: ScottParson
28-Oct-18
Got an 8 pt on 10/23.
From: bowhawk75
28-Oct-18
My Ohio 10 point. 10/25/2018.
From: M.Pauls
28-Oct-18
Great buck Bob, congratulations
From: BooBoo
28-Oct-18
Dandy Bob!
From: Jack Harris
28-Oct-18
NJ 10/5/18... Very thankful
From: Jack Harris
28-Oct-18
From: Jack Harris
28-Oct-18
From: Big-Al
28-Oct-18
Colorado Oct. 28, 2018. Front Range
From: INbowdude
01-Nov-18
Very blessed to have shot and recovered this buck.
From: patdel
03-Nov-18
From: patdel
03-Nov-18
From: otcWill
03-Nov-18
Awesome buck, Pat! Congrats
From: altitude sick
03-Nov-18
From: patdel
03-Nov-18
Thanks Will. Used an elk hunter trick. Frontal shot. First ever. I won't hesitate to use it again in the right situation. He went maybe 40 yards and I have never seen a blood trail like that before. They are absolutely lethal. Never would have had the confidence to try it without all the time spent looking at the elk threads.
From: Scrappy
03-Nov-18
Altitude sick, great looking buck but come on man you can't leave us hanging with no story.
From: jsgold
03-Nov-18
October 26, 2018. First deer with recurve.
From: jsgold
03-Nov-18
Six days later. November 1, 2018. First buck with recurve. Very thankful for both!
From: altitude sick
03-Nov-18
My wife shot it on her first sit behind the house. 25ish yards. Hit the top of the heart with a slick trick. It went about 50 yds. It was just cruising through. I have this deer on camera throughout the summer and fall. He’s around 140” gross maybe mid 40s. She on a roll. A mid 130s 144, 150 ish and a 184” last few years.
From: altitude sick
03-Nov-18
And the left beam is over 5” at the base, so no $500 fine.
From: ESP
04-Nov-18
Not my biggest and not my smallest
From: Tradman and Huntress
04-Nov-18
10 point from my ranch in Oklahoma
From: Animal Killer
05-Nov-18
Smoked him nov 1st 30 yards South Dakota buck
From: beckerbulldog
05-Nov-18
My daughter arrow this one! I got him on my trail camera one day in August, Never saw him again until she shot him.
From: No Mercy
05-Nov-18
Awesome bucks guys! Congrats!
Shot this ND Whitetail last night at 19 yards. I actually snort-wheezed him away from chasing a doe!
From: DaveHowell
05-Nov-18
November 3rd Nebraska
From: INDBowhunter2
05-Nov-18
November 1st in pouring rain. Watched him just about every evening in July and a few evenings in August feeding in a soybean field behind my house.
From: zabwelch
05-Nov-18
Buck #2 here in Nebraska November 3rd! Thanks to HUNT MAN for the big help on the blood trail!
From: Yodameister
06-Nov-18
Congrats everyone! Some great bucks! I love the little write ups. Pictures and stories keep me sane while at work. Thanks for sharing
From: SBH
06-Nov-18
Great bucks guys. Fantastic
From: Treeline
06-Nov-18
Many great deer falling to the arrows! Congratulations to all the successful hunters!
The rest of you better get after it! Good luck!
From: Nogutsnostory
06-Nov-18
Arrowed this buck during the MN gun season. Orange is the requirement.
From: Twinetickler
06-Nov-18
Dad's buck Nov 3rd
From: Twinetickler
06-Nov-18
Nov 5th grunted him into 15 yards. Both public land bucks
From: IdyllwildArcher
06-Nov-18
Grats to everyone.
Noguts, what an absolute hog; big old deer. Consider sending in a tooth on that deer. Grats!
From: Hessticles
07-Nov-18
From: RD in WI
07-Nov-18
10-24-2018 MN ten-point. 15 yard shot.
From: Bowbender
07-Nov-18
29-Sept-2018 First Day Success!
29-Sept-2018 First Day Success!
18-Oct-2018 My son Matt's first archery buck.
18-Oct-2018 My son Matt's first archery buck.
03-Nov-2018
03-Nov-2018
From: Fulldraw
07-Nov-18
November 3...
From: DASH
07-Nov-18
November 4th. Followed a doe past my stand at 12:15.
From: kylet
07-Nov-18
11/6 Iowa public land. Spot and stalk.
From: Grunt-N-Gobble
07-Nov-18
Here are a couple does I shot. I usually dont take doe pics but my archery success hasnt been too great the last couple years.
From: Grunt-N-Gobble
07-Nov-18
Here is #2. Sorry for the truck pic.
From: greg simon
08-Nov-18
My son Max got his first bow kill yesterday afternoon. 18 yard shot, double lunged, ran 80 yards and fell in sight! Bear Apprentice bow and a Vortex boadhead.
I'm super proud of him!!! Arkansas 11/7/18
From: altitude sick
08-Nov-18
Tell Max congrats. Great trophy!
From: wv_bowhunter
08-Nov-18
11-8-18, West Virginia
From: BigOk
08-Nov-18
CONGRATS to Max!!!
From: arlone
09-Nov-18
Congrats to everyone! Way to go Max, that's a beauty!
From: LostNwoods
09-Nov-18
11/9/18 10am 5D
From: BadlandsRoger
09-Nov-18
November 8, Nebraska
Buck was missing his left hind foot, thus his right antler was messed up.
November 8, Nebraska
Buck was missing his left hind foot, thus his right antler was messed up.
From: Butternut40
09-Nov-18
Dressed Weight 229 lbs
Dressed Weight 229 lbs
Dressed Weight 115 lbs
Dressed Weight 115 lbs
Arrowed this 8 point in September and the doe in October.
From: Bou'bound
09-Nov-18
229 dressed. Wow
From: CJE
10-Nov-18
Kansas, November 9th. Came into a couple grunts and the 125 gr Magnus stinger did the trick, he died within sight.
From: Habitat for Wildlife
10-Nov-18
Opener for rifle today in MO. Mature doe followed by huge buck which never gave a shot opportunity with my bow.
From: BullBuster
10-Nov-18
Kylet, WOW. Spot and stalk???
From: Beav
10-Nov-18
Had a hot doe come through with four bucks on her. Tried to stop a nice 4x4 twice without success. Next time she came by this buck was chasing her. Bleated as loud as I could and he put on the brakes at 15 yards. Great hunt!
From: HUNT MAN
10-Nov-18
I will never forget seeing that deer for the first time. Congrats again Harlin. What a week! Hunt
From: Grunt-N-Gobble
11-Nov-18
My PA buck tag is now filled. Was a fun hunt by using a buck decoy to draw him in for a shot. I passed on a smaller 8pt before getting a shot at this guy. 30yds using a QAD Exodus 125 through the heart.
From: Michael
11-Nov-18
Shot this guy this morning in Kansas.
From: IdyllwildArcher
12-Nov-18
Iowa 11/11. Public land. 13th day of a 13 day hunt.
30 yard shot, 80 yard recovery.
From: IdyllwildArcher
12-Nov-18
A close up picture of the character on his fronts/bases.
From: IdyllwildArcher
12-Nov-18
From: BOWNUT
12-Nov-18
11-10 -18 evening MI 6 point.
From: rattling_junkie
12-Nov-18
Manitoba 11/11/18, it's been a couple years and this guy gave me a great 1/4 to shot. He went down in seconds.
From: BOHNTR
12-Nov-18
My last day spot and stalk whitey
My last day spot and stalk whitey
My wife's first whitetail....Kansas 4x6.......then my last day spot and stalk whitey.
From: sticksender
12-Nov-18
That’s awesome, huge congrats to her!And also to everyone else who has scored!
From: t-roy
12-Nov-18
Congrats to everyone so far!
From: Kevin Speicher
13-Nov-18
11-7-18
From: Nogutsnostory
13-Nov-18
My son in law arrowed this nice buck in Southern Kansas this am.
From: T Mac
13-Nov-18
11/12 with my son Evan
11/12 with my son Evan
From: sticksender
14-Nov-18
Shot this Indiana buck yesterday. Got lucky when he decided to go cruising in the early afternoon. Heart shot with a VPA Terminator at 20 yards, and he traveled about 30 yards before tipping over. Those are probably his rubs you see in the background. I had a few trail cam pics of this buck, but this was my first live encounter with him.
From: Reflex
14-Nov-18
Shot this guy on the evening of November 5th in Nebraska.
From: Michael
14-Nov-18
My dad rattled this guy and shot him this morning.
From: Inshart
14-Nov-18
From: JohnMC
16-Nov-18
Today in Colorado.
From: deerslayer
16-Nov-18
11/10/2018
Manitoba - Thanks again Adam and Matt!
From: Predeter
16-Nov-18
This morning in WI
From: carcus
17-Nov-18
From: carcus
17-Nov-18
November 15, recovered November 16 in the morning, dreaded liver shot, crazy long blood trail that was covered by a light snow, bedded probably 30 times, big thanks to Stickflingers for helping trail
From: Bassmaster9960
17-Nov-18
Got this guy this morning. 5 1/2 years old... great job guys
From: BOHUNTER09
17-Nov-18
Got this buck Thursday before the Illinois gun season.
From: Sand man
17-Nov-18
Kansas 11/12 at 11:30am. 23 yards with my daughters pink camo Diamond Edge.
From: pav
18-Nov-18
November 10th, Indiana
Pass through heart shot. made a small circle and dropped within feet of the arrow.
From: ChasingFAHL
18-Nov-18
Missouri Public Land Buck
Missouri Public Land Buck
From: ChasingFAHL
18-Nov-18
Missouri Buck # 2
Missouri Buck # 2
Missouri Deer
From: APauls
18-Nov-18
From: Wis125
18-Nov-18
Nov, 5th. No pictures of him from this, or last year. Richland co wisconsin.
Nov, 5th. No pictures of him from this, or last year. Richland co wisconsin.
From: Livereater1
18-Nov-18
Monroe County, Indiana
Monroe County, Indiana
Got this boy on 16 November, put a lot of time in this year with not much to show for it. Decided to try behind the house this night and had a bunch of does blowing at me down wind the first hour and I thought the gig was up. I stayed to last light and a single mature doe materialized. I figured a buck should be following but three more does followed, soon I was surrounded by does. Then this guy showed up staying in the thickets. For him, I had one shooting lane where they crossed the beaver bog and it was 45 yds but I had to pin point stop him to get at his vitals. With fading light and him silhouetted, I grunted, stopped him but struggled to find my red 40yd pin against his vitals. Finally made the pin out and released, everything in the fading light felt good. In a flash, I was able to make out the buck mule kick, reverse direction and he fell within 40 yds from the shot. He isn't a high scoring buck but he is the dominant buck around my property, at this point, I was glad to have harvested him. Good job all!
From: Tradman and Huntress
18-Nov-18
My 2nd Oklahoma buck at our Shiloh Ranch
From: bwhntr
19-Nov-18
Late rifle season in Colorado.
From: iceman
19-Nov-18
From: Quinn @work
19-Nov-18
Lots of nice deer this year. Congrats to all the lucky guys and girls and thanks for sharing the pictures.
From: tobinsghost
19-Nov-18
Nebraska buck!
From: Sawpilot75
19-Nov-18
Ohio Buck 11/9/18
From: Basinboy
19-Nov-18
Great buck sawpilot!
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
20-Nov-18
Very old Kansas buck.........will submit the teeth for aging but everything is worn down significantly......was bigger last year with a drop tine and he busted off 3 points already....
From: Forest bows
20-Nov-18
From: iceman
20-Nov-18
11/10 Mississippi. My biggest whitetail.
From: golfpro
20-Nov-18
Got fooled a bit. Very small body and short nose and no time to judge. 11/17/2018. Ks public
Got fooled a bit. Very small body and short nose and no time to judge. 11/17/2018. Ks public
From: obx
20-Nov-18
Nebraska public land 10 point. 11/6/18
Nebraska public land 10 point. 11/6/18
From: Habitat for Wildlife
21-Nov-18
Congrats everyone. Some very large bucks!
4th doe of the season, KS, this morning a little after 7AM. No opportunity at a buck, yet. Very humbling season!
From: Pope125
21-Nov-18
Shot this buck on 11/6 in Muskingum Co, Ohio on the first hour on the first day .
From: GhostBird
21-Nov-18
Some great deer. Congratulations everyone.
From: Basinboy
21-Nov-18
Kansas Public Land
Kansas Public Land
From: Ron Niziolek
21-Nov-18
There are some amazing deer on this thread. Congrats. Here's my Wyoming buck from yesterday.
From: Fletch
21-Nov-18
Great Bucks this year. Congrats!
From: eaglediegel
21-Nov-18
Nebraska Doe Sept. 2 2018
Nebraska Doe Sept. 2 2018
From: eaglediegel
21-Nov-18
Nebraska-November 5, 2018
Nebraska-November 5, 2018
From: Big-Otis-Jeff
21-Nov-18
Mingo Co WV.... Bow only county 11-12-18
From: Genesis
21-Nov-18
From: Habitat for Wildlife
21-Nov-18
Steve,
You, or a son?
Either way, congrats!
From: cubdrvr
21-Nov-18
Great job all. Erin really nice to see successful huntress. Awesome mule deer in your gallery!
From: Travis
22-Nov-18
Had a great hunt this morning.. 2nd largest bodied buck I've shot over the years. Watched him whoop a young 10pt about 30 seconds before I shot him...havent tagged in 4 years so I decided it was time to quit being so picky and have some fun..congrats to everyone above..
From: Genesis
22-Nov-18
Mine Frank,boys are studying!
From: Habitat for Wildlife
22-Nov-18
Congrats sir! I know how selfless you are when it comes to your sons, so I had to ask.
Happy Thanksgiving.
From: molsonarcher
22-Nov-18
11/18/18
11/18/18
From: Kicker Point
23-Nov-18
Got a chance on a nice buck 11/20.
From: Habitat for Wildlife
23-Nov-18
Congrats Tony! Very nice!
From: bumpinblaze4x4
23-Nov-18
I've watched this buck mature over the last few years and passed on him in 2016 as i felt he was a 4.5 year old with tremendous potential. I hunted him hard last year but had limited days with a SW or W wind and that kept me out of his core; i never saw him on the hoof in 2017 but i did have trailcam pictures confirming him on the farm and that his core was similar to 2016. I had high hopes he would make another big jump in antler development from 2017 (2016 he was 148", 2017 166"); while he did put on some mass and G4's, his right split G2 with kicker was smaller than last year. Regardless, this was my target deer. I have always hunted deer that i have had history of but i have never had the last two years of matching sheds. My "Rut-cation" started on 11/2 and at 2pm on 11/6, during a windy all day sit, he showed up on the east side of what i considered his core area. It was a new stand that i specifically hung to hunt him. He freshened a scrape and 3 rubs at 50-60 yards and i made a slightly forward, double lung shot at 42 yards (my longest archery shot/kill) with a Magnus tipped arrow and he went 30 yards. One of my most incredible histories with a specific deer; one that is almost bitter sweet as i will no longer be looking for his sheds in the spring and trying to encounter him. I believe he is 6.5 and he taped 177 5/8" (gross).
From: sticksender
23-Nov-18
Beautiful buck, congrats!
From: M.Pauls
23-Nov-18
That’s unreal Chris. Way to go, major accomplishment. Sounds like you and him were quite intimate :)
More angles of that beauty are mandatory
From: APauls
23-Nov-18
Yikes Chris! That's awesome! Congrats!
From: bumpinblaze4x4
23-Nov-18
Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread! Very special deer to me for sure; bittersweet that it is over.
From: BullBuster
23-Nov-18
great trophy. i think Winke once did a mount on a pole that had three shoulder mounts. The actual kill, and two others were the sheds, and of course different capes, of the same buck. It was really awesome. Just an idea.
From: t-roy
23-Nov-18
Great deer, Cris! Always an added sense of satisfaction when you target a specific deer and even more so when you have an extended history with him. Congrats.
From: EmbryOklahoma
23-Nov-18
My first traditional buck... SE Oklahoma. Killed him on November 7th at 7:25 am. 8 yard shot and heard him expire at around 75 yards. Sometimes hard work and dedication is rewarded in spades. Grateful!
From: jcurri
23-Nov-18
Got one during gun season with my bow. Fun hunt
From: Habitat for Wildlife
23-Nov-18
Congrats all.
Embry, cool pictures!
From: t-roy
24-Nov-18
11/23/18
From: t-roy
24-Nov-18
Hit him late yesterday and left him overnight. Damn coyotes got to him :-(
From: Whocares
24-Nov-18
Impressive! Good job, Troy! And on Thanksgiving day. Go Gophers!
From: HUNT MAN
24-Nov-18
Montana 11-23
From: HUNT MAN
24-Nov-18
Montana 11-23 . Extra draw buck tag. It was a year of doubles for me. Congrats to all the nice bucks above. Amazing animals. Hunt
From: Whocares
24-Nov-18
Oops. Still a dandy buck, t-roy.
From: Timbow
25-Nov-18
11/11 IL. Lots of great deer this year, congrats to all!
From: SBH
25-Nov-18
Got the one I was after. Lots of long drives and hours on stand. He won't score that great but he is a super cool deer and very memorable hunt. Persistence kills. This one is a special one for me. Congrats to everyone this year, lots of beautiful animals. Fun to see.
From: SBH
25-Nov-18
From: Alexis Desjardins
25-Nov-18
Congrats to all some nice deer for sure.
From: Cazador
26-Nov-18
From: Bonafide
26-Nov-18
Nov 7 @ 2:30 Pa. cruising for does 21 inch spread.
From: njbuck
26-Nov-18
Sept 16th here in NJ.
From: njbuck
26-Nov-18
Nov. 8th- Iowa 214" Gross.
From: Stoneman
26-Nov-18
From: sticksender
26-Nov-18
You had a helluva' year Rob!
From: Cheesehead Mike
26-Nov-18
Some great deer on this thread, congrats to everybody!
I got this one on November 2nd in WI. I watched him breed a doe 4 times before she led him past me. Myself and the neighbors have several years of trail cam photos of him and I estimate him at 7 years old. I plan to send a tooth in to verify. He field dressed 215 pounds.
From: Cheesehead Mike
26-Nov-18
Kansas, November 13th.
From: steve
27-Nov-18
number 2 no more tags but it has been a great year !!~
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
01-Dec-18
Montana....Bitterroot River ghost 7x8
From: IdyllwildArcher
01-Dec-18
Cool buck Roughcountry. Got any other angle pictures of him?
From: jmiller
02-Dec-18
Opening day MN bonus tag doe in Northcentral MN
From: Pope125
02-Dec-18
Shot this buck first hour on the morning in Ohio on 11/6 .
From: Fauntleroy
02-Dec-18
Took some doing, but here's mine. Did a semi-live over in the Colorado forum for those interested. Congratulations to all those above.
From: SBH
02-Dec-18
Mike, we will need some more pics of that deer. We don't make many like that in MT! Very impressive animal, well done.
From: Beartrack
04-Dec-18
Madam Beartrack got it done.
From: Beartrack
04-Dec-18
From: Beartrack
04-Dec-18
From: mountainman
04-Dec-18
I'll throw mine in the mix. 12 Nov. He was cruising solo. 18 yard shot, 30 yard recovery. 3.5 years old, dressed at 160lbs. Tn public land.
I still have a tag so we will see what the late season brings.
From: sticksender
04-Dec-18
Nice one Brian.
From: mountainman
04-Dec-18
Thanks Greg!
From: Scar Finga
04-Dec-18
Awesome bucks ladies and gentlemen, Congratulations!!!!!
From: VogieMN
04-Dec-18
First Buck with a bow
From: MichaelArnette
04-Dec-18
My last Oklahoma buck
From: BOHUNTER09
05-Dec-18
Got this split g2 buck the night before Illinois gun season. The second buck a few days after the gun season
From: BOHUNTER09
05-Dec-18
Second buck
From: LiveOutdoors
08-Dec-18
Ohio buck 11/7/18. 3:25pm
From: LiveOutdoors
08-Dec-18
Vermont doe late season archery 12/7/18 at 425pm
From: Beav
10-Dec-18
My son Zach with his 3rd Nebraska buck of the year. He drew the Super Tag so that deer tag didn’t count towards his two buck tags. What a season!
From: Beav
10-Dec-18
My son Zach with his 3rd Nebraska buck of the year. He drew the Super Tag so that deer tag didn’t count towards his two buck tags. What a season!
From: ScottyC
10-Dec-18
Northampton County PA October 8th
Northampton County PA October 8th
Illinois November 7th
Illinois November 7th
From: patience2spare
10-Dec-18
Beav - Your boy can really get it done!!! Super excited for all of his success this year!!!! Thanks for sharing the super tag story and please extend a big congratulations from me. Pete
From: Reflex
10-Dec-18
Way to go Zach! What a year you have had. I love all the snow in the background. Late season hunts are so fun!
From: chasintheslam
10-Dec-18
All I've turned up so far
From: chasintheslam
10-Dec-18
From: chasintheslam
10-Dec-18
From: INDBowhunter2
18-Dec-18
Bow kill during muzzleloader season
Bow kill during muzzleloader season
Already posted one of these but I will probably never have a better whitetail season.
From: INDBowhunter2
18-Dec-18
From: INDBowhunter2
18-Dec-18
From: sticksender
18-Dec-18
Wow, two beauties, congrats!
From: GotBowAz
19-Dec-18
Some great animals here this year. Congrats to all!
From: Shiras
24-Dec-18
A little late season success. Was chasing a doe...Latest I have seen that.
From: Arrowflinger
26-Dec-18
Shot this one November 11.
From: Arrowflinger
26-Dec-18
From: Arrowflinger
26-Dec-18
From: Arrowflinger
26-Dec-18
From: Habitat for Wildlife
29-Dec-18
Fifth anterless, MO. This evening.
From: Zbone
29-Dec-18
Super Bowl Sunday, the final minutes of the last day of bowseason on Feb 4, 2018...
From: Zbone
29-Dec-18
Was hard on 11-pointers this year, took this one the other day, December 26, 2018...
From: SBH
29-Dec-18
Awesome deer Zbone! With a stick and string too!! Nice work.
From: Zbone
29-Dec-18
Thank you...
From: Dale06
29-Dec-18
I don’t post pics but had a great year Eastern turkey in Mn Merriams turkey in SD Brown bear in AK Black bear in AK Wolf in AK Aoudad in TX Whitetail in KS
From: RD
02-Jan-19
Dec 30th, SE MN
From: Ungie01201
03-Jan-19
11/12 Massachusetts
From: gunmaster
09-Jan-19
My first deer. Straight through the heart and out through the right lung from 67 yards. To bad it was small.
From: LostNwoods
09-Jan-19
Gunmaster be proud it's your first deer harvest and you have the rest of your long life to hunt.
From: Slate
10-Jan-19
From: wacem
10-Jan-19
gunmaster: Good shot, doesn't matter how big it is, congrats.
