Late Season Success
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: skipmaster1
20-Jan-19
Today was my 3rd sit of the January season. I knew it was going to be a good afternoon with this big front pushing through. Today I moved to an area that I had seen deer pass through on both previous sits. I knew I’d be just barely cheating the wind but I was going for broke. I decided my best bet was to bring in my LW hang on and sticks. I packed it 5 sticks but only ended up needing 4 to get to a good height with good cover in the area I wanted. I was in early and hadn’t seen a thing, when just after 3:00 I hear running from the area I expected deer to come from. I was standing and my bow was at my fingertips on the hook. As I grabbed the bow a bunch of does come blowing past with a young 6 pointer hot on their tail pushing them. They all pass me but I pick out a big doe at 22 yards and am waiting for her to turn broadside. In the seconds I’m watching her, I hear footsteps over my left shoulder from where the deer came. I glance over and see a nice 8 pointer coming in. He briefly paused and looked my way but continued on towards the does. He passed behind a tree, I drew and when he stepped out and stopped, I sent the arrow. The shot was absolutely perfect and I watched him drop within 60 yards. What an amazing hunt! A cool part is last week I found a shed from last year and it turns out it was his!
He weighed 174#s dressed which puts him around 210# live weight and he had zero fat on him. I wonder how big he was in October.
From: skipmaster1
20-Jan-19
From: skipmaster1
20-Jan-19
From: t-roy
20-Jan-19
Congrats on your late season success, Greg! Nice buck and even cooler about the bonus shed as well!
From: Joey Ward
20-Jan-19
Nice.
Congrats.
From: Crusader dad
20-Jan-19
Nice buck. Congrats.
From: buzz mc
20-Jan-19
Congrats on a great buck!!!
From: Bou'bound
20-Jan-19
Exceptional
From: sitO
20-Jan-19
Great hunt, congrats!
From: T Mac
20-Jan-19
Well done congrats!
From: T Mac
20-Jan-19
Well done congrats!
From: Busta'Ribs
20-Jan-19
Awesome late season buck dude! Way to get after it while most guys are home watching football, and you did it with the stick! Good job! Pretty deer.
From: HUNT MAN
20-Jan-19
That’s awesome. Congrats . Way to stick it out. Hunt
From: deaver25btb
20-Jan-19
Congrats! He is looking little skinny on that last pic though!
From: wooddamon1
20-Jan-19
Congrats!
From: Hawkeye
20-Jan-19
Congrats!
From: jdbbowhunter
20-Jan-19
Great buck!
From: otcWill
20-Jan-19
Well done! Great NY buck. Congrats
From: Stoneman
20-Jan-19
Congrats, great buck
From: LostNwoods
20-Jan-19
Congrats a nice buck in January!
From: skipmaster1
20-Jan-19
Octwill- thanks! it’s a CT buck though
From: otcWill
20-Jan-19
Even better ;)
From: ground hunter
20-Jan-19
way to get it done... yesterday I was on the ground, with 10 degrees and a ne wind,,, and snow,,,,, deer on the move all day,,,, I hunt on the ground and moving,,, saw 20 deer and missed a nice buck at 4pm
I love late season
From: cath8r
20-Jan-19
That's awesome ! Congratulations!!!
From: EmbryOklahoma
20-Jan-19
Very nice, Greg! Congrats on a beautiful late season buck!
From: WV Mountaineer
20-Jan-19
Great buck man. Congrats
From: BigOk
20-Jan-19
Congrats
From: Alaska at heart
20-Jan-19
Really nice late season buck, sir......congrats. I miss my trad days but my draw shoulder won't let me any longer.
From: JohnMC
21-Jan-19
CT deer? I am calling BS!!!
Just kidding great buck!!
From: Zbone
21-Jan-19
Nice buck, CONGRATS!!!
From: GhostBird
21-Jan-19
Congratulations.
From: Habitat for Wildlife
21-Jan-19
Nicely done!
From: casekiska
21-Jan-19
Way to go! This just proves that sometimes we do it right! And it proves how well events can go when preparation meets opportunity. Congratulations!
From: Franklin
21-Jan-19
Nicely done....way to stick with it.
From: skipmaster1
24-Jan-19
Thanks everyone. I’m just lucky he came in seconds before the doe in front of me turned! I’ve had an absolutely amazing season. I reviewed the footage on my head cam. It was 22 seconds from even I saw him to when the arrow impacted him. It was 10 seconds until he crashed. The entire encounter lasted 32 seconds. It just goes to show how fast things can happen and to always be ready! It why I rarely sit down while on stand.
From: skipmaster1
11-Feb-19
I just got my skull back and it looks great.
From: skipmaster1
11-Feb-19
From: Beav
11-Feb-19
Missed this the first go around. Congrats on a great buck and the skull looks sweet!