BUCK DOWN!
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From: Swamp_Donkey
24-Nov-22
Got lucky this morning… I’ll post the story later this evening
From: Swamp_Donkey
24-Nov-22
From: BAT
24-Nov-22
Beautiful buck, congrats!
From: Blood
24-Nov-22
Wow! Monster. Awesome deer.
From: Notme
24-Nov-22
Congrats dude!!!
From: Brian M.
24-Nov-22
Congrats Swamp, nice buck.
From: BBB
24-Nov-22
Now that's what I'm talking about!! Very nice, great buck. So that was a Thanksgiving buck?
From: Bwhnt
24-Nov-22
Nice buck!!
From: Big Dog
24-Nov-22
SD gets it done, congrats
From: soapdish
24-Nov-22
Sweet
From: N8tureBoy
24-Nov-22
Congrats!
From: Swamp_Donkey
24-Nov-22
Thank you guys. I was hunting a natural choke point where this valley runs straight from food to bedding. No action until about 8 o'clock this morning when the buck came in. Saw him when he was at 60 and knew he was a shooter. I picked up my bow and knew he was coming right at me. And by right at me I mean zero broadside shot was presented. I came to full draw 5 separate times, but as soon as I would draw he would go frontal again. Finally, he offered a clean broadside shot and let it fly. Upon the shot, I heard that POP you wanta hear. The deer ran 60 yards and then started to slowly walk away... my first thought was oh crap maybe I missed or it wasn't a good hit. But then he bedded down. I knew he was wounded. I was watching him in my binos and after about 10 minutes he finally expired. If you look at the shot placement you'll see that it was a perfect double lung. Upon gutting, I confirmed this. I can't believe it took him so long to expire. 10 minutes with a hole cored through both lungs... normally a hit like this takes seconds for my deer to hit the dirt. I definitely learned some lessons today and was able to share the experience with my family back home. Incredibly thankful and was able to get some fresh tenderloins on the menu for thanksgiving supper. Also got some wall bling. Can't complain one bit!
From: Bwhnt
25-Nov-22
Good for you man and nice job waiting for the right shot. That's hard to do! Congrats
From: nehunter
25-Nov-22
Nice job! Congrats!
From: steve
25-Nov-22
Congratulations nice buck !
From: JohnNWCT
25-Nov-22
Great buck, congrats.
From: N8tureBoy
25-Nov-22
SD - Did he have a lot of fat on him? I wonder if the entrance/exit wounds clogged up and prevented the lungs from deflating. Lack of pneumothorax might account for the 10 minutes?
From: SixLomaz
25-Nov-22
Enjoy the spoils of your work. Beautiful animal, perfectly edible.
From: Tall 1
25-Nov-22
Great buck! Wow!
From: Hoytman2
26-Nov-22
Beautiful buck, very well done, Congrats.
From: 2Wild Bill
26-Nov-22
Congratulations, very nice buck. I liked the story and pictures, however, next time smile.
From: Southpaw
27-Nov-22
Hell yeah! That's a thing of beauty. Way to lay him down.
From: Swamp_Donkey
12-Dec-22
Sorry to revive this thread, but I’ve had some time to reflect on the hunt while journaling. I remembered I forgot to share a major part of the hunt! I got to share the whole thing with my grandfather. It’s likely that this hunt is going to be the last time out in the woods with him. I’m So glad we were able to share the moment together.
From: soapdish
13-Dec-22
That's the best part of the story
From: Bwhnt
13-Dec-22
Rotated. Both my grandparents and parents are gone. Just have a Mother in Law left now and she is great. Hope he surprises you and holds out for another season.
From: BAT
13-Dec-22
Even better memory!
From: Big Dog
13-Dec-22
Swamp, In that pic and in life I know grandpa loves you and is proud of you. God bless him.
From: BBB
13-Dec-22
There's nothing that makes a grandparent happier than sharing memories like that with their grandkids. And thank you for having him on the hunt and for sharing it with us.
From: Blood
13-Dec-22
No mistaking you two are related. Congrats on having a grandpa to do that with.
From: Bwhnt
13-Dec-22
Oh man your right they look alot alike! I had to go back and look lol
From: Rackem
13-Dec-22
Nice buck.
From: Anchor point
13-Dec-22
Man that is amazing. You won’t top that hunt this year. Life’s too short. Lots of pics and enjoy.
From: Gene
13-Dec-22
Awesome , Congrats !
From: InRut
14-Dec-22
nice read congrats on a great buck
