Straight Shooter

I dig and look around, give me the thickest spot to hunt. I don't like hunting the boundries of other properties, I'd much rather hunt 150 yards from line and have the deer still fall on my property, than fall 150 yards over on someone else.

This in tradition of Mike's (ruttnbuck) picture of Where's Big Boy? I ran across this picture today on one of my thumbdrives. I didn't take but wish I had, once you find this buck for all you computer guru's. BY ALL MEANS ZOOM IN ON HIIM! This picture was taken in Va. two season ago about 200 yards from the plant I was doing a product line tranfer back to NC. Look at the Semi-trucks through the trees. This buck is phenominal in size and will blow your mind, to the best of my knowledge no one tagged him, what a shame. Mike, I'm not trying to steal your thunder but this buck is awesome. You folks have to zoom in on him when you find him.

Congratulations and a bow kill is a true trophy, not just in the eyes of the beholder. Good job and a great buck.

Awesome buck and great story!! Congrtulations!

Good luck and finding him. You did right by backing out, seems like I just read the exact same post just before this one. LOL I wish you the best on finding him. Sounds like a liver shot.

Way to go Brandon! Congratulations on your buck, buddy. Can't wait to see some pictures and here the story. That's 8 more points for the team!

hey db, Getting into tourney's doesn't reuired a specific bow, especially if your going to be shooting hunter class. I would recommend getting another bow, just for the fact of putting excess wear and tear on your main hunting rig. I have four bows all the same, ROSS Cardiacs; two fo which are set up for tourney's and the other two are for hunting. I know alot of folks can't buy that many bows but I came across some good deals on these bows. Another reason for having the same bows for hunting and tourney's it greatly helps on not having to adjust grip style or form going in between two different types of bows. Shooting Hunter class is one of the most popular classes and it requires your hunting style set up. Tourney's are some great practice and alot of fun during the off season. Ours start up in less than two months around here. Some of the best advice I can give you is "Practice" and work on your form, because shooting a 3D course will tell on any ba habits you have. Allowing yu to fine tune them out of your shooting and be ready for the woods come fall. I've been shooting competively since 1992 and love it, one down fall of 3D is most of the rings are not where you'd really want to shoot a deer at and can get you in trouble when you take a shot at a deer, because you are so accustomed to holding in this area on a foam target. Discipline is key and shooting form is critical. Before you go all out and buy a new rig for shooting, I'd recommend trying a 3D shoot and this will let you know if it's for you or not. Some feel shooting known distances are ample enough for them but I love the unknown distances, this really helps out in judging yardages on the fly in a hunting situation. Feel free to ask anymore questions on tourney's because it s great sport and alot of fun. Good luck to you

I played your game before scrolling down, because I know there is ALWAYS heavy fingers on the keys. LOL LOL I did find him, too. Great pic Mike.

Very Nice buck Kevin! Nice indeed, good wayto break a three year slump!

The Yeti ROCKS:rockon:, Rather expensive but well worth the money, still had ice it from last Tuesday.

Awesome looking buck and Congrats!

Here ya go Al! Nice buck buddy! Congrats!

Wow! That is a big ole nanny! Congrats on breaking the losing streak.

I weigh 225 and most stand are rated for 250, so I try to be mindful of what I carry in my back pack when using it. I do have a Summit but no worries there, I bought the Titan and that joker is huge and I believe rated at 300 or 350 pounds.

It was a good week in Ohio, weather was perfect all week long and the bucks were on the prowl and chasing. This guy isn't the biggest in the world but had a great time harvesting him none the less. I saw bigger much bigger bucks but didn't have a shot opportunity on them. Four of us went on the trip for the week and we harvested five deer, two bucks and three Doe's. I had shot a bigger 8 point the day before I took this one but hit a branch before the arrow made it to him and struck him in the ham. We tracked him for just about a 1,000 yards and ran out of blood. I was bummed because that is first buck I have ever lost since I've been hunting. I took this buck at 12 yards, and the doe at 24 yards and made quick recoveries on both of them. I actually grabbed my video camera before the doe expired and got her on video. I'm bummed the week is over but had a blast and look forward to going back next year.

Sounds more like a sudden pressure issue with him sliding down the tree and coming to an abrupt stop. I don't think itss a failure onSummits part, also we don't know how much this guy weighs and what weights he was at when using the stand.

I can believe your statements for the most part and have heard the same stories, having long tracking jobs with no deer found. I shot a doe about 4 years ago at 17 yards, double lung and this girl went 300 yards. I cut the lungs out during skinning and looked at them just to show the guys I was hunting with, Perfect shot and she bleed all the way. the two bucks I have taken this year, noth text book shots. One went 60 yards and not blood, "double lung". The one I shot last week, shot through the heart and ran 120 yards, didn't start bleeding until the last 30 yards. So, the perfect shot theory does apply to some cases, but for the most part the perfect shot isn't the perfect shot some hunters believe they are. Buddy of mine I hunt with swore up and down that he made a text book shot on a buck two years ago. We tracked this buck for 200 yards and finally found him. The hit was right through the brisket and no vitals hit what so ever, he just bled out. In the defense of the hunters, in the heat of the moment hunters get a tunnel vision or kind of a blindness to surroundings or anything else. Most of us call it buck fever. Release the shot, swear up and down that it was a text book hit, not having a clue to were they hit them. All of this is from a rush of adrenaline and it affects each of us differently. To be judge and jury of hunters making bad shots and when claiming they made goods is hard to hold most of them guilty. I commited a cardinal sin for bowhunting this week in Ohio. I went brain dead on an 8 point coming in through some thick cover, I FOLLOWED HIM IN THROUGH THE PEEP AT FULL DRAW. I know better than to do that and thought I had a perfect quartering away shot clear of any obstructions. WRONG, I released the arrow and just before getting to him hit a branch, striking him in the ham. I saw the arrow hit him and knew exactly where I hit him but it was a case of stupids and blindness in the heat of the moment. I didn't recover him and feel terrible about it, he is the first buck I have ever lost and its my fault. I'm not saying that all shots are delfected but perception during the shot can be clouded so easily. Your pin might be where it's supposed to be before the shot and follow through is a must. There are so many factors that apply during a shot and the last things most hunters remember is "I had the pin where I needed it". The 8 point I shot this week, if I hadn't of been in an area I could see along was and knew exactly where Ihit him. I would have had a heck of time finding him in thick cover because of no blood trail. I will post a picture of this deer and you can distinctly see the exit wound coming from the heart. Problem was, it was right in the elbow and as he was running kept the hole blocked off from bleeding. When his chest cavity filled with blood it was utter caios the lst 30 yards. I don't want to hear it was the boradhead because I shot a 75 grain Muzzy with a 1" cut. I have taken over 30 deer with this head and had great blood trails. I'm just trying to help out ont he perfect shot placement, make sure you pay attention to the direction the deer runs, and give your all when persuing after the shot. I finish here in a minute. LOL One last story of perfect shot and watching the deer afte the shot. Buddy I hunt with flagged me down on the way out of the woods one evening up in Ohio a few years back. he had shot a buck and swore he watched it fall. he was so excited and totally got confused when he got down. he was telling me where he hit it, where it was standing at the shot, and it went down over there. After looking for blood and the deer for 20 minutes, I made him get back up in the stand and show me exactly where the shot took place. Amzing the difference that made, found the arrow, found blood, and found the deer 50 yards from the stand. It was thick in there and totally looks different once ont he ground. Just another case of a perfect shot.

Awesome buck, Congrats!

Shake it off, it happens to the best of us and it will happen again. That is bowhunting, it can be the highest of highes and the lowest of lows. You guys rock, I come back from Ohio and we've gained some more points and still in the lead. Keep up the good hunting and put'em down. I got back from Ohio yesterday and it was a great week up there. I wasn't able to get us any more points but was able to kill two more deer. I shot a Doe on Tuesday weighing 140 pounds. I shot a decent 8 point on Wednesday but hit a branch before it got to him and hit him in the ham. Tracked him for about 1,000 yards and lost blood trail. Thursday I shot another 8 point, nothing big but a good kill none the less. It was a great for seeing deer and saw deer everyday out of the stand. The pre-rut was on and the bucks were on the move looking for Doe's. I will post some pictures later today. Good luck to all of you and keep hammering on those points for us. I'm hoping to get back out and do some more hunting in a couple of weeks. Be safe and hunt hard.

I am heading out this Saturday for a week to Ohio, I wish you all the best of luck and be safe out there.

Yes, I've been using them for the last 20 years and had great success with them. Awesome broadheads!

Very nice buck! Congrats dog!

Way to go! It's always great to shoot early, let's you have the rest of the day.:soda: Congrats!

Nope, haven't been back int he woods yet. I will be gone for a week next week to Ohio. Our lead has been cut to a point with the kill that Pointing Dogs Rule got.

Down south here or up north in Ohio, I still drag them out and no gutting in the field. I haven't gutted a deer in so many years because of the way I dress out a deer I don't have too. I'm sure deer are curious of gut piles but I do know that they are scared of coyotes too. I've had foxes and coyotes follow a drag trail right back to where the deer went down, so a gut pile in the woods isn't going to happen for me. I think its mainly preferance and prior old school tradition of gutting where they fall. I understand lighting the load a bit for a large bodied deer, so to each there own.