toddyboman

Sorry for the loss Dave. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. I am sorry to the team I haven't been around much. I have however been hunting my tail off this year. And honestly its been a good year for me killing things. Maybe not great big bucks, but I have put 2 bucks down so far. Year in and year out I pass and pass and pass ok to decent bucks hoping for a better or great buck to step out. And for whatever reason that never happens. Not sure what changed this year but I just started shooting..... As I already posted I shot a doe in yearly September. Then in the middle of Oct my family went to disney world for almost 2 weeks. I am wondering if that wasn't a great thing for my hunting. As that gave my farm a complete cool down for almost 2 and half weeks. So about the time I started hunting again the rut was picking up. At the end of October a buddy and I was hunting and a ok 8 point came in. I was filming and he was shooting.....well at the last minute the buck turned a started to walk away from my buddies shooting lane and as soon as it did he told me I better shoot him.....So I did. And I smoked him. Only bad thing was I forgot to zoom out on the camera so I completely missed the shot on film. But it was still fun and neat. Here is that buck. Next up was the Missouri Gun Season. As with every other year opening weekend was not good. Sure I saw a lot of deer but nothing of any size. And for whatever reason it is like that EVERY YEAR on my farm. I had most of the week off and I hunted hard every day. Wednesday night I got to witness a true all out fight between 2 bucks. Not just the normal little sparing match between a couple little bucks, but 2 older bucks go at it! It was awesome to watch and film. As the fight ended and the victorius buck was chasing the looser off they passed right into my shooting lane. As the bigger buck entered my opening I shot....he kinda hunched up and ran a little ways then stopped behind the tree. Started to go back after the other buck but then changed directions and ran towards the thick stuff. I was shocked and bummed thinking I missed or made a bad shot. His reaction was not the one I was expecting. However I was filming and this time I did happen to zoom my camera out so I had it all on film. So I was able to review the film. It appeared from watching the film (while still in the tree) I hit him high. But to confirm this I wasted to watch the film on a screen larger than the one on my camera. So I backed out and went home to watch on the tv, no need to push him. Well I was correct and the next morning I was able to find him 50 to 75 yards away from where I shot him. So he was probably dead before I ever got out of the tree. But I sure didn't want to push him so I did the ol' "when it doubt back out" trick. So here he is.... He is a 9 pointer. So for the first time ever in my hunting career I have now shot 2 bucks in one season...... Oh and I still have 1 more archery any deer tag.........

Here is what I heard...

Actually I am wrong....:oops: This is the Amish buck that schmucker killed in Ohio. THE buck you have a picture of is the The Pennyrile Buck killed in Kentucky by an Amish school teacher... Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources - The Pennyrile Buck But both make their rounds every year. I too have heard this year already that "The Pennyrile Buck" was a road kill buck from Missouri, Illinois and Kansas, other stories have heard are that it was poached in Illinois. But truly it was killed in Kentucky in several years ago. Tis the season of crazy big buck stories.....

Is is just me or can we NOT SEE pictures hosted by realtree? If the picture is hosted or posted from photobucket or other type website I can see the picture. But pictures hosted from realtree don't show??? :helpsmilie::helpsmilie::helpsmilie:

WTG Congrats on the doe!!

what a hunt/adventure you have had with that buck!! What a STUD of a buck! Congrats!

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Every year that buck makes its rounds......heck this year I heard it was killed here in Missouri.HOWEVER that buck was killed in Ohio by an Amish guy (John Schmucker) several years ago..... The Amish Buck - The Times-Gazette - Hillsboro, OH

yup that is a STUD!! Congrats to your cousin!

Just a public thanks to Ruth.

Lol. Good stuff. I agree mobile (which Im on right now) is a bit tricky and not 100% user friendly when posting..but good for reading.

I too play a lot of cod. I have bought cod Mw3 but havent opened it yet been to busy hunting.. maybe tonight I will open it up.

attta boy! Congrats!!

in the moment. I knew better. I grounded myself this morning go to check gun. But I am pretty sure it was me.

Dandy buck Congrats! Glad that jacket didn't burn ya

great to hear it didn't bother that buck....but wow that is crazy. I would wash it in the UV soap and see what it looks like then. Congrats on a dandy!!

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what a great first buck! Congrats! Sounds like a great recovery too!

Nice! Congrats!

that is an awesome tradition!!!!!

Good luck buddy!!

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Tim says: hunting whitetails with muzzle loader. Scouted and saw 2 shooters. Snow is coming....2 to 8 inches. Had to drive 8 miles just to be able to text. LOL

Wtg ruth!!!!