fly Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Saw this 10 point buck yesterday evening at about 80-100 yards. He came in down wind of me after I did some light grunting. The vegetation was so thick I had trouble spotting him in my binoculars. Once I did I saw all the points and from my angle his bladed main beams looked thicker than they actually were. Just then I think he caught my wind and strated to leave. Although he looked narrow, I was thinking he was a mature buck well over 200 pounds and decided to take him while I still had the chance. My ML did the trick, he only went about 75 yards. Walked up to him and was thankful for a clean kill, but upset with myself for not letting this one walk for at least another year. Thinking he's only 2.5 years old and weighed about 170 pounds field dressed. If had been using a trail cramera I might have got pictures of this buck and knew to watch for him and let him go another year or two. Thinking I may need to grab a couple for next season. Still, he'll make a nice Texas mount and my family and friends will benefit from the additional roasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer slayer Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 congrats buddy he still looks like a nice buck, and that's meat in the freezer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Thanks, I have enough meat to last till next season, that's for sure. I just can't help but wonder what he would have looked like this time next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 will never know now..congrats on the buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Before butchering I thought I'd get a shot from above (the view from my treestand that fooled me). Notice how a bladed main beam can really make a buck look bigger / more mature than he really is. At least it did to me at any rate. When you look at the picture below it almost looks like a different buck then the one above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 There is nothing wrong with that buck. There are a ton of people in a ton of places that would love to have an opportunity at s buck like that. All you can do is chalk it up to experience. Congrats on a nice buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 yea i learned a lot on a hunt out in OK. one of the things i learned is that if you've got any doubts once so ever then you let them walk. regardless it's still a nice buck. congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Congratulations Frank. That is a nice buck for many hunters, Mike is right a lot of places people would like to have an opportunity on a deer like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Mike, William, others, you're right. God was very good to me this year and blessed me with 3 very nice deer. I'm truly thankful. Hunting will always be a life-long passion of mine and it amazes me that after 25 years and harvesting nearly twice as many deer there's still a lot I have to learn. I've got enough meat now and used my 2 buck tags so the remainder of my season will be about getting my 9 year old son a deer and filming a friend I hunt with as he is still trying for his first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Congratulations on the buck fly! Don't beat yourself up over it. It's sure easier to make a judgement call with a bow vs. a firearm. Been there before myself. There's 2 kinds of firearm hunters when it comes to that...those that have had regrets about killing a certain buck and those that will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSeb53 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 looks like a great deer to me! congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 That's still a nice buck Fly! I wouldn't beat myself up over it. We've all experienced a little ground shrinkage at one time or another. Like others have said, some people hunt their whole lives and don't get an opportunity to take a buck that nice. Congrats! What matters most is you got a quick, clean kill and he's going to feed a lot of family of friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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