ccwhitey Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) Not much of a story on this guy. I took him this past sunday morning after the time change. The stand that I am hunting is in what has know become a thicket of envasive bush honey suckel do to mismanagement on the landowners part which is a whole other story. :bang: Anyways the bush honey suckle is so thick and taller than me and I'm 6 ft tall, we couldn't walk to the tree so we had to cut a path to it. Somehow the deer travel through the stuff which is weird because you will only catch glimpses of the deer moving through the stuff even though they are right under the stand. First deer I saw was at 8:45 that morning and it looked to be a shooter 8pt with 10 in g2 but it was hard to tell as he was moving too fast to get binos on him. Ten minutes roll by and this deer comes down facing straight on, nose to the ground in the only clear spot in this area. With that brief moment of looking at him I thought he was the shooter I saw earlier. He started moving though the jungle of honey suckle and somehow I found an opening at 12 steps. Needless to say I drilled him and he pilled up 30 yrds away. In hindsight he was not the deer that I was really looking to harvest from a management standpoint but a good deer none the less. I have measured him as a main frame 8 with a 1 inch sticker coming off of left g2. What do you think he scores and would have you shot him. Ill post official score in a few hrs. I have not aged him yet. The first pic is how I saw him coming in and the second one gives a better view. Edited November 7, 2012 by ccwhitey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilhnter Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Not sure what he scores, but I would have shot him. Congrats on a nice buck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 120+/-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Great story. As a long time bow hunter some advice. Use the landscape to your advantage. Cut more trails that go by your treestand. Deer WILL walk in areas of least resistance. Many of my areas are changing and I adapt to the terrian and vegetation to make it work to my advantage. You may find that cutting more trails near your stand greatly improves the odds of shooting a good deer. Nice buck... and who cares what he scores. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Nice buck... and who cares what he scores. good luck to all the dog Amen to that! Congrats CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think you're being a little too hard on yourself. Nice buck, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think you're being a little too hard on yourself. Nice buck, congrats! I agree. He's a great deer. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Yea I agree its a nice deer. Score prob around 125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Scored 124 and some change. We try to take 140 min on this property which is why it is a bitter sweet moment. Bitter since it didn't meet the 140 min but sweet since it was my first buck in 6 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Nice deer. I would have shot him for sure. See you already posted the score, was going to say mid 120's. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Yep i would've shot him Congrats on the buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Bitter Sweet Nice buck sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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