Bowtech_archer07 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hey everybody! Been a really long time since I've been on here. Quick update on my life. I'm now a police officer in central Illinois. I got hired in April 2011 and life has been crazy since. I love every minute of it, just haven't had a lot of time to get on here. Hope everyone is doing great! Now to my story. This is the first year my dad have run trail cameras extensively. We have an awesome property that we have permission to hunt and had been getting great pictures of 3 really nice bucks. We didn't have a stand in that area, so in the last week of September, Dad and I went and hung a set about 100 yards from one of our cameras. Now to Oct 2. My first hunt in the brand new stand. It had drizzled on and off all afternoon and about 6:30 the sun started poking out. Next thing I know, this buck is turning the corner and walking right to me. He stops a couple times and works a few scrapes along the field edge, then keeps coming. He got to about 25 yards and I drew. He finally turned and gave me a slightly quartering to shot and I took it. He mule kicked and ran into the timber. I gave him about 2.5 hours before I went and looked for him. Had an awesome blood trail almost all the way, but we lost it going down into about a 40 foot deep ravine. Well we walked into the ravine and split up and my buddy found him about 10 yards away. The funny part of this story was the next morning when we went back to get him in the daylight, he had actually climbed the other side of the ravine, died at the top, and then slid all the way back down. LOL Oh well, that happens. Haha. He's a 3.5 yr old buck, field dressed at 210 lbs. I grossed him as he is at 132", but he's got 3 inches busted off his left G2 and 5 inches broke off his main beam. This is only my second buck ever with a bow and first since 2001. He's my second biggest buck ever. First picture was the night we find him. Last two are the next morning. [ATTACH=CONFIG]12861[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]12862[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]12863[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Congrats on life dude! Glad to see you still checking in. Congrats on the deer as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 That is a great buck. He wanted to make you work to get him out. Congratulations.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 congrats good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 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 First buck with a bow in 11 years!!! That's a long wait for him. Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Thats the way to end a dry spell!.nice buck..glad the new job is working out..did ya celebrate with a trip to Crispy Cream?? hA HAAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Congrats! He's a nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Congrats on the job and congrats on the awesome buck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Man that was worth the wait, congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Congrats, nice buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Matthews, nope it was Dunkin Donuts... Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck33 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 First buck with a bow in 11 years!!! Nice buck dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 WOW, a great buck, CONGRATS , and glad to see you in here, good story, thanks. :yes: too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 good to see you're still hanging around. congrats on the job and a nice buck! sounds like life is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Real nice buck. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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