fly Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) This deer weighed 212 pounds field dressed and estimated 270 live weight (my heaviest to date). I was hunting my land on October 16th when this buck came to the edge of a cut corn field to make a scrape about 30 minutes before last light. I heard a doe blowing at him about 15 minutes earlier. I had grunted earlier and I think that's why he came up from the bottoms. A cold front had came in and I suspected good deer movement. When I first saw him I was electing to pass because I could only see the 4 points on the right side. Then he came out of the brush and I could see the massive body and character of the left antler. I decided to take this deer. Just at that time he started walking away, presenting me a quartering away shot - I took it and double lunged him. His death run took him 100 yards down into a gorge that took me 2 hours to get him out of. He will provide a lot of meat and look great on the wall. Edited October 17, 2021 by fly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 Awesome deer, sounds like a late night! Wish a cold front would show itself on the East sometime soon.. it’s been unseasonably warm for weeks.. 77 and high winds yesterday. Enjoy the harvest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 NOTHING wrong with that FRANK! Man thats a TOAD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted October 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) As soon as I saw your entry I searched all over this place to find your story. I had to know if you got him on your property. How rewarding!! Congratulations on a great brute of a buck! Edited October 21, 2021 by RangerClay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted October 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 " I had to know if you got him on your property. " Indeed - It is a very rewarding experience! All the hard work to save enough money to buy hunting ground, the hard work to put in trails, food plots, and stands. All the time spent moving cameras, etc... It's a special moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 Congratulations again Frank. Heck of a body on that deer. Did you have any trail cam pics of him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 I did not William. I never saw this deer before. However, I posted his picture on a FB page (deer hunting in Illinois) and a guy that hunts a mile north of me had several and a video clip and sent them to me. Below is a picture of him from last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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