EKYhunter Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 I got to the location I was hunting about an hour before daylight on opening day about 5:30 AM. I made a slow walk in to where I was going to set up so that I wouldn't get to sweaty. I was almost there when an Elk started barking or growling at me from what sounded like about 50 yards behind me. This made me kind of nervous as I had bowhunted this same place the previous weekend and was able to walk up to within 20 yards of a cow elk. The elk didn't care that I was there and stayed within 20 yards for about an hour. I walked on a short ways to where I was actually going to set up and got all of my gear ready and settled in to wait for first light. Right at daylight a flock of hens and jakes started calling and trying to gobble down in the hollow below me. As it got light I could make out the large strip bench which was directly under me and could see into a large Autmn Olive thicket where I had watched a small six point make a scrape the previous Sunday (After the elk finally left). I sat there until 8:30 A.M. and had seen no deer movement. I decided to do some calling so I grunted on my Tru-Talker, made three bleats on my Primos can, and then rattled for about a minute. As soon as I set the antlers down I hear him grunting and coming towards me from directly behind me. I turn my head to look behind me and here he comes, still grunting all the way! I immediately said "Shooter" and began to position my Steady Stix so that I can shoot. He then walks into a thicket, still grunting, and starts to rub a tree. I got my gun up, got the scope on him, but his shoulder area was blocked by the brush. He finally took about two steps forward, I put the crosshairs behind his shoulders, and squeezed! At the shot he humped up, took two steps, and feel dead. Thank you Lord He's a nine pointer but would have been a ten if his left brow tine hadn't been broken off. I ain't complainin' though. I took him with a Browning Stainless Stalker .300 WSM with 180 grain Winchester Accubond. Thanks for reading my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Great story, and Great deer!!!. Hope you're getting that one mounted!... congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Nice buck. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Great story and great buck!! Congratulations!! Nothing like driving home with a deer in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoisbowhunter Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Great buck, Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyt19 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Great deer, always nice to see one in the back of a truck, sounds like you had a morning full of wildlife too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Nice buck and congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Congrats on your nice buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkV Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Nice buck and story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKYhunter Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Thanks guys. I appreciate all of the comments. We've got some good deer here in Eastern Kentucky but our terrain sometimes makes hunting them difficult. One of my friends killed a 160" deer last year during rifle season less than a mile from where I shot this one. I hunt in Martin County, KY which is located directly across the river from Mingo County West Virginia. Mingo County is bow only and when I took this deer to the taxidermist he had two 180" brutes that had been killed the week of November 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgate Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Way to go! I hunt in Robertson and Harrison County in the North Central part of the state. A lot of nice deer here in the old Bluegrass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! that's a dandy buck although, i should have taken a Dramamine tablet before looking at it. whoo, dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! nice deer....great story...congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SRA Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! very nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! That is a great buck, congratulations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Great buck. I got seasickness from the picture angle though. Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Great looking deer! Thanks for sharing the story and glad to see the Tru-Talker got it coming your way. BTW: welcome to the forums, glad to have such a successful hunter from Kentucky!! Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Nice looking buck...congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Hey! That's false advertising!! I expected to see a deer killed with Kentucky Rifle That would be coool! Nice buck anyway. Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_Spike_King Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Re: My 2004 Kentucky Rifle Buck! Wooo Hooo, Congrats on that bad boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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