Tominator Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 After dinner I went out on the deck like I commonly do and was watching my field. I saw movement and told my son to go get my binoculars. By the time he got back, the deer was in the pines. A minute later, I saw movement about 30 yards from the first movement. BINGO! Whopper buck. At least 8 points, high off his head, then right next to him a bigger deer! I about jumped out of my skin. (amazing what can get a 44 yr old dude going ) 10 points, foot long G-2's 10" G-3's. I told my daughter to grab her telescope and we watched these deer meander through my field. The wind was kind of wrong for a stalk, but I decided to try. I tossed on my Advantage, ran to the end of my lot, commando crawled about 100 yards to my dove plot and snapped a few pics. The wind was better out in the field so I crawled closer. I got within 40 yards and snapped a few more pics. The deer were headed away from me and had no clue I was there. I decided to press my luck and sneak closer. It doesn't look like it, but I got within 20 yards of those two deer and snapped a few more pics. Finally the 10 pt saw me, and my camera batteries died. I just calmly turned and walked away. As far as I know, they're still back there, lol. Here's the best pic. Unfortunately, it was too dark for my camera to get good pics. I lightened this one up a bit, and if you look close you can see his rack just above his eyes. I'd guess this deer will score around 140 when the velvet comes off, maybe a bit higher, tough to tell when they're in velvet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 nice lookin deer chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 That sounds like wayyyyy to much fun......I need to get some property.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Beautiful! I am jealous, that had to be a rush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 That is cool Chris. Sounds like a blind in the pines this year would be a great option for afternoon hunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY_Bowhunter14 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 cool pic, thanks 4 sharing! looks like he could be a dandy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camocop Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 good buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Cool pic Chris. I know your ready for hunting season to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 He looks like a pretty decent buck. Off hand...I would pay money to see a 44 year old man belly crawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 He looks like a pretty decent buck. Off hand...I would pay money to see a 44 year old man belly crawl. I'm betting it was funny, and rest assured I don't belly crawl for just any buck. This guy was nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 That sounds like a great time! Hopefully we'll see more pictures in the future! Take care, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bebout Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 thanks for sharing your experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 That is cool Chris! :cool: I'll bet it made you forget your aches and pains for a little while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 That is cool Chris! :cool: I'll bet it made you forget your aches and pains for a little while. They hadn't started yet. There's no way I'd try that now based on the way I feel. Makes me tired just thinking of it, ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Cool Chris. Got a tree picked out? I can honestly say I've never belly crawled for a deer. I couldn't begin to guess how many times I've done it for a turkey though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Cool Chris. Got a tree picked out? I can honestly say I've never belly crawled for a deer. I couldn't begin to guess how many times I've done it for a turkey though. I'm going to force my ladder stand into one of those pines this year if it kills me. Trees out back are still just a hair too small, but maybe this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I'm going to force my ladder stand into one of those pines this year if it kills me. Trees out back are still just a hair too small, but maybe this year. Well if that doesn't work you can always make a ground blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lucky_erickson Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 its always a good surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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