Rhino Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 For those of you that live in the midwest you know how lousy the weather has been lately. We didn't see hardly any sunshine during our 7 days in IL. My best hunt was the 1st day seeing 9 different bucks including an all out fight inside 45 yards. Very cool! It was downhill after that weather wise until the bitter end. The last day of our hunt (Oct. 30th) a front finally blew through following about 24 hours of rain. That afternoon the temperature started dropping so I felt like the deer should move. My buddy wasn't even going to hunt until he saw me getting ready to hit the woods at 1:30 after his short nap. OK...one more shot. Around 3:15 I get a text from my buddy "2 does just ran under me and kept looking behind like being chased but nothing". My response "Stay Ready". A minute later I get another text "Does busted me, snorted, gone, time will tell". A few minutes later I get this text (exactly like I received it ) "I just shot a stud with drop tine! Hit high, not goosd penatration!!! Boutto shakeourtiof trwee!!!!!!" LMBO As it turned out his hit was fine with the buck only 12 steps from his tree. The buck piled up about 80 yards away. My buddy said he was fine until he tried to draw and his arrow wasn't nocked all the way. At full draw his nock was down near his lower cam with the broadhead still holding in his rest. He had to let off and re-nock with the buck inside 15 yards. Fortunately we hung the stand in a double tree so the tree covered his movement. He was so shook up it took him 6 trys to get his release on his loop. LMBO Then with the buck slightly quartering away his hit caught top of lung on his side and center lung on the off side. Here's my buddy's 140" drop tine buck. His best buck to date. I ate tag soup but it sure tasted fine with my buddy killing this fine buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 What a stud!! Congrats to your buddy! That text is awesome!! I was lmbo as I read it!!! :D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Wow! That is awesome.... Congrats to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Good for your buddy, Al! Nice buck! Just goes to show you can't shoot them from the house and it only takes a second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Tell your buddy congrats Al, that is a great buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Great story and great buck Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Congratulations to your buddy Alan! I know the weather has been so wet (the most rain on record for October!). This week the weather will be dry so we'll see.... Sorry about your soup, you coming back next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Great deer, congrats to your buddy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Congrats to your buddy on a great buck! October has been pretty lousy...glad to see it go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 great buck... congrats to your buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike13candace Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Great job... congrats... I was in Illinois the same time.. weather kind of got the best of us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Man what a giant. it has been tough here in Il and kinda frustrating. glad he decided to head out and give it another try. looks like it paid off for him! awesome deer congrats to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 it's funny to get and send text's like that....lol....I've sent a few before that look a bit like.....ishotetdeer ongsd i nded helps ddurd its masssive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Sorry about your soup, you coming back next year? Not sure if I'll make it back to IL next year yet fly. I'll have 2 preference points for Iowa going into next year's draw & I'm apt to hunt pretty hard there when I draw a tag. Last time I drew an Iowa tag I hung in there for 11 days in a row till I was comnpletely tuckered out. Chances are I'll draw a KS tag too next year since KS has decided to make enough available to meet demand. Heading to Iowa before dawn Wed. to do my best impersonation of Cecil B Demills. One of my best friends has a tag but he can only hunt for about 4 days. He doesn't know it yet but he's going to be pulling some all dayers. Hopefully I can get my buddy on video getting a hole in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 That is a great buck! You had better luck than me this last weekend. I only saw 1 deer from the stand the entire weekend. Congrats to your buddy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Nice deer and I know what you are saying about the sun shine! Go look at pictures i put in the contest Team 14 "Boneheads". That is the cause of the rain we have had. I am ready to get back out. The river went down most of the way and should be good to go now. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Exciting replay Al, and that is a beautiful buck. Congratulations to your buddy ..awesome !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Awesome! Congrads to your buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Stud. Great deer, as always, great story Alan. That's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawgitall Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Thanks for sharing. Great story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Love the drop! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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