It's that time of year. Let's see those kills.

[L.Sherm]

Just got back from helping a friend in Nevada got a toad of a Buck.
28" wide scored 202"+ has 23" extra and 20" of mass.
Was a brutal hunt 6 miles with 3000' elevation gain, spotted him 3 miles away first light parked the truck at 9:30am at 6800' and hiked to a ridge at 9700' made the shot at 675 yards 1 shot 1 kill its absolutely no way to get closer 600 yards of open ground between us and him. We had to gain another 100' to walk around the basin to the buck got him boned out and walked about 30 minutes in the daylight before it got dark.
We got back to the truck at 10:30 at night, it was an absolute blast, brutal but I would do it all over again tomorrow but this 64 year old body is SORE!!! LOL.
The pic on the right with the sun on the knob is were we glassed the buck from and the truck is in the bottom.

 

[L.Sherm]

Shot the Buck from the knob in the back ground, this is why I laugh when people who have never hunted this way or the type of country say get closer.
These bucks don't get big like this from being stupid or easy especially early Oct.

 

[6.5 forever]

Just got back from helping a friend in Nevada got a toad of a Buck.
28" wide scored 202"+ has 23" extra and 20" of mass.
Was a brutal hunt 6 miles with 3000' elevation gain, spotted him 3 miles away first light parked the truck at 9:30am at 6800' and hiked to a ridge at 9700' made the shot at 675 yards 1 shot 1 kill its absolutely no way to get closer 600 yards of open ground between us and him. We had to gain another 100' to walk around the basin to the buck got him boned out and walked about 30 minutes in the daylight before it got dark.
We got back to the truck at 10:30 at night, it was an absolute blast, brutal but I would do it all over again tomorrow but this 64 year old body is SORE!!! LOL.
The pic on the right with the sun on the knob is were we glassed the buck from and the truck is in the bottom.

Great buck! A forever memory!!

 

[L.Sherm]

Great buck! A forever memory!!

Thank you, certainly is.
I've been on several of these type of hunts over the years I absolutely love it, just getting harder, takes me longer to get there but I can still which I feel fortunate but I try and stay in shape on my treadmill year around or I wouldnt be able too.

 

[Majday]

Went out the other night and saw eyes just outside the shop. Figured what it was. Went back and got the 223AI and a headlamp. It was still there and stayed there shot from inside the shop at 30 yards or so. Nice coon.

 

[timeout]

Well he's not the biggest buck on the property, but so pretty that I just couldn't resist!

 

[timeout]

Taken in Buffalo County Wisconsin second week of season. Making lots of news articles in hunting magazines. Just shy of 26 inches wide. No, I didn’t shoot him but he is certainly worth a look.

 

[L.Sherm]

Taken in Buffalo County Wisconsin second week of season. Making lots of news articles in hunting magazines. Just shy of 26 inches wide. No, I didn’t shoot him but he is certainly worth a look.
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Wow that is a stud

 

[mmcu]

Filled a buck tag yesterday.

Not a monster, but anything with a recurve is a win in my book.

 

[Rick Richard]

Yes sir. Nice buck with the stick bow.

 

[Gary in MD]

Filled a buck tag yesterday.

Not a monster, but anything with a recurve is a win in my book.

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Nice buck!

 

[timeout]

Filled a buck tag yesterday.

Not a monster, but anything with a recurve is a win in my book.

Heck yes that's a nice buck every day of the week!

 

[GotRDid]

Heck yes that's a nice buck every day of the week!

By any means of Hunting!

 

[Treerat-sniper]

My cousin's kid is a waterfowl guide for the guy's outfit that shot this bull. SD draw, Black Hills, it took him 23 years to draw the tag.

 

[Treerat-sniper]

My cousin got this one on Saturday, taken about 15 miles from my place:

 

[ohlongarmisle]

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No offense but that looks more like a goat than a deer.

 

[Treerat-sniper]

A few more nice IA bow bucks from over the weekend:

This one was about 10 miles south of my place.


This one was 1/2 a mile from my place. He arrowed it Saturday afternoon but didn't find it. They called in a bloodhound from Cedar Rapids to help find it. It was recovered right before dark Sunday.


My cousin's buddy took this one outside of IA City.

 

[Treerat-sniper]

Filled a buck tag yesterday.

Not a monster, but anything with a recurve is a win in my book.

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I wish I could still pull a recurve!

 

[D Coots]

No offense but that looks more like a goat than a deer.

Oops, no wonder the farmer was mad. I guess I won't mount it then.....

 

[MikeT49]

This is a pic of my first Columbian Blacktail buck. I've got pics of him and his buddies from this spring and summer. Watched the antlers as they grew. The big boys quit appearing in late August. However, I have a clan of does that use my property for a sanctuary. About 10 live decoys. This guy showed up on camera Wednesday evening, so I figured the boys were back in town. Shot him the next day.