Did I miss it? What's the story on that monster buck in your avatar pic?
I was thinking the same thing... :readit: :goldtooth:
No kidding, that's a dandy !!
If it had been a Buck it would have bit me! Just scrolled by it on the Wensel post and missed it. What a beast!
Went hunting with some friends of mine near LaGrange GA......dove in the woods at 5 o'clock Saturday evening and almost had two 8 pointers before dark.
1st one hung up at a creek crossing and it was sniffing around...I knew what was fixing to happen.....
I'd crossed the creek there myself, and it smelled me on the canes and blew outta there...If it would have crossed the creek, I'd have had a 12 yard shot.
2nd one came bounding along the creek, same side I was on from behind me. I spotted it looking over my right shoulder behind the tree I was standing in front of. I saw it drift away from the creek and was going to cross over a little rise...or so I thought.
Soon as the buck, bigger than the 1st one, got behind a row of trees 60 yards away, I slowly turned to my left to see if I could get a shot as he passed some 20 yards away or so I hoped.
When I got turned my eyes picked him up and he was headed straight toward me, and coming full trot and was closing the cap real quick!...He kept coming till he was ONE yard from me, and stopped. I could have reached out with my bow and poked his nose...but I dare not move. I just looked at his head that was down, and just wondered when he'd see me.
He moved to his left, and I didn't know if he was going to come right by my tree or cross the creek, so I held...the instant plan was to let him pass before I moved, and when I heard him get passed me I'd wheel around for a shot...but I heard him step in the water and I stepped out from behind the tree only in time to see him climb out and part the canes on the other side.
He continued on his journey till he was out of ear shot, and the only pause he made was basically at my feet, he never knew I was there.....things were looking good for tomorrow!....this guy was BIG.
Good ol La Grange. How How How!
He is a good un....
,,,Sam,,,
Saturday morning was a bit slow, as it is at this particular parcel normally....but I had confidence in my area, as I'd seen some nice bucks in there before. Saw a little 6 or 8 point following a doe as she fed, he wouldn't get closer than 20 to her...she'd move he'd move.....Hmmm, sounds so familiar....like a hunt I haven't told about yet on the Paradise hunt...anyhow, they passed bout 50 yards in front of me....looking forward to hunting after lunch......
in for the end..
And then.....?
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I said the same thing about the Monster Buck !
Terry is a pretty busy man ! This may take a while.
But it's a great story !
Wait until he tells you how close he was to the BUCK !!! WoW !
Carl
After I decided to head in for some quick grub, I wanted to check the little area bout 75 yards away. I'd hunted there before, and seen bucks, and wondered how 'hot' it was. I found 6 fresh scraps, and some really nice rubs....tuff choice on where to hunt after lunch....specially since I had a swamp to check out as well that was really hot last year...just tuff to hunt.
After lunch I headed out with a guy I'd met the night before that's a recurve shooter, Tim was his name, to go to the swamp....and I was going to show him an area just beyond to check out. The swamp was hot again, but its just difficult to hunt off the ground, cause you can't cover enough sign by setting up on the fringe, and when you get in the middle of it, and the wind was swirling too much as I got winded just slipping around in there.
With no trees tall enough to climb, and no lock on stand in the truck...and a chainsaw was needed as well to get in there right and attempt to cheat the wind....so I decided to go back to my area, but I still had another decision of whether to hunt the same spot, or the new seemingly 'hotter' spot just south of me....I agonized over this one as I stood at the entrance for at least 10 minutes...I needed to get in there and get set up.
I made the choice to hang with my original spot as all the bucks I'd seen, even while hunting the 'hotter' spot last year, came through my original spot. I just couldn't give it up........Especially being that close to a HUGE buck the day before..
and...
Thinking how close it was JUST makes me smiled and chuckled to myself ! SOOOOOOOOO CLOSE !!! Cool as Ever !
ONE yard from me ( Terry) WOW !
Carl
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Oh, Terry....... This sounds like it is going to be a good story.
I'm tuned in. Great tell so far
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In... :campfire:
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I propose we have this post pulled as it's just wrong to leave a Brutha hangin!!
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Ok, just got in from work. Got caught up on this thread. Great story so far Terry, take us to the finish line. Maybe a nice picture too?
I got in there and set up.....and I was anxious about the evenings hunt. Just coming off the St Jude's Paradise hunt will all the big bucks sighted hound dogging, cruising, and following does had my senses keened up.
The time changed the night before, and I was in there at 3:30 and had just under 3 hours of fun and games left for the weekend....or so I thought.
I see a deer way off cross the bottom long about 4:30 and head up a rise. It was a big bodied deer, but couldn't tell if it was a buck or a doe, and a little later, I see a deer come off that same rise and cross again onto my side of the brook. Just caught bits and pieces as it was 200 yards away or so.
Then I hear a deer grunting from the 'hot spot' I almost set up on, and I grunted back. It grunted again and was closer...it was coming my way.
I saw the buck, and it was a dandy let me tell ya, but it was basically across the bottom mowing over some canes. Definitely a shooter, and I only saw it from the side, but it continued heading north on the far side of the bottom. I grunted a few more times, but no reply........
All was quiet now, almost too quiet....but that ended 30 minutes later when I heard a deer trotting. And it sure sounded heavy to me!
I looked over my left shoulder and here comes what looks like a mule with a rack and a half!!! No, I didn't count the points, I put that rack out of my mind! And he's trotting right in line to give me a 20 yard shot if he doesn't waiver...and he doesn't. He comes into shooting range and magically slows to a walk, then stops....and then I pull a bone head!!!
I had to squat real low and lay the bow over to get through a hole in the vegetation. It wasn't a thread the needle hole, it was one the size I'd shot through many times at rabbits, deer and hogs successfully....and I've practiced this shot a bazillion times, but I blew this one.
I dinked the lower limb of my hole, and the arrow tinked and sail right over the bucks back....and as he bolted forward I stood back up straight and turned my shoulders toward him. He stopped after a 20 yard bound, and looked back in my direction, but he wasn't going to catch me move.
He took a few steps toward me and stomped his hoof, and stood for a moment, and then to my amazement, he went back to business as usual and started milling toward me at an angle...this is when I moved...to get another arrow as he was screened by a bunch of vines.
I was already squared to shoot, all I needed was for him to turn to his left and step into an opening and stop....a lot to ask hu?....but he DID!!...and I let him have it!!!
I watched the arrow sail and enter at the proper elevation, and what looked like just right for a slight quartering way shot. I heard a snap as the arrow impacted, and he exploded straight ahead for 10 yards and made a 90 degree turn south dead away from me running over what ever was in his path....he was hurt bad, and I knew it. The florescent fletch still showing verified what I thought I saw, and I was very hopeful, but not sure of an exit wound.
I waited about 10 minutes and decided to try and look for blood and the fletched end of my arrow as I heard it clicking as he made off....as I was going to run out of light fast. I found no blood or arrow in the 1st 30 yards I looked, and I decided to back out till morning. I felt like the deer was dead in a stone's throw, but I just wasn't going to chance pushing him.
I spotted what looked like a deer 40 yards from where I'd stopped the night before, and I jogged till I found out that it was just a big slab of light gray bark and a rusty reddish bent log...but no sooner as my hopes were dashed at that instant, I looked up the rise to the left, and there was no doubt at what I saw. He looked big as a horse!
Terry, you will never out live this memory. You probably have hundreds, but there's always that one that stands out.
Great Story.
But what about the " snap as the arrow impacted "
Carl
Outstanding, and very exciting hunt! Well done Sir!
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Congratulations!!
Congrats Terry, Hope for some pics.
Congrats. Looking forward to some pics.
Great Buck,Great Story Congrats.
Congratulations!
Great story, I was all in, even got nervous a few times as I read it.
Congrats and WOW!!!!
Well done & congratulations :campfire:
Awesome! I hope you have some pics to share.
congrats Terry , thanks for sharing your hunt
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THE SNAP >>>>....
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More photos in a bit...including heart pic.
Congratulations ! That's a good buck ! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :campfire:
Wow beautiful thick dark rack! Nice shot also, although you ruined the heart. :biglaugh:
Fandamntastic... Great story and Buck.. Congrats Terry.
Awesome Terry!!!
Great old buck!
Check out the size of his neck...and it aint even near full rut!
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That's my size 10 hunting boot....never seen a deer heart even close to this size. Note the slice the Sasquatch made....
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This one's for perspective....
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Congrats Terry! Man what a hoss! What y'all feeding them deer
Also we're you hunting on the ground?
Congrats on an awesome buck!
Great deer! Congrats!
What bow is that? I love the profile!
Congratulations! Can you give us a rig rundown? That's a sweet looking bow.
Congratulations on a very nice buck. Is that a Moab?
What a tank of a deer. Congrats
Outstanding hunts and harvest.
Congrats Terry!
so awesome!
Great hunt and story. Love the dark horns
Very Nice! Congrats
Great story Terry. And great photos. That is a very big deer. He looks like one of those Wisconsin deer. Was he good to eat?
Awesome, Terry..
Congrats! Nice buck!
Yes I'll be back with the Rig Rundown and just a few and a few more pictures I think
Congratulations!
Congrats on an awesome buck!!!
That's a dandy for sure. Congrats
That is a beast!!!
Congrats on a great deer and a fine shot!
Great pictures Terry, thanks!
Congratulations Terry that is a nice looking buck!
Congratulations Terry ! That's a Great buck. What bow did you shoot him with ?
I had this bow made for the many colors of tines that we chase....therefor it has Tamo Ash limb veneers to mimic all those colors.
Yes, MOAB Thunderstick 64#@28, Arrow Dymanics Trad with a Zephyr Sasquatch head.
And this was the 1st deer I killed with that bow I named 'Tines' before it was even birthed.
And Yes, he was delicious!!! I gave a lot of him away to local friends, didn't have room in the freezer at the time....but I had the back straps and the tender loin!!!
Thank Goodness for second chances! Congrats for making good on your second chance, I usually fall apart after blowing the first chance.
One heck of a buck Terry! Congrats!!! :clapper:
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For perspective...I wear a 44 jacket......
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great hunt !
Thanks for the story and pics. Congrats again!
Great hunt and story! Mr. Jim Reynolds sure made some great bows.
Dandy buck Terry!
Congrats!!
Yes Jim sure did. I wish he was still in business so I could order a lighter weight bow for my future.
About as clean a ten pointer as you can get. Nice buck! Congrats!
Great buck congrats
Very nice Congrats!
Great Buck Congrats.
Perfect!!! Thanks for sharing
Dan in KS
Congrats Terry!
Very nice story, pictures and buck. Congrats!
Stud of a buck right there, congrats.
Great reading that story again brother!!!!
The headgear in that photo on both participants is noteworthy...
Good job on the buck and story, thanks for sharing.
Congratulations, Great deer.
Congratulations Terry!
What a beauty!!!!!
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What a dandy buck! I love the dark antlers! Congratulations, not only for a super buck, but also for a great story. :clapper:
Bernie
Congratulations Terry. Great buck and great story.
Gotta love the stories shared on Tradgang. Congrats Terry on a fine deer and a great experience. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. :clapper:
Sorry for the double post. Terry's deer had me so excited I double clicked.
A hoss of a deer, nice job and sounds like a very memorable hunt. Oh yea nice shot, he did not have a chance.
Beautiful animal. Congratulations!!!
Very nice Terry. Very cool buck, and story. Mike
Success is better shared. Thank you and good job!
really nice, congratulations!
Nice story, congrats on a great buck.
Awesome animal Terry! Great shot!
Congrats Tarz ... mighty fine buck
Congrats Terry on a great buck!
Beautiful buck and great story. My how times have changed. My dad grew up in LaGrange and quail hunted with his dad all over Troup County. He never even saw a deer track growing up. This would have been in the 1940s.
Great deer Brother!
That a fine buck right there.
Very nice, Terry! Congrats!