This past weekend I was handed a gift. My buddy from Iowa was up hunting with me and wasn't really expecting to shoot anything since I was focusing more on him shooting a deer. He doesn't care much for hang on stands so he was limited to my ladder stands so I went to an out of the way stand for my Saturday evening hunt.
The snow that we had gotten over the last couple days had just melted so everything was soggy which made for a quiet entry to my stand. About 6 I decided to stand for the rest of the evening. I don't think I was standing for more than a minute and i spotted a dee heading my way and it looked to be a rather nice buck. The route he was on would take him within 20 yards up wind of my stand. I tried to not focus on the rack but it was obvious he had more than 8 points.
As he was just about to go behind an aspen his near leg went forward and sent the arrow on it's way. The shot was a little lower than I intended but not that much and tight to the leg.
At the shot he spun around and took of as fast as any deer I have ever seen. Man, he was out of there in a hurry. There was about a foot of arrow sticking out due to hitting the off side leg. After 20 yds he broke the arrow off and that is where the blood pretty much quit. He headed for a shallow crossing of the creek and that is where we found last blood. This is on my neighbor's property so I called for permission. I decided to wait till morning due to the thick alders. Next morning I found one more speck of blood on a line that was going away from the crossing so I did a grid search and came on him in about the last spot that I would look on that side.
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This was the blood that I had on impact. I took this pic the next morning so it was even better the night before.
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This is where I found him pilled up in the alders just short of the creek.
Well that didn't work out. Here is the blood pic.
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After talking to my neighbor and sending pics he had to come out and see him. Turns out that I was about the last person in the area to know about this deer . Neighbor to the south who's property he died on had many pics and he had named him Tree Shaker. I shattered many dreams.
I was using my "Robertski" recurve, Robertson riser, homemade limbs. 3Rivers Traditional Only shafts Woodsman broadhead. Kevin TerMatt made me the lams from some juniper that he had brought back from a ND hunt.
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Who says nice guys finish last...congrats on a mighty fine buck ! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
What a monster! Congratulations!
Dang Greg!! Way to get it done on a fabulous buck!! :thumbsup:
Beautiful deer congrats :clapper:
Man that's a nice one. Congrats!!
Awesome!! Greg 🙌🙌🙌
Send some of that mojo my way
Wow!!!! Awesome buck!
Congrats!!!!
Bisch
Now that's how I spell 'TROPHY' . . . Congrats Greg! :thumbsup:
Beautiful!
Now that's a brute. Well done. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Helluva buck. Congratulations!
Wowsers Sir. Incredible deer. Congratulations.
Congratulations. Big bodied deer.
Great deer congrats
CONGRATULATIONS, Greg!!!!! :clapper: :archer: :clapper:
He's a big one!!! What did he weigh??
What a great buck.
Beautiful Buck!!! :thumbsup:
Great buck! Congratulations!!!
That's a brute. Looks like a PY for sure. :thumbsup:
Holy smokes! Great job, Greg!
Awesome!!!
Glad you found him.How for did he go?
Outstanding buck....
That buck would be a personal best for well over 46,000 of us Trad Gangers.
Awesome buck....Congrats!!!
Great deer! Congrats!
Absolutely outstanding buck !!!!, glad you kept it together
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That's an awesome buck! Congratulations!
JMC
Well done greg. Sire did get chilly Saturday evening. Great buck!
Mighty fine deer ... Congrats
Congratulations on a very Awesome Buck and thanks for sharing the pictures with us. :clapper:
P.s. That is a really nice looking background and a great picture to reflect back on . :thumbsup:
Absolutely outstanding buck! Congratulations :clapper: :thumbsup:
What a brute... you made life easier on smaller bucks in the neighborhood :thumbsup:
That's a dandy! Congrats!
R
I probably would have created a scrap under my stand if he stepped out in front of me. Awesome buck, glad you maintained focus.
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Really Great deer Greg !! well done.
Excellent tracking.
That's a beauty Greg. Congrats !!
Way to go Greg! That's a beautiful buck and a great shot. Congratulations!!
Nice buck,and a perfect shot! Congrats!
Wow, great buck. Congrats. :clapper:
What a beast!
Tim B
What a beauty!
great looking buck, looks old. congratts! :thumbsup:
Wow that's heck of a buck what a trophy! congrats :shaka:
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Great deer and great pics!!!
Congrats!!!! He's a dandy for sure. :thumbsup:
Nice going! That's one you'll remember forever!
WOW! What a DEER! Way to go!!!
Wow what an incredible deer! Congratulations sir and great shooting :clapper: :clapper:
What a buck! Congrats!
Well done Greg!!!
Congrats on the Beast
Dang! He looks like Bullwinkle's little brother. Congratulations.
Dad and I just saw the pics!!
Amazing !
I would love to see something like that run by real fast just to see it!
I know how hard you hunt, you definitely deserve this opportunity and I'm glad you were able to capitalize on it. Congratulations
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Good gravy! That's a beautiful deer! Congratulations!
Congratulations Greg
You Done Good....Really Good!
Nice work!!!
Another heart shot Greg! Congrats on a tremendous buck! :thumbsup:
Great shot on a great buck-pictures are really fine also.
Thanks for all of the kind words and congratulations. Like I said I was handed a gift with this guy. I do try to go about my hunting carefully and pay attention to details like Barry Wensel covered in his boot camp. Follow those, put in your time, and a good dose of luck.
I had a request for a frontal pic. So why not, a buck like that deserves his due.
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While I was cutting up the meat I came across a lump in one of the backstraps. I also noticed a narrow section of the other backstrap that turned out to be scar tissue. When I opened up the lump I found the front 3 inches of a carbon arrow. No broadhead though. I will have to take a look at the carcass when I get back up there.
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Wow, very nice! From the sounds of it, it won't take much asking to figure out whose arrow that was.
It's amazing (or maybe not) how many older bucks are carrying hardware. Back in the Ohio days, 80s-90s, every older buck we killed for a while had something in it. One of Dads had a couple 9mm slugs in it. The big 10 pt I killed when I was in high school, that was an old timer, had 3 healed holes in the upper neck, one with the .22 bullet still in there, and a small broadhead hole thru the base of his ear, shot from above that was from that fall.
R
Fantastic deer. Congratulations.....
Outstanding Greg, way to do us sconnies proud! Cant wait to see the rack at the Sherwood trad shoot.
That's a gorgeous buck! Fantastic pictures also! You couldn't ask for better shot placement.
Congratulations!
Bernie :pray:
Nice, what a great buck, in really good condition. Congratulations.
Thanks again everyone.
I Should have said right off the bat that Tony Carpenter came out to take the pics for me. He did an outstanding job. Many thanks to Tony!! :clapper: :clapper:
Congrats Greg. Just saw this. That's a good fully mature stud that has likely spread his genes throughout the area. You did good my friend! And.. it seems like the older you get the bigger they get. Ain't it great?
We are supposed to drop down to 24 degrees tonight. I've preached it many times... the morning after the first hard frost is usually one of the best hunting days of the year. And that should be tomorrow morning here. If you aren't retired you better call in sick. Ha. Best of luck to all. bw
What a great story and buck. Congratulations!
Congratulations again. Thought about those polished antlers, looks like a buck that has been working a number of scraps. Did you see some sign?
What a Great Buck and story, Congratulations! It is incredible how they can survive past encounters with hunters and continue to reach Maturity. That is a Trophy of a lifetime.
Beautiful buck and shot. Did you sleep at all that night waiting to track in morning? How far did that perfect heart shot go?
Way to go Greg! I'd heard rumor you'd shot a good one. Very deserving. Good job.
I would say that he went 150 to 175 yards after the shot. Like I said he was out of there full speed so I imagine it didn't take long for him to cover that.
No, not much sleep after the bourbon wore off. Many times that shot was replayed.
That is crazy cool (and sad) to find that carbon shaft!
CONGRATULATIONS, Greg!!!!! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Dandy of a buck Greg BIG CONGRATS to you hes a mature one and ripe for picking as uncle Barry and gene says and also hard to outsmart ...well done! :clapper:
Z, that's an awesome buck! Congrats my friend!!
Like....! Beautiful buck
Incredible buck! Congrats!!
Greg....I just dropped in here for the first time in months and noticed your thread. That's one HECK of a nice buck, and I love that rack. Congratulations and keep on smiling! KD
Well done Greg. When a big one comes in that you really want, its tough to shoot through the pressure. Nicely sweet!
Mike
Very nice. Im off to Iowa next week. Hope to find one like that.
Wow! Congratulations on a beautiful buck, Greg. A well deserved reward, for sure. And great pics by Tony, too.
Congrats, Greg!
WOW!!! Congrats!!
Beautiful buck ! congrats
Many congratulations Greg on a deer of a lifetime......way to go!
Congrats!!
Congrats!!!
Congratulations, Greg! Man, that's a nice one, the mass is incredible.
Beautiful BUCK! Congrats