Congratulations on that fine deer! I can't imagine it getting much better than that. That's the stuff dreams are made of!

Beautiful deer.....and the bow is a pretty close second.

Great buck and shot placement to boot.  Congrats!

cool....  :D        

Very Very nice!

One question SS, do you plan to strip that velvet or are you going to try and save it? I hear there are some better products and techniques out there then there were 20 years ago when I played around with taxidermy.

What a great buck and the bow is just too cool!

bbassi
i am going to keep the velvet (only the second velveted buck i have killed). i could not imagine him any other way. my best friend's little brother just shot his buck this morning still in velvet. we have never seen this proportion of deer still in the velvet this late. i would say 80% of the bucks are still fuzzy in our neck of the woods....strange year. the other strange thing is both my buddy and i have heard elk bugling already......not just a squeal or a chuckle but full ear shattering bugles. he is a taxidermist and has had other reputable clients say the same thing.....just a strange year.

You are sure talented, What a beautiful bow and deer, Congradulations.

Awesome!
I bet after lots of scouting it feels even better  

You da man ! That's pretty country you huntin.

tell me your hunting in Washington!! I am after this bucks twin; and I cannot tell the difference between where I am hunting and the photos  :eek:  
I am not skilled enough to make anything but arrows that fly straight; and would be so totally proud of making my own bow to take such a critter: I am happy for you !!!    
Perfect bow... perfect buck.. so cool!

Things that make you go "WOW!!!!"


 

Wow, great Buck and bow.  Some people are telling me the Elk are bugling around here harder than normal too.  Hopefully I'll be confirming that soon.  And you too!!  Congrats again.  Is that your only Buck tag in your area, or do you get to go at it again in your area?

Brian Krebs- your buck is still alive (LOL) this is in washington. however, i hunt elk in your neck of the woods....who knows, we may bump into eachother. good luck with that buck!
randy- that was my only tag. however, my best friend is trying to get on another shooter that i watched this summer. i hung his stand this morning and i am going to video the hunt for him. i guess running a camera is the next best thing!

Shifter---Great hunting!!!!  I hope he tastes as good as he looks.
Thanks for showing us the pictures.

Whoa..........I am jealous...

Nice deer Gino!  I love the short hair hides on early season deer, especially when they carry around horn like that!    
Nice bow too!

Great buck...stunning bow!  

Looks like you really nailed him. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Beautiful!

Wonderful work all around; scouting, deer, shot & longbow. It doesn't get much better!

Great job.

Red Dwarf

As I said on the other site mate... I think that bow needs feild testing here in Oz!...    


Well done mate. Nice looking country as well. Now for the Bear.

In Oz, alan