Well fellas, I finally killed a buck... but it was with a shotgun. [:@]

This past Saturday I hooked up with my buddies for a bit of a hunting party.

Sunrise saw one of our guys put a button buck on the ground, then shortly later his brother gut shot a doe that we tracked for about 2 miles (it seemed at least) in a big circle through two swamps.

I put an end to the tracking job that lasted most of the morning They nudged her out of a swamp right towards me as I stood up on the BFR (Big Freakin Rock) where I expected her to show up. A 75 yard shot with a Winchester BRI slug to the shoulder put her right down.

Then later in the day we headed out to another piece. About 2:00 my buddy Bob jumped a buck and he warned us over the radio. Out of the sun he came galloping so I had to wait till I could see through my scope. My first shot missed him (I'm quite sure) but slowed him down and I settled down and waited for an opening. My second shot hit him right in the liver / diaphragm. My other buddy Tom finished him off for me with a couple more shots.

My buck is an 8 pointer that might come close to 115 or 120. My best to date, but not an archery kill I have the rest of the month and I should make it out a few mornings each week at least, with my bow if it's before work most likely.

Update: Didn't have my digicam with me in the woods on Saturday, but here's one I took this morning before going to check him in: