Hey guys
I got back from Iowa late last night, yesterday "Halloween" morning, this guy came in from behind me grunting and ears pinned back and pawing the ground "he didn't like the decoy!"

There was plenty of light as it was almost 8 am so I got a very good look at him and could see that he wasn't a scoring machine. But I could also tell by his huge body, massive bases and messed up rack that he was going to be the oldest buck I'd ever taken by far!
"I've always wanted to take an old deer"

I don't really remember getting my bow off the hanger or attaching my release, everything kind of went into automatic! But I do remember stopping him with a.. some kind of sound, and then putting a slick trick broadhead into his shoulder THWACK! I was surprised with the lack of penetration, thinking it would zip on through. But it did have to go through the shoulder area and two ribs. But I knew he wasn't going to far thou and he took off down the middle of the cut soybean field and was down quickly and within sight.
The coolest thing about him is that his left base is almost 8 1/2 inches around, you don't see that very often. His G2 on the right is 12" but was busted off 3/4 of the way up on the left and both beams curve up. Just a beautiful animal, and a great hunt!
It was a really rewarding hunt in that I did everything on my own. Found my spot hung my stands and cameras and was able to take this old timer in only a couple days! Oh by the way I did pass on a better scoring buck the first night, he came in right at last night and came in ears pinned back and walking stiff legged all the way around the decoy and then stood there nose to nose staring it down! I thought he was going to wipe it out! This happened only 2 hours after I had gotten down there and set up the stand and decoy and did a couple call and rattling sequences!

Here's where he laid, I shot him in the far back left side of the field, you might be able to see the decoy it's that dot. Didn't even wreck my shaft!

Just a gorgeous animal!

Told you he had a body on him! Took everything I had to drag him over to the trees and get him hung by myself let me tell you!

Here are those gnarly bases!


Talk about a side of beef, check out that neck meat!