Thanks all for the comments! I weighed it today and it was 188# (after field dressing of course). Hmm an 18pt on my 18th year of hunting that weighs 188... cant wait until my 30th year!
I attached a couple more pics for the heck of it.
Originally Posted by
Patrick Eubanks
Man that is a super nice Buck. Great story and congratulations. Living here in NC im somewhat jealous.
Your avatar buck looks pretty good to me
Thanks, yeah for the last 5 years I have thought that was a super buck, and it was my first nice one with the bow and arrow which makes it a bit more special. Measured though its only 17" outside spread, and body weight after field dressing was around 155 if memory serves.
Originally Posted by
7.62NATO
So, how quickly were you moving to your stand when you heard/spotted him. Do you remember how the wind was at that moment (were you upwind, downwind of him)?
I was doing a very slow walk. And stopping every 10 steps or so for maybe 30 seconds to get a good look and listen around. Not my slowest still hunt, but a 'sneaking to my treestand' type speed. I can't even remember though if I heard him while I was walking or still. And I dont recall the wind direction but being that it normally blows out of the west, we were both going perpendicular to that, I was walking north and the deer was trotting south. When it paused for a second he probably was straight downwind of me - could be related. The wind was not moving much that day though.