I shot this with my bow after a crazy start to this morning. I Couldn't find a tree to use my climber on in the spot I wanted, two deer came in on me while I was trying to figure things out (don't they know to let me climb up the tree first?). Then I settled on a tree but I would have to cut no less than 20 branches on the way up, most of them dead. So I start my journey up the tree and get about 3/4 the way up where I wanted to be when it happened. I cut a good size limb and it came down on my bow that was in the bow holder and if I hadn't reacted when I did my bow was heading to the forest floor to make my day pretty bad.

The arrow I had nocked flew out and was now laying on the ground. Then I heard something else hit the ground....my saw!! Give me a break. I wasn't as high as I wanted to be so I decided that I would have to climb back down and get it. About this time I have this deer 15 yards from me and didn't see it come in. It looks right at me so I freeze. It starts to walk a little but now it is behind a mammoth oak tree and I use that time to pull a arrow out of my quiver and nock it. Now I have a nice shot but I hear something else coming through the woods and it was another buck. So I waited to see what he looked like and he was similar to this one but a little smaller rack but he was puffed up and coming to fight. When the buck I ended up shooting turned to watch this one I drew my bow back, settled my pin and let it go. I watched my arrows fletchings disappear in the deer and heard that distinctive noise when you know you connected. He acted like nothing happen. Just stood there and walk about 15 yards and stood there. I saw his tail start to flicker and I knew he was about to go down. He wobbled back and forth several times and hit the ground and was done.

I thought about cutting the antlers off and leaving them for someone else to enjoy but decided they would look better in my study.