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I posted this also in my teams thread but thought I'd post here to share w/ everyone...

Well my hunt didn't take long...I had hung this set about 3 weeks ago in anticipation of this past weekend. I got into the stand about 40min. before daylight on Saturday morning. I immediately heard deer coming off of a hillside that ran along the drainage ditch I was sitting by. Just as daylight started to break I saw a deer coming off of the hillside and into a sorghum patch. I glass this deer as 4 more does stepped out and began to feed w/ him. I could tell that this deer was definitely one that I wanted to shoot. He had good tine length and was very wide. These deer were about 150yds away at this point and were working at a right angle to me so I knew I better try some calling. I threw a couple grunts and a tip of the can call at him and while it got his attention he quickly went back to feeding. I then hit the rattle bag a couple times and added a few grunt again getting his attention for several seconds. I then tried the snort wheeze along w/ a few grunts and this time he was interested and began coming my way. He walked in behind some post oak trees and cedars where I lost him for at least 2-3 minutes. I was watching frantically for any movement thru the canopy of leaves to let me know he was still coming. Suddenly I saw some movement and I thought Oh Yeah! here he comes. He once again got in behind some big cedars. I knew that when he stepped out I had a small window to shoot and was going to have to make this happen fast. I had my bow up and ready and as soon as I saw movement coming out from behind the cedars I drew. I saw that it was a "Big Bodied" buck and gave him a little whistle and stopped him at the same time settling my 40yd pin tight on his shoulder and letting it rip. I saw my arrow hit soild right on the crease of the shoulder as he wheeled around and ran back across the field towards the timber on the other side. I immediately began shaking uncontrollably and had to sit down and collect myself. After regaining my composer and climbing down I went to where I saw him last and found the blood trail leading into the timber. I backed out and went back for some help and upon returning found him only another 60yds from where he entered the woods. The shot was quatering towards me and got both lung and liver. The big shocker was that the buck I had down on the ground was not the buck I was calling....I don't know where that buck worked off to when he walked in behind the oaks and cedars or where this one came from but I couldn't be happier.

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Good lord, dude!! Is that a deer, or a horse?? Oh...that's prolly one of them nuclear grown deer, huh? :D:D

Congrats buddy. That is one FINE buck!!!!

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The last look my buck had before I let the arrow loose...

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hugh body is right. Great deer! Great story!

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Wow, man. I bet you were floored when you discovered that you shot the wrong deer! That is a great deer, though. Congrats!

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That is one huge bodied deer!!!

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Great buck man, You put it all together. Way to go!

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Way to go; congrats!!!

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Nicely done man! Beautiful 8 point!

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great looking buck!!

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great buck!

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Great buck! It sounds to me like you did a hell of a job scouting and deciding where to set up. You put yourself in a great spot where a couple shooters were traveling, great buck and great hunt!

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Im hoping you did not have to drag him far[8D][8D]He is a horse. congrats.
Dan

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Great looking deer. Congrats!

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The thing has some meat on its bone congrats on a great buck what did he weigh

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Thanks everyone for all the HI-5's !!!!! This wasn't the biggest bull in the woods but man am I stoked about him...The way the whole hunt unfolded was a experience in itself...I didn't have a scale to weight him w/ but I would say he broke the #200 mark easily...Consider I'm sitting behind him and I weight in at around #270...I was fortunate that I was able to get the Rhino right up to him to load him...

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Great job man! Glad to see you arrowed another fine buck :)

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Nice buck!

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Wow, well awesome buck and congrats on a great hunt!

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nice buck

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I agree great lookin buck huge body. congrats