Illinois 8 pt - 23 1/4" inside spread
 

8:08 am this morning. 29.5 yards heart shot pass through. 8 pt with a broken main beam. I am still guessing the score though. What an awesome day to be in the woods.

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great buck, thats the definition of a mature whitetail

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Others.

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what a buck. congrats man! That's trully a monster.

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That's What im Talkin bout Nice Buck

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WOW...that is a brute, congrats.

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thats an illinois giant right there

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Man thats a brute. congrats!!! I work with alot of Illinois boys and they get some hogs everywhere, Im accross the river in Indiana, if only i could afford an out of state licenses.
Dan

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nice deer!!! let us no the score when ya get it up!:)

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What a dandy!!!

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Congrats!!!!!!!! Nice one!

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WOW....another great buck...some brutes gettin dropped this year!! congrats!!

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Great Buck, Congrats!

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Way to go mercs. Real nice buck.

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Whoa, move over bullwinkle.

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WoW!!!! now thats what I call a monster buck. CONGRATS.

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I've always loved big 4x4's ...awesome critter there...congrats!

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thats a brute, gotta love that spread, with mass to boot!

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Dang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Awesome buck! You seem to score big every year. I am definitely impressed.

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Sweet!!!!

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Congrats on your brute. I bet you thought the trees were moving when he was walking thru the woods.

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Uh, wow.

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Thats a real bruiser, truely impressive. Congrats

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what a brute...very nice buck , love the wide spread, congrats

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Congrats

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That's a biggun. Congrats

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Great buck.

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I wish this were a grand story but.... I had seen 5 bucks earlier that morning and they were all 1 1/2 or younger. I was facing toward the south in a stand that is in a big travel route about 3o yards wide. It is pretty open on both sides of this corridor but I noticed from 100 yards away last year, that all the deer were walking through this heavy cover. The honeysuckles are right in the middle of the timber but real thick. When you look at this area you might think they bed there but its more of just a corridor. Anyway, I had just received a call from a friend that was hunting too. He was asking about what all I had seen and at what times of the day. As I was whispering the necessary info to him I saw a big body jump the fence 120 yds to my right. I saw thisbuck move his head to get around a tree close to the trail and I immediately said gotta go. I knew he had some serious width. I closed the phone, grab the handle of my bow and waited a few steps. The buck was angling right towards the thick cover and I knew he was going to go through. Since I play rangefinder games all day long I know all the distances around my stands. I knew on the other side of the cover was 29 yards. I waited for him to hit the cover and stood up and drew pretty much in one motion. He got to the other side of the cover and stopped to look to the south. I centered my pin and let loose the Grim Reaper I cherish so much. The arrow noticeable struck home and he took of hard for about 20 yards and then looked like a newborn calf just standing for the first time. HE continued on but wobbled up the hill a bit and just fell over. The arrow had passed through and was laying on the ground at about 31 yards. I raised the binocs and could see his rack when he was laying down and was beside myself with joy. I had no time to shake before and now I was letting them go. I called my buddy back and could not keep the phone to my ear because I was shaking so bad. After a 30 mintue wait, I got down and retrieved my trophy. As you can see by looking at my picture, man was I the proudest guy in the trees that day.

When I cleaned him his heart was even attached to his circ. system. It was pretty much lying in his chest cavity. Hoyt Trykon and Grim Reapers. What a combo.

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nice buck, great job

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Wow, that's a great buck!! It always seems to happen that the BIG one shows up when we're paying the least attention. Either we're taking advantage of a little nap, talking on the cell phone, or taking a leak...it always seems to happen when we are not "studying" the woods' every little move! Why is that?

Anyway, congratulations!!

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GREAT Deer

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Wow, what a buck. That is one massive spread.

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Awesome buck! Congratulations. Good shot!

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that is a great buck looks like the one I have been seeing around here but your is much wider!! CONGRATS

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Awesome buck!! Did you age him? What did he weigh?

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Wow! Just WOW!

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Very nice deer indeed. I just wish I could see one half as wide. I have passed up 5 basket racks this year.

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Great buck!

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that buck is huge.