RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

I missed possibly the biggest 8 point I've ever seen anywhere - including in magazines and at hunting shows. THREE TIMES,my arrow started to fall off the rest as I began to draw on him (I was still using fingers back then). I finally reached full draw and saw the arrow start lifting off the rest due to finger pinch. I canted the bow so the arrow would go back to where it should be and banged the tip of it against my rattling antlers![:@][:@][:@]

He took his eyes off the doe and looked right at me while I standing there at full draw with an arrow that's not even on the rest! I missed that monster and a friend witnessed the whole thing. All together, four of us saw the huge buck and we allagreed that his G2's were about 18" and his G3's about 15. He was a gigantic 8 point and had a spread of about 23 -25".

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

I did on a 180's buck in Illinois!![:@]The problem was I didn't even get to shoot. I had watched this buck for a week switching runways into the field and I know he was coming out on the run way I had hung my stand on. But instead of paying attention to where he should be coming from I was watching a 130 class run a doe all around the field in front of me, when I heard a branch break and there was my 180 standing 10 yards away. Well I hung my bincos very slowly and reached for my bow all while watching the buck and when I picked up my now the tip of my arrow hit a branch and rattled.. Bye bye mister buck!!![&:]Thats what happens when you don't pay attention!!! Walt

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

I was trying to forget that painful day. Thanks. I had a giant 10 come right in under mystand. He was exactly 4 yards from the base of my tree. I never practice a shot like this. It close right, chip shot. He came in so quick and crossed the little creek in front. I gave him a little whistle and whif right over his back. I still remember as he ran away. He was 200 lbs if he was a pound. He stumbled in the mud a bit and you could see how wide his body was. Then like a freight train crashed through the woods. Last time I ever saw him. Boy that makes me mad just thinking about it. I have a 147 10point and he doesn't hold a candle to that one. Perfect rack perfect color. Not to dark not to white. I am going to go and cry now. An possible be sick again.

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

I feel your pain man !!!!!!!!!! , We just dont have them here , especialy the southern half .

I never missed one , did have one within 15 yards a few years ago , but was taged out for buck , only haveing doe tags left , Ive missed plenty that were not boone an crocket though , Ive been bow hunting 15 years , and this is the first year I scored a booner , elk , not whitetail , Im not complaining .

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

Last season in the beginning of Nov. I had this buck come by me at 15-20 yds. I first seen him from about 75yds out and grunted at him twice and then the CAN twice. He came in on a dead run and stopped about 35yds out and started thrashing a tree. I couldn't believe my eyes! Then as he was coming by my stand on a steady trott I tried to stop him with a baaawww! Nothing... and another baaawwww! nothing.... so I went HEY! Then by the time he stopped he was past my shooting lane and 40 yds out in the brush. Then he turned his head and kept on his way out of my life. I've never seen anything that big in the woods or in person by someone else. Almost started crying when I seen that deer cross a ridge and then was gone. The next time I see him he's on the back of an ATV in gun season. One of the other hunters that hunts around us got him about 1 mile from where I seen him in early Nov.

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

Booner what the heck is a booner;)? I hunt Michigan. hehe

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

Here is another.

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

I've killed every one I've ever shot at.;)

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

Hmmmm....yeah, never seen a booner...

RE: How many people have missed a Booner?
 

Never seen a Booner around my area, probably never seen one that would go over 120.