Jeff,Congratulations! Very nice buck! Great season for you congratulation!

Jeff, first off<a bigcongrats. I think we all need to take into consideration that Jeff is hunting and just killed one of thebest deer in "his woods" A great buck for his area. I always love to see the big midwester giants and Canadian bruisers but in reality those kinds of deer don't live in every state or on a lot of the ground thatmost are afforded to hunt. Heck even here in Idaho I "have the opportunity to hunt some pretty impressive whitetails..." I feel I am lucky to live where I live. Jeff, from what I understand in your neck of the woods..thats an OLD and very strong representative to a top end buck in your area??? Correct me if I am wrong.. Nevertheless...great work on a buck you targeted..

Tip my hat to you for getting him down.

? any different emotion or feeling from drilling one that you have a history with or is it the same as any deer you've killed?


Great work Jeff, congrats.

That is sweet, bucks that you have seen repeatedly always make the best memories...and when you get them!! Congrats. Do you know how few bowhunters get 'the deer'? even if they get a big buck?

Thats the same deer in the pic, and I wouldnt think about there not being others. Its the rut and there are other bucks just around the corner. I wish I had another tag....

Jeff did you get a score on him?? Maybe I missed it

Congrats Jeff! Thats awesome.

Very nice Jeff, good job. Hope its the one you were looking for.

Shed: THANK YOU! He is a GREAT representation of "my woods". I appreciat eyou pointing that out. YES! It is a tremendous sense of accomplishment to actually take a buck you have been targeting. I know a "little" (I 'guess') of what you must go through each and every season. I can't get to know the deer, here, on the same intimate level you can, there.....because I don't have access to them where they live. I start to see quality deer about this time of year. I know I will hunt MUCH less next year in the early season because of this, though.

First thing my taxidermist said is.....that buck is "at least" 3.5yrs old. He's going to age his jaw bone....and I am cautiously optimistic that he will be 4.5. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if he's 5.5, but I know little about this. I only base this on the rack I saw him with in '05....compared to other 2.5 yr olds here. I'll know in a short time, I guess.

GR8.....I never put a tape on him. Never even thought about it. I don't know that I ever will. Maybe one day.

Thats what i was wondering?

There was no real need for me to score him. I've already entered a buck in the contest.

Nice buck dude now set your sights on a different buck.