First Bow Buck.....13 pointer.....w/story & pictures
 

So I was hitting it pretty hard the last few days of the season here in Southern Illinois. Monday night I went out and scoped out this field to see if deer would be going for the corn since it was getting really cold the next few days. Saw a couple does out there. Tuesday night I went out and sat in Spot #1 (on the ground) and saw 3 deer to the west of me in the cornfield. Then had 5 coming from the East of me from the refuge. The first one was almost in my shooting lane when she winded me and they all went back to the refuge. Sat in the same spot Wednesday night and had 3 come from the refuge and winded me again. There was a NW wind so I wasn’t surprised.
So Thursday night (last day for bowseason) I moved up to Spot #2 where I could see the road. I also set up so I could shoot much more towards the East. I got out there at 4:00. I sat there a while and then felt a little exposed so I got up and grabbed a big limb, laid it down in front of me, then went out in the cornfield and grabbed some downed stalks to throw on it. Got that done and sat back down. Used my range finder to give me some idea of yardage at a couple different spots. It was 4:20 by now. Sat a little bit longer and at 4:45 I saw antlers on the other side of the road. He was in the ditch and getting ready to cross the road into the cornfield. I stayed sitting down. He crossed the road and was just trotting over towards me. Once he touched foot into the cornfield I drew back. He slowed down and when he stepped into my shooting lane I gave him a quick MEH!! He halted at 20 yards and I put the pin on him and let it fly. He turned and went back across the road into the refuge. His other side was blood-soaked (thanks to Rage 3-blade) already so I knew he was going down. I jumped out into the cornfield and was jumping around and pumping my fist as a car creeped down the road after seeing a bloody deer run across the road.
It was my first buck with a bow and it couldn’t have been better.

13-pointer with a 21-1/4” inside spread off of public ground.

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Great buck and story. Awesome when you can get it done so late in the season. The rage did some damage for sure.

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that is a great buck, that rage sure did some damage, WOW!

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Congrats on great late season buck, awesome!!

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Nice buck, Congrats! Sure is a big ole' boy!!!

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thats a great buck. congrats and nice job. that rage sure made a mess of him

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Nice buck! Way to get it done in the last hour of the last day. Looks like he bled a little!:)

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Incredible Dude!

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Congrats...AWESOME! :D

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Way to go! Great buck and way to stick with it to the last day.

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Great job congrat's

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Congrats on the late season success!! Way to go!!

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...when u say southern illinois are we talking by ramsey or by carbondale or wayyyy down by shawnee natl forest?

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Congrats, very nice buck.

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Congrats!!:D

Dan

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Enjoy it. That could prove tuff to beat being your first one. Good work.

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Incredable, congratulations.

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Great job/great shot. If I were you I would blur out those street names so noone knows where you hunted on public ground. :)

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Congrats on a nice buck!

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Wow AWESOME buck!!! Great shot, that rage did some damage. I do have one question, did the rage pass thru?

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Carbondale. I'm going to SIU for school right now.


Not really a special spot or anything. More lucky than anything. It was the first buck I'd seen while hunting in that area.


Oh Yeah!! It passed through. My other deer this year was a pass through also.

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Great deer congrats!

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Nice buck. Congrats.

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Great buck...I know the area well I've been slug gunhunting there for 20yrs. Not far from the lake;).Congrats!

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Congrats! Awesome deer! Sure is satisfying when you work so hard and get it done late season. Wow, I think some Rage's may be in my future.

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Haven't seen a bbd thread in a while. Sure was nice.

Good shhh bro! Way to get it done. If you can, mount him. I still regret to this day not mounting my first buck.

Man this makes me wanna get back out in the cold. Still got a week and a half.

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Dude great buck and off public land thatis great. What kind of bhead were you using that looks like a hell of a wound.

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Good for you bud! That's awesome! You will never forget your first bow buck, let alone one of that caliber! Congratualtions to you!

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Unreal story! Awesome buck...did you shoot it with a grenade? [8D]

I'd love to hear what broadhead you used.

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OOPS...never mind....the rage 3 blade...now I know why the lungs look like swiss cheese.:D

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congrats

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Yeah those Rage 3-blades did a number on him. There is blood sprayed across the road actually.

I'm definitely getting it mounted. I'm also going to lay the arrow with the broadhead on his antlers when he's done. Leaving it all bloody too.

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Dude, way to go! That is an amazing first buck!!!

Shane

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Congrats on a awesome buck!!! I guess noone can say that that mech. head didn't work!!Walt

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Wow! Very nice buck for your first ever with a bow! Not to mention... you took him while on the ground and on public land at the very least.:D

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This story is so awesome. Less than a week to go in the archery season, frigid temps, public land and you are still dropping a big boy! AWESOME!!!!!!

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Great buck!! Great story!! Congrats!!

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Congrats..a dandy!!

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Thanks guys!! It was unforgettable!!! I owe everything to my dad. He taught me everything I know about deer hunting.

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that's what I'm talking about! Great story and very nicely done!