My computer crashed so I haven't been on here in a few days, but...I killed a nice doe a couple of weeks ago and then my nicest buck ever with a bow on monday morning! After having 21 bucks within 40 yds. this season...I finally got my buck!

... I was only in the stand for 20 minutes and I looked over a saw a doe standing in the brush about 25 yds. below me. I went to grab for my bow and out of the corner of my eye I saw a big buck come walking out towards the doe! He was all bristled up with his ears layed back and looked kinda pissed. I grabbed my bow and started to turn towards the buck. Just then I heard a deer running behind me coming right towards the stand. I froze...and a nice 8-pt. comes trotting by at less than 10 yds. Even though he was a smaller that the other buck, he was still a nice deer and I didn't think that the bigger one was gonna come up my way so I decided to take a shot at the 8-pt. if he presented one. He stopped broadside at 10 yds. and I sent a NAP Nitron through his lungs/heart. He kicked his back legs up and went trotting off. After he went about 30 yds. he stopped and stood still, flicking his tail...he started to get all wobbly and layed down within 20 yds. of the tree that I was in. I thought he was down for the count, so I hung my bow back up and put the binocs on the bigger buck which was standing about 30 yds. away in the brush watching the buck that I had just shot. Upon closer inspection he turned out to be a 10-pt with a broken G-4 on his left side making him a 9-pt. He wasn't real wide but had some good mass and probably would have score around 120-125". Finally, he went off after the doe and I turned back towards my buck. I couldn't believe it...he had gotten up and was slowly walking back the way he had come from. I knew that he was a dead deer walking though because I could see the arrow hole right behind his shoulder. I waited a few minutes after he went out of sight, got down and found my arrow and it was completely coated in bright red blood. I left and came back about an hour later, followed a short, but really heavy blood trail and found him piled up. He ended up going about 70-80 yds. I was pretty pumped. After I found him I realized that he was a nice 2.5 yr. old buck that I watched all summer and fall in the alfalfa field across the road from my house. He definately wasn't the biggest buck in the area but he was still a pretty good buck.. 145 lbs., 14.5" spread, 6.5" G-2 (the other one was broken off about half way up. I took some pics., but not with a digital camera so I'll probably wait to get them developed until after gun season at which time the film will hopefully be all used up. The only thing that would have been better would have been if my dad coulda got a shot at the big 11-pt. that snuck in on him last night. The buck was only 10 yds. away but had my dad totally pinned down in the tree. He said he was a monster though...a basic 10 pt. with a big mule deer fork on one of his G-2's and probably had about a 18" spread. Hopefully, he'll get another crack at him. Until then, I still have 4 doe permits in my pocket and hopefully I can fill another one with my bow. Good luck to everyone.

I was hoping for a pic at the end of your post

There is something to be said for holding out for a shooter. Sometimes it pays off and other times it taste like buck tag[:'(]. I'm glad it worked out for you though. Congrats on what sounds like a really impressive buck!

congrates,Pics please

I would have loved to have gotten a shot at the bigger buck that came in...but I was still pretty excited to have harvested the 8-pt. As far as waiting for a shooter goes, there are some nice bucks in my area, but there's just way to much hunting pressure around here to be too picky. Hopefully, I can get a crack at one of the big boys during gun season. Now, if I can only get a couple of does to come with bow range....

Good for you!

Congratulations! Way to go.

Very interesting story...It was or wasn't a double lunger?? What an unusual ending to such a kill shot. [&:] Thanks for sharing.

congrats

where do u hunt in NY, i lived here my whole life and the largest buck that ive seen was a 10pt whick i saw on the side of the road about a weak b4 the hunting season,and never saw it again.

Thanks guys. Antler Eater...the shot hit him perfectly, taking out both lungs and the top of his heart. I couldn't believe that he got back up and started walking away like he did. Pete...I live in NE Steuben County (WMU 8P/8R).

Sound's like a pretty successful hunt ,but I'd sure like to see a pic.Congrat's to you on your 8point WNY.

nubo