The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

I finally got my first kill with my recurve and it was a good one!!
I headed out this morning at 4:30 to my bow only lease .. The morning hunt was slow with only a few deer sightings.... This afternoon I decided to move in on a family group of does that I saw last time I hunted the place... I hung my lock on and got settled in by 1:30. I was grumpy all afternoon b/c the wind was iffy and not the best for my setup... Around 4:00pm I heard something running behind me. I turned around just in time to see a doe barreling straight for me.... She goes straight under my tree and stops at 20yds.... I try to find a clear shot, but it is not there.... I suddenly hear foot steps coming behind her and look to see antlers heading my way!! I knew he was a shooter immediately and starting getting in position... He came straight under my platform and at fast trott with his head to ground and grunting.... I bleeted with my mouth and he stopped at 8yds...... He was quartering sharply away... I picked a spot behind the last rib and drew and released... The arrow buried up to fletch and angled towards the brisket..... He then went on the death run and made it 200 yds before giving it up!! To say I was excited is an understatment!!!
Just pure dumb luck, but I'll take it!!
Here are a few pics I snapped when I got home. I plan to take some better one's tomorrow morning.



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RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

Congrats beautiful deer, he could be a hard one to top and even harder to forget.

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

Awesome!!!! And congratulations!

BTW: I wouldn't call it dumb luck. You worked for it!

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

WOW!! and CONGRATS. I can only hope to bag one like that someday.

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

Very nice deer ! You are right to be happy and proud :)

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

thats great man ! tell us what bow, poundage, arrows, broadheads etc

they say that winning (in football) cures everything, so does shooting and killing, one arrow, one kill huh Double Creek ?

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

I used a warf bow that is 55@28, 500 grain carbon express with 3 blade sonic heads...

This deer shocked me today when I put the tape to him. He scored 136 and some change!! By far my best bow buck.

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

What a whopper ! Congrats.

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

Real nice deer, for the first or 100th, gun, compound, or recurve! Funny how I hear from time to time "there are no big bucks in Mississippi". I don't see them (at least not when I'm hunting), but I know they are here--seen too many dead ones. I reckon the reason I don't see them is they don't get that big, around here especially, by being dumb!

I'm really suprised he was chasing a doe this early though--the rut usually hits here in early January. I've seen some scrapes already too this year--are we having an early rut??

Chad

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

I don't know Chad, but I saw a 14" 8pt earlier that same day chasing a doe as well... Seems a few weeks early, even for the North Delta.....

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

Congratulations on harvesting such a great buck.
Especially, with a bow.


Sag.

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

I'm just confused now....I haven't been looking around in the immediate area lately, but the scrapes I saw were only about an hour from here (near Aberdeen). Heck, even the Primos boys talk about our late rut on one of their videos, so I don't think it's just me. I'm not complaining though--reckon we got a cold winter coming?

Chad

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

Way to go. Very nice start. congrates.;)

You know what luck is, dont you? Its when preparation meets opportunity.;)

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

I don't Chad, I hope we continue to get cool weather, but the weather man says it will be a mild winter, but who knows.. I've been noticing abnormal whitetail behavior this year... MUCH more day time movement than the last few years and now, at least in Coahoma County, the bucks are most definitely in the pre-rut.... This weekend in that area should be hot and stay hot until the first of December.

The buck I killed was arrowed at 4:00pm..... I can't remember the last mature buck I saw that early in the afternoon in Mid November... It's almost un heard of around here... Mid December, yes, but not November..

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

Same here--got me puzzled (like I don't have enough trouble figuring them out). Talked to a guy yesterday that ran deer off going to his spot in the early afternoon. Another shot one and saw another at 9am. This is just weird! I do like the cooler temps though!

Chad

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Great job Bud, ok now my turn.
Thats motivation. Keep up the Good work

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Purty!

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

nice buck, Congrats

RE: The good Lord blessed me today...BIG BUCK DOWN!!!
 

awesome dude, that's a sweet hunt. I'm going for my first trad deer right now! I put down the compound, and picked up the superkodiak. Hopefully something falls. I've been shooting and feel extremely confident out to about 15. Awesome buck and Congrats once again.