Well it finally happened for me.We bought this farm in 1998 and I've taken numerous does off of it, but never any bucks because Inever saw one I thought was big enough to shoot. I always said if I shot a buck, It would be because I wanted to mount it. Well I'm a Truck Driver now so the bowhunting took a back seat this year.(pun intended) I got my early muzzleloader tag this year and hunted hard all week. I got a great doe opening day (10/13/07) and then a button buck I thought was a doe on Tuesday last week (10/16/07). On Saturday (10/20/07) I saw this big guy show up in one of my CRP fields about 7:45 am chasing off a younger buck who was chasing a doe. I finally got him within 100 yards and dropped him in his tracks with my Traditions Pursuit Pro .50 cal muzzleloader using 130 grains of 777 powder and a Hornaday .44 cal full metal jacketed hollow-point bullet in a .50 sabot. He not only is the first buck I've shot offmy farm, but the biggestbuck of my life. I never green scored him but the taxidermist and the guys at the meat locker and myself all agree he should go in the 125-135 range. He weighed in at 238 lbs. field dressed so we figured he was about 260 on the hoof.

Way to go congrats

sounds like a horse, congrats!

Way to go budbowhunter! thats a darn big Buck! hats off to ya!

"IA USA"...
I understand completely. My uncle and 8 of his good friends head to Iowa for 2 weeks and hunt all day. Every trip there at least 4 or 5 bucks brought back over 170". What a magical place. I wish i could go but im not 18...[X(]

hats off to ya

Congrats!

congrats!!!

Way to go Bud! Afton ain't that far from here, you need me to drive over from Chariton to help?

Congrats!

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