This Year's Big Buck This buck was taken by my brother-in-law. He measured 178 B&C. I blew an opportunity to shoot him earlier in the day, because I was too busy focussing on three does. I had already passed on close to two dozen does and 8-point bucks, looking for the big boy on opening day. For some unknown reason, I got a severe case of brain damage and raised my rifle to get a better look at the last doe, rather than waiting patiently for the big buck to follow. A typical rookie hunting mistake, but this is after 44 years of hunting experience. No excuses. When I finally saw the buck, he was off to my right. He saw me first, while I was preoccupied with the does, wheeled around and was gone before I could swing the rifle to bear. I was sick about it, but I'm glad my brother-in-law got him. Oh, well. It's like my dad said, "Don't worry about it. You can't shoot 'em all."




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nice link

I see him now, wait, nevermind.

Nice buck! Congrats!

Nice

I still don't know how to post pics here, but I edited the post to simplify things. I'll try again to add pics directly to the post.
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That is awesome!!!!

Nice buck! WTG

Nice buck....whats the story on him?

[hr]When my brother-in-law first saw him, the buck was busy mating a doe while another buck stood aside in the wings and watched. He waited not-so-patiently until the buck was finished before he took the shot. This buck did not want to give up the ghost. We tracked him for hours, and it was a good hit from a 300WinMag. The internal damage to this buck was phenominal, and his opposite shoulder was broken. This was one tough buck. I can't believe we found him.
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