My BIGGEST buck ever!!
 

So I stuck it out yesterday in Ohio for a miserable morning hunt. But my persistence paid off, I bagged this 8-point + sticker bruiser!

I will follow with a story in a bit, but wanted to get you the picture!

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Another pic...

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and one more....

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That sure is a nice one.

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Congrats!

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Nice buck. Congrats.

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nice buck

bow or gun

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Congrats! That is a nice one.

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Awesome

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Gratz. Nice looking buck.

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Great looking buck, Congrats!

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Very nice.

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great buck. hes one heck of deer. congrats

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Great buck Congrats !!!!

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thats a nice one fo sho

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Congrats on a great buck.

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Story:

I had taken all of last week of work to hunt. Started hunting the 7th.

I hunt in southeast Ohio (Athens County), on my private 100 acres. I took a very large 11-pointer last year there during pre-rut (Oct. 28th).

All week I saw a ton of deer, more than I could track including a significant number of immature bucks. Some of these bucks were "decent" 8-pointers, but nothing I would get excited over.

I was gettin a little frustrated after hunting for a week hard (8+ hours a day) and Saturday rolled around and I woke up to a pouring rain storm. I had to muster all of my courage to drag myself out there, luckily I had a covered stand, but would get drenched getting to it. I crawled in my stand just before dawn and sat down. Just around daylight a large buck came out and crossed the small field I was set up over, I couldn't make out his rack, but he was a big bodied buck. He came out sniffed my estrous lure and walked away before I could get a look at him. More frustration!

About an hour later a doe came out to feed in front of me. I was excited by this, because I knew what "could" follow. About 5 minutes later a "shooter" ten pointer comes following my estrous trail I layed down. The trail was over my shoulder, but curved back in front of me. This wasa great deer by any measure and I picked up my cross-bow (Excalibur Vortex) and waited for him to cross my path as I chose to take him if the opportunity existed. Just as he came into my shooting lane I caught a glimpse of the BIG 8-pointer to my right. My heart started racing and I turned my attention towards him.

Doe in the middle and two mature bucks on either side (15-yards). The doe took off in the woods away from me and the bucks followed quickly. The 8-pointer hang at the edge of the woods at 30 yards looking dead in, butt-end towards me. I gauged him and decided if he would quarter at all I would let my slick-trick fly.

He quartered ever so slightly and I lauched my bolt, it entered him just in front of his calf and stuck completely into his chest (THUD). He ran 125 yards downhill and crashed. No blood, but I could smell his tarsals a mile away when I went looking for him about an hour after the shot.

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WOW!! Great Job!

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nice buck

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Great buck! Congrats!

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Nice deer

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Congrats!!!

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Ahh live the fantasy... go ahead pinch yourself it's really true!!! You're not dreaming.:)

Congrats... and Oyeah! Id'a shot im too

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Great buck! That is a brute of an 8.. nice job.
Congrats

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big buck

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Great buck!!!! congrats to you.

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hog daddy son:eek:

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nice buck
looks like some good mass too

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Thanks for the replies guys! I am still pretty pumped about him, and sore; I drug him myself for 150 yards!

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great job congrats

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Awesome deer congrats...

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GREAT buck..Congratulations man...that is awesome. :)

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Nice buck! Congrats!

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thats a stud, congrats

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Congrats! Nice buck!

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Congrats on a very nice buck. Way to go fellow Ohio hunters!

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What a beauty. Congrats.

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nice buck! congrats:)

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THAT'S A MAN CONGRATS!!!!!!!

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nice haus