UT Ext. Archery Buck

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TINEBROTHER

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I spotted him from the road and with 2 hrs of light left I hurried to get the stalk on. As I made the bend on the steep hill, I slowed because this is where I saw the buck last with a few does. They were rutting hard. I scared a doe and a nice heavy 3 x 3 followed her out. They moved on slow. The buck didn't even see me. I sat and caught my breath and tried to calm myself as I knew I was getting close. The sun cleared the clouds as it was setting so I waited for the sun to set so I didn't stick out. I went another 60 yrds and stopped.
I noticed a truck watching me with binos on the road below... I got ready to keep moving in slow and the truck down low honked( I think ). So I wondered if he was alerting me to something. I looked around real hard and notice a body coming through the trees... 80 yrds. I ranged a 60 yrd. The buck I was after was headed right for me! I let him close the distance. He disappeared behind a small dip. I drew. Antlers started to appear and I put my 20 yrd pin on his vitals, shaking like crazy! I wanted to just hold that and let him come because being drawn back never felt so good! He was getting to close and gave me a quartering toward shot. At 15 yrds, I let the arrow fly... I heard that wonderful smack of the arrow going through. I saw about 10 inches of arrow sticking out as he took down the almost vertical hill and out of sight.
I went to get my backpack and saw a deer that I thought was the one I shot headed up a ravine next to me. I went down and looked for tracks and blood... nothing! I went back to where I shot and saw the tracks and tons of blood. I double lunged him. He went strait down that hill and rolled. Less than 50 yrds. I was ready to shoot a doe at that point and am glad I held out at least that long. Not the biggest deer but I think it was my coolest archery stalk.. and my biggest deer to date.
His foot was kinda wierd. It was dislocated and must have never gotten wore down like normal... what do you think? Thanks to the guy in the truck for honking (if you did) and letting me know it was SHOW TIME!!
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That's what I'm talkin about. Nice to have someone post some extended success. Can't wait to go out this next week.

Helluva nice buck!
 
thanks guys... it was way cool.. keep replaying it in my head. It was more the hunt than the size of the deer that made this one.
 
It looks like the dewclaw just kept growing. Nice deer!

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