Nov 6th. Illinois 9 point
11-12-2006, 08:10 PM
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Nov 6th. Illinois 9 point
It's by far not a monster, and I have actually passed some bigger deer (but younger) deer this year. The history and story behind me and this buck though made it hard to pass up and I stuck it to him.
Woke up early on Nov. 6th with the intent of going and hunting a stand and taking it down after the hunt since I had seen little activity on this property and did not have much confidence in this new stand.Once I got to the field before my stand I could see some deer moving through the darkness, so the usual 10 minute walk turned into a 30 minute walk as I moved around the deer without spooking them. I climbed into my stand and got settled 10 minutes before first light feeling pretty good about the day ahead.
Right at dawn I decided to pick up the rattle bag and just click them together very lightly. 1 minute later I looked up and a small 6 pointer was coming across a cut bean field, where I had seen the deer earlier. He came within 40 yards and crossed over into the next hollow. Shortly after a little forkhorn came across the creek to the east of me and walked directly under me. Wow this rattling stuff really works. Well I grunted a few times and here came another buck.Yet another 6 pointer coming out of the same woods as the earlier 6 point. This time it walked down 20 yards in front of me and out an old farm road. All of this is within the first 20 minutes of first light. At 6:40 I decided to smash the rattle bag as loud as I could to try and draw something out of the neighbors thicket about 70 yards to the east of me.
While doing that and grunting with my backup call (my true talker broke again[:@]) I caught movement in the thicket. I kept rattling and the deer started heading downwind of me. I grabbed my grunt/snort wheeze and did 3 grunts followed by 2 wheezes and 2 more grunts and the deer stopped in its tracks and turned around. He was still about 100 yards away and all I knew was he was a buck with some points coming up. When he turned around I thought "great I blew it" but 2 mintues later I looked to my right and 30 yards away coming in stiff legged with neck puffed out wasa buck that I instantly recognized. I had 3 run ins with this deer last year, and 1 this year already. I had passed on him everytime last year as a 2 1/2 year old, and he had not grown much coming into this year for some reason.
I ranged him on the old road at 28 yards and when I started to draw he caught me. I was stuck in mid draw not daring to move for about 10 seconds when he moved on. He caught whiff of my estrous scent bombs and started working in. He turned broadside and I drew my bow. Yet again he caught me and turned to run but wasnt sure if he should or not. By this time he moved in a little and was quartering towards me. After the standoff, I figured this was my best shot I would have before he busted out of there. I put my 20 yard pin low in front of his leg and released the arrow. THUMP! greeted my ears as the buck took off withblood showing highin his shoulder and the end of the arrow low on the other side.
I was pretty confident that I caught one lung, but I figured that was all since I was so high up and he was only 17 yards away. And also with the quartering towards me shot I was worried about the shoulder blade. I sat in the stand and called my dad and told him what happened. While waiting for him I looked around a little bit and found some pretty good blood and my arrow.
I backed out and me and my old man picked the trail up about 2 hours after the shot. After trailing the blood trail for 100 yards on the old road, the blood started getting worse. I was getting worried by this point when my dad yelled to me if he looked like this while pointing to the bottom of the hollow. He had broke off the trail trying to get to a bedding area before falling. He's not huge, but he is 3 1/2 years old despite his lack in antler size.He's the biggest body deer I have shot with my bow, and I had a pretty nice history with him. Also the first deer I have ever rattled into range and shot, and the first time I had went into a new part of the property with no previous knowledge about the area or what was around it and hung a setup. When I gutted him, I realized that my Montec completly smashed through the shoulder blade and out the rib cage and looks brand new still.
Put the tape to him and he scored an even 117 with 3.5 inches of deductions. We are almost 100% positive that he is 3 1/2 since that G4 on his left beam was the exact same as the buck I had run ins with last year on the same farm. Sadly he only grew a few inches, but I am still happy with him.
Woke up early on Nov. 6th with the intent of going and hunting a stand and taking it down after the hunt since I had seen little activity on this property and did not have much confidence in this new stand.Once I got to the field before my stand I could see some deer moving through the darkness, so the usual 10 minute walk turned into a 30 minute walk as I moved around the deer without spooking them. I climbed into my stand and got settled 10 minutes before first light feeling pretty good about the day ahead.
Right at dawn I decided to pick up the rattle bag and just click them together very lightly. 1 minute later I looked up and a small 6 pointer was coming across a cut bean field, where I had seen the deer earlier. He came within 40 yards and crossed over into the next hollow. Shortly after a little forkhorn came across the creek to the east of me and walked directly under me. Wow this rattling stuff really works. Well I grunted a few times and here came another buck.Yet another 6 pointer coming out of the same woods as the earlier 6 point. This time it walked down 20 yards in front of me and out an old farm road. All of this is within the first 20 minutes of first light. At 6:40 I decided to smash the rattle bag as loud as I could to try and draw something out of the neighbors thicket about 70 yards to the east of me.
While doing that and grunting with my backup call (my true talker broke again[:@]) I caught movement in the thicket. I kept rattling and the deer started heading downwind of me. I grabbed my grunt/snort wheeze and did 3 grunts followed by 2 wheezes and 2 more grunts and the deer stopped in its tracks and turned around. He was still about 100 yards away and all I knew was he was a buck with some points coming up. When he turned around I thought "great I blew it" but 2 mintues later I looked to my right and 30 yards away coming in stiff legged with neck puffed out wasa buck that I instantly recognized. I had 3 run ins with this deer last year, and 1 this year already. I had passed on him everytime last year as a 2 1/2 year old, and he had not grown much coming into this year for some reason.
I ranged him on the old road at 28 yards and when I started to draw he caught me. I was stuck in mid draw not daring to move for about 10 seconds when he moved on. He caught whiff of my estrous scent bombs and started working in. He turned broadside and I drew my bow. Yet again he caught me and turned to run but wasnt sure if he should or not. By this time he moved in a little and was quartering towards me. After the standoff, I figured this was my best shot I would have before he busted out of there. I put my 20 yard pin low in front of his leg and released the arrow. THUMP! greeted my ears as the buck took off withblood showing highin his shoulder and the end of the arrow low on the other side.
I was pretty confident that I caught one lung, but I figured that was all since I was so high up and he was only 17 yards away. And also with the quartering towards me shot I was worried about the shoulder blade. I sat in the stand and called my dad and told him what happened. While waiting for him I looked around a little bit and found some pretty good blood and my arrow.
I backed out and me and my old man picked the trail up about 2 hours after the shot. After trailing the blood trail for 100 yards on the old road, the blood started getting worse. I was getting worried by this point when my dad yelled to me if he looked like this while pointing to the bottom of the hollow. He had broke off the trail trying to get to a bedding area before falling. He's not huge, but he is 3 1/2 years old despite his lack in antler size.He's the biggest body deer I have shot with my bow, and I had a pretty nice history with him. Also the first deer I have ever rattled into range and shot, and the first time I had went into a new part of the property with no previous knowledge about the area or what was around it and hung a setup. When I gutted him, I realized that my Montec completly smashed through the shoulder blade and out the rib cage and looks brand new still.
Put the tape to him and he scored an even 117 with 3.5 inches of deductions. We are almost 100% positive that he is 3 1/2 since that G4 on his left beam was the exact same as the buck I had run ins with last year on the same farm. Sadly he only grew a few inches, but I am still happy with him.
11-12-2006, 08:17 PM
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RE: Nov 5th. Illinois 9 point
Some pictures of him upon the recovery....he almost made it to his bedding area in the background.
a view from the back....
and one last one from the side.....you can see the bloody arrow in my quiver from this picture
a view from the back....
and one last one from the side.....you can see the bloody arrow in my quiver from this picture
11-12-2006, 08:20 PM
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RE: Nov 5th. Illinois 9 point
Mrs. Doe Pee
I have shopped around before, and have been using this brand for the last 3 years. I love it. This is the 3rd buck I have shot using it, but I have had many come in investigating or following my drag to my stand.
I use the expensive version that needs refridgeratedsometimes, but most off the time I just use the kind of the shelf. I have seen little difference in the 2.
I have shopped around before, and have been using this brand for the last 3 years. I love it. This is the 3rd buck I have shot using it, but I have had many come in investigating or following my drag to my stand.
I use the expensive version that needs refridgeratedsometimes, but most off the time I just use the kind of the shelf. I have seen little difference in the 2.
11-12-2006, 08:33 PM
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RE: Nov 5th. Illinois 9 point
I know ofa 1308 point, 140 10 point,and a huge non-tpyical that I don't want to guess a score on that are running around on another of my properties that I hunt and a 150-160 inch that is on the same property as the 9 point I shot.
These deer are my mainfocus for the upcoming shotgun season and the rest of bow season.
These deer are my mainfocus for the upcoming shotgun season and the rest of bow season.
