Bbd!

[clay4626]

great buck

[Texas Tornado]

Congrats!!

[ShawnG]

Congrats! Great deer.

[HoustonHunter]

So the bank is closed today, and you are in party mode?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..............

Haha I wish. Was on taxidermist mode. Working on my very first European mount and it's turning out great.

Spent my day cleaning the skull, boiling the head and cleaning it up.

Letting it dry before I start making it white.

[cpatterson]

That's a beautiful 8 man! Love the color of the antlers

[mpotts]

Nice First deer! bigger than my first one

[brettdp09]

Nice, congrats!

[Shake]

Congrats on a nice buck!

[FlightCancelled]

Thanks guys. Thanks Johnny for your help.

I almost didn't hunt. It was 90 degrees at 4:15 but I came up here on a long weekend to hunt, not sit on my ***.

I climbed up the tree at 4:45 and within 30 seconds I heard him behind me. Was very surprised I didn't spook him.

That stand sits in an oak patch and it's covered with acorns so he was chomping down.

The wind was perfect for where I was. I was downwind of him so he definitely couldn't smell me. When I saw him, I immediately recognized him as one of our hit list bucks for culling. He's had that same 8 frame that isn't desireable on our place. This year we have lots of 9/10s so the goal is to do some culling and let the others breed.

Anyway, I was calm as could be. Talked myself calm and decided if he'd get in range I would let one fly. He walked directly below me, then headed out in front. He was quartering away pretty hard but finally gave me the fatal angle at 15 yards away (I'm up a tree).

Shot felt perfect. Wasn't nervous, been practicing a whole lot. Saw the arrow hit and stuck in. As he was running I could see the arrow was right in the pump station.

Started tracking within 45 minutes and the rest is history. The first picture above was the exit wound, second picture was the entry. As you could see, he was in for a hurting!

Man, this stuff is fun.

CONGRATS!!!!!!NICE ONE

[Mrs. JS]

Wow...nice tall mainbeams! Congrats!

[HoustonHunter]

Wow...nice tall mainbeams! Congrats!

Thanks. Measured out to 19" and 20".

[catslayer]

That the first deer with the swacker? I was considering buying a few

[HoustonHunter]

That the first deer with the swacker? I was considering buying a few

3rd or 4th. Just the first buck.

Highly recommend them. Just picked up three more + some replacement blades. Fly as true as my field points.

[JMB]

Congrats man!

[sleepymedic1]

Good stuff!!! Congrats