Success Photos

[bigbrother]

Let's see them!

[petey]

Last day success here. Didn't get to hunt much this year, but I picked my battles and the best days that I could get to hunt. In only 5 times out, I passed on 12 different "legal" bucks (3 points to one side) One made me question my sanity as I watched him rub a telephone pole of all things, but I could only put about 120" of bone on his head as he walked by at 30 yards. Call me crazy or stupid, but I had my eye on a couple real monsters and at this time it was the first week of season. I then had an encounter with a true 12 point, of which I passed. He was only a 2 year old and figured I'd let him grow, or let him be some other hunter's happy story. I hung up the bow during mid season as the muzzleloader, small game and turkey hunters came to the woods as the deer become nocturnal on the public land I hunt. I normally break it out the last two weeks of season, but a last minute decision to go hunting in Montana last week, left only 1 more week for me to hunt. As usual, playing catch-up at work kept me there past dark and having to put the kids on the bus, left me no option to get out this past week. I did get to get out last night to one of my other honey holes, but it was a bust.

I decided to hit one of my favorite spots that has turned out to be a perfect morning stand, especially when the bucks are chasing. Well about an hr into it this morning I hear a deer coming and I see some horns coming my way. The buck was skirting and going to pass out of my bow range it seemed. I got about a couple seconds to look at him in my binocs at 90 yards and saw 5 on his left anter. I figured he was just a standard 10pt as I haven't been seeing many abnormal racked bucks in my neck of the woods. At least, it never dawned on me. Anyhow, I hit my grunt tube and he looked and turned my way. He stopped at 50 and started to skirt around me again, so I hit him with another grunt and he closed the distance enough for me. At full draw, I gave him a mouth grunt, he stopped and I released with the boiler room splitting my 30 and 40 yard pin. It took no time for the carbon tipped with the Rage from my Z7 to get there and I knew he was toast. As he spun, I saw that his right rack was weird and it looked like his main beam was missing. I never really had time to get a good look at him in my binocs, but I was kind of suprised when he took off. Of course the Rage did it's job in seconds and I watched him fall.

The sun was just coming up, so I decided to sit an enjoy the moment. Well I could hear another deer coming from another direction and in comes a smaller buck to see what all the rucus was about. Once he hit the spot where I shot mine, he picked up his scent and followed him to where he laid and began to snort at this dead deer laying there. Five minutes later along comes an 8 point that was all of 20" wide. Now it takes a lot for me to say a buck is 20" and this one was all of that, but he just didn't have the point length I would have been looking for anyway. Another 15 minutes passed and I hear a tending grunt and thought, OH NO!!.....you screwed up boy....You guessed it! Here comes a doe and passes within 15 yards of my stand with 3 bucks WAY bigger than the one I just shot. They of course all pass within bow range. There were bucks everywhere....running this doe all around me. I just love those breeding frenzies, but I realized I could have been set for the day. If one would only know the future! The final icing on the cake, was when I climbed down a 15" wide 8 point with 9" G2's and G3's came up to me as I was walking over to my buck.....wow, what a morning. Final tally, 10 bucks in less than 1 hr. Wasn't the buck I really wanted, but now I can concentrate on getting my son a buck in rifle season. Attached is Jr. Freak Nasty (12 scorable points), the Z7's first kill. I just love Bow season the 2nd week of November!

[petey]

Lol, look who's been spreading his seed. Just pulled this camera last night, 500 yards from where I shot his father. Just saw this and had to laugh. Figured I'd post it for you all to enjoy. Someone needs to whack this sucker...don't need these funky horned critters running around in the future. I know what he'll look like in 2 more years if hhe doesn't get shot.

[T.R.]

I killed these deer in northern Maryland with my older HuntMaster crossbow. None of these animals travelled more than 20 yards after being pierced by my bolt(s).

TR

[bigbrother]

NICE! Good job and congrats

[buckhunter]

I;m gonna have a very successful day tomorrow. Its my first chance to take my 11 year old granddaughter hunting. She has been after me for years but had to get past Mom first. Well she did and tomorrow is the day. I could give a rat's a$$ if I even see a deer. It will be awesome to spend the day with her tomorrow.

[petey]

8 yr old son and 6 yr old daughter. PA Mentored Youth, both with a crossbow.

Son's was a 5 pt, Daughter's was a 6 pt...her first deer. Boy was her brother mad that she shot one with more points.