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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Hoser1268 on November 12, 2011, 11:26:00 PM
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Hey guys,
I just got back form my annual PA bowhunt.
Tuesday it was a little warm. It hit around 70F so I wanted to get into the woods early in the afternoon so not to get sweated up. Around 1pm I got to my stand and freshened up a mock scrape that I made the week before.
I got into my stand and started my wait while trying not to fall asleep. It was nice and quiet with squirrels running all over the place and my stand overlooks a little creek about 10 yards to my left. At about 4:00 I spotted a doe on the logging road about 100 yards in front of me. She was just feeding back and forth and I was just taking it in when she all of a sudden took off up the hill. Right behind her was a nice size deer but I couldn't see horns. I watched them run around in circles in a clearing above the logging road when they ran right at me.
The doe stopped right below me on my right about 5 yards from my tree. The second deer was about 20 yards coming in fast. When he stuck her with his nose she took off and circled behind me. The second deer was a 2" spike that the horns were barely noticeable the way they laying along side the ears. With the doe behind me and the spike right below me I didn't dare move. Spikes are not legal in PA and with the rut going I had no intention shooting either one but it was a fun show.
While I was keeping an eye on the spike I didn't realize that a nice buck was about 20 yards in front of me until I heard him snap a twig. I slowly turned my head and he was on top of me grunting all the way. The spike hightailed it out of there straight up the hill and the bigger buck proceeded to chase the doe around that was behind me. She was really playing hard to get and they went around for about 5 minutes or so and they went up the hill on my left into a soybean field.
With the excitement over I started to relax again. About 5 minutes later 2 does came down the hill that the small spike ran up and they milled around me for a few minutes before they also circled behind me and headed towards the soybean field. It was now about 4:45 and I was pretty happy with all the action that I had. Daylight was running out but I still had about 15 minutes left so I just watched the logging road where the deer had originally come from.
Within 5 minutes I heard a limb crack behind me on my left. I figured it was the does that had just left me so was I surprised when I slowly turned around to see that buck coming back toward the logging road where he originally came from. I slowly grabbed my Morrison Cheyenne and started to rise it. Now he was right along side of me about 15 yards on the other side of the creek. As he got behind some brush I started to draw and hit the side of my climber with the bottom limb.
I never heard he coming so I was not able to stand up. Thank God for the creek because he never heard it. I turned the bow sideways and drew to anchor. When he hit the opening he stopped. I picked a spot right behind the shoulder and let go. Because of the steep angle I was shooting and the way I was holding my bow I lightly hit my arm guard with the string. Thanks God it didn't affect arrow flight because that arrow flew perfectly at him and hit right where I was looking.
He took off running straight away from me and crossed a little section of the soybean field. When he hit the wood line heading to the big soybean field he stopped, staggered and fell over. Now I had the shakes. His total run was about 80 yards. I called my friend to come give me a hand and waited for him to get there before I climbed out of the tree (I had finally stopped shaking).
We field dressed him and dragged him out. He is not the biggest buck I seen that week but I couldn't be happier with him. I was using a 54" Morrison Cheyenne 46@26 with 600 spine Gold Tip Entradas, a 2 blade Magnus II sharpened by KME. With broadhead and weight I have 350grs in the front with a 28%FOC. Total arrow weight was about 550grns. Here are some pics.
Bob...
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job well done.... :clapper: :clapper:
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A very nice and detailed report. Excellent photos too.
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Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Nice shot.....
,,Sam,,
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Nice deer and cool bow.
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Wooooohooooo! Nice job!
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:thumbsup:
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That was a real good shot and a nice buck, well done.
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Nice
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:clapper: :clapper:
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Man, that sounds like one of those hunts that one would never forget! There have been several occasions when while watching one buck another has sneeked in like yours did. Great story, pics,equipment and meat grinder in the background that's about to get a work-out!You stated you knew the buck went down but did you happen to notice if the Magnus left a good blood trail? It appeared to be a heart shot,low and tight! Congrats.
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Nice work.
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very nice buck and shot looks great , congrats :clapper:
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Nice buck. Congrats.
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Good shot, well done.
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Bravo! Congratulations! Great way to end the early PA season!
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Congrats, great story, great shot. Thanks for sharing!
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Nice buck! Congratulation
Glenn
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Originally posted by Possum Head:
Man, that sounds like one of those hunts that one would never forget! There have been several occasions when while watching one buck another has sneeked in like yours did. Great story, pics,equipment and meat grinder in the background that's about to get a work-out!You stated you knew the buck went down but did you happen to notice if the Magnus left a good blood trail? It appeared to be a heart shot,low and tight! Congrats.
Hey Possum Head,
The blood trail was awesome. He was blowing blood out both sides. I'm colorblind and I had know problem seeing the blood on the ground. I didn't have to track because I watched him fall but I wanted to see the results of the broadheads that KME sharpened for me and let me tell ya, that difference is huge. Also, the pic of him laying outside on the ground is the exit wound. The pic in the butcher shop shows the entrance.
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Nice buck and Great shot !!! :thumbsup:
Bill
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Very nice buck!!
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nice buck. Good shooting.
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great buck i like the processing equipment in the last photo
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Nice buck there sir!
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Good Going,Nice BUCK, CONGRATS>
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Looks like a 9 pointer. Congrats, I have seen 5 9 pointers now this year. 4 of them are still running and yours is the 5th. That is a good sign.
GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Craig:
Looks like a 9 pointer. Congrats, I have seen 5 9 pointers now this year. 4 of them are still running and yours is the 5th. That is a good sign.
GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have seen another 9 this year on my trail cam with a double brow tine. I saw him once during the season but he never presented a shot. He is a nice deer also. We have quite a few nice bucks this year where I hunt. Much better than last year.
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Nice Buck :thumbsup:
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Nice Buck. congrats!
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Congrats! Your area is one of the prettiest parts of our state I believe! Excellent job on hard pressured deer! Meat on the ground!
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Congrats!
Bisch
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Great story, thx. Nice job!
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Nice buck!!!
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Great job
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great job and nice buck. Great shot placement too
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Great story and pictures! That was a very exciting afternoon in the treestand! Congratulations!
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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Nice buck I know how hard it is to kill one of those bucks in the state of PA. Congrats
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Congrats nice shot and nice deer and bow
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nice. congrats!
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Great PA buck!