I appreciate the kind words guys.
GregD - I'm not half the man (literally) that the Wensel's are...in many ways
The bow is a vintage A handle Bear Custom Kodiak Takedown. When I purchased this bow a few years ago it had never been shot. Since then, it's been with me on hunting trips to Alaska, Arctic Circle, Saskatchewan and Ohio. The arrows are tamarack footed with purpleheart and I used a 145 grain Eclipse broadhead.
I actually shot this deer on the first morning of my 2006 vacation in Ohio. November 5th was a crisp morning and I first heard and spotted this deer approximately 300 yards away. Even from that distance, I could tell it was a fairly big bodied deer. As the deer walked closer, I could tell it was a pretty good buck. The deer continued to move closer and I thought it would walk down the other side of the drainage I was hunting. Needless to say, I was happy to see the buck cross the drainage and head towards my stand. The buck continued to get bigger as he closed the distance and when the arrow struck him at 20 yards it was all over. I was one tickled traditional bowhunter! After thanking the Lord for another beautiful whitetail, I got my hunting buddy Kevin Dill to help me with the photos and the dragging.
This was my first time I had ever sat in this stand. I had seen bucks "cheating" this edge the year before and we decided that we'd better get a stand up...glad we did. The buck had been in some pretty good fights and it looked like he was on the losing end. I just hope the winner is still running around for next year. I'll try to post some additional pics so you can see how bad he was beat up and I'll post a pic of my mount.
Bryan
Topic: Bryan Burkhardt's Buck Up Top! (Read 1456 times)
