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Offline nosna

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Iowa Giant
« on: October 31, 2014, 03:01:00 PM »
This year I worked hard on the land to plant food plots and enhance habitat on the farm that I hunt. I planted nearly 3 acres of food plots and ran cameras since the beginning of spring turkey season. I knew I had some nice bucks running around the farm, and I set my sights on a few different bucks. Hunting with a recurve has been challenging. I missed a nice buck a few weeks ago, and soon after the summer patterns switched to nocturnal ones. This morning I had the day off and took a friend whom hadn't hunted with me for quite some time. We set out to hunt all day and see what happens. Around first light I had a doe start blowing upwind of me. I knew she couldn't smell me, but she took off right away. A few minutes later I saw this buck working from my right to left at about 75 yards. I couldn't make out his rack with the fog but I could tell he was a mature deer. He slowly fed away from me until he hit the four wheeler trail. He turned, and walked right towards me. The trail passes the stand at 5 yards. I couldn't believe this deer was coming straight in. He paused as he neared the stand, then continued walking. I quietly grunted, he stopped, and my two blade broadhead on a bamboo arrow hit its mark. I heard the "pop" of the lungs and saw the deer take off. He ran 40 yards, stopped for a few seconds, continued on another 30 or so before falling down within view of the stand. I waited 20 minutes or so and climbed down. There was good blood and I followed it right to him. A complete pass through. I have never had this deer on trail camera nor have I seen him hunting. Apparently he checked out the property on the wrong day. Not only is this my biggest deer taken to date, but my first buck with a traditional setup. I was truly fortunate today to have this Iowa Giant walk by. For those internet "police" the tag was affixed to his back when I took the first two pictures. I rough scored him out at 175.

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Offline KSdan

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2014, 03:11:00 PM »
Breathtaking!  Congrats.
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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2014, 03:17:00 PM »
Wow! That's what dreams are made of. Congratulations!!
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Offline daveycrockett

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2014, 03:20:00 PM »
NICE!!!!! Just PURTY!!
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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2014, 04:19:00 PM »
Awesome buck!!!!  Congrats!  :clapper:
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Offline SAM E. STEPHENS

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2014, 04:22:00 PM »
What a toad , a buck dreams are made of , Congrats ...

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2014, 04:29:00 PM »
Awesome animal!    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline huntingarcher

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2014, 06:30:00 PM »
OH MY what a deer!Congrats   :clapper:
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Offline RAGHORN 3

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2014, 07:20:00 PM »
What a stud.... not sure I would have kept my composure on that one??? Way to go!   :clapper:
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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2014, 07:23:00 PM »
What a so called gagger of a whitetail as I call em ...congrats on a BUCK OF A LIFETIME! ! It will be hard.to top that one!
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Offline Big Ed

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2014, 08:00:00 PM »
:thumbsup:  Awesome animal!!
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Offline ejhorstick

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2014, 08:08:00 PM »
outstanding buck...congrats
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Offline Jack Hoyt 75

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2014, 09:10:00 PM »
Congratulation! A true Trophy, great story!
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Offline kennyb

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2014, 09:11:00 PM »
Very nice buck! Congratulations on a beauty!

Kenny     :thumbsup:    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Offline LITTLEBIGMAN

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2014, 09:18:00 PM »
wow congratulations . You will have that memory plus the horns to admire for the rest of your life.

What a great hunt!
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Offline Mr.Vic

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2014, 09:20:00 PM »
What a bruiser! way to go.
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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #16 on: October 31, 2014, 09:22:00 PM »
That is an awesome buck!

The only bad thing is you only have down to go now!

Congrats on a GREAT first trad buck, and a buck of a lifetime for most folks!

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Offline Anointed Archer

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2014, 07:46:00 AM »
WOW - Congrats!
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Offline Jake Scott

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2014, 09:35:00 AM »
Great buck!!!!!

Congrats

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Offline SheltonCreeker

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Re: Iowa Giant
« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2014, 03:01:00 PM »
SO many congratulations! I work a small farm myself and it is so awesome to see someone else who works hard and it pays off for them! That buck is absolutely amazing! It shows when you got what the whitetails want they will all come for a visit. Congrats!
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