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[tnhornhter1099]

ok I tried to shrink it, hope it works, the story goes as this, for 3 yrs I had photos of this deer but had never actually seen him, so if not for the cameras I would never have known he existed.  Even the cameras would only catch him once ot twice a year and always in the wee hours, I named him the "Ghost" Oct 9, I had been hunting on the mtn. (i live in TN) seeing nothing, then that afternoon I decided to check a ridge for acorns and found a bunch of trees rubbed all to heck, I hung a stand right then and there.  About 30 min before dark a doe and fawn walked by, as they got to the end of the ridge the suddenly turned and stared a hole thru me, I am thinking what the h ? then I heard something and when I looked back there he was, the "ghost"  I would go into detail about my great shooting (LOL) just to say I got him!

[Bill Carlsen]

Looks like a nice deer. But would like to hear more about the shooting and your equipment. Congratulations. I shot a buck back in 1990 that I knew was around because of his super large tracks and his rubs always had a broken off oak sapling. I saw him only once, the afternoon I shot him...so I know how you feel. It took me 4 years to finally catch up to him and it all happened in a heavily hunted area during gun season.

[wildgame]

Congrats!! For tenn he's a giant!!!

[tnhornhter1099]

I have several bows, 2 black widows, 1 Bighorn-Fred era- 1 Leon Stewart and the predater that I was hunting with that day.  The predater  is 47#@28 with a SBD string, 550 gr carbon arrows and a Wensel Woodsman elite on the business end.  My shooting is normally pretty good as I shoot almost every day, however I missed the "spot" on this buck bad! my arrow went in front on the shoulder angled down and got at least one lung, no blood trail at all, I was lucky he didnt go too far and I was able to find him.