Persistance (story on page 4)

Tsalt · November 18, 2015, 10:28:00 AM

I normally skim through long stories... but not yours! That was emotional! Thanks for sharing all the details! Congrats again! You'll have to post pics of more angles when you get him mounted.

Iowabowhunter · November 18, 2015, 12:57:00 PM

Congratulations!!!!

huntnmuleys · November 18, 2015, 01:06:00 PM

wow, I would post the story of my Ohio deer today! its a dink compared to this! congrats on the buck of several lifetimes.

bow loving man · November 18, 2015, 01:54:00 PM

Beautiful nontypical! Congrats!

iohkus · November 18, 2015, 04:56:00 PM

WOW!! Congratulations!! What is it about Ohio???

ChasingWhitetails · November 23, 2015, 06:25:00 PM

Thanks everyone!

medic77 · November 23, 2015, 08:14:00 PM

He looks like his antlers are on fire! What an amazing animal

vintage-bears · November 24, 2015, 01:00:00 PM

Holy Moly!

Whip · November 24, 2015, 05:06:00 PM

A fantastic reward for a great effort! As you said, not all of our shots are as perfect as we wish. It's what we do after that often makes the difference between soccer's and failure.
Congratulations!

Joe2Crow · November 24, 2015, 06:25:00 PM

Wow. I don't think that's even the same species as I'm hunting. Glad you found him. Congrats.

elkken · November 24, 2015, 06:27:00 PM

Just an awesome deer and a fine story .... I am so glad you stuck with it, what a reward for persistence

bamboo · November 24, 2015, 08:11:00 PM

taxidermist should pay you!!way to stay in it!!!

ProAlpine · November 25, 2015, 10:25:00 PM

I think he got into too much monsanto corn!

Big Congats!

Doc Nock · November 26, 2015, 10:14:00 AM

Wow~ Took you 4 pages to unload the tale, but what a tale it was!

Thanks for such honest reporting. I'm sure many can benefit from reading of that level of persistence...how often people "give up" based on no blood and perhaps wrongly conclude a non lethal hit.

Your story telling is truly inspirational...and motivational to all who hunt! Never say never!

I shot a sika in front of the shoulder once...it ran flat out 50 yards to the right, then back past me 50 yards to the left (now it ran a total of 150) then back to me and took a 90* turn straight away and dropped in sight 50 more yards so about 250... In Blackwater Swamp on E. Shore of MD, it made hellish racket in all that water, but it was quite an exciting time!

Stuff happens when shooting. Animals move, things go wrong, we drop our bow arm to see if we hit...etc, etc, etc...

I'm so happy for you! Likely gives you pause to think how it could have turned out were it not for one friend's persistence... Good on you both!

knobby · November 26, 2015, 10:47:00 AM

Most of us have been there at one time or another and know all too well the rollercoaster of emotions that you experienced. Way to stay with it. Congratulations!

NANUK · November 26, 2015, 11:19:00 AM

Congrats on an incredibly awesome buck!

Walt Francis · November 28, 2015, 01:14:00 PM

Congratulations on a fine buck, and thanks for sharing the entire story. You done good..... Really Good.

KyRidgeRunner · November 29, 2015, 02:05:00 AM

Congrats sir! That is one special buck!

maineac · November 29, 2015, 07:31:00 AM

Fantastic deer! Congratulations on sticking with it and finding a deer of a several lifetimes!

doubleo · November 29, 2015, 06:29:00 PM

Awesome buck! I'm glad you found him!