Not one of my target bucks......BUT...

**Msgdan** · October 28, 2019

After passing up a couple of good 3.5 year old bucks the last week of the regular season....I went out on Saturday morning...the first day of extended bow...with hopes of one of my target bucks moving. It was a great early morning with several small bucks chasing does around the first couple of hours...and even one decent buck that was too far. At 8 30 AM......this guy came in....a buck that me and a friend have never seen before , between hunting and trail cameras. As soon as I saw him, I knew he was a shooter....he looked like a very old deer, with a white face and a rack that I would be sure to have on my wall.

I stopped him with a grunt at 30 yards and let it fly.....he took off hard, nose to the ground and I saw him go down in about 75 yards........Now the fun begins....my friend had to work that day and after gutting him...I was not sure how I was going to get him out !.

I decided to drive home, and bring 2 of my kayaks to a river that I dragged him to....It would have been easier to put him in a kayak and tow him behind me for a half mile to an area I could get my car to......I would have never been able to drag him back to the car,,,especially with the last 100 yards being uphill........After a 2 hour ordeal......I was finally at the car.....but now it took me about 15 minutes to get him into the back of my car !!!

This is a buck that I will remember for a long time !!!!