My September 29th Crossbow 9 pointer - which I've seen and had on camera over the past 3 years. Photo heavy

**tpr1921** · September 30, 2021

The buck took his time as he made his way into my set-up at 6:10 p.m., with over an hour of daylight still remaining. When he presented me with a standing broadside opportunity at 25-yards I took the shot. The deer than ran off into the brush 35-yards out and came to a full stop on a trail, good for me - bad for him. After standing in place for 10 seconds he again took off, crashing through the brush - even better for me and yet worse for him. I then waited for an additional 15 minutes before leaving the stand and walking home to meet-up with my neighbor who was going to help me track. The buck ended up going down 10 yards from where I had last seen him. It was probably the best blood trail I have ever seen.

I have seen and had this deer on camera over the past 3 years. I believe him to be at least 4 1/2 and possibly 5 1/2 years old. His body was huge for the area, weighing 192 lbs. dressed out.

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