11/07/2016 - NJ Permit 8 Pointer Down!!!

[NorthNJHunter]

Congrats!

[Liv2hunt]

Wow man great buck congrats..

[Bmarshhunt]

Congratulations

[birdshotnj]

Awesome story, congrats again!

[Redman]

congrats on a very nice buck

[chilly923]

Congrats on a good looking buck!

[megavites]

Nice! Like that rack!

[mightyhunter]

Great buck! Congrats!

[Buck154]

Congrats on a awesome 8pt. Well deserved. Look your not just the site owner you can kill big bucks too.

[BowhunterNJ]

Congrats on a awesome 8pt. Well deserved. Look your not just the site owner you can kill big bucks too.

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes

 

 

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[JHbowhunter]

I think you may have pushed him. They can hear you from very far distances and are always well ahead. If I don't see the deer fall I'm waiting at least an hour before getting out of my stand. Congrats on an awesome buck!!

 

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I respectfully disagree. There is no way that deer was alive more than 30 seconds - most likely dead in 20 seconds based on entry and exit holes. They can run a long way on adrenaline but always flame out. He was dead on his feet from the moment that bolt passed through.  This "could" make an argument for a quiet bow, and COC two or 3 blade that zips through the deer in-noticed..  The noise of a crossbow combined with the massive cut mechanical triggered the "fast flight" instinct in this buck. I have seen hits identical to those where the buck just takes a few steps, wobbles and falls never knowing what hit it.   That being said, I put one through a "high alert" doe earlier this fall, as she was facing down-hill...  She made it  just over two hundred yards with the artery above heart severed (and both lungs).     That was the furthest I ever had one go on a great hit.      No two deer react the same on the same hits, that is for certain.  I can just say with this shot location, that deer was not alive more than 30 seconds max....

[NorthJerseyMike]

Great buck 'n story! Congrats!

[Huntfree77]

I respectfully disagree. There is no way that deer was alive more than 30 seconds - most likely dead in 20 seconds based on entry and exit holes. They can run a long way on adrenaline but always flame out. He was dead on his feet from the moment that bolt passed through. This "could" make an argument for a quiet bow, and COC two or 3 blade that zips through the deer in-noticed.. The noise of a crossbow combined with the massive cut mechanical triggered the "fast flight" instinct in this buck. I have seen hits identical to those where the buck just takes a few steps, wobbles and falls never knowing what hit it. That being said, I put one through a "high alert" doe earlier this fall, as she was facing down-hill... She made it just over two hundred yards with the artery above heart severed (and both lungs). That was the furthest I ever had one go on a great hit. No two deer react the same on the same hits, that is for certain. I can just say with this shot location, that deer was not alive more than 30 seconds max....

. How can you be so sure that deer died in 30 seconds? No way to tell

 

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Edited November 8, 2016 by Huntfree77

[cewoz560]

Awesome job btw like the pics...maybe second nature for the vets on here...but great for the news...so. They can compare it to trail of their own hopefully to determine a good shot vs not so good. Helped a friend on Halloween track one never found it...only had tiny drips

 

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[Silver Belly62]

One heck of a buck and blood trail   congrats