Here are the pics of my archery buck…I am thinking he scores about 200![:P]
Well he may not score 200 but a nice buck none the less. Congrats!!!
Maybe 220![crazy]
Those numbers don’t mean nothing anyway. That’s a great buck! Good job!
Congrats on getting such a great animal! Thanks for sharing the pics.
200+ easy! haha what a good lookin’ buck though! his velvet is in perfect shape! When did ya kill him? How far was your shot/recovery? What broadhead do you like shooting?
This buck was actually with another buck that was a better buck (isn’t that what hunters always say?). The other buck had better forks on the front and 2-3 inch eyeguards on both sides…he was a really symmetrical buck. But, beggars can’t be choosers…after missing the bigger buck at 52 yards (my excitement lead to a poor shot where the bow string hit my arm and my arrow flew out funny), I shot my buck at about 58 yards. Although my immediate thought was that I had hit him too low and in the front leg, I could tell quickly I was wrong. After bolting and running hard for about 30-40 yards, he started limping and went down around 80 yards away from where he was shot. After seeing him go down, I left to get my brothers and the camera. An hour or so after I shot him, we tracked him down and he had expired where he went down. I believe I could have walked right to him after I saw him go down and he would have been dead. The shot hit him immediately in front of the shoulder blade and passed through the deer. He lost a lot of blood…
…my bow is about 20 years old (an Easton Raider) that I purchased after graduating from high school. Although I have been wanting to purchase a new bow that shoots quicker and flatter, I just can’t bring myself to change. I love that old bow and have had good success with it. I also have had a hard time switching from my old aluminum arrows. Not ironically, I also shoot the cheapest broad heads I can find. But, they have never seemed to matter. I don’t feel like I have ever lost an animal because of broad head performance or lack of a more modern bow…
…all in all, and despite the buck, this was a very enjoyable hunt. I saw lots of nice mature bucks along with the numerous yearlings. I really feel like buck numbers and the deer population has gradually been improving for several years in the areas I hunt.
Congrats on a bueatiful buck. Deer numbers seemed really good this year even after the two bad winters. I shot a small two point on opening day and have since passed up 6 other bucks while hunting elk. One of them was a real nice 4 pointer. He has come in to one of my wallows twice now. Darned the luck huh. Oh well hopefully he will be around next year.
Very nice buck, I don’t think I could have passed him up even if the other was bigger. I am glad everyone has been seeing more deer/bucks this year, becasue I am not. I have seen less this year than probably the last 5 years.Oh well, I am still at it and having fun with the pursuit.
nice looking deer. his crab claw fronts will kill his score. but he is still a 4by4. the other buck sounds like he could have the 200 inch buck. it takes way deep forks to break the 200 inch mark. good job.[;)] i will guess he wil net 160.
Very nice buck! Nothing to be ashamed of there. I’m liking the old school camo too.
Nice job on that nice buck! you planning on mounting him? Old school still works thats for sure.
Nice buck i’ve been chasing around some nice 4x4’s my self. I bet he scores between 150-160. He’s a shooter thats all that’s important and a buck alot of people dream about shooting like myself.