your dad was with you....

What a great hunt! Philip I know your Dad was watching over you and is very proud. I can't believe you did not shoot that buck when you first saw him. I know I would have

That is awesome! I know your dad was smiling down on you.

It's funny while reading your story I was thinking about the day I'll have to go without my dad. He's my best hunting buddy and I perish the thought. Although we have a lease outside of Trinity we primarily hunt on some land he bought last year when he retired and as it just so happens it's also in Anderson County.

Great story, no doubt your dad was there with you. Congrats on a successful hunt and some dang fine animals

Thanks man! It was a dang good start to my vacation! That buck was destined for my freezer, I just didn't know it. You don't get many second chances around these parts

There he goes....

Last trailcam pic as I let him go, meanwhile he was headed right back at me. I guess it was meant to be...



Also went and got rid of that pig.

Amen brother. Your Dad was there the whole time. You just realized it a lil'later?! God bless and continue to honor your father by caring for his legacy in the land he left you. God Bless.

awesome story and great kills

Nice!

Now that is a hunt. And you are lucky to have a place that you will always remember your pops and doing something you loved

Thats a big pig!!!! And a great buck and kitty cat!!

You cant beat a good buck in the back of a Chevy truck! I had a similar thing happen to me last year on opener of gun. Deer rutting all around me, and then 3 bobcats walk out together where the deer have been coming in at, shortly after a mature 5-point/legal too, steps out pushing a doe. Good hog, i think I would have peeled out his back strap and threw them over my shoulders. Isn't huntin' fun! I hunt in the Sabine National Forest, go through Lindale every year, see deer and hogs in area.