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My First Trophy(to me) buck!!

Posted By: Jim A.

My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 04:49 AM

Opening weekend, I finally got a buck that is a trophy to me. I had several encounters with this buck during bow season. The first encounter, he was just out of range and all I could do was watch him join a few does, also out of range. The second encounter was better but not really. He came in and stopped broadside quartering away at 18 yards. Doesn't get much better for a shot. I came to full draw, put the pin on his shoulder and let the arrow with the Rage broadhead fly. It was starting to get dark and what I failed to see was a small branch on a tree between us. It deflected the arrow and it stuck 7ft up in a different tree!! He ran about 40 yards, stopped and turned to see what heck that sound was. I was sick!! I didn't move a muscle so I that I didn't give away my position. Fast forward 2 weeks to opening weekend. Saturday morning was not good. My feeder never went off because the battery was not making a good connection. Didn't see a thing that morning. Saturday evening started off bad at my other set up because the cows came in and stayed. At 5pm I had enough and chased them away. About a minute after I sat back down in the stand I heard them come crashing through the woods back to the area. They didn't stop and kept running. I watched as a mountain lion trotted after them. By the time I got my gun up I couldn't get a shot. I just new my day was over. 15 minutes later a doe and button buck came in. They hung around for a minute and walked away. 15 minutes later 2 sows and 6 piglets came in. At 6pm this buck shows up. The shot was 96 yards with a Ruger M77 270 with a Simmons Buck Master scope shooting 130gr Hornady. He ran a total of 7 yards and fell over dead. Perfect heart shot. He weighed 156lbs and was stinking to high heaven. This is not my first deer but it is my first buck that I am proud to hang on a wall. I dropped him off at Dreamcatcher in Gatesville and should have him back in a month. Can't wait!!



Posted By: 10pointers

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 04:58 AM

Excellent a trophy indeed. Congrats up up
Posted By: Fltmedic

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 04:59 AM

Great buck, he's definitely a trophy. Congrats!
Posted By: Da-MOON

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 05:01 AM

Absolutely a trophy. Congrats.
Posted By: Buckfvr

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 05:30 AM

Nice buck. But back to the mountain lion, no shot?
Posted By: SapperTitan

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 05:35 AM

Originally Posted By: Fltmedic
Great buck, he's definitely a trophy. Congrats!
Posted By: swmays

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 05:45 AM

Very nice! Congratulations.
Posted By: txshntr

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 05:51 AM

Congrats on a dang fine trophy!!! He will look good on the wall up
Posted By: tth_40

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 06:28 AM

Well done!! Great looking deer, good post! up
Posted By: Pitchfork Predator

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 06:33 AM

Congrats on a very nice buck. He'll look great on the wall. cheers
Posted By: Western

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 10:07 AM

Very nice buck, up
Posted By: jdk1985

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 10:49 AM

Originally Posted By: 10pointers
Excellent a trophy indeed. Congrats up up
Posted By: bkj

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 11:17 AM

up
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 11:18 AM

Originally Posted By: Pitchfork Predator
Congrats on a very nice buck. He'll look great on the wall. cheers
Posted By: Stub

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 11:21 AM

Very nice buck up
Posted By: eneat1119

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 11:38 AM

Gorgeous buck. Congrats! laugh
Posted By: 8pointdrop

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 11:53 AM

Very nice
Posted By: littlebass

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 12:09 PM

Do you hunt in Coryell Co? I do, like some info about the cat. Feel free to PM me if you don't mind.
Posted By: don k

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 12:45 PM

Any Deer a person takes is a trophy. A very good buck. Congrats.
Posted By: landsurveyor

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 01:49 PM

Congrats on a great buck. He will make a fine mount.
Posted By: MikeC

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 02:28 PM

Originally Posted By: txshntr
Congrats on a dang fine trophy!!! He will look good on the wall up

Posted By: Triple7

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 02:46 PM

Nice buck there and hopefully your bag a cat to go with it soon
Posted By: blackdog21

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 02:58 PM

Nice job Jim. Congrats and good story.
Posted By: hermano W

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 03:13 PM

Congratulations for a nice buck!
Posted By: AggieHunter2014

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 03:21 PM

congrats!
Posted By: WTGuide

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 05:07 PM

Congrats cheers
Posted By: DXB

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 05:44 PM

Congrats!
Posted By: dogcatcher

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 06:58 PM

Congrats!!!
Posted By: EastTexasHag

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 07:13 PM

Nice one for sure. Congrats!!!!
Posted By: dkershen

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 08:54 PM

up
Posted By: buck-snort

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 09:53 PM

awesome buck and great story......
Posted By: gary roberson

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 09:54 PM

Great job and good story! Congratulations.
Adios,
Gary
Posted By: texasspazzman

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 10:10 PM

Congrats on a solid buck!
Posted By: redchevy

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/05/14 10:13 PM

Congrats, now go shoot that cat
Posted By: dlrz71

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/06/14 01:17 AM

Congrats up
Posted By: Ranch Dawg

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/06/14 01:48 AM

Very nice !
Posted By: Erathkid

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/06/14 03:29 AM

That is a great buck. And a cool story. A friend of mine who hunts in south Texas shot a mountain lion this last weekend. What a coincidence.
Posted By: Jim A.

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/06/14 03:52 AM

Thanks for the "high 5's" guys. Hopefully in a couple of weeks I will be posting pics of my daughter's buck. She has had her eye on a tall 6 point that is past his prime and ready to be taken.
Posted By: johnboy91

Re: My First Trophy(to me) buck!! - 11/06/14 01:21 PM

Congrats nice buck
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