Cold snowy big 9

Played hooky from work this afternoon, went hunting and ended my deer season. Headed out around noon and set up about 1:00 pm. Conditions were cold (4F) with a steady NW wind at about 20 mph. I have to be honest - at 50 years old I can see the end of hunting solo in conditions like this in the not too distant future. Cold never used to bother me but 3-4 hours in the open on a day like today is my limit.

I am not usually a fan of selfies but at some point I decided to take pic of my shooting lane and the camera happened to be in selfie mode and when I saw how crazy I looked I just couldn't resist:



This is the pic I was trying to take:



You can just see the limb of my Excalibur Micro 335.

At 3pm this guy came strolling by:

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Tagged:



He field dressed 209 lbs for an estimated live weight of 265 lbs. I can attest to the weight as I forgot my bloody toboggan and the 1 mile drag back to my truck was something of a chore.

That's awesome!!

Big bodied deer, glad you had the snow to help it slide. A mile is a long drag.

Congratulations !! You could star in the Canadian version of Duck Dynasty, or maybe they could call it "Buck Dynasty".

Nice deer! You are committed dragging that thing a mile out.

Took me 2.5 hours and an entire quart of coffee.

Congrats. That's a brute right there!!!

big one

nice

Congrats!

Great story and a beautiful buck. I think a lot of us start thinking about what we won't be able to do (or at least shouldn't do) alone much longer in about the 5th decade.

That drag will keep you young though! Congratulations.

Congrats on a nice big 9 Hooky paid off

Sausage

Nice buck. I would have had to rest every 30 yds dragging that animal.

That is a True Hunt, with a Great Reward!

Congratulations! Nice buck. At 50 you are still "young" with more wisdom. In 2017 50 is the new 40, 60 is the new 50 ect.

Great buck. Congrats!

I agree with this gentleman on everything.

Outstanding hunt and buck! Great pics. Congrats man!

Congrats! That's a great buck! How do you like your Micro?

Very nice buck and great story with pics. Thanks for sharing

great job, thanks for sharing

I have only had it for 3 months and this is the first kill it has made. Probably about 50 shots on it so far and no complaints. Well balanced, light, accurate and shoulders well. It's a keeper.

Outstanding!!! Great buck man. Love the cold weather hunting.

Great job and a great buck! Now that's REAL hunting

Congrats. I think I would have walked back and retrieved the toboggan first.

Boom goes the dynamite

Congrats

Sweet. Nice Buck.

Deer get big up there. Nice beard and good story!

Hoss! Muy Venado Grande!