After thinking the rut was over I decided to head to the lease early Friday morning, I had high hopes that the nasty weather would have the deer moving and man was I right. I brought along my soon to be 5 year old boy and we sat in the stand Friday from 130pm until dark and it rained on us the ENTIRE time. In the pouring rain I managed to kill 2 hogs and see 15 or so deer. It was a good sit but still no mature bucks.

Friday night I asked my son where he wanted to sit the next morning. He responds with the one stand I DID NOT want him to pick. Out of 5 sits this season I had not seen a single deer at this stand. That’s what he wanted so that’s where we went. Still raining I turn the buddy heater on and lay my son in the floor board for him to pass out. Right when I could hardly see I spot a young buck at the feeder. I look to the left and here come 4 more. Finally some action at this spot. Before I could blink a doe comes running 100mph through a draw to my left. Wouldn’t you know it I see a big bodied WIDE buck 40 yards behind her on a dead sprint and I went straight for the gun. The only shot I had was through some trees with him in a slow trot but I had my mind up. I let the 143gr ELDx bullet fly from my creedmoor and connected with a perfect heart shot. He dropped in his tracks. He isn’t the biggest buck I have ever shot, but he is by far the widest. 21” inside. I sure wish he had some tall tines and wasn’t broke off but he’s still a stud in my book. More pics in comments.

great looking deer

Great deer. And huge hog.

Congrats

Thats a big ole hog...

Nice buck and hog. Congrats

right on!

Great deer! We didn't see anything in Coleman county this weekend unfortunately...

Nice!!!

The antlers remind me of the bucks I see on my property in NE Coleman County. I like the genetics in the area - seems to produce wide spreads!

great buck and hog! good work!

i see you are at the shoppin basket. i hunt a property probably ten miles from there and have never seen a hog on the property.

Wow really? Which direction? We are covered up north of town.

Nice one!

Congrats!

You have a unique way of loading the critters...

Was at the lease by myself. Just throw the winch over your roof it works like a champ!!

it is actually in valera, but see pigs on the side of the road all the way up to the property.

Nice Buck! Huge pig, what part of Valera? We are North, about 3 miles by Centennial.

i don't know the area too well.

I see you're at the Shopping Baskit , did you enter him in the contest?

Straight N of Big O’s. I took one last yr that looked like it’s brother, 22” spresd 10 pt. Glad to see we are finally getting some width.

I did. He took 3rd for now. The 1st place buck also came off my place though.

I love the tall heavy bucks and that’s usually what I’m looking for. It was just to hard to pass up a deer this wide. Still not sure if I will shoulder mount him. Taxidermist could fix the brow easy enough though.

Congrats.

Congrats!