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Fiance first wall-hanger

Posted By: TheTexasGrin

Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 04:22 AM

This is my first time posting on here and it's a good one.....

My best friend/fiancé (Jennifer) has been hunting along side me for 4 years now. She has shot a few doe and took her 1st buck (basket 8pt.) 2 years ago. This year I decided to give her my big buck tag since she has been a good sport over the years and didn't complain about early cold mornings or give me hell for going hunting in the first place. A month ago my uncle shot at and missed a very nice 8 point at 60 yards (his scope was off). I knew exactly where that deer would be so the next morning Jennifer and I took a pop up blind and set it down in a river bottom along the fence line. About an hour after first light I look behind us and there's the big 8 point my uncle missed running towards us. I wake her up and hand her the gun. The buck runs 30 yards in front of us and stops for what seemed liked 5 minutes. Jennifer is struggling to find him in the scope because he is so close. By the time she gets a glimpse of him in the scope he jumps the fence and is gone. She was incredibly frustrated and about to cry because she knew it was a big deer and everything happened perfectly, she just couldn't find him in the scope. Buck fever is real and happens to all of us! If you ever stop getting that feeling then you need to quit hunting.

Fast forward to last Saturday morning.... My dad is hunting about a mile from us and sees a monster show up that we have never seen before on trail cams. My dad watches the deer for about 20 minutes and even takes a few pictures of the deer when we he's 40 yards from his tower blind!!! When we gets back to camp he shows us the pictures and the deer is a monster 11 point, tall, and thick! I asked my dad why on earth did you not shoot him?!?!? He said, "because I want either you or Jennifer to shoot him." I was shocked that anyone would pass this deer up! My dad told us that the deer would be back in the same spot that evening and we needed to hunt his stand. The man was right, at 3:30pm that afternoon the deer walked out and at 90 yards Jennifer made a great shot and dropped him. She had just killed her first wall-hanger and I couldn't be anymore proud of her!!!

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Posted By: kmon11

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 04:28 AM

Congrats to you both. cheers
Posted By: dogcatcher

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 04:31 AM

Congrats!
Posted By: Buzzsaw

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 04:49 AM

Beautiful !!!

Deer's nice too clap
Posted By: txshntr

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 04:51 AM

Outstanding!! Congrats to you both up
Posted By: Stub

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 11:35 AM

Great story and very gracious of your dad to pass that big boy up so he could enjoy the memories made with you two, congrats to all cheers
Posted By: DQ Kid

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 12:22 PM

Very nice buck and story! What county?
Posted By: Black Duck Dog

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 12:27 PM

Awesome!
Posted By: snake oil

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 12:44 PM

Awesome deer..
Posted By: bucksnbass357

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 12:45 PM

Congrats on a fine buck and congrats on your engagement
Posted By: Pope&Young

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Stub
Great story and very gracious of your dad to pass that big boy up so he could enjoy the memories made with you two, congrats to all cheers



cheers
Posted By: Txhunter65

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 01:27 PM

Awesome buck, love the brow tines!
Posted By: Creekrunner

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 01:46 PM

That's what being a dad is all about! Congratulations to all 3 of you, well done. Beautiful buck.
Posted By: Pitchfork Predator

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Creekrunner
That's what being a dad is all about! Congratulations to all 3 of you, well done. Beautiful buck.


Awesome story and post. cheers
Posted By: Lazyman

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 01:57 PM

welcome

Congrats all around...very nice buck
Posted By: titan2232

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 02:05 PM

Damn good buck right there
Posted By: redchevy

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 02:09 PM

Congrats! Great buck

… Just FYI, in my experience they never complain about going hunting or you going pre marriage, that little gold band changes a lot of things and not just hunting! roflmao
Posted By: SnakeWrangler

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by kmon1
Congrats to you both. cheers
Posted By: westtexaswatkins

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 03:00 PM

Congrats man, heck of a buck too wink
Posted By: TheTexasGrin

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 03:02 PM

Bosque County
Posted By: DQ Kid

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by TheTexasGrin
Bosque County


Hidden little county, some nice deer there...
Posted By: Birdboy

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 03:11 PM

Awesome!
Posted By: TheTexasGrin

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 03:27 PM

He was a rare one, never seen a deer with that much mass in that area.
Posted By: SapperTitan

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by txshntr
Outstanding!! Congrats to you both up
Posted By: landsurveyor

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by txshntr
Outstanding!! Congrats to you both up
Posted By: jim1961

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 06:13 PM

Congratulations ! welcome
Posted By: djs303

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 06:13 PM

Heck of a trophy and a definite wall hanger! Congrats to you and your fiance.
Posted By: Mr. T.

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/18/18 06:34 PM

Congratulations to the little lady on a darn nice buck.
Posted By: JCO

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/19/18 04:04 AM

She’s hooked now for sure. Nice story and one to remember every time you see him on the wall.
Posted By: 10pointers

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/19/18 08:57 AM

Congrats to both of you
Posted By: dlrz71

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/19/18 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by txshntr
Outstanding!! Congrats to you both up



cheers Nice work!!
Posted By: el Rojo

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/19/18 04:27 PM

Congrats!
Posted By: texasspazzman

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/19/18 06:57 PM

Congrats! Nice buck!
Posted By: LFF01

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/19/18 07:00 PM

Congratulations to everyone. Nice pic
Posted By: Big_Ag

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/20/18 03:04 AM

Very nice!
Posted By: Txduckman

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/20/18 05:19 AM

Congrats! Awesome deer. Shot my first buck and deer there. Beautiful area.
Posted By: sbushee

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/20/18 12:39 PM

Very nice. Congrats! I grew up in Bosque county. Always had good deer.
Posted By: D Rogers

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/20/18 02:34 PM

Right on man, great buck. Congrats to the lady
Posted By: Trenton

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/22/18 06:53 AM

Congrats!
Great story and pics
Posted By: NDN98

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/22/18 01:47 PM

Congrats to the future Mrs.
Posted By: pop r

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/23/18 03:03 AM

Congrats to both of you!
Posted By: fcr550

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/26/18 11:56 PM

Good looking Deer, good character
Posted By: twdjr

Re: Fiance first wall-hanger - 12/30/18 09:55 PM

Very Nice, Congrats!
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