Dandy 8 pointer.

hooligan1 · November 15, 2017, 06:19 PM

Sunday evening just before dark, I had a deer come up behind me as I was setting on the ground on a grassy firebreak road, my adrenalin was pumping hard. To my back where the deer was, is mostly thick bramble, briars, sumac, small trees and tall wild grass so I couldnt see the deer.
I kept my rifle trained down the firebreak thinking any second this scoundrel would emerge and give me a target.
Didnt happen, my adrenaline had run its course, leaving my mouth dry and my body shivering like it was 5 degrees out.
I stood up and vrabbed my fold up chair and started walking up the road towards my son who set at the crossroads watching a 350 yd straight in it. He said, " where the hell you going?", I told him thats it Im done, he said no way old man get back down there and wait til Im done hunting, and I agreed this was best.
I headed back to the spot I had set in since 12 noon, and only a deer sneaking through heavy brush was my only action of the weekend.
As soon as my butt hit ground I saw a deer cross the firebreak at a distance my son and I laser ranged earlier at 236 yds, I slowly got into the prone position, and took the safety off and waited, only a second went by and the deer again made his way across the road. I took aim at 1" behind his shoulder and squeezed the round off, and saw him jump and run at the shot.
I had the awareness, (for some reason) to pick up my empty brass which laid smoking about arms length away.
I stood up and headed down the break, the only light I had was my phone, and so the scouring for blood began, I searcged the road for what seemed like 15 mins when my son walked down on me holding a bright flashlight, so now were looking with 2 lights.
My son told me he heard the deer get hit, and then run and crash, but still we found no blood until we walked 20 yds further down than what Id thought the impact took place,.
We headed down the other side of road and I found a huge blood spatter and told Chris my son, to shine over here I got blood. It wasnt long before we could smell him and then found him.
He was an 8 point, maybe 2 1/2 years old, maybe Taylorce1 could post his picture later for me,.
But I didnt take him with my latest build, I took him with a rifle I had purchased and traded back in the early 90's.
Its a MarkX, .270 winchester, shooting 150 grn Btips from Nosler and a stout load of Magpro, cool hunt, 148 lbs of venison on the ground, and I had to dress the deer in total darkness as my son went back to car for deer buggy........never forget it, the hunt that I almost gave up on, but my son said no.......pretty cool...

2damnold4this · November 15, 2017, 07:54 PM

Congrats!

Scorch · November 15, 2017, 10:05 PM

Good job! Tenderloins for dinner!

Jbotto · November 15, 2017, 11:28 PM

Awesome story! Congrats on your buck!

FrankenMauser · November 15, 2017, 11:50 PM

Making meat, one cartridge at a time!

GeauxTide · November 16, 2017, 07:59 AM

Eggggcellent

doofus47 · November 16, 2017, 11:10 AM

congrats!

FrankenMauser · November 16, 2017, 02:47 PM

Hooligan's photo:

(I had to crop out some leaf clutter to stay under file size limits.)

NHSHOOTER · November 16, 2017, 03:10 PM

Great job, remember, patience is a virtue. When I have decided to call it quits from my stand I always stay another 15 mins..just in case..

hooligan1 · November 16, 2017, 04:08 PM

Thanks Frankenmauser!
The little red spot behind the shoulder is where I held my crosshairs in the prone position.
Ive been hunting whitetail deer since 1978, and killed them regularly since 1985, my patience comes and goes, but that shivering was relentless.
After all said and done my son thinks he has one up on me....

Mr. Hill · November 16, 2017, 09:20 PM

Good shot and nice buck.

hooligan1 · December 10, 2017, 07:30 AM

We had a mess of Bacon wrapped backstraps that had some jalapeno slices inside the butterfly last night.
These dudes were thick, juicy and a real crowd pleaser.
Cant wait until the next mess is on the grill.....yummmmmmmmy!!

thallub · December 10, 2017, 08:13 AM

Congrats on the nice buck.

FrankenMauser · December 10, 2017, 04:34 PM

Jealous.
I had reheated gumbo.

Rangerrich99 · December 10, 2017, 04:50 PM

Nice buck!

2damnold4this · December 10, 2017, 07:30 PM

Bacon wrapped backstrap with jalapeno sounds great! I'm glad you had a good time with your son hunting and your family while eating. : )

Tallest · December 11, 2017, 10:14 AM

That is very nice buck taken with an excellent shot!

hooligan1 · December 13, 2017, 06:37 AM

My #2 son that was with me on that hunt, has this deers head skinned and will boil it today to render a beautiful European mount.
I gave him this head because he has already traded me out of all my other ones, except my biggest rack,,,,its only a matter of time before he gets that one too...

November 15, 2017, 06:19 PM	#1
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Dandy 8 pointer. Sunday evening just before dark, I had a deer come up behind me as I was setting on the ground on a grassy firebreak road, my adrenalin was pumping hard. To my back where the deer was, is mostly thick bramble, briars, sumac, small trees and tall wild grass so I couldnt see the deer. I kept my rifle trained down the firebreak thinking any second this scoundrel would emerge and give me a target. Didnt happen, my adrenaline had run its course, leaving my mouth dry and my body shivering like it was 5 degrees out. I stood up and vrabbed my fold up chair and started walking up the road towards my son who set at the crossroads watching a 350 yd straight in it. He said, " where the hell you going?", I told him thats it Im done, he said no way old man get back down there and wait til Im done hunting, and I agreed this was best. I headed back to the spot I had set in since 12 noon, and only a deer sneaking through heavy brush was my only action of the weekend. As soon as my butt hit ground I saw a deer cross the firebreak at a distance my son and I laser ranged earlier at 236 yds, I slowly got into the prone position, and took the safety off and waited, only a second went by and the deer again made his way across the road. I took aim at 1" behind his shoulder and squeezed the round off, and saw him jump and run at the shot. I had the awareness, (for some reason) to pick up my empty brass which laid smoking about arms length away. I stood up and headed down the break, the only light I had was my phone, and so the scouring for blood began, I searcged the road for what seemed like 15 mins when my son walked down on me holding a bright flashlight, so now were looking with 2 lights. My son told me he heard the deer get hit, and then run and crash, but still we found no blood until we walked 20 yds further down than what Id thought the impact took place,. We headed down the other side of road and I found a huge blood spatter and told Chris my son, to shine over here I got blood. It wasnt long before we could smell him and then found him. He was an 8 point, maybe 2 1/2 years old, maybe Taylorce1 could post his picture later for me,. But I didnt take him with my latest build, I took him with a rifle I had purchased and traded back in the early 90's. Its a MarkX, .270 winchester, shooting 150 grn Btips from Nosler and a stout load of Magpro, cool hunt, 148 lbs of venison on the ground, and I had to dress the deer in total darkness as my son went back to car for deer buggy........never forget it, the hunt that I almost gave up on, but my son said no.......pretty cool... __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

November 15, 2017, 10:05 PM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Good job! Tenderloins for dinner! __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

November 15, 2017, 11:50 PM	#5
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Making meat, one cartridge at a time! __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

November 16, 2017, 11:10 AM	#7
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	congrats! __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.

November 16, 2017, 04:08 PM	#10
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Thanks Frankenmauser! The little red spot behind the shoulder is where I held my crosshairs in the prone position. Ive been hunting whitetail deer since 1978, and killed them regularly since 1985, my patience comes and goes, but that shivering was relentless. After all said and done my son thinks he has one up on me.... __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

November 15, 2017, 07:54 PM	#2
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	Congrats!

November 15, 2017, 11:28 PM	#4
Jbotto Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2010 Location: MN Posts: 437	Awesome story! Congrats on your buck!

November 16, 2017, 07:59 AM	#6
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,423	Eggggcellent

November 16, 2017, 03:10 PM	#9
NHSHOOTER Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2012 Location: Concord NH Posts: 1,002	Great job, remember, patience is a virtue. When I have decided to call it quits from my stand I always stay another 15 mins..just in case..

November 16, 2017, 09:20 PM	#11
Mr. Hill Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2015 Posts: 384	Good shot and nice buck.

December 10, 2017, 07:30 AM	#12
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	We had a mess of Bacon wrapped backstraps that had some jalapeno slices inside the butterfly last night. These dudes were thick, juicy and a real crowd pleaser. Cant wait until the next mess is on the grill.....yummmmmmmmy!! __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

December 10, 2017, 08:13 AM	#13
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	Congrats on the nice buck.

December 10, 2017, 04:34 PM	#14
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Jealous. I had reheated gumbo. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

December 10, 2017, 04:50 PM	#15
Rangerrich99 Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2014 Location: Kinda near Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,254	Nice buck!

December 10, 2017, 07:30 PM	#16
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	Bacon wrapped backstrap with jalapeno sounds great! I'm glad you had a good time with your son hunting and your family while eating. : )

December 11, 2017, 10:14 AM	#17
Tallest Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2016 Location: West of the Atlantic Posts: 418	That is very nice buck taken with an excellent shot! __________________ Matthew "All men are ignorant. The topics of our ignorance may vary, but the nature of the world is that no man may know everything." ~ R Jordan

December 13, 2017, 06:37 AM	#18
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	My #2 son that was with me on that hunt, has this deers head skinned and will boil it today to render a beautiful European mount. I gave him this head because he has already traded me out of all my other ones, except my biggest rack,,,,its only a matter of time before he gets that one too... __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

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