My fall has been a little slow this year with a new kiddo in our family. I had a chance at a doe earlier this fall and missed badly so when this buck came by tonight I decided not to pass him up. I actually had a thought rush through my mind about a post that Whip put on the board several weeks about about not trophy hunting or worrying about managing deer as much as just having fun. Tonight was a great night to be out and I really enjoyed the sit. I daydreamed back to some of my previous hunts instead of constantly scanning the woods for a deer. It was laid back and relaxed. I took Whip's advice.
Low and behold I looked up after daydreaming and saw this buck. He messed around in the overgrown summer wheat field and then headed for the small food plot that I had raked into the ground earlier this fall. I took him while he was still walking and he barely flinched as he ran underneath my stand and then stopped on the other side as if to figure out what had happened. I snapped these pictures as he was starting to wobble. If you look close you can see the entry wound behind the shoulder blade.
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Dead on his feet as it only took about 30 seconds for him to fall.
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This knife was given to me by my brother for my birthday from Doug Campbell. The knife is made of osage and cherry from our parents farm. Doug made Andrew a mirror image knife from the same pieces of wood. Pretty darn cool and it worked great skinning out this buck.
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As hard as traditional bow hunting can be, it is also so satisfying. Especially when you get to take the gifts given and put them to good use. Thanks again bro.
Chris
Congrats on a fine deer.....
Congrats. That's some great pics. Pretty dang fast of you to think about snapping a shot of the deer before he fell.
Congrats! Great buck and story. You had to be quick on the draw to get those pics.
Mark
Nice buck there Chris!
Chris
Very good shot indeed! Glad to see picture of you with harness on. Doug's knives are the best....Doc
Congrats Chris!<><
Fantastic hunt.
real nice,congrats!
Great deer, great pics. Congrats.
Nice buck!
congrats
Great job!!
awesome , good job :0)
Congrats Chris, cool pics and glad the knife got the job done. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great Story! That's a nice buck! cool pic of the wobblin whitetail.
:archer:
David
Very Nice!! A great story! :thumbsup:
Nice pics and a great story too! Way to go!!
congrads on a nice buck! when you least expect it, it happens...
World class stuff right there. Congrats.
Indeed, its all about fun and enjoyment.
Awesome photos.
Dropped the string and whipped out the camera too :scared: I'd be so shook up my pics probably wouldn't come out,lol. Great pics and good buck :thumbsup:
WAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOO!
Congrats Bro! Those are awesome pics! I am so proud of you. This is what it is all about. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Wow! Isn't that cool!!
Good stuff bud...congrats :notworthy:
You're on a roll,keep it going :clapper:
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Love this post Chris and I agree,
Glad you were able to share these pics, they sure are good therapy for me. Taking Joe's advice is evident, a wonderful man with alot to offer TG with his posts. Wonderful company to be around too!
And speaking of another with so much to offer, that Mr. Campbell sure knows how to put his God given gifts to use.... another gorgeous knife and a very thoughtful gift from your brother Andrew....a treasure forever.
Thanks again for sharing :)
Good job! Gee, did have any trouble tracking him? :-p
Congrats! :thumbsup:
Good job Chris!!!
Sweet stuff!!! Great job! :thumbsup:
Congrats! Sweet knife to work on a sweet buck!
Chris.....Salutations and CONGRATULATIONS, from NC. Charlie can't hook up so we'll work around minor issues..........vance and Lam"0"
CHRIS, great shot, pics,buck ,bro,its all right there!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nice job Chris!
Way to go with the quick kill. :clapper:
You are right today was a great day.
Congrats Chris! Looks like that extreme is still working well for you.
congrats! I love it when they drop in sight :)
Thanks for all the kind words guys. A lot of fun taking the pictures and the turned out better than I thought.
Chad, the Zipper has really become my go to bow. I had the finish redone on the riser so it looks a little different (more like your riser).
Doug..Andrew told me he initally wanted two different knives and it was you who suggested the mirror image version. I think they are a great pair. Now we will see if Andrew and I can bloody them both down at our parents farm near Rogersville, MO this next weekend with a bowhunt during gunseason. May even be able to talk Charlie Lamb into a visit.
Take care all.
Chris
Nice job and pics!!!
Great job.
Way to go Chris, awesome pics!
Very cool story... and soem sage advice in there.
Thanks for letting us come along.
That is awesome Chris! How cool - a pic BEFORE the deer hits the ground. Wow! Now you need to get that slacker brother of yours out in a tree!
Norb
very cool. especially like the self portrait from the stand with the deer in the background. congrats
Nice pics and Shot!!!!
By the way where did you get the vest you are wearing? I've been looking for one of those for years.
Congrats!!!!!!! :bigsmyl:
Now that is what traditional bowhunting is all about. What a great story. Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: Congrats. :thumbsup:
Congratulations. That sounds like a great hunt all around.