September 29 at 7 am presented a situation too good to pass up.  This 187# 8 pointer walked toward my tree stand with the wind in my favor.  As he went behind the white pine branches I had to decide to shoot before he would emerge broadside at 9 yds.  My brother, who is dealing with health issues,  has not been able to hunt this fall. The night before this hunt he encouraged me to shoot a buck so he could be in on the recovery.  As the deer walked out from behind the pine boughs, my 51# Big River longbow was at full draw and anchored.  Upon release, my bow arm stayed up, I watched my arrow slip through the spot I starred at like warm butter.  The deer ran off at half speed with sounds of brush breaking...seconds later a thump. I look down to see my orange fletched Victory Carbon Trad buried into the base of a white pine.  The Zwickey Delta 2 blade in front of a 620 grain 23% FOC arrow was blood soaked.  Waiting  a half hour, I replay the event over and over.  Easy tracking led me 50yds to the 3 1\2 year old.  Calling my brother out to track the "unrecovered" buck made it my most memorable deer.

Congrats to the both of you !

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Thank you.

Congratulations!!

Congrats to you, and best wishes for your brother!!!!

Bisch

That's a stud!

Great buck , Congrats sir...

,,Sam,,,

That's a stud, congrats

Now THATS a big Nort' Countree Buck! What a beauty! Congrats on that Heavy deer!!

Congrats.

Excellent buck!

Oh man that's a hawg of a buck! 
Congrats

Way to go! What a deer!

Congratulations on a beautiful buck!

Way to go!

That's a dandy. Congrats

Good Job, Great Shot!  That thing is a Brute.

Great Buck!