Gene Wensel Scores BIG (with Pic)

NightHawk · December 30, 2004, 09:58:00 PM

Great job guys

joe skipp · December 30, 2004, 10:04:00 PM

Nice going Gene...a real beauty. I always said not only were you better looking but also the better hunter! (only kidding Barry). Congrats again Gene.

Jake · December 30, 2004, 10:15:00 PM

That is what dreams are made of. Congratulations to Team Wensel. Great Job! Thank you for sharing.

oddan · December 30, 2004, 10:18:00 PM

Kind of looks like Gene. All knorrly headed and all, Congrates and enjoy this memory forever. Its great when a plan comes togather especially when its with your brother. Out Door Dan

B.O.D. · December 30, 2004, 10:19:00 PM

wow!!!! and WOW!!!! that is a HOG!!! way to go GENE!

Joseph · December 30, 2004, 10:26:00 PM

I was talking to Gene a couple of weeks ago about the Africa trip and he mentioned that he was chasing a bigon. I guess he wasn't kidding

Joseph

Dale Hajas · December 30, 2004, 10:48:00 PM

GREAT deer! YOWSA!!!!!!!!

I'll hope for a story about this deer at The United Bowhunters of Pa. Winter Rendevous!!

bayoulongbowman · December 30, 2004, 10:52:00 PM

Barry is more excited than Gene ...lol...I know Im a twin , its a twin thing! cool really cool...mark#78

ya gotta love it!!!

Jim Stewart · December 30, 2004, 10:56:00 PM

That ol' fella's MAGNIFICENT!!! (the deer, Gene...). Congratulations!

Flatstick · December 30, 2004, 10:56:00 PM

That one's big enough to get ol'Gene smiling! CONGRATS to you both on an unbelievable season. He sure looks to be an old timer,,,,,

Hutch · December 30, 2004, 11:03:00 PM

So,,, Do ya take payment plans on that deer school thang?????

MAN, that is one awsome deer!!!

Hutch

Barry Wensel · December 30, 2004, 11:22:00 PM

Thanks to all for the kind words. I won't go into great detail but in a nutshell he was living in a creek bottom and feeding a hidden uncut bean field. We had six treestands set up for him and played musical treestands several days. We got most of the video footage from about fifty yards during the gun season. We don't gun hunt and were scared to death someone would find him and shoot him from across the fence. Our luck held out. I thought it was time to get agressive since a few of the bucks are starting to shed antlers already. I said to Gene I thought if we covered three stands in the timber and had someone that knew what they were doing to gently nudge the bedding area one of us would get a crack at him. My oldest son, Jason, Gene and I got on stand. We had good friend Daryl Kempher do the nudging honors and I must say he did an outstanding job. Not only did my prediction come true but all three of us had him at under 20 yards Tuesday morning. Jason had him at 18 yards and passed him up because it was a frontal shot. I'm really proud of my son as I know a lot of guys who would have taken the shot no matter. The buck then came by Gene at ten yards and he got a deflection. The buck ran by me and I stopped him with a grunt. He slammed on the brakes in the only place I couldn't shoot. Two feet sooner or two feet later would have given me a sucker shot. When he cleared the brush I shot but also got a deflection. Two minutes after he left, I double lunged his wife just to make myself feel better about the miss. Yesterday we duplicated the maneuver and Daryl put him right under Gene's stand. After a questionable hit and a great tracking effort we backed off. This morning Gene got out in front in case he was still alive. I cut the blood trail again and found him dead a hundred yards from where we left him. You probably heard us whooping it up and doing back-flips. Gene was using a Bob Morrison recurve and of all things a Wensel Woodsman broadhead. He has named the buck "Woody". Thanks again to all. BW

Brute killer · December 30, 2004, 11:29:00 PM

Now that's a really nice deer. Congrats, Gene!

Rich Baker · December 30, 2004, 11:33:00 PM

Man I want to be like you guys!!!!!! you guys are awsome!!!! WOW!!!

Gun · December 30, 2004, 11:40:00 PM

WOW, awesome Buck guys! Congratulations Gene. Lots of character on that one!

LAR43 · December 31, 2004, 12:00:00 AM

MAN!! What a beautiful Deer! Many Congrats. You guys really get it done!

My son & I are going out tomorrow for the last gasp try at a 7x7 we've been playing hopscotch with all season.

Larry

MSwickard · December 31, 2004, 12:22:00 AM

Well done boys!!!

Nothing like the fruits of hard work. Sure sounded like alot of fun chasing that fellow around.

Have a Happy New Year.

Dave Bulla · December 31, 2004, 12:35:00 AM

Can I get an AMEN on that!!!!

Congrats to both of you. I've never taken one near that big but I took my best ever while hunting with my older brother on our parents farm about 400 yards from the house. I can still play that one back in my mind like it was yesterday.

Could you show some of the video of him on the hoof on here? Maybe just a 30 second clip or something to give us an idea what it's like to see a deer like that moving around in the woods.

Dang, what a way to end the year!

Richard Saffold · December 31, 2004, 12:48:00 AM

Wow! what kind of steroids do y'all drop into the feed bucket?

Shaun · December 31, 2004, 12:59:00 AM

Nice work fellers. Good thinking to get agressive this time of year. A friend muzzled a mature 8 point two days ago and the antlers went flying when the buck hit the ground. Glad your monster buck's decorations were still on tight.

You might want to get that one mounted. Just a thought...
Shaun