Missouri Hunt Stories 2008

[bowhunterfrompast]

Talked to a friend of mine this evening. She killed a monster of a buck with her recurve opening day of bow season.

I told her to come on Tradgang and show it off. We will have to wait and see if she will.

[BMOELLER]

Richard,  Her name wouldn't be Denise Williams?  I saw a photo at Rogers Sporting goods of a lady that killed an absolute beast opening day with a recurve.

[Onestringer]

I have a picture of Doris's buck and I have got to hold the rack in my hands.

[rg176bnc]

Keep this at the top.  I got a heart breaker to tell.  I did get pics though, he's a whopper.

[BMOELLER]

Tap tap tap.....     We're waiting.

[bowhunterfrompast]

Doris Williamson is the bowhunter that shot the buck opening day.

Brian Peterson is the taxidermist doing the mount.

I will let Doris put up a pic, since I promised I would not.

[BMOELLER]

I hope she does.  You gotta see it.  Big and non-typical.

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by rg176bnc:
Keep this at the top.  I got a heart breaker to tell.  I did get pics though, he's a whopper.

[bowhunterfrompast]

ttt

[rappstar]

lets see her buck!

[Gray Buffalo]

where is it???????????????????

[rg176bnc]

Im going to start on the pic.  My comp is super slow right now, then I'll start on the story.

[rg176bnc]

Went to Central KS. w/ my friend on our annual whitetail hunt the week before Thanksgiving.  Ive only been here 4-5 times and I have seen whoppers every trip.  About 3 yrs ago I had a 170" in at 12 yds and he managed to slip away.  I was freaking heart broke.  On to this year.

The first day out it was obvious the rut was done.  Although the weather was harsh 20 degrees or so and really windy.  Not a single deer and this is deer country for sure.  Day 2 in the morning I saw zip again.  That after noon I decided to drive around some other places and see what was up.  Saw several deer and 1 10pt that was about 150" chasing a doe. It was encouraging.  

The 3rd day still zero deer on the stand.  Unbelievable!! Im overlooking deep trails littered w/ so many tracks thier almost hard to tell whos who.  About 11am I cant stand it anymore, time to make my own luck.  I bail out of the stand and head down stream.  I had been hunting the upper end of a bottle neck on a river.  The week b4 my buddy Ed had seen 2 bucks across the river from him (where Iam now) chasing a doe. Both over 180"  Im headed to where he last saw them.  

I get down there and decide to rattle and see what happens.  I smack the antlers together and within seconds a doe bounds over the levee and running for deer life!  No shot she hits the river and is gone.  For people who have never been hear a little insight. When doe's get chased out here there is almost no getting away, they are runnin for their life!  I wait abit and still no buck.  I decide to head to where she came from I ease around the end of the levee and see some dozer piles.  My thoughts go to bunnys!!
I get an arrow out and start scanning the brush ahead.  I see something odd and all I see is a rack in the brush w/ 6 points on one side about 50 yds away.  I havent been quiet for sometime now so Im sure hes dead.  I think to myself someone shot this deer last week and didnt say anything. I take 2 steps and then it moves.  Holy @#% hes alive!!!!...and has no clue I even exist!!!

[Gatekeeper]

 

Wind is obviously in your favor sooooo... you tucked yourself in someplace and can called to him and added a tending buck grunt right?

Slow start to your hunt but this event sure made up for it! Great story Robert.

 

[BMOELLER]

Sounds exciting so far. Don't let up!

[rg176bnc]

Having a bit of trouble w/ photobucket.  Wind is definatly in my favor.  Blowing left to right about 15mph.  I get to within 22yds. Thats as close I can dare to manage.  Im within 22 yds of an 11pt monster that Im guessing at 185" or so.  Believe it or not Im not even shaking!!  I get myself ready.  I decide to myself Im gonna wait for him to stand on his own.  I get to waiting and I decide to chance a couple of pics. I get 3 and he still is just enjoying the day in his little hiddy hole.   I ck the time and Ive now been here for 1hr!  

Finally he starts to get a little nervous stands up and looks dead at me.  In the pic he appears to be facing the right.  When he gets up he is facing left and has the branch in the pic above going right across the top of his vitals. Now I know Im screwed.  He jumps over the dozer pile and out of my life forever!   Q@#$%^#@$^@$%&

I was comfortable w/ the shot distance, but I wasnt sure I could miss the limb, so I held off.  What a magnificent beast.  I was totally awe struck when he stood.  Im sure he was less than 5yrs old to boot!

[Dave Bulla]

C'moooooonnnnnnn photobucket!!!!

[BMOELLER]

I guess you didn't have a shot at him in his bed?  It is definately awesome when you can get close to those giants.

[Gatekeeper]

Great story Robert thanks for sharing. That one hour probably felt like a life time. It is cool that you got that close to him and spend that long around him undetected.

[rg176bnc]

All I could see was the top of the skull up.  Photobucket is failing me still.