Maryland 8 pt

[T Sunstone]

Shot this buck Dec 12th late in the afternoon with a Robertson long bow 63# @ 29 20/20 easton

[Chris Surtees]

   

[swp]

       

[Keefer]

Terry, Congrats on a great Buck..Man that is one Big 8 pointer...I'm from Md. myself and just wondered did you get him on the Eastern Shore or over on that other side?    Nice buck and glad to see some Maryland boys other then just "Snuffer" Tony Sanders with  :D  with some deer to show...I was beginning to think that Tony was the only one hunting with stick&string from these parts...God Bless and Great pic...Keefer's <")))><

[pitbull]

Yikes! that is an impressive 8 pt. Congrats!  

[bowhawk archer]

Very nice Terry, congrats!

[Dave Bowers]

Holy moly thats a big 8...congrats  

[stiknstringer]

Awesome 8pt.Was that last December or did you mean Dec.11th

[Keefer]

sticknstringer,, I was wondering the same thing but figured with a buck that nice he must still  have "Buck Fever"   :p   Looks like a good hit too..Was that from the ground?

[Mike Gerardi]

Yep, your face says it all.    Nice looking buck right there!!!!

[tradtusker]

thats a beauty
Congrats

[T Sunstone]

Keefer,  I shot him on the good side of the bay, Calvert co. lol It was from a tree stand.
I must have still had buck fever, I meant the 11TH.  It was 4:00 in the morning I was still wired and couldn't sleep.  
It was the last few minutes of shooting light when this guy jumped a fence but didn't take the trail I needed.  He walked about 20 to 25 yards out but that late I couldn't chance a shot  Too many limbs hanging down and the need to pick a spot.  As he was leaving I put my binoculars on him.  I knew he was a shooter and thought he was an 8 point but I was shaking so bad I couldn't tell if he had 10.  I then hear deer walking to my left coming from the same direction he came from.  He then starts making a circle back towards me and ends up 15 yards in front of me facing the 2 deer that are now walking real slow.  His vitals are just behind a Beech tree six feet in front of me with his head, neck and front legs showing.  I had to lean backwards to get clearance of the tree and started drawing the bow real slow.  I was silhouetted to the 2 deer and was afraid they would see me draw the bow.  It was a hill side and they were just below my level.  This was the slowest I have ever drawn.  I bet it took 12 to 15 seconds to get to full draw and lock in.  I saw the arrow disappear about 10 inches up behind his leg and a few inches back, right where I aimed.  I tracked him 75 yards where he jumped a creek so I backed out and went home to eat dinner.  Picked up the trail 2 hours after the hit and found my arrow about 100 yards in, must have been hanging by the fletching.  It wasn't a bad trail, but we lost it twice where he made left turns.  The second time was in a field and I started getting that sick feeling, a lot of you know what I'm talking about.  My buddy finally picked up the trail where the deer made a sharp left.  Finally found the deer about 150 yards further. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it, but he was still alive 3 hours after the hit.  What are the odds, he died within 3 minutes of us finding him.  The arrow exited right at the color change behind the arm pit just nicking the bottom of the heart, about 1/2 inch slice.  It was probably 600 yards tracking, but just short of 400 yards as the crow flies by Google earth.  To say I was tickled pink would be an understatement.  
I was using a Robertson long bow 63# @ 29 with Easton 20/20 shafts and Eclipse broad heads.

[limbow]

   

WOW! that is a nice 8pt!

Congrats,

Bisch

[unregistered]

Congrats on the gorgeous buck!

[Igor]

Awesome deer!

Great story

Congrats!

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[Hatrick]

Terry, that's an awesome buck!!!

I can see I hunt on the wrong side of the Bay. If that would have been me you would have only seen my teeth in the picture.   :D

[Gatekeeper]

WOW you probably saw him coming from a loooog ways away with that tall rack. Congratulations he is a real looker!  

[Big Ed]

Nice buck!!!

[Pinecone]

Wow!  Congrats on a super buck!

Claudia