Late Season Big 9

[Species8472]

Played hooky from work this afternoon and went hunting with my son and ended my deer season. Headed out around 130pm and set up about 2:20 pm. I am not usually a fan of selfies but at some point I decided to take pic of my shooting lane and the camera happened to be in selfie mode and when I saw how crazy I looked I just couldn't resist:

This is the pic I was trying to take:

You can just see the limb of my Excalibur Micro 335.

At 3pm this guy came strolling by:

Pre-Tag:

Tagged:

He field dressed 209 lbs for an estimated live weight of 265 lbs.

 

[bbobie]

nice buck congrats

 

[FLHTCUI]

I think he woulda been bigger if you hadnt let the air outta him
Thought I was looking at a Sasquatch for a second there too

Nice Buck,
Thanks for sharing.
Rob

 

[WhelanLad]

Wild Critter!

sweet deer

haha
WL

 

[cdn1canhunt]

Congrats on a great buck.

 

[Sakoman .308]

I just had my first yeti sighting
Just Kidding, That is a fine Buck Sir, Congratulations

 

[freddyfour]

What a thick rack, that's a nice big deer!

 

[Butcherbill]

Damn that's a nice buck, congrats!

Good looking beard as well man.

 

[GOUMFACH]

You do look crazy !! Heck of a nice deer !!

 

[Grizzly Adams]

You do look crazy !! Heck of a nice deer !!

Kinda reminds me of Rasputin, RA RA, Lover of the Russian Queen. Is a nice deer.

Grizz

 

[TaylorJW]

March,,..? Maybe April .?

 

[GOUMFACH]

Kinda reminds me of Rasputin, RA RA, Lover of the Russian Queen. Is a nice deer.

Grizz

 

[PEKS]

Nice Buck, Great Hunting, Cheers

 

[MiG25]

Well done!

 

[fratri]

That is a great looking deer.
Congrats

 

[KMG Canada]

Congrats on a fine deer!

 

[FLHTCUI]

Ok, so there was no bite.
What brand head did you use?
Did you find it after the through and through?
Some of us lead chuckers need to see the weapons of such mass destruction.
Rob

 

[Species8472]

Ok, so there was no bite.
What brand head did you use?
Did you find it after the through and through?
Some of us lead chuckers need to see the weapons of such mass destruction.
Rob

Weapon of choice was an Excalibur Micro 335 Nightmare. Used 16.5 inch factory Excalibur carbon bolts (I think they are re-branded Eastons) tipped with 125 grain Montec G5 fixed blade broadheads. I searched for the bolt and head but no luck - lost in the snow until next spring. Shot was at 22 yards slight quartering towards. Double lung pass thru. Deer went about 125 yards before piling up. Snow made for easy tracking. I was sitting on the ground in full snow camo hiding behind a blown down tree that provided good cover and a nice shooting rest. Blow down was at the top of small ravine that was probably 25 feet higher than where the buck was when I shot him.

The bow:

 

[M12shooter]

Big old boy aint he...the deer that is...) I book off work now and then for hunting as I'd rater be sick and work and getting payed for it...