OK I am bragging.....mount pics posted

I wonder if some of that odorous scent you deposited could be bottled and sold for a deer lure - at least you have a buck to brag about. H*ll. I thought the mount you are giving away was impressive :)
 
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Kindly Old Coach said:
46 yards? With a bow?? Jeezis.

Well done, sir.
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Thanks KOC.

But honestly I really should not have attempted the shot, since I KNEW it was beyond my ability to shoot with 100% degree of assurance or very near to that. I took the shot, knowing that I was rolling the dice, and that is nothing to be proud of. :redface:

I am thankful that I got the deer, and that the coyotes did not. I have certainly passed up low percentage shots before...........including a fifteen yard shot at a magnificent ten pointer late last year............in my kill zone but face on to me and not a good shot. This time my emotions got the better of me and I did attempt the shot. The story could have turned out differently, as any experienced bow hunter knows.

Doug
 
Doug said:
I actually have no idea what the rack will score, or even whether it would be scored as a typical or non-typical because of the forked brow tines. But when it comes back from the taxidermist, fellow CGNer Rick Teal has agreed to score it for me - or to point to somebody who lives closer who can score it.

I do not think it is a record book buck. He is my personal best for sure, but there are lots of really big racks out there!

Doug
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Not sure what the latest from P&Y is on equipment, but if your let-off is set at 65% or less, then you should qualify. BTW, I believe that P&Y for Whitetail is still 125". That deer is WAY, WAY over 125! It would be scored as typical, so there would be deductions for unevenness, but it is still well over minimum.
 
Scanner_66 said:
I wonder if some of that odorous scent you deposited could be bottled and sold for a deer lure - at least you have a buck to brag about. H*ll. I thought the mount you are giving away was impressive :)
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Thanks buddy! ;)

Old "Buck" has been a conversation piece since I shot him around 1987 or so. His head hung in all of my offices around the country, and caused quite a stir at my last posting, where I hung all of my taxidermy mounts in my office...... :cool: The tree huggers and left-wingers were all HIGHLY uncomfortable visiting me there....... :p And I am sure his second career with Johnny will be equally memorable!

I have decided to bottle that product under the name "Wild Bears **** in the Woods" and it should be a best-seller. :D

Doug
 
Doug said:
Thanks KOC.

But honestly I really should not have attempted the shot, since I KNEW it was beyond my ability to shoot with 100% degree of assurance or very near to that. I took the shot, knowing that I was rolling the dice, and that is nothing to be proud of. :redface:

I am thankful that I got the deer, and that the coyotes did not. I have certainly passed up low percentage shots before...........including a fifteen yard shot at a magnificent ten pointer late last year............in my kill zone but face on to me and not a good shot. This time my emotions got the better of me and I did attempt the shot. The story could have turned out differently, as any experienced bow hunter knows.

Doug
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I don't know many guys that would have passed on that shot either Doug.

Congrats on the great buck! :cool:
 
crazy_davey said:
I don't know many guys that would have passed on that shot either Doug.

Congrats on the great buck! :cool:
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Thanks. But really, most serious bow-hunters are probably thinking that I did the wrong thing, and they are correct. I did get lucky, for sure, and as I have said, I am thankful for that. I would hope that I have the self-discipline to pass up a similar shot in the future, as I have done in the past. It is VERY hard, when you see something like that buck, to keep one's emotions in check and to do the correct, ethical thing. I am not beating myself up about it, but I recognize as a bow-hunter of twenty-plus years that I did not follow my own self-imposed limits on what should be an acceptable shot.

Doug
 
Doug said:
Thanks. But really, most serious bow-hunters are probably thinking that I did the wrong thing, and they are correct. I did get lucky, for sure, and as I have said, I am thankful for that. I would hope that I have the self-discipline to pass up a similar shot in the future, as I have done in the past. It is VERY hard, when you see something like that buck, to keep one's emotions in check and to do the correct, ethical thing. I am not beating myself up about it, but I recognize as a bow-hunter of twenty-plus years that I did not follow my own self-imposed limits on what should be an acceptable shot.

Doug
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I know some pretty serious bow hunters and I know they wouldn't have passed it up. But most of those guys do practice out to 50 on a regular basis.

Either way I commend you for knowing your limitations and admitting your emotions got in the way of your self imposed ethics. It takes a big man to admit such a thing.

Congrats again!
 
Geezus, nice buck Doug! Nothing like getting them landlocked hand fed ones in close huh? LOL, just kidding. Good job. BTW, is that really you? I dont remember that much beard when we met at the gun show in Perth to swap guns. Maybe I'll let mine grow if thats the kind of deer you get when you let your beard go ZZ Top meets Papa Smurf!;)
 
the spank said:
Geezus, nice buck Doug! Nothing like getting them landlocked hand fed ones in close huh? LOL, just kidding. Good job. BTW, is that really you? I dont remember that much beard when we met at the gun show in Perth to swap guns. Maybe I'll let mine grow if thats the kind of deer you get when you let your beard go ZZ Top!;)
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Hey buddy!

I get the beard and mane trimmed twice a year, generally at Easter and Christmas. Maybe that year the Perth show was closer to Easter? ;)

Doug
 
That's an INCREDIBLE buck Doug, congratulations!

Since you've already asked for absolution regarding the shot you took, I must ask: where did you hit the buck? Was it a through & through?

Other than NOT taking that shot again, what would you do differently? It's great to hear stories like this from lifetime deer hunters.

I laughed when I read the part about tying his antlers to the side. Two years ago my buddy shot a decent mule buck with a HUGE body. When we hung him, we cut his lower legs off, and the knees were touching the ceiling in the garage. His head was laying on it's side on the floor. We figure he went 400 on the hoof, but that's a mule deer. 300lbs strutting around is a BIG whitetail!
 
Doug said:
I would hope that I have the self-discipline to pass up a similar shot in the future, as I have done in the past. ...but I recognize as a bow-hunter of twenty-plus years that I did not follow my own self-imposed limits on what should be an acceptable shot.
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Maybe your self-imposed limits need revising. You called the shot, you made the shot. Twenty-plus years of arrow-flinging, and f*ck knows how many years with rifles in autumn woods, has to count for something when an alert mind is doing the accounting.

Next season, armed with a .505 Gibbs, you might pass up a given shot at ten feet, due to circumstances. And your call will be correct then, too.

Now go make some chili out of that ungulate.
 
Kindly Old Coach said:
Maybe your self-imposed limits need revising. You called the shot, you made the shot. Twenty-plus years of arrow-flinging, and f*ck knows how many years with rifles in autumn woods, has to count for something when an alert mind is doing the accounting.

Next season, armed with a .505 Gibbs, you might pass up a given shot at ten feet, due to circumstances. And your call will be correct then, too.

Now go make some chili out of that ungulate.
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I tend to agree. I'm not an archer or crossbow hunter (the ABA says there's a difference LOL), but if faced with that buck at 400yds, I'd most likely take the shot if the angle was right.

I do practice some at that range, and I'm pretty handy with a rifle, but things can go wrong sometimes.

In Doug's case, it all went right, and that's a successful hunt.
 
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