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mzurovec · 11-03-2009, 10:22 AM

First Post!

Me and my dad have had a great season this year. I shot my 4 1/2 year old 10 point on the evening of 10/9/9. He came in with 3 other deer, and the slicktrick took him out before he knew what hit him. He nearly made P&Y at 121 7/8", but he is my largest buck to date with gun or bow.

On Halloween, me and my dad decided to hunt together in one of our 25 foot tower stands that has two seats up on top that we built especially to video out of. As we approached the stand, we saw there were 3 deer under the feeder. From 160 yards, we hunkered down and glassed and realized that a particular buck my dad had been wanting to shoot was under the feeder eating. He was a buck that we had pictures of last year on the game cameras, and he had grown into a great looking animal. After watching for about forty minutes, two of the bucks started to mosey off across a large field that is adjacent to the feeder, and the buck my dad wanted started to work its way off in another direction through the brush. After they had cleared out, we decided to approach the blind just out of sight in a thick treeline, and after about five minutes we were at the stand. After sitting in the stand for about an hour, the feeder went off, and with it came a really nice looking 3.5 year old 8 point. He's going to be a biggun one day if he can make it a couple of more years. After watching him eat, a momma cow and calf came in. The calf was standing under the feeder, and had scared off the young 8 point. After the calf had been attempting to eat the corn for about 10 minutes, we caught a glimpse of a doe busting across a clearing about 30 yards behind the feeder. About 50 yards behind her was the buck we wanted. As he crossed, eyeing the corn, the calf charged after him and scared him into the brush (watch video 1). Me and my dad were about ready to send that calf to the slaughter! A few minutes later, the doe that the buck was courting was ready to come in for some corn, but once again, the calf chased her off! It was very nerve racking and upsetting to say the least. Finally, the calf sprinted off to be with momma, and thankfully the doe had been hungry enough to stick around. Shortly after the doe came to the feeder, the big 8 worked his way into eat. We watched him for a couple of minutes until he turned broadside enough for the shot. With a slightly quartering shot at 20 yards, my dad drew and made his shot. He hit him a little bit back, but I felt like it still looked like a lethal shot. 40 yards later, he was on the ground. It was the first hunt I had every videoed, and I did not expect to get such a huge adrenaline rush! It felt like I had just shot the deer.

It has been a great season, and it was really a special Halloween!

Definitely check out the youtube, which is attached, or search "marshall productions bowkill". The calf is in the first, the shot is in the second (3:03 into it), and the recovery is the third.

Thanks yall, and good luck out there!

BNUTZ KILLIN · 11-03-2009, 10:43 AM

good deal. looks like lots of fun.

kaos1 · 11-03-2009, 10:50 AM

tpost · 11-03-2009, 10:56 AM

nice deer

Ron · 11-03-2009, 11:07 AM

Great story and some really nice bucks. Congratulations.

texag87 · 11-03-2009, 11:07 AM

congrats.....nice write up

Richardcranium4 · 11-03-2009, 12:05 PM

Good read...
Great job...

Czechoholic · 11-03-2009, 12:22 PM

Two thumbs up on the two blanco bruisers!
Congrats.

shilohman · 11-03-2009, 12:25 PM

It's nice when dad and son get that good of bucks. Good job

JaMan · 11-03-2009, 12:35 PM

Congrats on two really nice Blanco County bucks.

Big AU · 11-03-2009, 01:12 PM

Very Nice Buck! Great Kill!

tomcat3030 · 11-03-2009, 01:39 PM

Congrats!

bho0351 · 11-03-2009, 03:16 PM

I guess I have some work to do to catch up with you two. Too bad I wasn't there with you guys. Maybe next time. Darn nice bucks

Bowshark · 11-03-2009, 03:24 PM

Very nice job on the write up and Video

Big Spec · 11-03-2009, 03:30 PM

Very nice, congrats to you both

switchback33 · 11-03-2009, 04:06 PM

Congrats to both you and your dad on a couple of fine deer.

Brannon74 · 11-03-2009, 04:14 PM

nice deer. congrats

bowmansdad · 11-03-2009, 07:41 PM

Congratulations to you and your dad!

happy bowhunter · 11-03-2009, 07:45 PM

Two nice bucks,congrats to you both

Leonhogboy · 11-03-2009, 09:00 PM

Congrats to you both on the nice bucks and the video work.

TXArrowSlinger · 11-04-2009, 10:59 AM

Excellent job on the write up, the video, and especially two nice Blanco bucks!

coach_stew · 11-04-2009, 11:06 AM

congrats!

trapper · 11-04-2009, 01:26 PM

Congratulations! That's 2 NICE Bucks!

porkchop · 11-04-2009, 01:54 PM

congrats on the bucks, nice job

Target-panic · 11-04-2009, 02:13 PM

Nice, Congrats.

bdphunt · 11-04-2009, 03:03 PM

Nice video and congrats on the bucks.

Bisch · 11-04-2009, 08:24 PM

Congrats to both of you! You need to do something about the noise that camera makes when you zoom in and out. That would spook a "big one" I would think.

Congrats again,

Bisch

parker · 11-04-2009, 08:31 PM

very nice couple of bucks, congrats

JMG · 11-04-2009, 08:48 PM

Congrats to the both of you. Very nice bucks.

jaxx · 11-04-2009, 09:14 PM

congrats

bruzer30 · 11-04-2009, 09:20 PM

nice job

mzurovec · 11-04-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bisch

Congrats to both of you! You need to do something about the noise that camera makes when you zoom in and out. That would spook a "big one" I would think.

Congrats again,

Bisch

It's really strange actually, and everyone who I've watched the video with has said the same thing. That is the first time to use that camera for video, and the sound is actually the camera itself auto-refocusing. Now it sounds very loud on the video, but when you are actually using it, it is just barely audible. The camera is actually a regular digital camera that was meant just for regular photos, but it can take up to 30 minutes worth of video. All in all, it did a pretty decent job, and hopefully that tiny bit of noise doesn't spook the big daddy one day!

nimrodtracy · 11-05-2009, 06:28 AM

Great report

Brotherbill · 11-05-2009, 06:54 AM

Nice congrats.

Hollywood · 11-05-2009, 07:52 AM

Marshall, did you not upload the calf video ? I have to go find that one.

airbornehunter · 11-05-2009, 08:43 AM

great job on the bucks!

mzurovec · 11-05-2009, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollywood

Marshall, did you not upload the calf video ? I have to go find that one.

I didn't post the calf one, but it's pretty funny to watch. Search on youtube "marshall productions bowkill", and it oughta be the first one.

reggiehayes · 11-05-2009, 03:42 PM

Great deer, congrats to both of you

ajavelina · 11-05-2009, 05:30 PM

congrats

Porterhouse · 11-05-2009, 06:25 PM

great video, congrats to both of you

ZZ Pops · 11-05-2009, 06:27 PM

Congrats on two very nice deer!

Sasquatch Ag 95 · 11-05-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Czechoholic

Two thumbs up on the two blanco bruisers!
Congrats.

x2

Oneway · 11-05-2009, 09:42 PM

Laying the Smack down, Good Job!

Hollywood · 11-06-2009, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mzurovec

I didn't post the calf one, but it's pretty funny to watch. Search on youtube "marshall productions bowkill", and it oughta be the first one.

That calf was crazy silly, he is full of himself, just ran right after that doe & buck.

letsgoboys8204 · 11-06-2009, 09:47 AM

nice bucks congrats and great job on the video

ttu1997 · 11-11-2009, 12:58 PM

Nice buck

redfish76 · 11-11-2009, 01:32 PM

Very nice.

rjtkdplus · 11-11-2009, 02:16 PM

Nice bucks! Congrats!

11-03-2009, 10:22 AM	#1
mzurovec Four Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin Hunt In: Blanco, Burnet	2 Great Blanco County Bucks, 10/9 and 10/31 First Post! Me and my dad have had a great season this year. I shot my 4 1/2 year old 10 point on the evening of 10/9/9. He came in with 3 other deer, and the slicktrick took him out before he knew what hit him. He nearly made P&Y at 121 7/8", but he is my largest buck to date with gun or bow. On Halloween, me and my dad decided to hunt together in one of our 25 foot tower stands that has two seats up on top that we built especially to video out of. As we approached the stand, we saw there were 3 deer under the feeder. From 160 yards, we hunkered down and glassed and realized that a particular buck my dad had been wanting to shoot was under the feeder eating. He was a buck that we had pictures of last year on the game cameras, and he had grown into a great looking animal. After watching for about forty minutes, two of the bucks started to mosey off across a large field that is adjacent to the feeder, and the buck my dad wanted started to work its way off in another direction through the brush. After they had cleared out, we decided to approach the blind just out of sight in a thick treeline, and after about five minutes we were at the stand. After sitting in the stand for about an hour, the feeder went off, and with it came a really nice looking 3.5 year old 8 point. He's going to be a biggun one day if he can make it a couple of more years. After watching him eat, a momma cow and calf came in. The calf was standing under the feeder, and had scared off the young 8 point. After the calf had been attempting to eat the corn for about 10 minutes, we caught a glimpse of a doe busting across a clearing about 30 yards behind the feeder. About 50 yards behind her was the buck we wanted. As he crossed, eyeing the corn, the calf charged after him and scared him into the brush (watch video 1). Me and my dad were about ready to send that calf to the slaughter! A few minutes later, the doe that the buck was courting was ready to come in for some corn, but once again, the calf chased her off! It was very nerve racking and upsetting to say the least. Finally, the calf sprinted off to be with momma, and thankfully the doe had been hungry enough to stick around. Shortly after the doe came to the feeder, the big 8 worked his way into eat. We watched him for a couple of minutes until he turned broadside enough for the shot. With a slightly quartering shot at 20 yards, my dad drew and made his shot. He hit him a little bit back, but I felt like it still looked like a lethal shot. 40 yards later, he was on the ground. It was the first hunt I had every videoed, and I did not expect to get such a huge adrenaline rush! It felt like I had just shot the deer. It has been a great season, and it was really a special Halloween! Definitely check out the youtube, which is attached, or search "marshall productions bowkill". The calf is in the first, the shot is in the second (3:03 into it), and the recovery is the third. YouTube - Marshall Productions Bowkill Part 2 Thanks yall, and good luck out there! Attached Images __________________ Bowtech Extreme VFT Easton ST Axis Slicktricks Trophy Ridge Micro Alpha V5 Trophy Ridge Dropzone Doinker

11-03-2009, 12:05 PM	#7
Richardcranium4 Spike Join Date: Sep 2008	Good read... Great job... __________________ Name used to be Grasshopper, but I was away from the site too long. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-03-2009, 12:35 PM	#10
JaMan Four Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: McDade Hunt In: Duval County, Bastrop County	Congrats on two really nice Blanco County bucks. __________________ 08' General 27" 62#, BoDoodle, Extreme, Gold Tips, ditched the Montecs and shootin "Rage" now so far just big bloody holes....let'em bleed....

11-03-2009, 03:24 PM	#14
Bowshark Six Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas	Very nice job on the write up and Video __________________ "The trouble with Socialism is, sooner or later you run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher:

11-03-2009, 03:30 PM	#15
Big Spec Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Round Rock, TX Hunt In: Lampasas, Robertson & Zavala County	Very nice, congrats to you both __________________ Bow Tech General Vaportrail rest Spot Hogg Hunter Easton FMJ 400's G5 Montec 100

11-03-2009, 10:43 AM	#2
BNUTZ KILLIN Six Point Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Flower Mound Hunt In: Clarendon	good deal. looks like lots of fun.

11-03-2009, 10:50 AM	#3
kaos1 Four Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tomball Hunt In: Fayette County	nice

11-03-2009, 10:56 AM	#4
tpost Six Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alto, TX Hunt In: Houston,Cherokee,Anderson counties	nice deer

11-03-2009, 11:07 AM	#5
Ron Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ennis Hunt In: USA, Navarro County and S.E.Kansas	Great story and some really nice bucks. Congratulations.

11-03-2009, 11:07 AM	#6
texag87 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aggieland, Texas	congrats.....nice write up

11-03-2009, 12:22 PM	#8
Czechoholic Four Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fayette County Hunt In: Fayette & Blanco Counties	Two thumbs up on the two blanco bruisers! Congrats.

11-03-2009, 12:25 PM	#9
shilohman Four Point Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: KERRVILLE, TX Hunt In: Kerr Co.	It's nice when dad and son get that good of bucks. Good job

11-03-2009, 01:12 PM	#11
Big AU Six Point Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Crowley, TX Hunt In: Mason, TX	Very Nice Buck! Great Kill!

11-03-2009, 01:39 PM	#12
tomcat3030 Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Weatherford Hunt In: All over the great state of Texas	Congrats!

11-03-2009, 03:16 PM	#13
bho0351 Four Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lometa, TX Hunt In: Blanco, TX/Lometa, TX	I guess I have some work to do to catch up with you two. Too bad I wasn't there with you guys. Maybe next time. Darn nice bucks

11-03-2009, 04:06 PM	#16
switchback33 Four Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dripping Springs,Tx	Congrats to both you and your dad on a couple of fine deer.

11-03-2009, 04:14 PM	#17
Brannon74 Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort worth Hunt In: sw oklahoma	nice deer. congrats

11-03-2009, 07:41 PM	#18
bowmansdad Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Baytown, Texas	Congratulations to you and your dad! __________________ Mathews Switchback XT "If you miss your spot, it's not the bow". To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-03-2009, 07:45 PM	#19
happy bowhunter Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Liberty hill Hunt In: mason county	Two nice bucks,congrats to you both __________________ Everyone Brings Joy Here Some When They Enter Others When They Leave

11-03-2009, 09:00 PM	#20
Leonhogboy Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austin Hunt In: Coryell Co.	Congrats to you both on the nice bucks and the video work. __________________ Hogboy KAP2010 16 dead pigs. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. and my 1st stink pig To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-04-2009, 10:59 AM	#21
TXArrowSlinger Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Killeen/Harker Heights!!! Hunt In: Ft. Hood and anywhere possible!!!!	Excellent job on the write up, the video, and especially two nice Blanco bucks! __________________ Southern by Birth...BowHunter by the Grace of God! 2009 Diamond Black Ice : To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-04-2009, 11:06 AM	#22
coach_stew Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sugar Land TX Hunt In: Schleicher County areas 5,6 and 7	congrats!

11-04-2009, 01:26 PM	#23
trapper Four Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Johnson City, TX	Congratulations! That's 2 NICE Bucks!

11-04-2009, 01:54 PM	#24
porkchop Four Point Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Forney,Tx Hunt In: Crow,Tx	congrats on the bucks, nice job

11-04-2009, 02:13 PM	#25
Target-panic Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Columbia	Nice, Congrats. __________________ Russell Davis

11-04-2009, 03:03 PM	#26
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11-04-2009, 08:24 PM	#27
Bisch Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Georgetown,Tx	Congrats to both of you! You need to do something about the noise that camera makes when you zoom in and out. That would spook a "big one" I would think. Congrats again, Bisch __________________ Practice before the hunt and you will not even think about it when it's crunch time. Traditional Bowhunters of Texas Life Member Lone Star Bowhunters Association Life Member Bastrop County Bowhunters Member Hill Country Bowhunters Member

11-04-2009, 08:31 PM	#28
parker Four Point Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX/ Houston, TX Hunt In: Duval County	very nice couple of bucks, congrats __________________ Mathews Switchback XT Gold Tip 5575 125gr. Muzzy Phantoms

11-04-2009, 08:48 PM	#29
JMG Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corpus Christi Hunt In: McMullen	Congrats to the both of you. Very nice bucks.

11-04-2009, 09:14 PM	#30
jaxx Six Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas	congrats

11-04-2009, 09:20 PM	#31
bruzer30 Four Point Join Date: Oct 2009	nice job

11-05-2009, 06:28 AM	#33
nimrodtracy Four Point Join Date: Mar 2009	Great report

11-05-2009, 06:54 AM	#34
Brotherbill Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006	Nice congrats.

11-05-2009, 07:52 AM	#35
Hollywood Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oak Hill Hunt In: Lavaca, Live Oak, Duval	Marshall, did you not upload the calf video ? I have to go find that one. __________________ Bowtech 101 st. Airborn Vaportrail Limbdriver Easton Epic Spitfire 100 gr Tobacco ( Copenhagen ) free since 2000 I will take character over inches any day! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Joey~AP

11-05-2009, 08:43 AM	#36
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