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Aggiebowman · 10-18-2006, 10:45 AM

There are times in life and hunting when everything just seems “right”, this particular weekend was one of those. I was invited down by the Bone family to hunt their ranch in South Texas and do some herd thinning with several folks that I consider to be some of my closest friends.

After a couple of successful hunts were in the books by the others in the group I figured that I need to get with the program and stick something to help out the management plan.

Saturday morning found me in a box blind with shoot through vertical windows (as shown)
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on each side over looking a food plot to my north and east and a feeder to my west.
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I spent the majority of the morning in awe at the number of bucks I was seeing.I had several great buck in front of me but there was an awesome 8 that I had my eye on but he was at about 30-32 yards but never gave me a good shot

.......wise move because Mary had her eye on this particular buck!

You can see why!!
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After I turned my eyes from the Big 8, I noticed a huge bodied buck with what looked to be a broken G2 on his left main beam....after further review he didn’t have one at all and definitely fit the management plan! After about 30 minutes of watching this buck run off other bucks and generally act like King Kong, he worked his way into my video frame at 15-18 yards. The comedy of errors that took place with my 275 pound self in that box blind ensued from that point. The large vertical window that I needed to shoot out of was not a possibility because of my chair placement, which left me with one option....shoot out of the small 6” x 6” window on the right side of the blind. To pull off the shot I would have to semi-stand knees bent as shown and make the shot WITHOUT hitting the blind or window!

Like this.....
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Okay now I lean waaaaay left and ensure the buck is in frame...check....draw without being seen...check.....stand, anchor, crouch just a little, find the crease just behind the shoulder, sqeeeeeeeeze the trigger, THWACK!! Right were I wanted it!

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I put my bow on the floor, while watching the buck and grab my camera move it to the window in front of me. He runs for about 100 yards and stops with a WIDE stance and begins to seriously sway!! Makes a few more steps and stops again and then begins to run about another 60 yards or so and ducks in the brush just off the road. The time was 7:50 a.m., I waited until the crew came and got me before getting to as to not spoil Steven’s hunt in a big mesquite just 300 yards to my east.
The crew arrived and Mary and Wade helped me track the buck to the last place I saw him,
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I had a great blood trail but when it got to the fence where I last saw him it stopped!! Wade looked on the west side of the fence while Mary and I tried to see if he may have walked down the fence and crossed elsewhere. Looking at the blood trail I knew the buck had to be dead!! As I searched the road for signs of him crossing again I spotted the white belly of the buck laying just 10 yards off the road. Needless to say I was absolutely elated!! It was my first South Texas buck and he was down and out!! After a few high fives and hugs,
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Wade recorded my LDV and Steven did the honors on the LDP’s.
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The buck aged out at 5½ years and was 190 lbs on the hoof, my heaviest buck taken by a long shot. I’m very proud of the buck, he has a lot of character and I couldn’t be happier with him.

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It was an absolutely awesome weekend, I would like to thank the Bone family, Jamie, Mary, Justin and Travis, for having me at their ranch and Steven, Wade, Casey and Michael for sharing the weekend with me. This was definitely one of the best trips I have ever been on and thanks so much for reading along.

Johnny · 10-18-2006, 10:57 AM

Great video ABM! That's a great looking buck...love the deep chocolate horns on 'em. Congrats!

Tushhog · 10-18-2006, 10:57 AM

great job on the write up! now, get back to work will you.

I'm your boss...so zip it!! Aggiebowman

bearbrewer · 10-18-2006, 10:57 AM

Let me the first to say congrats! Nice buck.

coachwhip · 10-18-2006, 10:58 AM

Nice job as always Jason, love the video and pictures as well. I always wondered if there was much room in those blinds for a bowhunter, I guess we now know, HOW BIG AN OLE BOY ARE YOU????
Congrats again!

Bowhuntinonly · 10-18-2006, 10:58 AM

Congrats on a great management buck.

KRB · 10-18-2006, 11:02 AM

Sweeeeet, Congrats!!!!

Hafernick · 10-18-2006, 11:03 AM

Awesome write and vid. jason. Heck of a shot too. I thought that deer was going to go down. But that shows you how tough a whitetail deer is.

tx10pt · 10-18-2006, 11:13 AM

Nice buck congrats

Clark · 10-18-2006, 11:15 AM

Great buck, video, its all good.
And Steven totally hooked you up on the pics.
Very, very nice.
Congrats

The Manager · 10-18-2006, 11:20 AM

Excellent video and write up. Congrats to all of you for a successful weekend spent with great friends. Can't ask for much more!!!!

happy bowhunter · 10-18-2006, 11:24 AM

Congrats on a great looking 7 point Jason,great writeup as well

aggie2000tx · 10-18-2006, 11:26 AM

Great video. Congrats on the great management buck.

Legdog · 10-18-2006, 11:30 AM

Awesome report. Almost feels like I was there!

Congrats to the Grande Bohemian

Willhunt4food · 10-18-2006, 11:32 AM

Congrats Jason awesome all the way around!!

Admin · 10-18-2006, 11:33 AM

Awesome job on the video, Jason! Very impressive!

I enjoyed the trip, as well. Looking forward to the next one!

Michael

Tex_Cattleman · 10-18-2006, 11:36 AM

Primo video, Machala - and a heck of a deer!

Texastaxi · 10-18-2006, 11:38 AM

Great recap and an AWESOME video.

You are truly blessed to have friends like the Bones and those mad video skills!

Congrats on an awesome hunt!

tx_dropem · 10-18-2006, 11:39 AM

great buck and vid.

Double L · 10-18-2006, 11:40 AM

Nice job on the story and great video Jason. I couldn't believe it when he stopped and started swaying and then threw up his tail and started running. One tough critter is all that I can say. I will bet you were wondering what the heck?

simek · 10-18-2006, 11:44 AM

Bien hecho Bohemian!

Bowwiz · 10-18-2006, 11:45 AM

TOP NOTCH!Congrads and Thanks for sharing Jason!

Rattler · 10-18-2006, 11:46 AM

Jason is my idol! Way to go!

10-18-2006, 12:03 PM

Great shot and a great video dude!

Jamie · 10-18-2006, 12:10 PM

Cool, cool video....

and you're "good people", Jason. We can't wait to have you back.

Oh, and I pounded the doves last weekend at that same spot that your buck fell. You made a good recommendation

woody wood · 10-18-2006, 12:21 PM

Great thread, great pics, great video, great deer. This is the type of Hunting Report I look foward to reading. Congrats.

Deer716 · 10-18-2006, 12:27 PM

Very nice, congrats.

flinger · 10-18-2006, 12:39 PM

Great recap, Congrats!!

Ryan · 10-18-2006, 12:41 PM

Thats how you do it! Great deer and great video.

Stolle · 10-18-2006, 12:53 PM

Great recap and awesome job on the video!!!

furhunter · 10-18-2006, 01:02 PM

sweetness right there!! great job!!

Aggiebowman · 10-18-2006, 01:11 PM

Thanks alot everyone, the LDP's were really my first "quality LDP" that I've ever had, can't thank Steven enough. I tried to play around with a few different camera angles on the outtakes of my draw and I think it turned out well. I likey!

DoubleL, I was wondering what the heck is he doing?.....could have sworn he was going down!

Jamie, I'm glad you dusted the doves there, they really like that little area for some reason.

Thanks again.

Mary · 10-18-2006, 01:13 PM

I like the "heavy breathing" after the shot

Awesome buck, and video, Jason. Certainly was a great weekend!

Aggiebowman · 10-18-2006, 01:26 PM

When I quit the "heavy breathing" I'll put the bow down!

Rsatt · 10-18-2006, 01:26 PM

Great Shot and Video, Jason.

Congrats

Richard M. · 10-18-2006, 01:46 PM

Excellent!

bowhuntertex · 10-18-2006, 01:49 PM

Congrats on a nice management buck. Enjoyed the video.

Brady · 10-18-2006, 01:50 PM

Nice job Machala.

shane2 · 10-18-2006, 02:05 PM

Congratulations again on a nice buck!! Excellent video and great shot!!!

bowmansdad · 10-18-2006, 02:07 PM

That's one tough buck! Like I've been telling you, that 15-18 yd. shot takes all the guess work out of it.

Chuey · 10-18-2006, 02:12 PM

good one ..

Aggiesniper · 10-18-2006, 02:15 PM

Congrats on a great buck. I love the dark horns. They always make the horns look better to me. Enjoyed the story, pics and video...
Congrats again

Devin · 10-18-2006, 02:15 PM

Awesome buck, Jason! Great job on the video as well. Well done ya big Bohemian.

Now, pose that shot stance one more time for me, would ya?

Rackrus · 10-18-2006, 02:26 PM

Nice buck! Loved the pics.

Rudyl · 10-18-2006, 02:31 PM

WOW,WOW,WOW. Great job on the video. Congratulations.

Dave · 10-18-2006, 02:42 PM

Finally I get to see the video.

Great shot Jason and good story. I like the "like this" photo.

TrickyOlGus · 10-18-2006, 02:57 PM

Congrats on the buck Jason. Great shot and video.

I am glad you explained that one picture. You looked just like Casey about ten miles down the road from Bill Miller's Bar-b-que.

Peyton · 10-18-2006, 03:01 PM

Great shot and great video Jason!

How do you like those blinds? I've been looking for some new box blinds. Who makes these? Are they big enough? Are the windows placed well. Can a deer see thru the mesh? Can you block out the mesh behind you?

bdphunt · 10-18-2006, 03:06 PM

Great recap, video and pics. Congrats on a heck of a mature whitetail buck.

Ace · 10-18-2006, 03:21 PM

Congrats Machala! Great Video. Hope to see more during the season.

10-18-2006, 10:45 AM	#1
Aggiebowman Six Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crosby	Big 7 down at Rancho Paraiso! There are times in life and hunting when everything just seems “right”, this particular weekend was one of those. I was invited down by the Bone family to hunt their ranch in South Texas and do some herd thinning with several folks that I consider to be some of my closest friends. After a couple of successful hunts were in the books by the others in the group I figured that I need to get with the program and stick something to help out the management plan. Saturday morning found me in a box blind with shoot through vertical windows (as shown) on each side over looking a food plot to my north and east and a feeder to my west. I spent the majority of the morning in awe at the number of bucks I was seeing.I had several great buck in front of me but there was an awesome 8 that I had my eye on but he was at about 30-32 yards but never gave me a good shot .......wise move because Mary had her eye on this particular buck! You can see why!! After I turned my eyes from the Big 8, I noticed a huge bodied buck with what looked to be a broken G2 on his left main beam....after further review he didn’t have one at all and definitely fit the management plan! After about 30 minutes of watching this buck run off other bucks and generally act like King Kong, he worked his way into my video frame at 15-18 yards. The comedy of errors that took place with my 275 pound self in that box blind ensued from that point. The large vertical window that I needed to shoot out of was not a possibility because of my chair placement, which left me with one option....shoot out of the small 6” x 6” window on the right side of the blind. To pull off the shot I would have to semi-stand knees bent as shown and make the shot WITHOUT hitting the blind or window! Like this..... Okay now I lean waaaaay left and ensure the buck is in frame...check....draw without being seen...check.....stand, anchor, crouch just a little, find the crease just behind the shoulder, sqeeeeeeeeze the trigger, THWACK!! Right were I wanted it! *Click picture for the video of the shot warning* 18.4MB** I put my bow on the floor, while watching the buck and grab my camera move it to the window in front of me. He runs for about 100 yards and stops with a WIDE stance and begins to seriously sway!! Makes a few more steps and stops again and then begins to run about another 60 yards or so and ducks in the brush just off the road. The time was 7:50 a.m., I waited until the crew came and got me before getting to as to not spoil Steven’s hunt in a big mesquite just 300 yards to my east. The crew arrived and Mary and Wade helped me track the buck to the last place I saw him, I had a great blood trail but when it got to the fence where I last saw him it stopped!! Wade looked on the west side of the fence while Mary and I tried to see if he may have walked down the fence and crossed elsewhere. Looking at the blood trail I knew the buck had to be dead!! As I searched the road for signs of him crossing again I spotted the white belly of the buck laying just 10 yards off the road. Needless to say I was absolutely elated!! It was my first South Texas buck and he was down and out!! After a few high fives and hugs, Wade recorded my LDV and Steven did the honors on the LDP’s. The buck aged out at 5½ years and was 190 lbs on the hoof, my heaviest buck taken by a long shot. I’m very proud of the buck, he has a lot of character and I couldn’t be happier with him. It was an absolutely awesome weekend, I would like to thank the Bone family, Jamie, Mary, Justin and Travis, for having me at their ranch and Steven, Wade, Casey and Michael for sharing the weekend with me. This was definitely one of the best trips I have ever been on and thanks so much for reading along. Last edited by Aggiebowman; 10-18-2006 at 10:57 AM.

10-18-2006, 10:57 AM	#3
Tushhog Four Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Atascocita,Tx Hunt In: Crockett, Texas	great job on the write up! now, get back to work will you. I'm your boss...so zip it!! Aggiebowman Last edited by Aggiebowman; 10-18-2006 at 10:58 AM. Reason: Insubordination

10-18-2006, 12:53 PM	#30
Stolle Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring, TX Hunt In: Sutton County	Congrats Great recap and awesome job on the video!!!

10-18-2006, 02:57 PM	#47
TrickyOlGus Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Houston, TX	Congrats on the buck Jason. Great shot and video. I am glad you explained that one picture. You looked just like Casey about ten miles down the road from Bill Miller's Bar-b-que. Last edited by TrickyOlGus; 10-18-2006 at 03:00 PM.

10-18-2006, 10:57 AM	#2
Johnny Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Conroe Hunt In: Montgomery & Madison Counties	Great video ABM! That's a great looking buck...love the deep chocolate horns on 'em. Congrats!

10-18-2006, 10:57 AM	#4
bearbrewer Four Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sugar Land, Texas	Let me the first to say congrats! Nice buck.

10-18-2006, 10:58 AM	#5
coachwhip Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nocona, Texas	Nice job as always Jason, love the video and pictures as well. I always wondered if there was much room in those blinds for a bowhunter, I guess we now know, HOW BIG AN OLE BOY ARE YOU???? Congrats again!

10-18-2006, 10:58 AM	#6
Bowhuntinonly Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Decker Prairie Tx. Hunt In: Decker Prairie Tx.	Congrats on a great management buck.

10-18-2006, 11:02 AM	#7
KRB Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mineral Wells, TX Hunt In: Stephens	Sweeeeet, Congrats!!!!

10-18-2006, 11:03 AM	#8
Hafernick Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Caldwell Hunt In: Schleicher, Menard, Burleson, Lee	Awesome write and vid. jason. Heck of a shot too. I thought that deer was going to go down. But that shows you how tough a whitetail deer is.

10-18-2006, 11:13 AM	#9
tx10pt Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brady Hunt In: Brady	Nice buck congrats

10-18-2006, 11:15 AM	#10
Clark Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austin Hunt In: Collingsworth Co.	Great buck, video, its all good. And Steven totally hooked you up on the pics. Very, very nice. Congrats

10-18-2006, 11:20 AM	#11
The Manager Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tomball, TX Hunt In: Hondo, TX	Excellent video and write up. Congrats to all of you for a successful weekend spent with great friends. Can't ask for much more!!!!

10-18-2006, 11:24 AM	#12
happy bowhunter Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Liberty hill Hunt In: mason county	Congrats on a great looking 7 point Jason,great writeup as well

10-18-2006, 11:26 AM	#13
aggie2000tx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Comanche, Tx Hunt In: Comanche County	Great video. Congrats on the great management buck.

10-18-2006, 11:30 AM	#14
Legdog Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austin	Awesome report. Almost feels like I was there! Congrats to the Grande Bohemian

10-18-2006, 11:32 AM	#15
Willhunt4food Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Otey, TX. Hunt In: Rosharon,TX./ Mason,TX.	Congrats Jason awesome all the way around!!

10-18-2006, 11:33 AM	#16
Admin Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006	Awesome job on the video, Jason! Very impressive! I enjoyed the trip, as well. Looking forward to the next one! Michael

10-18-2006, 11:36 AM	#17
Tex_Cattleman Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dripping Springs Hunt In: ... a Gametamer or Double Bull	Primo video, Machala - and a heck of a deer!

10-18-2006, 11:38 AM	#18
Texastaxi Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West of Houston Hunt In: now accepting invitations!	Great recap and an AWESOME video. You are truly blessed to have friends like the Bones and those mad video skills! Congrats on an awesome hunt!

10-18-2006, 11:39 AM	#19
tx_dropem Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: College Station Texas Hunt In: Lee County	great buck and vid.

10-18-2006, 11:40 AM	#20
Double L Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belton Hunt In: Texas	Nice job on the story and great video Jason. I couldn't believe it when he stopped and started swaying and then threw up his tail and started running. One tough critter is all that I can say. I will bet you were wondering what the heck?

10-18-2006, 11:44 AM	#21
simek Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spicewood, TX	Bien hecho Bohemian!

10-18-2006, 11:45 AM	#22
Bowwiz Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bryan/College Station ,Tx Hunt In: Brazos County Mostly	*TOP NOTCH!Congrads and Thanks for sharing Jason!*

10-18-2006, 11:46 AM	#23
Rattler Banned!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lomax, JN Ranch - Jackson County	Jason is my idol! Way to go!

10-18-2006, 12:03 PM	#24
Bone Buster Guest	Great shot and a great video dude!

10-18-2006, 12:10 PM	#25
Jamie Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wimberley/LaSalle counties	Cool, cool video.... and you're "good people", Jason. We can't wait to have you back. Oh, and I pounded the doves last weekend at that same spot that your buck fell. You made a good recommendation

10-18-2006, 12:21 PM	#26
woody wood Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Richland Hills Hunt In: Cooke County	Great thread, great pics, great video, great deer. This is the type of Hunting Report I look foward to reading. Congrats.

10-18-2006, 12:27 PM	#27
Deer716 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Corpus Christi Hunt In: Duval, McMullen & Goliad	Very nice, congrats.

10-18-2006, 12:39 PM	#28
flinger Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bertram	Great recap, Congrats!!

10-18-2006, 12:41 PM	#29
Ryan Four Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lake Conroe, TX	Thats how you do it! Great deer and great video.

10-18-2006, 01:02 PM	#31
furhunter Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Frankston, TX Hunt In: New York!!!lol	sweetness right there!! great job!!

10-18-2006, 01:11 PM	#32
Aggiebowman Six Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crosby	Thanks alot everyone, the LDP's were really my first "quality LDP" that I've ever had, can't thank Steven enough. I tried to play around with a few different camera angles on the outtakes of my draw and I think it turned out well. I likey! DoubleL, I was wondering what the heck is he doing?.....could have sworn he was going down! Jamie, I'm glad you dusted the doves there, they really like that little area for some reason. Thanks again.

10-18-2006, 01:13 PM	#33
Mary Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kingwood	I like the "heavy breathing" after the shot Awesome buck, and video, Jason. Certainly was a great weekend!