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Big Mike M · 12-16-2018, 04:34 PM

After watching him for several years, I finally pulled the trigger on my first drop tine buck. He has looked different every year since he was 3 years old. His rack looked really unusual the last 2 years (see my previous thread titled “what happened to this buck”).

The hunt started out a little late Friday evening. My 8 yr old daughter and I didn’t get in the stand until 3:50. Feeders go off at 4:00. We got settled in a deer started slowly coming out. Had several young bucks and does eating in the senderos with no sign of rut. About 4:45 a mature 10 pt walked out under my east feeder. He’s a 150 class type deer that I will most likely let one of my other lease members shoot later in the year. Finally about 5:30 my buck showed up. He walked in from behind the feed pen and jumped right in to eat out of the trough. He always came in this way. After watching him eat for 15 minutes he finally decided to check a doe in front of the pen. I couldn’t shoot him in the pen without taking a chance hitting a hog panel. When he was about to jump out, I told my daughter to be still so I can take the shot. He jumped out and stopped broadside right in the middle of the sendero. I squeezed the trigger on my trusty weatherby mark V 7 mag. The recoil shook the stand but I could tell he was hit good. I watched him hunch over and take off in the brush. I looked at my daughter and told her I got. She was still watching down the sendero and said I just saw him fall. I looked back and their he was laying dead in the sendero. He ran in the brush and came back out 40 yards closer to me then fell over. What luck because he ran into some of the thickest brush and cactus on the ranch. A priceless moment with my daughter. She was so excited that she was with me when it all happened. He was 7.5 years old and ended up scoring 172 4/8. I’m sure that I will never get a chance to ever shoot another buck with this much character.

Cst018 · 12-16-2018, 04:40 PM

Awesome buck! Congrats

Bowtech38 · 12-16-2018, 04:42 PM

Pretty dang cool

Tedshell · 12-16-2018, 04:44 PM

Nice buck and nice your daughter was there for the memories!

kruppa24 · 12-16-2018, 04:45 PM

Kewl buck, congrats

deerwatcher51 · 12-16-2018, 04:45 PM

Nice buck, congrats to you.

Bone Thug · 12-16-2018, 04:47 PM

Heck of a cool buck!!!! Big congrats on the drop tine....

meathunter · 12-16-2018, 04:47 PM

That is one awesome buck!

Antlers86 · 12-16-2018, 04:56 PM

Awesome!!!! Congratulations

bps3040 · 12-16-2018, 05:24 PM

Nice buck! Congrats

BrokenJ · 12-16-2018, 05:52 PM

172! Wow great buck!

DallasCoon12 · 12-16-2018, 06:09 PM

Very nice!!

Big Mike M · 12-16-2018, 07:22 PM

Thanks everyone.

Crazy Horse · 12-16-2018, 07:41 PM

i dont care what he scores, i love that buck! congrats!

happy bowhunter · 12-16-2018, 07:55 PM

Great Buck ,Congrats,Love the rack on That one

DUKFVR · 12-16-2018, 07:59 PM

Congrats! Super buck.

dbpredator · 12-16-2018, 08:01 PM

Awesome buck! Congrats!

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topher · 12-16-2018, 08:29 PM

Great character!

88 Bound · 12-16-2018, 08:46 PM

A buddy of mine was at that ranch on a mgmt hunt this weekend and sent me a pic of that buck. I had no idea a TBHer took him. Congrats!

Big Mike M · 12-16-2018, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 88 Bound

A buddy of mine was at that ranch on a mgmt hunt this weekend and sent me a pic of that buck. I had no idea a TBHer took him. Congrats!

Thanks. Was your buddy the guy that shot the huge 7 pt? I met a few new guys that hunt in a different pasture at the check in station.

Jabsabmab · 12-16-2018, 09:07 PM

Awesome deer. Congrats to you.

ttaxidermy · 12-16-2018, 09:13 PM

That is a awesome looking buck.. Congrats!!!!

Mike Fangman · 12-16-2018, 09:32 PM

Super cool buck, congrats.

bowhunt3 · 12-16-2018, 09:34 PM

Congrats

Lawhunter · 12-16-2018, 09:37 PM

That sure is a dandy

Horn a holic · 12-16-2018, 09:48 PM

Cool buck!

Briar Friar · 12-16-2018, 09:57 PM

Funky awesome headgear! Congrats on the buck.

oscare66 · 12-16-2018, 10:26 PM

Good harvest

Acameron52 · 12-16-2018, 10:39 PM

Nice!!

Mexico · 12-16-2018, 10:57 PM

One cool deer!!

Chrishen · 12-16-2018, 11:09 PM

super cool deer! congrats

castlegaphunter · 12-16-2018, 11:14 PM

172..................

JeffK · 12-16-2018, 11:40 PM

Congrats! Cool deer

Big Mike M · 12-17-2018, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by castlegaphunter

172..................

He broke off 3”s on his left G3.

TildenHunter · 12-17-2018, 12:54 PM

Congrats!

Big Mike M · 12-17-2018, 08:35 PM

Thanks everybody.

Slew · 12-17-2018, 08:42 PM

Congrats! He's wild looking!!

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BTLowry · 12-18-2018, 07:44 AM

Congrats

Any idea what caused the crazy growth? Any injuries discovered after he was down?

Big Mike M · 12-18-2018, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BTLowry

Congrats

Any idea what caused the crazy growth? Any injuries discovered after he was down?

I did not notice anything. He looked pretty healthy. I talked to a neighbor Saturday that saw him several times through the years and he had a picture of him with his entire V mesh cottonseed feeder attached to his rack. Evidently he hooked it while feeding and it got stuck. This was after the season 2 years ago. He carried the entire mangled v mesh feeder on his head until he shed. I’m thinking something happened during that time to mess him up last year for sure. 2 years ago he probably hooked the v mesh and damaged one side.

Bryan11 · 12-18-2018, 08:23 AM

Amazing buck, glad you and your daughter got to experience that together!

coach51 · 12-18-2018, 08:28 AM

Great Buck....Congrats.

MDemel · 12-18-2018, 08:48 AM

Awesome Buck!!!

Pstraw · 12-18-2018, 09:07 AM

That's a good looking buck. Congratulations!

TX_Hoghunter · 12-18-2018, 09:10 AM

Wild looking deer. Congrats.

-john

bowhunter_2 · 12-20-2018, 10:52 AM

What did you end up aging him at?

venado · 12-20-2018, 10:58 AM

That is a really cool looking buck and the picture is excellent, congratulations.

BuckBass79 · 12-20-2018, 11:09 AM

Definitely one to be proud of, congrats

88 Bound · 12-20-2018, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Mike M

Thanks. Was your buddy the guy that shot the huge 7 pt? I met a few new guys that hunt in a different pasture at the check in station.

No sir he killed the high-horned 8 with the flyer off his G2.

Big Mike M · 12-20-2018, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowhunter_2

What did you end up aging him at?

7.5

Encinal · 12-24-2018, 04:39 PM

Nice buck!

12-16-2018, 04:34 PM	#1
Big Mike M Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: Duval County west of Freer	My first drop tine buck After watching him for several years, I finally pulled the trigger on my first drop tine buck. He has looked different every year since he was 3 years old. His rack looked really unusual the last 2 years (see my previous thread titled “what happened to this buck”). The hunt started out a little late Friday evening. My 8 yr old daughter and I didn’t get in the stand until 3:50. Feeders go off at 4:00. We got settled in a deer started slowly coming out. Had several young bucks and does eating in the senderos with no sign of rut. About 4:45 a mature 10 pt walked out under my east feeder. He’s a 150 class type deer that I will most likely let one of my other lease members shoot later in the year. Finally about 5:30 my buck showed up. He walked in from behind the feed pen and jumped right in to eat out of the trough. He always came in this way. After watching him eat for 15 minutes he finally decided to check a doe in front of the pen. I couldn’t shoot him in the pen without taking a chance hitting a hog panel. When he was about to jump out, I told my daughter to be still so I can take the shot. He jumped out and stopped broadside right in the middle of the sendero. I squeezed the trigger on my trusty weatherby mark V 7 mag. The recoil shook the stand but I could tell he was hit good. I watched him hunch over and take off in the brush. I looked at my daughter and told her I got. She was still watching down the sendero and said I just saw him fall. I looked back and their he was laying dead in the sendero. He ran in the brush and came back out 40 yards closer to me then fell over. What luck because he ran into some of the thickest brush and cactus on the ranch. A priceless moment with my daughter. She was so excited that she was with me when it all happened. He was 7.5 years old and ended up scoring 172 4/8. I’m sure that I will never get a chance to ever shoot another buck with this much character. Attached Images

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12-16-2018, 04:40 PM	#2
Cst018 Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Huntsville Hunt In: Kimble	Awesome buck! Congrats

12-16-2018, 04:42 PM	#3
Bowtech38 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Belton	Pretty dang cool

12-16-2018, 04:44 PM	#4
Tedshell Six Point Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Tolar Hunt In: Hood,Stonewall,Kansas,Colorado	Nice buck and nice your daughter was there for the memories!

12-16-2018, 04:45 PM	#5
kruppa24 Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: gholson, tx Hunt In: Concho	Kewl buck, congrats

12-16-2018, 04:45 PM	#6
deerwatcher51 Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Brenham & Richland Springs Hunt In: Richland Springs & Washington on the Brazos	Nice buck, congrats to you.

12-16-2018, 04:47 PM	#7
Bone Thug Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Angelo, TX Hunt In: Irion County	Heck of a cool buck!!!! Big congrats on the drop tine....

12-16-2018, 04:47 PM	#8
meathunter Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Helotes Hunt In: anywhere invited	That is one awesome buck!

12-16-2018, 04:56 PM	#9
Antlers86 Associate Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Athens Hunt In: Jack/Coleman/Henderson	Awesome!!!! Congratulations

12-16-2018, 05:24 PM	#10
bps3040 Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Spring,Texas Hunt In: West Texas, Dryden area, Forestville, Canada	Nice buck! Congrats

12-16-2018, 05:52 PM	#11
BrokenJ Ten Point Join Date: May 2012	172! Wow great buck!

12-16-2018, 06:09 PM	#12
DallasCoon12 Four Point Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Kerrville Hunt In: Kerr County, México	Very nice!!

12-16-2018, 07:22 PM	#13
Big Mike M Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: Duval County west of Freer	Thanks everyone.

12-16-2018, 07:41 PM	#14
Crazy Horse Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2011 Hunt In: Kerr & Lavaca County	i dont care what he scores, i love that buck! congrats!

12-16-2018, 07:55 PM	#15
happy bowhunter Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Liberty hill Hunt In: mason county	Great Buck ,Congrats,Love the rack on That one

12-16-2018, 07:59 PM	#16
DUKFVR Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sorry Azz Houston Hunt In: San Saba,TX	Congrats! Super buck.

12-16-2018, 08:01 PM	#17
dbpredator Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Sumner Tx Hunt In: Lamar county	Awesome buck! Congrats! Sent from my LG-M327 using Tapatalk

12-16-2018, 08:29 PM	#18
topher Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Princeton Hunt In: Eastland County	Great character!

12-16-2018, 08:46 PM	#19
88 Bound Ten Point Join Date: May 2014 Location: San Antonio Hunt In: Sutton/Val Verde/Edwards	A buddy of mine was at that ranch on a mgmt hunt this weekend and sent me a pic of that buck. I had no idea a TBHer took him. Congrats!

12-16-2018, 09:07 PM	#21
Jabsabmab Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Oct 2016	Awesome deer. Congrats to you.

12-16-2018, 09:13 PM	#22
ttaxidermy Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brazoria county Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia	That is a awesome looking buck.. Congrats!!!!

12-16-2018, 09:32 PM	#23
Mike Fangman Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Hunt In: Ranger & Granbury	Super cool buck, congrats.

12-16-2018, 09:34 PM	#24
bowhunt3 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Tx Hunt In: Medina County, Bandera County	Congrats

12-16-2018, 09:37 PM	#25
Lawhunter Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2017	That sure is a dandy

12-16-2018, 09:48 PM	#26
Horn a holic Eight Point Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Lindale, Texas Hunt In: Antlers, Oklahoma	Cool buck!

12-16-2018, 09:57 PM	#27
Briar Friar Ten Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: Texas Hunt In: San Gabriel, Colorado and Rio Grande watersheds	Funky awesome headgear! Congrats on the buck.

12-16-2018, 10:26 PM	#28
oscare66 Spike Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alice,TX,America Hunt In: Benavides,TX	Good harvest

12-16-2018, 10:39 PM	#29
Acameron52 Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Lewisville Hunt In: Coleman	Nice!!

12-16-2018, 10:57 PM	#30
Mexico Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Clear Lake Tx Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx	One cool deer!!

12-16-2018, 11:09 PM	#31
Chrishen Four Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Hunt In: Throckmorton, Parker, Wise county	super cool deer! congrats

12-16-2018, 11:14 PM	#32
castlegaphunter Eight Point Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Austin,tx Hunt In: Upton, Crane County	172..................