#3030484 - 11/12/12 11:48 PM
8pt Down in Ky!!
|
rem270
16 Point
Registered: 11/15/02
Posts: 17388
Loc: south fulton
|
Offline
|
|
Been hunting this deer for 2 days. Got 1 pic of him in i believe it was late Aug or very early September. That was the only pic we had of him so he kind of got put on the back burner because we were getting pics of some more good ones. Early mz my dad killed the biggest one we had on cam, then saturday evening had the 9pt we had on cam come in. Could have shot him at 75yds in some thick woods but decided to pass because i couldnt get a real good look at him. 20 mins later my brother killed him. That same evening my dad seen this buck. But hes tagged out and couldnt kill him 
So yesterday morning i hunted where Dad had seen him. Hunted my ground blind in a grass field on the edge of a pine thicket. Seen a few does that was it. Hunted a stand in the woods close to the pine thicket yesterday evening and seen one doe.
This morning i woke up at 3:30 and it was raining and windy. I thought i can go sit in my blind but i will still get wet because of the wind. So i went back to bed. Woke up at 7, looked out it was barely sprinkling. Big 8's text me and said deer were moving, so i jumped in the truck and headed out. Stopped and had breakfast and pulled up at my hunting spot at 8:30. I had just stepped out of the truck and seen him come from the powerline on us and cross the rd. I hurried got ready and climbed in the stand by the pine thicket where he came from hoping hed circle around. Seen 2 small bucks at 10, and at 11:30 my breakfast hit me and i had to hi tail it back to the truck
After that Flipped a coin as to go to my ground blind or another shooter house we had. Best out of 3 and my ground blind won the bet. Was settled in about 12. Seen my first deer at 3:50, a spike. 20 mins later a 3pt, 10 mins after that 2 does. Then at 4:50 i seen him sneaking up the edge of the woods heading to my salt lick, or to a scrape right beside it. Dont know which one because i didnt give him time to get there. I knew it was him as soon as i seen him. He was walking at a steady pace, I stopped him, he looked at me, i said good g2, g3s and brows. Boom. Dropped in his tracks and never moved another muscle.
8pt, 17 1/2 inside spread, 21.5" main beams, 10.5" g2's, 8" g3's. Taped him at 135.5. My 2nd biggest buck to date.
Got a nice taxidermy bill for the yr with my 132" 11pt in Tn and now this one. But hey its worth it 
Been a great year of hunting so far.Today started my 2 week vacation, this is the 2nd year in a row that i tagged out on first day of vacation. Will probably head to Jackson and hunt with my cousin this weekend. Sorry for the long read. Hope yall enjoyed.
Edited by rem270 (11/13/12 12:18 AM)
_________________________
NO1 Greater- Ky Wildcats!!
Its not what happens in life, but how you react to it that matters.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
#3030487 - 11/12/12 11:54 PM
Re: 8pt Down in Ky!!
[Re: rem270]
|
Eric Kilby
8 Point
Registered: 04/06/06
Posts: 1644
Loc: Tellico Plains
|
|
Offline
|
|
congrats
_________________________
Right here in the forest i will find true happiness, the happiness that will not be contaminated by the mind of man.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3030513 - 11/13/12 03:21 AM
Re: 8pt Down in Ky!!
[Re: Eric Kilby]
|
wrightk2
4 Point
Registered: 09/25/11
Posts: 190
Loc: Maryville,TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Great deer!! Congrats!!
_________________________
May God bless & protect you each time you go out in His Creation!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3030517 - 11/13/12 03:23 AM
Re: 8pt Down in Ky!!
[Re: wrightk2]
|
rabbit hunter
12 Point
Registered: 03/04/10
Posts: 6306
Loc: Beech Bluff, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Congrats buddy....That's awesome
_________________________
GO VOLS
"THE GRILL MASTER"
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3030536 - 11/13/12 04:28 AM
Re: 8pt Down in Ky!!
[Re: rabbit hunter]
|
muskyhunter
4 Point
Registered: 02/06/08
Posts: 388
Loc: fentress
|
|
Offline
|
|
nice!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3030543 - 11/13/12 04:34 AM
Re: 8pt Down in Ky!!
[Re: Nimrod777]
|
Wrangler95
16 Point
Registered: 11/28/02
Posts: 11507
Loc: Celina,Tn
|
|
Offline
|
|
Very nice,congrats!
_________________________
Psalms 37:16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3030558 - 11/13/12 04:58 AM
Re: 8pt Down in Ky!!
[Re: Wrangler95]
|
htnseymour
8 Point
Registered: 09/26/11
Posts: 1183
Loc: sevier county Tn
|
|
Offline
|
|
Sweet man, that is worth tagging out right there
_________________________
The impossible takes just a little bit longer
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3030581 - 11/13/12 05:38 AM
Re: 8pt Down in Ky!!
[Re: htnseymour]
|
Hawk
TnDeer Old Timer
12 Point
Registered: 09/03/99
Posts: 6148
Loc: west tenn.
|
|
Offline
|
|
Two good ones for you. Congratulations.
_________________________
"Sometimes it's not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don't mean."
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3030583 - 11/13/12 05:41 AM
Re: 8pt Down in Ky!!
[Re: Hawk]
|
Inkstainz
8 Point
Registered: 08/23/12
Posts: 1408
Loc: Memphis, Tennessee
|
|
Offline
|
|
Congrats that's another nice buck
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: RUGER, Unicam, gtk, Tennessee Todd, Lakeland Charlie, Cuttin Caller, CBU93, stretch, Outdoor Lady, TurkeyBurd, MAN, Bobby G
|
12113 Members
38 Forums
116004 Topics
1412657 Posts
Max Online: 756 @ 11/20/12 09:10 AM
|
|
|
The TnDeer.Com Deer Talk Forum is for Tennessee Deer Hunters by Tennessee Deer Hunters. If you enjoy using our Talk Forum and would like to contribute to help in it's up-keep. Just submit your contribution by clicking on the DONATE button below and paying with PayPal or a major credit card. Any amount is much appreciated. Thanks for your support!
|
|
|
