hunter drew
Well-Known Member
A buddy of mine sent me this e-mail back in Oct....Thought ya would like to check it out....
> Well guys here he is!
>
> Cole's notes of the hunts
>
> Saturday morning- saw buck feeding out in field with 3 other bucks,
watched
> him for over 1 hr in my spotting scope, got some pictures through the
> vortex, which are attached. I knew from the first second I saw him he
was a
> true giant but never had him pinned at what he actually scored! I
watched
> him bed down, went in for the sneak through the standing flax, Got
within 43
> yards but when he stood up he walked straight away and I had no shot
with
> the bow.
>
> Saturday night, went back to the field just to make sure he was still
around
> and he was right where I saw him last. Left him for the night
>
> Sunday morning- Went out with Mike Gebhard and he was in the same
field and
> the night previous, waited over an hour for him to bed once he did, we
> tried the stalk again, well we did get in closer, got within 32 yards
waited
> a bit and he stood up and did it to me again, walked straight away! NO
> SHOT!!! My heart sank for a second time in 2 days ! What an amazing
buck
> to watch at 32 yards!
>
> Monday morning - I had to be responsible for a couple days and go
harvest so
> I did a drive through the area on the way to the farm and he was again
in
> the same field! There was no wind so it wasn't as hard leaving him
there to
> go harvest.
>
> Tuesday - WINDY and I was harvesting!!!
>
> Wednesday - planned on going to office in AM then harvesting in PM but
I had
> to try and find him if I could, I was more then a little consumed by
this
> buck! Well he was in the same field again, he was the most predictable
buck
> I have ever seen, which I was good with. I again spent some quality
time
> with my vortex spotting scope. This time I made sure I knew which way
he
> bedded down so I would be broadside when he stood up. I left my truck
at
> 8:15 and went for the stalk. Half way in the smaller buck with him
stood
> up and ate for a bit so I layed down and let him bed up again. Well
this
> time I got to 28.5 yards and he had no clue I was there, wind in my
face,
> laying broadside to me, now just the patience game, he put me to the
test,
> I was there for over 2.5 hrs kneeling in mud waiting for him to stand.
The
> smaller buck got up again and milled around for probably 20 minutes
then the
> moment of truth, he finally stood up! I was ready and drew and put an
arrow
> in him!
> He didn't go 130 yards and 5 minutes later he was dead, I didn't get
back
> to the truck till 12:45 so safe to say I didn't make it to the office
or
> harvesting at all that day.
>
> He was one of those deer that actually grew as I walked up to him!
> Gross non typical score - 259 1/8
> Gross typical frame - 211 7/8
> Net typical frame - 207
> Total net non typical - 254 4/8
> Well guys here he is!
>
> Cole's notes of the hunts
>
> Saturday morning- saw buck feeding out in field with 3 other bucks,
watched
> him for over 1 hr in my spotting scope, got some pictures through the
> vortex, which are attached. I knew from the first second I saw him he
was a
> true giant but never had him pinned at what he actually scored! I
watched
> him bed down, went in for the sneak through the standing flax, Got
within 43
> yards but when he stood up he walked straight away and I had no shot
with
> the bow.
>
> Saturday night, went back to the field just to make sure he was still
around
> and he was right where I saw him last. Left him for the night
>
> Sunday morning- Went out with Mike Gebhard and he was in the same
field and
> the night previous, waited over an hour for him to bed once he did, we
> tried the stalk again, well we did get in closer, got within 32 yards
waited
> a bit and he stood up and did it to me again, walked straight away! NO
> SHOT!!! My heart sank for a second time in 2 days ! What an amazing
buck
> to watch at 32 yards!
>
> Monday morning - I had to be responsible for a couple days and go
harvest so
> I did a drive through the area on the way to the farm and he was again
in
> the same field! There was no wind so it wasn't as hard leaving him
there to
> go harvest.
>
> Tuesday - WINDY and I was harvesting!!!
>
> Wednesday - planned on going to office in AM then harvesting in PM but
I had
> to try and find him if I could, I was more then a little consumed by
this
> buck! Well he was in the same field again, he was the most predictable
buck
> I have ever seen, which I was good with. I again spent some quality
time
> with my vortex spotting scope. This time I made sure I knew which way
he
> bedded down so I would be broadside when he stood up. I left my truck
at
> 8:15 and went for the stalk. Half way in the smaller buck with him
stood
> up and ate for a bit so I layed down and let him bed up again. Well
this
> time I got to 28.5 yards and he had no clue I was there, wind in my
face,
> laying broadside to me, now just the patience game, he put me to the
test,
> I was there for over 2.5 hrs kneeling in mud waiting for him to stand.
The
> smaller buck got up again and milled around for probably 20 minutes
then the
> moment of truth, he finally stood up! I was ready and drew and put an
arrow
> in him!
> He didn't go 130 yards and 5 minutes later he was dead, I didn't get
back
> to the truck till 12:45 so safe to say I didn't make it to the office
or
> harvesting at all that day.
>
> He was one of those deer that actually grew as I walked up to him!
> Gross non typical score - 259 1/8
> Gross typical frame - 211 7/8
> Net typical frame - 207
> Total net non typical - 254 4/8
