Wed Mid-Day Report

On Tuesday evening, I had 4 bucks below the pond Hi-Rise stand.  One button buck, one four point, one decent six point, and a very respectable 9 point.  I elected to pass on the 9 pointer - tough call.  I had him out for 30 minutes and studied him.  I changed my mind 12 times.  I think I made the right decision.  One of the other hunters may get a chance at him tonight.

At last light, Kristen had 3 deer come into the turnips below the new Hi-Rise.  BB was sure that one was a nice buck.  It was pretty dark and Kristen didn't have her glasses on (sunglasses don't help).  She took a shot and appears to have had a clean miss.  Almost the same spot where Dave missed the night before.

This morning I hunted the ridge stand and didn't see anything.  BB hunted the valley and saw a small 4 point.  I got down at about 9:00 and walked the bottom up toward BB and Leo (in the Hi-Rise) in order to try to push something towards them.  At 9:15 Leo had a buck break out of the treeline and he had to spin from one window to another to get on it.  He didn't have time to get a rest and he took an offhand shot.

Leo watched the buck and he was hit but he ran across the driveway and down into the woods.  He found a good blood trail and we all came to help track.  We followed a good blood trail for 200 yards and then it just stopped.  We fanned out and looked and didn't see anything for quite awhile.

Then I spotted him right by the atv trail below the barn.  He's a nice 9 point but he had 3 broken tines. 

 Here's Leo with him.  He had made a good shot thru both shoulders and a lung.  Amazing how far he ran after being hit that hard.

He measured 18.5" spread. Has an interesting twisty G-2.

This is rumored to be the Xmas card picture this year.

Here's a trailcam of this buck on 11/21 with rack intact.

Same buck on 11/23 after losing a fight and having 3 tines broken. 

Gutting in process.

Final cleanup.

Tale of the tape - almost 156 pounds field dressed.

BB is taking an early flight tonight to avoid the ice storm.  He needs to be back for a wedding.