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bowhunter1023
10-30-2006, 08:37 AM
It is here boys!!!

Now you would probably expect me to say I shot one with a thread title like that, or write about a close encounter. Well, I had an encounter, I just didn't have my bow in my hand.

I was gone for Halloween parties all weekend and we got back late yesterday. So I elected to check my cameras and do some quick scouting for my 4 days off coming up. I got all that done and it was the perfect time to drive home and see deer.

I was driving down the road and I was slowing down because I was approaching and corn field and a soy bean field that have a 20 foot wide strip of timber in between them. I always see deer in either field. I looked off to my left and say horns right away.

I slammed on the brakes and wipped it into the access road. I jumped out and got my video camera. I got back on the road and parked in the middle of the 2-lane highway...Nowhere to pull off...And got about 2 min. worth of fotage.

He was bird-dogging a doe right out of that strip. He is a 20-inch wide main frame 10-point. Has probably 12-inch G-2's and 8-inch G-3's. He had one brow that was 8-inches or so. I think he had some kickers too. His next was swollen big time. Massive, massive deer.

I believe that this is the biggest deer I have ever seen in the wild and I got some good fotage of him. I will try to get it up on youtube.com soon.




epe
10-30-2006, 08:56 AM
Give us the link if you get it up.. I will down for 5 days starting the 4th to hunt washington county.. Up near lowell and right outside of marietta..

bowhunter1023
10-30-2006, 09:02 AM
epe...you will be close to me. You should have some good hunting I really don't think the weather can get any better than its gonna be from Wednesday to Monday. I think I am taking Thursday off now to make it a 5 day weekend.

whitesnake
10-30-2006, 11:29 AM
Hey thats awsome, let me know what the link is when you get it up. I went out Sunday evening had 7 does come in on me, but never presented a shoot and no bucks. I was hoppen to see a buck come in. Well good luck to everyone sounds like the rut is comin on strong.
Whitesnake

countyroad
10-30-2006, 12:36 PM
I've seen 4-5 dead bucks along 71 between Columbus and Wooster in the last 3 days.

bowhunter1023
10-30-2006, 02:28 PM
Pulled this from the video. Kinda hard to tell how big he really is, but take my word that there isn't a guy here that would let him walk. He is a main-framed 10 with at least 2 kickers.

http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/502/339_Buck.jpg

jbrown
10-30-2006, 08:31 PM
very nice buck... great footage i'll bet. i wouldn't go as far as saying it's a 20 inch spread... maybe 16-18 but whatever. looks can be deceiving, you obviously had a better look than I. you are right about the swollen neck though, that thing is massive. good luck this season.

mrex
10-30-2006, 11:54 PM
i wouldn't go as far as saying it's a 20 inch spread...

Unless those are 8" ears.:D No doubt a "shooter" in any book!

Talltines
10-31-2006, 12:01 AM
Give him 1 more year and he'll beat your dad's buck!!!! HEY,, That looks like the field above my camp!!! hehe,