The "One"
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The "One"
This story starts last year. I was scouting some land locked public and a landowner was nice enough to not only access it, but to hunt their little 20. I threw some cams up and got pics of a couple good bucks. One had, what appeared to be, an arrow wound in his shoulder.
Come this summer I deployed cams again and that same buck was still around.... and LOTS bigger. He quickly became "The One" I was going to target the hardest.
Come this fall the kids all wanted to get him, but it being a new property, I didn't want to start throwing random blinds up and risk spooking him off. They all ended up having great seasons and finally it was my turn to climb a tree. I did a few observations hunts to get an idea of the land. I'm glad I did because the hills were tricky. The winds were never as predicted, often times a N wind would feel like it was out of the S or E... it was very frustrating. One rainy day I found "the stroke zone" up on the back side of a pine planting. It was high enough hill that a S wind would be consistent if I had good thermals.
Fast forward to today. Low of 15 rising to 50 by noon... PERFECT scenario to play the wind with thermals. I got in early and put the LW up, ready by 0550. Action was immediate and constant all morning. Around 0940 I was texting a buddy congrats on his mornings kill when the hair on my neck went up. I froze and cautiously looked behind me. He was 40 yards away just standing there. No idea where he came from, but I knew I was gonna do my best to give him a truck ride
He walked in to 15 yards and only had 2 more steps when he froze. Earlier I had a doe acting spooky right there and i dont know if he sensed her nervousness from earlier but he FROZE. I dont know how long he stood there, it seemed like forever. My heart was pounding so hard my glasses were moving and I could FEEL the pulse hammering in my eyes. Things were rapidly escalating when suddenly he spun on a hoof and was walking quickly away. I drew and aimed and murped. As I murped I touched it off and anticipated him stopping... but instead he LURCHED forward and I ended up hitting him full in the buttocks. Mentally I sunk but after 3 bounds the arrow popped out and blood just FOUNTAINED out in a geyser. He went 40 yards and stopped, did 2 circles with his mouth open, then collapsed. His head was up and he let out 2 loud bawling grunts and then died. Femoral artery works.
It. Was. Insane.
I lost it. I tried calling my buddy, couldn't talk. Then I started dropping stuff and had to sit before I fell. The shakes were the worst I've ever had. Eventually I came back down to earth and eased out of the tree and down to him.
The set up and arrow
The One
Come this summer I deployed cams again and that same buck was still around.... and LOTS bigger. He quickly became "The One" I was going to target the hardest.
Come this fall the kids all wanted to get him, but it being a new property, I didn't want to start throwing random blinds up and risk spooking him off. They all ended up having great seasons and finally it was my turn to climb a tree. I did a few observations hunts to get an idea of the land. I'm glad I did because the hills were tricky. The winds were never as predicted, often times a N wind would feel like it was out of the S or E... it was very frustrating. One rainy day I found "the stroke zone" up on the back side of a pine planting. It was high enough hill that a S wind would be consistent if I had good thermals.
Fast forward to today. Low of 15 rising to 50 by noon... PERFECT scenario to play the wind with thermals. I got in early and put the LW up, ready by 0550. Action was immediate and constant all morning. Around 0940 I was texting a buddy congrats on his mornings kill when the hair on my neck went up. I froze and cautiously looked behind me. He was 40 yards away just standing there. No idea where he came from, but I knew I was gonna do my best to give him a truck ride
He walked in to 15 yards and only had 2 more steps when he froze. Earlier I had a doe acting spooky right there and i dont know if he sensed her nervousness from earlier but he FROZE. I dont know how long he stood there, it seemed like forever. My heart was pounding so hard my glasses were moving and I could FEEL the pulse hammering in my eyes. Things were rapidly escalating when suddenly he spun on a hoof and was walking quickly away. I drew and aimed and murped. As I murped I touched it off and anticipated him stopping... but instead he LURCHED forward and I ended up hitting him full in the buttocks. Mentally I sunk but after 3 bounds the arrow popped out and blood just FOUNTAINED out in a geyser. He went 40 yards and stopped, did 2 circles with his mouth open, then collapsed. His head was up and he let out 2 loud bawling grunts and then died. Femoral artery works.
It. Was. Insane.
I lost it. I tried calling my buddy, couldn't talk. Then I started dropping stuff and had to sit before I fell. The shakes were the worst I've ever had. Eventually I came back down to earth and eased out of the tree and down to him.
The set up and arrow
The One
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That buck is A GIANT!! Nice job Muddy, Congrats!!!!
Buddy shot one in that artery once and we were super disappointed. Then we watched him drop after a 50 yard jog. Crazy stuff.
Great job with the pictures too!!
Buddy shot one in that artery once and we were super disappointed. Then we watched him drop after a 50 yard jog. Crazy stuff.
Great job with the pictures too!!
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Awesome buck muddy! Beer choice is something we will need to discuss later...
You always manage to wow us with the bucks you get on. Just awesome
You always manage to wow us with the bucks you get on. Just awesome
You have a monkey Mr. Munson?
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Awesome buck! Congrats!
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That there is a BEAST. Huge CONGRATS Muddy. Great job having a plan and killing a specific buck. That’s quite the feat anywhere.
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Love it....I for one don’t mind the one, the only, the Latte! Nice spin Mud.
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Holy cow
What did those beams tape?
Doesn't matter, that is one heck of a buck.
What did those beams tape?
Doesn't matter, that is one heck of a buck.
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Jackson Marsh wrote:Holy cow
What did those beams tape?
Doesn't matter, that is one heck of a buck.
Just soaking it in right now. Will maybe measure some stuff up tomorrow
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Jonny wrote:Awesome buck muddy! Beer choice is something we will need to discuss later...
You always manage to wow us with the bucks you get on. Just awesome
Not much says Iowa like big bucks and Busch lights!
I'm into the porters now.
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Huge congrats! That buck is a tank! I imagine some good whiskey is being poured tonight!
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Beer sucks.
Buck does not!
Great job man!
Buck does not!
Great job man!
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Wow, nice one Muddy! Congratulations!!
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That is a nice buck !!! Great story, could you still see the shoulder wound?
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