A Christmas Miracle
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A Christmas Miracle
I was going to wait ‘til the end of season to just make one post of my kills, but I had to share this with you guys while it was still raw.
I got to experience something I didn’t think would ever happen to me. I have dreamt about this very thing since I could ever remember, since I first saw a picture of one.
I was scouting with a buddy the day before a hunt and at last light we saw a buck standing on the edge of a thicket. Not just any buck but a very special deer.
Almost immediately we guess the buck is locked down with a doe we can’t see, because he knows we are there and he clearly doesn’t want to move. After watching him for several minutes he finally turns to head back in the thicket and we realize he is injured and limping.
We plan to head back first thing in the morning to relocate him. We find him at first light about 70 yards from where we last saw him and he bedded down. We kept the wind right, snuck up and jumped him.
My buddy was slightly in front of me so when the deer got up I yelled for him to kill it. He let a round of buckshot go and only nicked one of his antlers and his gun jammed. The deer stopped and looked back at us. I took a step forward and put a slug through his shoulders.
This is where things got a bit deflating. When we walked up to the deer it became very clear that this buck was near death. His ribs and hips were showing and we could then see that he had been hit by a car at some point. It made me sick to see the condition he was in. But he was still one of the most beautiful animals I have ever laid eyes on.
I have photos to show how bad of shape he was in but I don’t want to share them because I want this deer to be seen for how beautiful he was and not for what he had become.
I don’t know if I did a good job with that write up but I am still in shock about it honestly. Like I said I have dreamt of a deer like this my entire life and to be able to get one in my home state on a piece of public that I have loved for a long time makes it really special.
After I killed the deer I learned there were a lot of guys that were after this deer. As happy and humbled as I am to be the lucky one who got him, I feel equally sad that the other guys no longer have the opportunity at him. But I am also glad he didn’t fully succumb to his injuries and end up rotting in the ground.
Dreams do come true. So never stop believing and most of all, never quit trying.
I got to experience something I didn’t think would ever happen to me. I have dreamt about this very thing since I could ever remember, since I first saw a picture of one.
I was scouting with a buddy the day before a hunt and at last light we saw a buck standing on the edge of a thicket. Not just any buck but a very special deer.
Almost immediately we guess the buck is locked down with a doe we can’t see, because he knows we are there and he clearly doesn’t want to move. After watching him for several minutes he finally turns to head back in the thicket and we realize he is injured and limping.
We plan to head back first thing in the morning to relocate him. We find him at first light about 70 yards from where we last saw him and he bedded down. We kept the wind right, snuck up and jumped him.
My buddy was slightly in front of me so when the deer got up I yelled for him to kill it. He let a round of buckshot go and only nicked one of his antlers and his gun jammed. The deer stopped and looked back at us. I took a step forward and put a slug through his shoulders.
This is where things got a bit deflating. When we walked up to the deer it became very clear that this buck was near death. His ribs and hips were showing and we could then see that he had been hit by a car at some point. It made me sick to see the condition he was in. But he was still one of the most beautiful animals I have ever laid eyes on.
I have photos to show how bad of shape he was in but I don’t want to share them because I want this deer to be seen for how beautiful he was and not for what he had become.
I don’t know if I did a good job with that write up but I am still in shock about it honestly. Like I said I have dreamt of a deer like this my entire life and to be able to get one in my home state on a piece of public that I have loved for a long time makes it really special.
After I killed the deer I learned there were a lot of guys that were after this deer. As happy and humbled as I am to be the lucky one who got him, I feel equally sad that the other guys no longer have the opportunity at him. But I am also glad he didn’t fully succumb to his injuries and end up rotting in the ground.
Dreams do come true. So never stop believing and most of all, never quit trying.
No Shortcuts. No Excuses. No Regrets.
Everybody's selling dreams. I'm too cheap to buy one.
Everybody's selling dreams. I'm too cheap to buy one.
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Re: A Christmas Miracle
Really cool looking buck. Congrats!!
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity!!
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Man that’s a beautiful deer, and you did a fantastic job on the write up. Much respect to you and honoring that deer. Glad you were the one to get him, knowing how much he means to you.
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Congrats on a rare beauty!
Be original and Enjoy every step along the adventure.
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I liked the write up. It just goes to show that we aren’t just running around murdering animals. We do care about them. It is sad when we make a kill. We respect the animals enough to care.
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Re: A Christmas Miracle
Congratulations.
That's a unbelievable write up and set of pictures.
Class act PK.
That's a unbelievable write up and set of pictures.
Class act PK.
You don't have to be the best, just do your best.
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Congrats, what a unique buck.
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Congratulations PK! What an amazing creature, and I am sure a dream buck for many if not most hunters! Glad you were able to bring him home.
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That's one of a kind. Awesome
Going to be a great looking mount.
Going to be a great looking mount.
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Full body mount?
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KRONIIK wrote:Full body mount?
That's what I was thinking.....or a full tanning of hide would look awesome too
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Congrats PK
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Awesome PK, congrats.
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