10/19 hunt

[24on48hunting]

I've never seen it done.

I’ve never done it. Been hunting since I was 9.....I’m almost 43. I’ve walked up on and killed a couple of mature bucks but never had a chance see one, plan a stalk and then kill one. Well done Cody!

 

[karlvv30]

I’ve never done it. Been hunting since I was 9.....I’m almost 43. I’ve walked up on and killed a couple of mature bucks but never had a chance see one, plan a stalk and then kill one. Well done Cody!

Same here. Been hunting almost 30 years now. What he did was pretty badass.

 

[7pt62THOR]

Great buck brother! So glad your morning had an awesome climax! Congrats on a great story to go along with that wall hanger!

 

[Npowers66]

There is still two VERY nice bucks out there. Couldn’t tell if this was the nicer of the 3 or not. Well, here is how my morning went. I get in the woods about 25 minutes before day light. I get situated, **** my crossbow bolt back, move some leaves out of my sitting area on the ground against a large pine tree to keep myself from making noise. I notice there are tons of deer tracks near the creek. I sit there on ODT for a few minutes.. looking left to right. 30 minutes later I decide to get up and move to a different spot to where I saw the bucks were on Tuesday. I walk probably 50 yards. Stopping every few steps to see if I see anything as I’m walking.. WHAT DO YOU KNOW THE BIG 9 PTR LOOKS UP IN SOME VERY THICK BRUSH. I stand there and we stare each other down for 5 minutes straight. Then he stops, looks down and starts to make a scrape. So then I started to bend down and then boom he see’s me again and takes off up the hill so I wait there for a few minutes to see if he comes back. Nothing.. so I keep walking and make a huge circle back towards where he ran to up the hill and I see him!! 20 yards away and we have a stare down for another 5 minutes. Could barely see him in the thick brush so I take one step to the right to where I can see him better and hes facing right towards me so I took a shot right in his chest/shoulder and he runs!!! FAR!! He probably ran 1000 yards atleast. Took about 3 hours to find him. Blood trail was massive the whole time I was searching for him. Finally got him loaded up and took him to the house to quarter him up. Don’t really have $600 to drop on a shoulder mount so I have him in the freezer to wait until I can come up with some money to get a mount done. I’m whooped!
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Damn dude nice.

 

[Vincent Vega]

Saw this guy this evening. I was hoping Lawn and Tree Barber was going to send me one of his!

 

[Bear44]

I left my crossbow back where I shot him. He was alive but very hurt. He dropped dead after 5 minutes of me watching him 20 yards away.

Cool. On the one I had to leave over night last year I had to do a sneak and put another one in him.

 

[Lawn and Tree Barber]

Cool. On the one I had to leave over night last year I had to do a sneak and put another one in him.

Yeah ive had to do that before last year with an 8 ptr

 

[Bradshaw]

Beautiful deer sir. Doesn't matter what he scores with a hunt like that. A majority of ga hunters will never see a 130 class buck in the woods. Awesome

 

[Lionheart]

Every deer I’ve shot has been from the ground! And boy do I love the adrenaline rush from the ground!

I have killed several from the ground also...major adrenaline rush. And nothing feels better than outsmarting one on the ground...

In fact I will hunt on the ground tomorrow for part of the day. This time of year with all the leaves still on the trees I can actually see farther when I am on the ground.

 

[Lionheart]

125-130 Congrats!

^This.