Rudolph Down for my 2 kids! lol

huntman · Post by **huntman** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:55 pm

Was out tonight and took this beauty 8 pointer dont mind the way the atler are sitting on the deer's head it is actaully pretty strange what took place. This buck was behind me for about 45 mins not wanting to come out of the brush. He finally did at last light, however he walked around me and tried to get downwind from me. He came out at about 45 yards and walked accross, i took him at 27 yards when he was directy across from the stand. He only went 70 yards. When we tracked this deer I found one of his antlers 5 feet from where he laid. I was shocked I knew he had both sets when i shot him the other feel off when i was trying to pull him up on to a trailer the good thing is a do have both. In the photo i am trying to hold the deer's head from falling over with my right knee and trying to position the antlers where i think they should be. I will post a pick later with his bald head showing.

Isnt it early for atler's to shed?

Taken with the Vortex Laser GII Custom Bolts from bj
Boo Custom String
100 grain Wasp HAMMER SST
27 Yards -- 70 yard Recovery Double Lung Shot

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:04 pm

Guess he was shedding weight to get away from you!
Congratulations!

dutchhunter · Post by **dutchhunter** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:04 pm

nice deer i would think it is a littel early for this Area but all deer are dif bigger ones seem to go first i have seen small deer withhalf a rack well hunting turkeys in april so you never know DUTCH

Golden Eagle · Post by **Golden Eagle** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:04 pm

Congratulations!!! Nice Buck. Here whereI live, they are just starting to Shed, but yes it is early. I will see some of the smaller ones carrying till late March.

GA.crossbowhunt · Post by **GA.crossbowhunt** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:07 pm

nice buck and great story.you know yours is the 3 or 4th report i have read that the deer are droping thier horns all ready. they even have begun it here in ga. which that usually doesnt happen till the end of january. wonder if its a global waming thing thats causing it?

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:20 pm

Nice buck!

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:23 pm

GA.crossbowhunt wrote:nice buck and great story.you know yours is the 3 or 4th report i have read that the deer are droping thier horns all ready. they even have begun it here in ga. which that usually doesnt happen till the end of january. wonder if its a global waming thing thats causing it?

Strangely enough, I too have seen at least 3 one-antlered bucks in the past week! Who knows? That's early for here, too. Weird.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:23 pm

beauty buck

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:25 pm

Nice Buck huntman.

I just can't believe the way bucks lose their antlers so early up there in the great white.

Normous · Post by **Normous** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:04 pm

Congrats on the nice one.
It's the second time this week we read about early shedding in this region.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:08 pm

Very cool!

killshot · Post by **killshot** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:12 pm

Congrats on the nice buck.

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:21 pm

Congrats on the nice buck!

Maybe he was trying to convince you he was a doe and didn't pull it off soon enough?

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:35 pm

Congrat's ! ... nice buck ! ... Hearing several reports of bucks shedding early ?

Ben S. · Post by **Ben S.** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:32 am

Great looking Buck. Way to go!