my first buck

buckmark · Post by **buckmark** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:52 pm

With the archery season just around the corner, I was thinking back to last years hunt and I don't know if I posted this picture or not. This was my first buck I ever harvested. Not the biggest rack in the world but he is a trophy to me. Exomag , carbon bolts, 100 grain 3 blade muzzy broadhead.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:10 pm

Nice one BUCKMARK

RJ not logged in · Post by **RJ not logged in** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:08 pm

Beauty buck !

Dunrobin · Post by **Dunrobin** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:03 pm

Nice Deer BuckMark. Tell me about it - were you in a stand? How far out were you? Was he a moving target or did he give you a broadside view? What a great end to a hunt!

GREY OWL · Post by **GREY OWL** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:13 pm

Give us some details Buckmark. Always like hearing a good story.

Grey Owl

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:10 pm

Nice looking animal congrats!

mdcrossbow · Post by **mdcrossbow** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:37 am

Good buck Mark. That 1st buck is the most exciting shot you'll ever take.

buckmark · Post by **buckmark** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:57 am

I thought I told this story but it must have been on another board. It was Oct 16 2003, Oct 15 was opening night but it was extremly windy and it rained that night so I didn't go out, the next afternoon found me in my stand at about 3:00pm it was a beautiful afternoon and then the wind picked up next thing you know it's raining and I'm thinking what am I doing out here, I'm never going to see anything tonight. Then the rain stopped and the wind calmed down just before dark, my stand is on a trail leading to a green field, but I can see the field from my stand and about 6:00pm out comes a nice sized doe about 50 yards away. So I'm looking behind me at her when I hear something coming on the trail, I turned my head to see this buck about 10 yards away(never heard him until he got that close, man they are quiet) so I shoulder my exomag look into the scope and it's full of drops of water from all the rain (my first stop after the butcher was to get flip up scope covers) so I'm trying to wipe the water from my scope when he looks up at me, I just froze, didn't move a muscle, prayed that he didn't hear my heart pounding. He stood there for about 10 seconds(which seemed like a hour) turning his head side to side trying to figure out what I was, then I guess he figured I wasn't any harm(wrong answer) he dropped his head and kept walking. So by the time I get all the water off now he is 10 feet away (yes feet, not yards, feet) this time when I shoulder the bow all I see in brown(he is to close) so I eyeballed it looking down the rail and pulled the trigger, now my stand is at least 10 feet off the ground and I swear when he kicked his back feet where at my eye level, he ran about 20 yards I heard him fall get back up ran another 20 yards and dropped, perfect double lung shot. That the story of my first buck, one that I will remember forever.

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:33 am

Great story man! I am now like a kid at Christmas waiting for that big day!

Thanks for sharing,
Robin

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:45 am

Good story Buckmark. an even better buck!

Digger

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:05 am

Nice one!!

One anyone would be proud of.

Congratulations and good luck this year..

excalibear · Post by **excalibear** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:43 am

Thanks nice story!