Title: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Sixes on December 09, 2020, 12:24:40 AM
Post by: Sixes on December 09, 2020, 12:24:40 AM
I had this buck on camera most of the year, but he has been mostly nocturnal and tough to see. With a cold front (19 low this AM), I knew the buck would be moving and feeding a little more than normal. Sure enough, I got a cell cam picture this morning at around 930 and I guessed he would be back through this afternoon.
I grabbed my bow and headed to the stand about 230 and at ~435, I saw him step out on a roadbed going right by my stand. A minute or so after first seeing him, I shot him at 22 yards and he proceeded to run about 50 yards and then stumble, fall and slide down to the bottom of a really steep hill and into a wet branch.
Normally, I can drive my 4 wheeler in from the bottom of the hill but the last hurricane that came through a few weeks ago fell about 2 dozen huge oaks all through our property, so now it is like jungle. I ended up calling a buddy that lives close and we drug it until I could get close enough with the ATV.
Here are a couple of pics. He is really rutted down and looks to have lost 40+ pounds since mid October.
I grabbed my bow and headed to the stand about 230 and at ~435, I saw him step out on a roadbed going right by my stand. A minute or so after first seeing him, I shot him at 22 yards and he proceeded to run about 50 yards and then stumble, fall and slide down to the bottom of a really steep hill and into a wet branch.
Normally, I can drive my 4 wheeler in from the bottom of the hill but the last hurricane that came through a few weeks ago fell about 2 dozen huge oaks all through our property, so now it is like jungle. I ended up calling a buddy that lives close and we drug it until I could get close enough with the ATV.
Here are a couple of pics. He is really rutted down and looks to have lost 40+ pounds since mid October.
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Dr Juice on December 09, 2020, 05:01:40 AM
Post by: Dr Juice on December 09, 2020, 05:01:40 AM
Nice! That's the way to do it. Congrats.
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Ctrize on December 09, 2020, 10:51:56 AM
Post by: Ctrize on December 09, 2020, 10:51:56 AM
Nice job
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Muzzy61 on December 09, 2020, 11:14:52 AM
Post by: Muzzy61 on December 09, 2020, 11:14:52 AM
Congrats !
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: idratherb on December 09, 2020, 12:51:09 PM
Post by: idratherb on December 09, 2020, 12:51:09 PM
Livin the dream
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Beards and Hooks on December 09, 2020, 01:44:12 PM
Post by: Beards and Hooks on December 09, 2020, 01:44:12 PM
Congrats, nice buck!
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Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Gawhitaker on December 09, 2020, 03:09:06 PM
Post by: Gawhitaker on December 09, 2020, 03:09:06 PM
Good un, congrats
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: 3bailey3 on December 09, 2020, 09:33:12 PM
Post by: 3bailey3 on December 09, 2020, 09:33:12 PM
very nice..
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Happy on December 10, 2020, 07:41:55 AM
Post by: Happy on December 10, 2020, 07:41:55 AM
Nice buck. Always did like dark antlers bucks
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Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on December 11, 2020, 07:08:00 PM
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on December 11, 2020, 07:08:00 PM
Congratulations! Can you post one of those trail cam "before" pictures?
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: ElkTurkMan on December 11, 2020, 07:16:42 PM
Post by: ElkTurkMan on December 11, 2020, 07:16:42 PM
Very nice Congrats!
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Sixes on December 13, 2020, 11:49:19 AM
Post by: Sixes on December 13, 2020, 11:49:19 AM
Quote from: Spring Creek Calls on December 11, 2020, 07:08:00 PM
Congratulations! Can you post one of those trail cam "before" pictures?
Here is the morning pic that I got and I killed him that evening. And a pic of the lighted nock at the moment of impact.
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Dr Juice on December 13, 2020, 01:56:34 PM
Post by: Dr Juice on December 13, 2020, 01:56:34 PM
Awesome kill shot 
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Tom007 on December 13, 2020, 06:54:45 PM
Post by: Tom007 on December 13, 2020, 06:54:45 PM
Wow, great story, great buck. Congrats...
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Sixes on December 13, 2020, 09:39:47 PM
Post by: Sixes on December 13, 2020, 09:39:47 PM
I got lucky on the camera videoing the kill shot.
I have this camera, love it by the way, set to take two pics and a 15 second video when it is triggered. The two pics are the deer coming down the road and the video is of the buck walking for a few seconds, stopping, the shot impact and then ends with the buck running off over the hill.
The pic above is a still shot from the video, but I would have never thought the lighted green nock would look like a laser hitting the buck.
I have this camera, love it by the way, set to take two pics and a 15 second video when it is triggered. The two pics are the deer coming down the road and the video is of the buck walking for a few seconds, stopping, the shot impact and then ends with the buck running off over the hill.
The pic above is a still shot from the video, but I would have never thought the lighted green nock would look like a laser hitting the buck.
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: squidd on December 13, 2020, 10:01:33 PM
Post by: squidd on December 13, 2020, 10:01:33 PM
Nicely done and still trying for #2 in GA as well!!
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on December 14, 2020, 05:41:40 PM
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on December 14, 2020, 05:41:40 PM
Quote from: Sixes on December 13, 2020, 11:49:19 AMQuote from: Spring Creek Calls on December 11, 2020, 07:08:00 PM
Congratulations! Can you post one of those trail cam "before" pictures?
Here is the morning pic that I got and I killed him that evening. And a pic of the lighted nock at the moment of impact.
How cool is that, thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Georgia Buck #2
Post by: reflexl on December 15, 2020, 05:37:21 PM
Post by: reflexl on December 15, 2020, 05:37:21 PM
Very nice! Huge congrats!