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rednour1
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Friday evening I shot the largest buck of my life at 4:40 pm. The buck was 200lbs. on the dot field dressed. 12 pt. with a couple of small stickers, green scored the rack at 165 and change. One side has dual points, quite a lot of character in the rack. 30" neck, and his head is bruised up pretty good, which tells me there is still a comparable one running around out there. 80 yards quarting towards me, taken with a Muzzleloader. Hopefully I'll make the record book this year.
By far this is the largest deer I have ever seen at the area I hunt at my family farm. This is my 21st year deer hunting, I was beginning to think I would never get a monster buck.
I've hunted the same 15 acre patch of woods on the farm I grew up on for 21 years. To make this buck even sweeter, my grandpa who is suffering from sever Alstimers (sp), has been telling me for (2) years to put a stand in this location, that he sees deer here when he is farming. I have had stands close, within 20 yards, my brother and I moved it because he kept mentioning it, and my brother shot a nice doe from it opening weekend of bow season. This is the stand, in his location that I shot this deer from. It is a story I will always remember, he was very excited to hear I shot the bigest buck so far on the farm from where he told me to put the stand. He was with me when I shot my first deer at age 12, and I was with him when he shot his first deer the following year at age 65+.
By far this is the largest deer I have ever seen at the area I hunt at my family farm. This is my 21st year deer hunting, I was beginning to think I would never get a monster buck.
I've hunted the same 15 acre patch of woods on the farm I grew up on for 21 years. To make this buck even sweeter, my grandpa who is suffering from sever Alstimers (sp), has been telling me for (2) years to put a stand in this location, that he sees deer here when he is farming. I have had stands close, within 20 yards, my brother and I moved it because he kept mentioning it, and my brother shot a nice doe from it opening weekend of bow season. This is the stand, in his location that I shot this deer from. It is a story I will always remember, he was very excited to hear I shot the bigest buck so far on the farm from where he told me to put the stand. He was with me when I shot my first deer at age 12, and I was with him when he shot his first deer the following year at age 65+.
Congrats Craig, and nice to have the memories you created too. Awesome!
My favorite pic is of you & your little buddy. Life doesn't get any better than that. My little buddy is almost 21 & we grow closer together all the time as the years go buy. I am soooooooooo proud of my son. Jordan was asked by our pastor to say the opening prayer for service this morning in front of the entire congregation & I believe everyone was impressed including God. 
Sorry bout the hijack Craigr. Love & peace to your family during this very special time of year.
