I only have a minute to post this but I got this 8pt yesterday with my 475 Linebaugh.




Update: I had seen this buck two days before while I was stalking oryx with a client. We had spotted the oryx from several hundred yards away just as they were entering a cedar break. I positioned another hunter about a mile away in case we spooked them (they'll run that far when spooked) and then returned and went after them. We had been still hunting, dodging blackbuck and whitetail does, when I spotted a bedded buck staring right at us from about 50 yards. We froze and then dropped out of sight behind the ridge top. When we did that it got his curiosity up and he got up and investigated. He walked to us and stamped his foot a few times and when he did that he caused the big 8 to stand up and move. I hadn't seen him until he stepped out from behind a screen of heavy brush but I was impressed with his size. He too was curious about what we were. (I can also hide behind a bush big fella.) They finally moved off in a stiff-legged walk and fortunately not in the direction of the oryx.

A short while later we spotted the oryx across an opening and were able to get in position for a 200 yard shot which the client made in spectacular fashion.

Now that I new where his mid-day bedroom was I felt like I had a good chance of killing him. After a few adjustments in my stand location over the next couple of days I caught him again on Wednesday evening as he moved from his bedding area to his feeding area and took him down from just under 100 yards with my FA in 475 Linebaugh.

Good looking deer there man!! Congrat's!!!!

WTG!

Awesome deer! Congrats!!

Gary,
Very nice buck.
Good for you!

Very nice, congratulations!

Great buck Gary, congratulations! Looking forward to hearing more details!

Dang!

Fine looking buck. Congrats. I know there's a story behind the picture.

Wow! Great Buck!

Good job.

MN

VERY NICE! That is a beautiful 8...can't wait to hear about all the details.

thats and awesome buck gary.

great buck Gary! congratulations!

Nice Buck. Congratulations

Nice set of horns.

Wow that is nice...

great looking buck!

Very very nice, Gary.

Nice buck, Gary.

I gotta ask: What is that big piece of hardware on your gun?

Awesome 8 pointer, congrats!

Truly an awesome buck, Gary! Congratulations!

Dangitboy! I'd say he's a mighty fine 'un! Congrats, Gary!

And I thought Virginia had all your good deer....

yep he is a shooter!

Verry nice buck. Congrats.
Mike

Thanks guys - my buddy TJ got a nice one this evening too.

nice buck, same for tj. good shooting

another nice buck. that's great

Way to go, guys ! Great looking deer !

I must pose a question for the members.......can we ban the site owner for not giving better hunt details??

I second the motion!

Don't be hating me - I've been a busy dude and I'm exhausted.

3 days of hunting including some deer management. 31 animals - 12 handgun kills.



Buck #2 for me an old 6 point that never had brow tines - I saw him last year but didn't get a shot.

Naaa....I've filled 13 crop damage tags in less than 6 hours....while butchering a good portion of them myself in 95 degree heat. At that point, pulling the trigger is almost painful!

BTW......VERY NICE buddy!

Don't beleave Dan...

They are being haters because they are jealous... lol

Quality control bucks and Mr. Gary walks away with 150+ class deer. No wonder James calls him "Mr. Whitetail..."

Darn, Gary....that's the 6 point I was after at the Texana!

Well, it certainly wasn't easy to find him then...glad you did this year.

The deer was about 130 not 150 and it wasn't a cull hunt per se. This group wanted to take several animals each for the freezer.

lol,

That tells you real quick how well I can judge deer...

Actually this is a different one. The one you were after is still out there. I haven't seen him in person this year but we have him on the trail cameras. He's a lot wider than the one I shot but his tines aren't quite as long.

LOL. Don't feel bad. To tell you the truth, about 95% of the hunters I know see a 130, and think it is a 150.

They don't realize a 130 is a very nice deer, and a 150 is getting REALLY big. Start to get into the 160s and larger.....and those are the deer many of us will never get lucky enough to see in the woods.

BTW Gary,
What did that first 8 go?

He was right at 130 give or take a little. I didn't score him myself because I had my hands full with something else at the time.