Another Fine Day!

[HuntnCarve]

I went down to Dave's place yesterday afternoon for some deer hunting.  A friend of Dave's did some pushing for us.  Ended up running a pile of deer by us.  Dave collected three nice does.  I saw a pair of bucks sneaking out of range, and dissappear along with about 10 does.  I lost sight of them as they ran around some big pines, but hoped they were headed for a small woodlot across the creek.  Dave told me to hop up into a treestand on the edge of his property, and Jeff would push through it.  Well, no sooner did Jeff start into the woodlot, when I see tails coming down through the woods!  A group of does barreled across the creek over to my side of the bank.  Right on their tails was this buck.  The does blasted up into the thick stuff crossing my only shooting lane in milliseconds.  Figuring he was going to do the same I aimed the scope of my slug gun down the path and squeezed off a round just as he was breaking the brush.  At the shot I saw water kick up off to the side of him!  The slug had been deflected by all the brush!  Quickly racking the bolt I got another round in the chamber.  A pair of does, spooked by the shot, came bounding onto the path (80 yards away).  The buck turned and started following them a few steps, then stopped.  I could see all his neck and the front portion of his shoulder as he quartered toward me.  So I planted the crosshairs right at the juncture of the two and squeezed off.  Down he went!!!  Wha Who!!! I knew he was big, but it wasn't until we got the tape on him that I realized how nice he was. His rack had nine points, and a inside spread of 21 inches, outside of 22-1/2 inches.  The tips of a few points had been broken off, or he would have been a 10 point.  I was very pleased to say the least.  Once again my buddy Dave has put me on a very nice buck.  I’ll try and get a few more photos perhaps later on.  Right now I have to finish up some butchering.  Good hunting!
Dave

[coyote101]

That's a beauty for sure Dave;  congratulations. 

Pat

[KySongDog]

Very nice!   Congrats, Dave!      

I've never done a deer drive.  No doubt it definitely works!   

[Carolina Coyote]

   Real nice Buck Dave, looks pretty heavy too. cc

[bambam]

That's wide !!!  Good job !

[Hawks Feather]

Nice looking buck and you need to thank Dave.  Which I am sure you already have.

Jerry

[HaMeR]

That sure is a nice buck Dave!! I even seen the slug hit the water!! Congratulations on a fine harvest!! 

[golfertrout]

thats a nice buck there i used to particapate in some deer drives and they are fun and effetive, i like to be the stander not the driver

[FOsteology]

Very nice buck indeed Dave. Dig that spread! Congrats!!!

[pitw]

Nice buck sir .  Drives are an excellent way of spending time with friends and seeing deer.  I'd like to have been around when the community did coyote drives .  Dave you better keep being nice to Dave as Dave seems to have a very good spot for hunting .

[Okanagan]

Yes!  I'd be tickled with a buck that wide, and you gave it a good write up to boot.  WTG on the buck, and thank you.

[coyotehunter_1]

  Way to go, Dave !!! That's a fine buck. 

[FOsteology]

Quickly racking the bolt I got another round in the chamber.

Bolt action slug gun?? Kewl! I wanna see and hear a bit more about it!

[FinsnFur]

I had to stop and start over reading a couple times with all the mentioning of Dave I thought you were going to display your story telling abilities again but this time talk through yourself as the third party. 

Yah,  then I started putting it all together.

Nice deer for sure, he's go a quite the spread

[alscalls]

NICE ONE DAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!           What ya gonna do? Mount it?  Make calls?  

[weedwalker]

VERY NICE BUCK Dave!!!! It sure is a wide rack. Looks great.

[iahntr]

Very nice Dave ! Congrats to ya ! 

[Dave]

That was a nice buck.  Jeff said about 4 other bucks cut back on him, but this and another cooperated (somewhat - full cooperation would've been both down!).  Just as well, though - I get to go on a 'management' hunt tomorrow at one of PA's state parks.  And you want to be in there with your buck tag.  Potential for a nice one in the same class as Dave's.  They draw through a lottery for one day a year to try to cull the numbers to better fit the size of the park.
Congrats, Dave, on a fine day and a beaut of a buck.
Dave
BTW, was there something about a doe in there?  I'll have to re-read the post because I'm sure I heard a shot 10 min prior to your buck goin down.   

[Todd Rahm]

Man, I assume ya have a nice picture there, but I'll have to wait until I get home to see it (Damn work puters). 

[Yotehntr]

  WOW!  very nice buck Dave!  That's a wall hanger there!