Talk about Ground Shrinkage

[Hidehunter]

Just after daylight this morning I saw a big bodied deer hit a thicket at about 185 yards from where I was sitting.  Threw the scope up and seen a big browtine.  Touched it off and it hit the ground.  I ran over there excited because I knew it would be another wallhanger.  When I got there it wasnt a browtine I had seen it was the whole dayum horn lol.  Big bodied spike and an older deer.  It was an excitable hunt anyways and I am thankful.

[slagmaker]

Congrats on the buck. 

May not have been what ya expected but he will fill your freezer just the same. 

[alscalls]

I have had very few opportunities at a nice buck this year and I could not quite get the shot I wanted......If I see a spike this week I will do the same....

Congrats on what sounds like a good time......

[Carolina Coyote]

I have done that before, it is disappointing but hey you made a good shot and got meat for the freezer.  cc

[FinsnFur]

Still looks like a nice bodied one though.
Congrats on the harvest

[SCcoyotehunter]

 

[iahntr]

Yep, not a wall hanger, but nice sized and good eatin ! 

[KySongDog]

Looks pretty tasty to me.      Remember, ya can't eat the horns.   

[GunDog]

I don't know why they shrink so bad once they hit the ground, I've seen'um do it around here too ....    Congrats on the freezer meat ... 

[pitw]

Kinda like the stories some guys told there dates eh .  Nice looking winter fodder in that one.

[msmith]

Well...it does have pretty nice brow tines.  That is a pretty nice WV 11 point and some good eatin to boot.