Brock, Mason and friends.

[Big_Holla]

Holy smokes what a buck!! So much freaking character!!

 

[Gern186]

Great buck! It doesn't even seem like deer season yet to me and several of you guys are already tagged out! Nice work

 

[brock ratcliff]

Is he in that big buck contest?

Yeah he is. But it’s a two man team deal so his partner will need to kill a good one too. And he will.

 

[GoetsTalon]

Beautiful buck! Looks like it has three main beams.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Yeah he is. But it’s a two man team deal so his partner will need to kill a good one too. And he will.

193. This one fooled us all. All summer we were thinking 180ish. Wrong. The mass on this thing makes the tines look short.
Ive had six or seven sits so far. All good I’ve seen a pile of deer but nothing I want to shoot. The deer I’d really like to kill has finally shown up on one of our properties. He’s been there each of the last three evenings and mornings on opposite sides of the property. I hope to hunt him Monday. He’s not a high score deer but I’ve known him his entire life and he’s got my full interest as of now.

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

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193. This one fooled us all. All summer we were thinking 180ish. Wrong. The mass on this thing makes the tines look short.
Ive had six or seven sits so far. All good I’ve seen a pile of deer but nothing I want to shoot. The deer I’d really like to kill has finally shown up on one of our properties. He’s been there each of the last three evenings and mornings on opposite sides of the property. I hope to hunt him Monday. He’s not a high score deer but I’ve known him his entire life and he’s got my full interest as of now.

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

Great buck congrats ! He is awesome

 

[Stressless]

Quite the dandy buck...

 

[switchhitter]

Brock
Who shot that beast?
I am a little confused but that is not unusual

 

[brock ratcliff]

Brock
Who shot that beast?
I am a little confused but that is not unusual

My buddy Brian shot the first one. He has a business partner that he owns a piece of ground with. His partner shot the second one on the same piece of ground. It isn’t a big piece either. I think it’s 250-300 acres. Brian owns a lot of really good land. His expectations are substantially higher than the majority of us peasants. . Great people with outstanding ground to hunt.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Mason and I have no exclusive properties to hunt aside from the ones we own, and they are pretty small. This is one of the bucks we were hoping to get a look at this year. Mason passed him a number of times last season. He died this morning. Ironically he is laying within feet of where I shot a nice deer two years ago. . I think the boy that shot him had passed him last year too, so he earned him.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Mason gigged one tonight. Shot her at around 20 yards in our little food plot that we broadcast seeded in standing beans in late September. She ran straight down a steep hill into a nasty ravine. Fortunately, I was prepared! I’d cleared an old skid trail that runs up that hollow this spring so getting her out wasn’t much of a chore for the buggy. It’s the same hollow Dr.Saggy Sack’s buck died in last year when I was not so well prepared. Lesson learned!

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

Great job Mason! IMO that's the hardest animal to kill with a traditional bow! They know every tree and bush in their home range and very seldom are they alone so there's always other eyes looking for predators with them. It's a hard earned accomplishment and until a person tries it they will never understand just how rewarding bow hunting really can be. So for everyone that has ever smirked at a doe hero pic STFU and give it a try! Congratulations again Mason and let's have a great safe 2024 Rut everyone!

 

[brock ratcliff]

It is indeed a very satisfying experience- every time! It takes a lot of dedication to the process to pull it off. For us at least, it takes a lot of arrows shot in preparation to gain confidence in being able to actually kill a deer cleanly… a LOT of arrows! You’re completely correct in that it has to have been done to be appreciated. This was only Masons second traditional archery deer, and he is hooked clear to the gills.

 

[5Cent]

Way to go Mason, congrats!

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

Congrats. Always enjoyable following along.

 

[matthew]

Congratulation Mason !!!!

 

[finelyshedded]

Lots to be proud of Brock, and Mason.

 

[Jamie]

WOOHOO! Congrats to Mason. Truly a much bigger accomplishment than most people realize. "hooked to the gills." Love it!

 

[switchhitter]

Congrats Mason
It is addictive