Karma pays off!!!

[jmiller45]

Well last year while eating lunch at the "cafe" in Custer City during rifle season, I met another hunter there and got along right away. He invited me and my friend to do a deer drive on his property. So we did. After no luck on his place I returned the favor and invited him to my place. After walking the whole length of my property, we jump something up and he couldn't see the head. I told him to go ahead and shoot. As my luck would have it he shot a monster!

We've kept in contact through out the year and we've hunted together a couple times this year. After not seeing much this weekend he offered to let me hunt one of his favorite stands this evening. I gladly accepted. I got to the stand around 3pm because he said the deer come though early. Well at 5:21pm I text him to ask if they only come early or if they come late also because I hadn't seen anything. He said that could be through there at dark. 13 minutes later I look in front of me only to see a big deer 40 yards in front of me. Immediately I see his rack and know he was a shooter! Trigger pull and a leap straight in the air. 5 more steps for him, another round in the chamber and another squeeze of the trigger and he went down. I DID NOT want him going anywhere. This is my biggest buck ever and he's going to the stuffers!

I know he's not the biggest but I'm stoked about this dude. Me and me new freind are now even!

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Nice buck! Hunting buddies are good to have. Its nice when you can offer your land for a buddy, even better when he returns the favor.

 

[r00s7a]

Yeah, that is a pretty cool side story to go with it, especially after he shot one of your bucks. Congrats.

 

[cowgirl23]

Thats an good looking buck. I love the story. congrats

 

[imhntn]

Very nice buck! Way to go!

 

[gearys 5600]

NICE buck !!

 

[dennishoddy]

Nice buck! He will score well. I'm thinking into the high 140's to 150's? Let me know if I'm close.

 

[jmiller45]

Dennis, I have never scored a deer before and I'm not the greatest at reading a tape but I gave it a whirl and printed off the cy curtis scoring sheet. I came up with 140.25" and had 8.50" in deductions. So by my measurements he neted 131.75". Again I have never done this before so I hope I accidently screwed my self out of 10" or so!

His main beams we're both 25" long and he had an inside spread of 19.75" and an outside spread of 22".

 

[dennishoddy]

Dennis, I have never scored a deer before and I'm not the greatest at reading a tape but I gave it a whirl and printed off the cy curtis scoring sheet. I came up with 140.25" and had 8.50" in deductions. So by my measurements he neted 131.75". Again I have never done this before so I hope I accidently screwed my self out of 10" or so!

His main beams we're both 25" long and he had an inside spread of 19.75" and an outside spread of 22".

I'll bet your not far off with the gross score.

But! I do have to penalize you 10" from the net score for violating the "Tip of the day: Take non-horrific hunting pictures " thread.
Major violation of deer in the truck with blood showing.
Sorry.

 

[bowhunter34]

Congrats on the buck you shot. Friends sure are nice to have, and glad everything worked out for the both of you.