2023 East Texas Crossbow Buck

[retrieverman]

I pick out a particular buck every year from my camera pictures, and that’s the buck I hunt. I’ve watched this buck all summer, but he’s very rarely come in during the daylight. I thought I screwed up royally yesterday by mowing and planting a food plot where I‘m hunting, but evidently, the deer didn’t get too offended. I ended up seeing 11 does and fawns this morning, but they didn’t start moving until about 7:45. At 8:00, they all went on high alert, and the buck I’ve been hunting came running in. I wasn’t sure he was going to stop, but he circled around the feeder like he’s always done and gave me a perfect broadside shot. After the shot, he ran back up the trail he came in on, and after about 30 seconds, I saw a flash of white and heard him fall. He ran less than 20 yards from where I shot him. I’m pretty sure he’s 5 and weighed 178 lbs. It seems early, but he was rutting.
I shot him with my new Stryker Offspring, Carbon Express Speed Freak bolt, and a knock off of the Carbon Express XT4 broadhead.

 

[deermanct]

Congrats on a nice buck.

 

[Ninering62]

I pick out a particular buck every year from my camera pictures, and that’s the buck I hunt. I’ve watched this buck all summer, but he’s very rarely come in during the daylight. I thought I screwed up royally yesterday by mowing and planting a food plot where I‘m hunting, but evidently, the deer didn’t get too offended. I ended up seeing 11 does and fawns this morning, but they didn’t start moving until about 7:45. At 8:00, they all went on high alert, and the buck I’ve been hunting came running in. I wasn’t sure he was going to stop, but he circled around the feeder like he’s always done and gave me a perfect broadside shot. After the shot, he ran back up the trail he came in on, and after about 30 seconds, I saw a flash of white and heard him fall. He ran less than 20 yards from where I shot him. I’m pretty sure he’s 5 and weighed 178 lbs. It seems early, but he was rutting.
I shot him with my new Stryker Offspring, Carbon Express Speed Freak bolt, and a knock off of the Carbon Express XT4 broadhead.
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Nice buck & great story. Congrats & well done.

 

[Ninering62]

Congrats on a nice buck.

Thats pretty funny that its showing you are a new member, yet you joined in 2015. I guess its bc you've only got like 3 posts.

 

[CRAW]

Good job! Pretty Buck

 

[jd24.5.48]

Congratulations! Nice buck!

 

[HC]

Congrats on a nice buck, I hope to get one as nice as that this year.

 

[Dieselden454]

Beautiful Buck ! I'm Jealous ! Me and My Son was checking out some new hunting land yesterday ! And ended up kicking up a beautiful Buck ! i figured at least an 8 pointer & real big bodied Judged he has to go 175 - 200 lbs . & I will be hunting hard for that one !

 

[MrTom]

Way to go!

 

[BuckDoeHunter]

Congrats!

 

[Hatchet Jack]

Good job! That is a nice whitetail buck. One of many for you from what I have seen you post in the past. You definitely have some honey holes. Congrats!

 

[Slugnut]

Congrats ! Well done.

 

[Hanshi]

Wow! That buck is awesome, and with a crossbow no less!

 

[bamawoodsman]

Great buck and a Great story. Congrats!

 

[Dennis Stankovitz]

I pick out a particular buck every year from my camera pictures, and that’s the buck I hunt. I’ve watched this buck all summer, but he’s very rarely come in during the daylight. I thought I screwed up royally yesterday by mowing and planting a food plot where I‘m hunting, but evidently, the deer didn’t get too offended. I ended up seeing 11 does and fawns this morning, but they didn’t start moving until about 7:45. At 8:00, they all went on high alert, and the buck I’ve been hunting came running in. I wasn’t sure he was going to stop, but he circled around the feeder like he’s always done and gave me a perfect broadside shot. After the shot, he ran back up the trail he came in on, and after about 30 seconds, I saw a flash of white and heard him fall. He ran less than 20 yards from where I shot him. I’m pretty sure he’s 5 and weighed 178 lbs. It seems early, but he was rutting.
I shot him with my new Stryker Offspring, Carbon Express Speed Freak bolt, and a knock off of the Carbon Express XT4 broadhead.
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[Outdoornut1]

Congratulations! Very nice buck!

 

[Swamp]

Congrats on a beautiful buck!