Thanks ABinMD. I've seen several bigger bucks than him in the last 10 years, but getting an arrow into one is en entirely different thing. Had a chance at a 10pt 160-class (?) a couple of years ago at the Monocacy WMA (PUBLIC LAND!) during bow season (nobody hunts the gun area in bow season. Ok, well, me and Earl do, but that's it.) That big boy didn't get closer than 40-yds. I still think about my choice to not sling an arrow at him, but it was the only ethical thing to do. In my private land bow-hunting spot I've seen three bucks that are bigger than 130" in the last 10 years. One was this buck's father. We called him Choco for the dark coat. I watched Choco grow up for 3 years before deciding to take a crack at him... passed a 30-yds shot that last year, and never saw him again. This guy came along 3 years later, and is the spitting image, no doubt his son. So we call him Son-of-Choco.
Anyoo... there are big bucks around!
There are a few nice bucks haunting my bow area that I hope to get a crack at this year. One was a basket-racked 8-pointer that I hope is big enough to take this year (passed at 20 yds). Another raggy 6-pt that I passed at 18 yds, and a wide 8 (100" class) that I put an arrow into the shoulder of at 20 yds, but it didn't penetrate. Looked for two days. Nada. I hope he made it!
