Hello all. I just bought a new place in Erath county in June. It's only 37 acres, but it's enough for me to let my three small boys grow up learning about the outdoors. However as they are young still (6,4,1) opening weekend was for me to do some hunting. I had 9 different bucks on the camera and only one that I felt was a shooter other than two spikes.

Opening morning, much to my surprise had a bunch of duck hunters on my neighboring property who quickly became a bunch of young guys having a party since there were no ducks coming in. Car alarms going off, shooting and yelling. About as bad as it could be for my small place. I saw a coyote and 2 deer very briefly.

Saturday evening was pretty slow as well. A doe and a six point, but no duck hunters.

Sunday morning, I had pretty much decided I would take a doe, cause I am ready to refill the freezer. Twenty minutes after light, a doe came out and began to eat corn. After about a minute, a big boy came out chasing her nose to ground. It only took a second to decide he was the one I was after. Since he was pushing her pretty hard, I felt I needed to take the shot pretty quickly. He stopped about 90 yards out quartering away. I took the shot. After following a blood trail for about 100 yards, I found him piled up on top of a cedar brush pile of all places. My biggest deer to date, I feel truly blessed! The pic with me in it is outside Kenny Fred's in Bluffdale (thanks Erathkid for the recommendation, great place). Sorry for the long first post but I hope you enjoyed the story.

Any ideas on what he will score? 130-135 is best I can tell.
Thanks,

Hope your weren't planning on mounting it or you will need a cape. He is probably around 130 just guessing.

Nice buck!

Haha. They remove the windpipe and all that stuff there. I am doing a European mount.

nice

Will make a nice Euro mount! I'm with BIL, he could push 130. Nice buck!

Great buck and even better when it comes off your own place!!!

And glad to see you finally decided to post after 6 years

Congrats on the new place and a nice deer

Thanks txshntr...your right, I've been lurking a long time. I guess it was time I started participating.

Pushing 130 would be my guess, nice buck off your new property, congrats!

Congrats. Nice buck!

Congrats

nice one

lol.. 3 post since 07.....COME ON MAN!!! lol

Congrats, and cool story!

Nice one, congrats.

I met this young man at the processor and actually took the pic of him holding his buck.Very nice guy to talk to. Did not know he was a member on here. Desert Dog, I was the big guy with the beard.
The deer was a good one and his story was great. Welcome to the THF and I am sure we will cross paths again.

Congrats !!!!

Score schmore! That's a good looking buck, be proud!

Thanks everyone for the comments. GUTIT, that's funny I had no idea we were fellow THF members. I enjoyed talking with ya (it was Ken right?) I can imagine your surprise to offer to take the pic and then find it on the forum the next day.

Congrats!!

That is awesome buddy. Great looking buck. Did you look in their deer cooler? They have been getting a ton of deer already. Some monster bucks are coming out of Erath this year. Great range conditions and most places are under carrying capacity. I saw two bucks chasing a doe Saturday morning. Monday evening I was watching two doe when "Big boy" came running out. Posting pics now.