HOLY S!

I'm walking the edge of some woods and give out a grunt....start to enjoy the view when I catch out the corner of my eye a buck coming straight for me....he stops short turns runs 40 yards back into woods and stops . Not a clear shot but not to bad. Well in my hast I missed......he was a big buck....got touch of buck fever!! CRAP.

Bow or Rifle?
If rifle w/scope, what settings did you have scope at? Rifle caliber?

I hear ya on that buck fever; turns your arms and hands to jelly!

Are you sure you missed? That close, bullet could have passed straight thru w/o expanding. Check for blood?

How do you know you missed?

It happens to the best of us!!! If I ever stop getting excited at seeing deer, it'll be time to hang 'em up!!!

Using muzzleloader... I checked area good no sign of blood...fearing he was going to bolt I hurried my shot when I no doubt had time to breath and aim better. Ah man what a buck!

Haha I'm the worst hunter...since that miss I've pushed two more bucks....s

you missed...but still sounds like a good morning to me!

what does it matter anway? He is telling a story of how he had a close encounter with a big buck and how he got a case of buck fever. Even if he didn't check at all it has nothing to do with the story. Snafu I couldn't imagine being that close with a buck charging at me, hell i get doe fever lol.

It was incredible to say the least....I still can't believe how awesome that was!

"Even if he didn't check at all..."

Stopped reading when I hit this. Ridiculous comment.

Just came across the site where two bucks tangled tine marks in the ground

For the love of god put the phone away and get after them !!

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I missed a huge 154 in 8 pt few years back at 60-70 yards with a ml out of a popup..I feel your pain. Unfortunately I know his score thanks to my neibhor

Thanks for the story! but get rid of that smokestick and pick up a rifle...your not a pilgram

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Whooooo hooo ...third time the charm ...grunt tube works again.got a nice 8 point...pics later

Now we're talking.

Congrats. Will eagerly await picture.

Pics???

Awesome! Kept at it and see what happened. Great job. Can't wait to see the pics

congratulations on your success. now where's the picture?

congratulations on your success. now where's the picture?

any pics yet.. congrats. I was out there for the evening and got skunked

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not the best pics but i was a mess hahahah

Congrats. Way to stick with it

Thanks all for the congrats.... man I killed myself getting him out the woods... sum gun was HEAVY

Nice Buck

Nice buck!!! Congrats!!!

congrats, nice buck

When you said ML you really ment ML.

Awesome deer and great traditional ML

Nice looking buck. Congrats.

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Thanks again .... yeah that a great long rifle.... made it even sweeter !!!!

I was impressed when I saw you used a traditional type muzzle loader. That is the one weapon I would like to use to take a deer, any deer with.

Maybe you could give a few details, caliber, and such about what you used.

From what I can see, that is a nice buck. Coming from public land would have to make it even sweeter in my mind.

Congratulations.

Maybe you are a pilgram

Nice comeback.

Thats close to what it looked like on his head haha

yes ser!!!

Bobby B ... thats a lancaster style Pennsylvania rifle... 50 cal shooting a patched round ball with 100gr pyrodex. Gun i bought used of the Trackofthewolf site... nice shooting gun with a set trigger.
And you right it was nice on both accounts to use that gun on public land ...no bait no blind ....and lots of dumb luck haha

I love that style of rifle. Congratulations again .