58cal Hawkin puts a old buck down!

Tracy A. Potter · Dec 16, 2013

This old buck has been running these hills for many years, I first seen him back in 08. He's has been a real challenge to hunt and I actually haven't seen him at all this year. He's had a ruff season that's for sure he has a broken left main beam his left eye is gone not counting a healing broken right rear femur right side. Tuff old buck and looking at his teeth he appears to be 9.5 yrs. old. I was using 90g of Black powder and a PRB thanks for looking.

Tracy

Blackbruin · Dec 16, 2013

Good job! Shows you how Wiley older bucks really are!

excess650 · Dec 16, 2013

Excellent! Congratulations on taking an old "survivor" :bow: , and it appears that it was his time.

Tony Logan · Dec 16, 2013

That's a trophy for sure.

MDK_WV · Dec 16, 2013

:thumbsup: That is a trophy buck. Congratulations.

wattlebuster · Dec 16, 2013

Congrats to you. Good rack :thumbsup:

roundball · Dec 16, 2013

Terrific buck for sure...and if he was that old he was past his time and would really be slowing down now, coyotes could get him while he was still alive, etc...may have done him a favor.
:thumbsup:

TLanoy · Dec 16, 2013

Excellent buck and I too think it was his time! Congratulations. :thumbsup:

Tracy A. Potter · Dec 16, 2013

He defently had gone down in size rack wise the last few years and as bad as his back leg was he wasn't really limping at all. I think your right about it being his time and not sure if he would have made it another year. He offered me up a perfect broadside shot at 14yds I like those kind of shots. Thanks!

Tracy

agill · Dec 16, 2013

Congratulations on a fine buck! Well done. :hatsoff:

Spikebuck · Dec 16, 2013

Congrats on a very fine buck. :hatsoff:

He's really grey in the face, isn't he? Kind of neat when you see the same buck from year to year and "get to know him."

Alden · Dec 16, 2013

A one-eyed buck with half a rack and a broken back leg 14 yards away? Is there a special tag for "suicide"!?

Nice Hawken by the way.

smo · Dec 17, 2013

Congrats he was an old warrior for sure :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

Roguedog · Dec 17, 2013

Nice job. Always bittersweet for me when an old monarch of the hills breathes his last breath. Looks like he was near the end of his time on this earth. I'm glad he died at the hands of a hunter rather than starving and being pulled down by coyotes.

On another note, is that a T/C rifle you have there? It sure is pretty.

Jeff

ncmtmike · Dec 17, 2013

I've got a 10 pointer that's been around here for I know the past 5-6 yrs,one of these days,we shall meet close enough, Congrats on your success!

BillinOregon · Dec 17, 2013

Tis a bittersweet thing for sure -- and a harvest to remember and treasure. I'm glad his end came quickly and humanely; nature would have been far less kind.

Britsmoothy · Dec 17, 2013

Some nice respectfull comments for that ole' deer.

I like how you knew him for so long and I can feel the excitement of having him in your sights at 14yds and then maybe the regrets after....been there done that.

Well done and thanks for sharing :hatsoff:

Brits.

Patocazador · Dec 17, 2013

As that buck and I can testify, as you get older, you get more careless. And sure enough some whippersnapper puts a round ball in ya. :shocked2:

Congrats!

house · Dec 17, 2013

That is a real trophy and to kill him the way you did is even better. Congrats!

Tracy A. Potter · Dec 17, 2013

Roguedog said:
On another note, is that a T/C rifle you have there? It sure is pretty.

Jeff

Thanks! The rifle is a Investarm made in Italy. Its quite a shooter and it really like RB's but will shoot bullets just fine. :grin:

Tracy

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