Not live but yesterday. I went out to a spot I just found, way back and seemed to be unpressured with good deer sign. I was planning to be there until at least 1 but it turned into an all day sit. I had a spike come directly under my tree about 30 minutes after I got set up. He had no clue. I took some pictures of him. All was quiet until about 3 when I had a smallish 8 point come in to 40 yards only to get run out by some squirrels. It was just as well; I could tell he was not going to get one of my arrows even if he cooperated. Hopefully I will run into him next year. They had a scrape and licking branch at about 15 yards under me.
About 4:40 I hear tipping from the North and saw a big doe come in with a large fawn in tow. She settled in to feeding under an oak facing me at about 13 yards with the fawn at about 15. Even though the two deer under me were stationary, I still heard tipping. Soon the source came into view. It was that little 8 point again and on his heels was a bigger 7 point. They came in and joined the doe, which I sort of though was strange, but hey, I'll take it.
The 7 point was standing quartering too a bit but they all seemed relaxed and so I just picked up the bow, drew back, aimed for the exit and sent the arrow. It hit the buck exactly where I was aiming, and I heard a crack sound. The arrow buried up to the fletching and he bounded off about 40 yards to my left and stopped. He stood there about 3 seconds and tipped and fell over.
Meanwhile the other deer seemed to not know what happened and just milled around after jumping a little to the buck's reaction. The does went back to feeding and the eight point came around and went over to the scrap and worked the licking branch. Knowing my buck wasn't going anywhere and was within sight, I took out my phone and started videoing the 8 point working that branch. I got a really good video of him licking the branch and then coming over under and below my tree to within 4 or 5 yards. He eventually went over to the other buck and then left.
Seeing as it was getting dark at this point, I had to run the does off that were still feeding. I had my work cut out for me. I was way back. The crack I heard was the single bevel going through the onside scapula. It then seemed to get both lungs and I got a good, low exit showing pink frothy blood. I would have had a blood trail if I had needed it.
This was my Mathews Heli M compound, 44 pounds at 28 inches. The arrow was an Easton Axis 6.5 340 spine, 28 1/2 inches. Broadhead was a Grizzly single bevel (right) with a 100 grain steel insert in it. Total arrow weight was about 580 grains with 22% FOC. I used a Nocturnal nock. The buck broke the last 6 inches of shaft with the fletching on it when he fell on it.