Killed this beast tonight. 5 hour drag out. 180lbs dressed. 8 point with a kicker. How do we determine if the kicker counts? I’ll post kicker pics tomorrow if I can move.
I sat on the ground this morning in the middle of several rubs and scrapes. Heard a deer or squirrels moving behind me just over the ridge. After I got up I went and checked and found a scrape with fresh piss. He was sneaking around me.
Went to the same area in the afternoon and used my novix setup for the first time. Made a ton of noise on a hickory tree managing sticks and that giant platform. Used a YouTube grunt clip because I forgot a tube. This guy showed up shortly after.
Shot him on the high side of the drainage. He dropped but was still moving periodically. By the time I reloaded my powder gun and got out of the tree he had worked his way down into the bottom as a final FU to me. Getting him out of the drainage and 3/4 mile drag took about 5 hours. Was wishing I could quarter him out. First thing I’m buying with stimulus is a quality cart with wheels. The jet sled came in handy for the flooded parts, but was not ideal for the other parts.
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