Bagging a Big 8 During Firearms Season: A Hunter's Tale

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Whitetail Buck

  • shotgun
    method
  • 204 lbs
    weight
  • 70
    body length (in)
  • 8
    antler tines
  • 18
    antler spread (in)
  • private
    land type
  • 65
    distance (yards)
58 Comments
112 Upvotes
  • Derek's avatar

    Congratulations, brother! Awesome story and awesome buck! Heres to a great season for both of us.

  • Ryan's avatar

    Nice buck congratulations!!

  • Brad's avatar

    Proud to have you sharing your knowledge and story here brother. 🤙

  • John's avatar

    Great buck and awesome hunt for sure! Congrats on the beautiful buck Mike 👊 Sounds like the ole 870 is still getting it done!

  • Mike's avatar

    @Derek yes sir! 🥃👊

  • Mike's avatar

    @Ryan thank you sir

  • Mike's avatar

    @Brad 👊. Glad to be here my man. I learn a ton as well and use the success of others as motivation to keep at it. Just trying to show that even average Joes can make it happen.

  • Mike's avatar

    @John thanks John! She sure is a dear old friend and tack driver👊

  • Battenkill Valley's avatar

    Wow amazing buck congratulations

  • Dane's avatar

    Congrats man, what a great story! So happy for you 👊

  • Jacob's avatar

    Nice buck @Mike. I love symmetrical racks like that, they look so good!

  • Brad's avatar

    That’s what I’m talking about! 👊🏻 Congratulations man. Well deserved after your “Marco?” “Polo” whistle session the other night. 😆

  • Brian's avatar

    That’s a very nice buck. Congrats.

  • Jarrod's avatar

    Great buck! What a season!! Congratulations!!

  • Brandon's avatar

    Congrats!

  • Alfonso's avatar

    Congratulations!

  • Mike's avatar

    @Aj thanks Aj 👊

  • Mike's avatar

    @Dane thanks bro, now to focus on waterfowl 👊. Flight is on.

  • Mike's avatar

    @Jacob yessir, it was love at first trailcam pic🤪

  • Mike's avatar

    @Brad I swear, they did it again this night farther back, only not nearly as long🙏. Thanks man

  • Mike's avatar

    @Katie Burgert thanks Katie, he’s awesome in many ways👍

  • Mike's avatar

    @Brian 👊. You’re next man

  • Mike's avatar

    @Jarrod absolutely. Thx man

  • Mike's avatar

    @Brandon 👊

  • Mike's avatar

    @Alfonso thanks Alfonso👊

  • Lou's avatar

    Nice buck!! Save those tarsal glands for next season!

  • Brian's avatar

    @Mike I got two does yesterday but I’m going to keep grinding for some antler, or just a kill with my recurve.

  • Mike's avatar

    @Lou yes sir! Already in the freezer👊

  • Mike's avatar

    @Brian excellent, meat’s secured and in control 👍

  • Brian's avatar

    @Mike yes sir. On to next step.

  • Larry's avatar

    Congratulations on a great buck!!!!

  • Mike's avatar

    @Larry thank you sir

  • Donovan's avatar

    Keep kicking ass Mike. Much respect. Congrats 👊🏼 🥃

  • Ferg's avatar

    Family matters dude, always there when they can be. Congrats Mike, fantastic looking buck 👊🏻💪🏻🥃

  • Mike's avatar

    @Donovan thanks my man. Appreciate that coming from a true beast👊🥃

  • Mike's avatar

    @David yes sir. And thanks bud👊🥃

  • Ferg's avatar

    @Mike yer welcome dude

  • Cory's avatar

    Awesome buck

  • Mike's avatar

    @C yessir, he was number one on the wishlist from trailcam pics. Fortunate to have it work out.

  • Tom's avatar

    Beautiful 👊🥃

  • Ronnie's avatar

    Awsome and again job well done my friend

  • Mike's avatar

    @Tom thanks Tom👊🥃. Good luck to you and @Chris

  • Mike's avatar

    @Ronnie thanks Ronnie👊

  • Ronnie's avatar

    @Mike tou bet did you get thatbother tank mounted or just a skull mount

  • Mike's avatar

    @Ronnie doing the euro mount today. I love shoulder mounts, but $5 worth of propane beats a $600 taxidermy bill all day long. Plus I love euros too.

  • Ronnie's avatar

    @Mike nice hell yea that's all I do is euros as well in think they look better all my mounts are euros except a few I juat cut the racks off the skull still cool

  • Mike's avatar

    @Ronnie I’ve got some really good shoulder mounts, but it’d take a giant non typical to do another one. It’s safe to say I won’t have to worry about that🤣

  • Ronnie's avatar

    @Mike right those are truly a life time buck's

  • David's avatar

    Awesome Mike! Congrats.

  • Mike's avatar

    @David thank you sir👊

  • Terry's avatar

    Great buck, great storyline.

  • Mike's avatar

    @Terry thank you sir👊

  • kevin's avatar

    That is a big buck man

  • Mike's avatar

    @kevin thank you sir, had him on trail cam fairly regularly so the all day sits were a little easier to endure

  • kevin's avatar

    @Mike I shot my buck open field I had buck fever big-time trail cam helps a lot

  • Mike's avatar

    @kevin absolutely. Not only for the timing, but the current makeup of your herd. Plus, checking the card every few weeks is like Christmas morning, lol

  • kevin's avatar

    @Mike lol

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