First Velvet buck!

[churly]

I have always wanted to harvest a whitetail buck that was still in velvet. There are only a few states that open early enough to have a legit chance to get one. Kentucky is one of those states, and their archery season opened saturday. We had been monitoring our bucks through trailcams and over the past week noticed most had shed their velvet. In the mornings we just glassed the fields to watch the deer go back to bed and would set up on the edge of the bean fields to catch them coming out in the evenings. Sunday evening the deer began moving late. At ten till 7, I watched our biggest buck emerge in the field and got to watch him for about 30 minutes before he got around the corner and out of site. About that time I spotted a heavy bodied buck entering the field in my corner. I got ready, just in case. Before I knew it, he and 2 other bucks were in the woods behind me paraleling the field edge. I had to let one I call baby face go by me before this guy, we called "wide 8", who was still in velvet stoped 10 yards south of me. I hit him high lung and exit was in the opposite arm pit. I swear I watched that lighted nock zip right through him in the twighlight. He bounced about 70 yards up the hill and tiped straight over. By 11:00 he was caped and quartered and I am excited to be able to take my first velvet buck to the taxidermist! He was a heavy bodied and full blonde velvet 8 pointer.

 

[lipripper]

Nice job man

 

[Jmax]

Way to go Churly!!!! emoWorthy emoWorthy You are one deer hunting fool, a modern day Robin Hood with a bow. emoToast Very nice job. I will say it again, your gonna run out of wall space. emoTongue Jmax

 

[hookset]

Words can't describe the thrill you experienced! Congrats on a great deer!!!!!!!!

 

[cagoodwn]

Wow that's great! Awesome buck!

 

[catjuggin]

Very nice! good story show us some more pics when you get your mount.

 

[Dbuff]

Congrats

 

[wjhfish]

Great trophy buck. I used to hunt in Hardin Co. Kentucky and have seen what that state can produce. that is a really nice buck. Congrats.

 

[Hook1]

That's just awesome.

 

[upsman]

Congratulations! Thats also on my bucket list!!

 

[elwestb]

A very nice trophy Churles!

 

[skinny water]

You da Man! emoWorthy

 

[Fhixon]

cograts

 

[higdon21xrd]

nice buck! congrats!

 

[rangermerc33]

Awesome man!!! Great Buck

 

[the maddog]

A Velvet Buck !! A checkmark off your bucket list...I guess official records(rack score) are not taken on green antlers? Is that the only buck you can take in Kentucky this deer season?

 

[churly]

They actually score velvet racks, but I dont kill deer for score. The ky state record non typical is a velvet buck. I guess my deer would go 125-130". And yes, ky is a one buck state, so I am done buck hunting up there. I will however, be spending some time back up there, chasing some does for management and maybe even do a little filming for my buddies

I hope I can get on a good buck on my plateau lease

 

[wjhfish]

Who are you going to use to do the taxidermy job?

 

[churly]

BJ Millsaps on hwy 58. He has done my last 3 mounts. Very good work. If anybody wants to use him let me know.