So my brother and I bought a camper in a campground on a lake here in Indiana. It borders some public land and we have been learning it all year. He has really spent the time on it and dialed in his stand location. Last night we hunted together and he says he has the mythical "perfect tree".

I couldn't hunt this morning so was reading the paper and at 8:06 my phone starts going off. I knew it was him so rushed to get to it. I missed him but called right back and he says he has a doe down in sight and a buck dead a ways off. He was sure he heard a crash and it was a big buck, a 10 pointer.

I told him congrats and was wishing I was there. It's about an hour drive and I was supposed to go to church. But I came to my senses and told him I'd be down to help drag. I altered my church plans but had to be back by 2 for a choir concert for my daughter.

I get down there and he says he can't find the 10 pointer. But he did find the 11 pointer he killed [Smile]

After another friend joined us, we went to the deer and found this brute.


He is a great 3 year old basic 10 with a kicker. We dressed him and went to get the doe.


Here's the pair after dragging them close to the road.


Mike used the 60's era Ben Pearson takedown I got off Craigslist a couple years ago and refinished for him. The bow is 48# at 28" but Mike draws closer to 30". The buck was hit right through the middle of the heart. The doe flinched at the shot but he caught her in the femoral artery. After a couple hours of processing, we got the meat in the coolers and iced down ready for wrapping in the next couple days. What a great day!

Way to get it done with the traditional gear! And a double to boot, fantastic.

Great deer. Lots of respect for the guys shooting trad gear!

congrats

Awesome double!
Great work scouting... and getting it done traditionally!
Congrats to your brother!!

Excellent work!!!!! Public land traditional gear….don't get any better than that!!!

Hats off boys. Way to go out and get it done.

Congratulations to your brother on his success....nice double, and with trad gear to boot!

very nice!!!

traditional gear double on public land, that is impressive.

Congrats to your brother!

Congrats on a very awesome double and a day that he will remember for a looooong time. Oh by the way I love the vagueness of the public land don't tell your secrets but when I read it I could help but think of you guys "in a van down by the river"

very nice! Congrats!

Congrats to Mike, and to you for being a good brother!!

Trad gear, public land, and a double? That's a deer hunting hat trick right there! Congrats to him on a memory of a lifetime. You made the right choice to help him. We only get so many opportunities on earth to enjoy the "space between".

Way to go! Congrats to your brother on getting it done! Thanks for sharing!

Tremendous day there. Congrats

Had to be a great day. congrats

Wow :)very impressive....congrats to your bro

Another pic of him from the front. 16-1/4" inside.



And the pair.

Nice!!

congrats..

John, big congrats to your brother!! Glad you could help him. Not to worry about missing church one Sunday morning. Somewhat like a situation in a bible story about helping your fellow man rescue a sheep that falls into a pit, even if it is a Sabbath day? Very nice pics also.

Very nice!

Talk about setting the bar high !!!!!! Congrats

Man what a day congrats!!

Awesome... Not many hunters will ever get to say they did that!

congrats nice buck

Cool story. Congrats.

Now about missin church......

Nice!!!!!!

Cool story John, tell your brother congrats. Also way to get it done with traditional gear.