Having a good year - 2021 Recurve Buck

[LowbanksArcher]

Going into this fall season I decided that if I got a quality, up close, perfect opportunity on any "handsome" buck, I wouldn't pass it up. And when I say quality, I mean a calm animal, close range, broadside. There's a big disadvantage in shooting less than 150fps that i dont think is emphasized enough. An alert deer is a no-go.
So this weekend, on my 9th outing of the season, there's a NE wind that gives me the opportunity to hunt a pre-hung stand on a field edge. I dont like hunting field edges, but this corner, where a fence row meets a 20acre block of hardwoods produces CLOSE encounters year after year. When I invite a friend or a new hunter out, and the wind works, it's the spot I always put them. And there's always a story to tell afterwards.

An hour into my sit, a buck appears several hundred yards ahead in the beans. He looks "handsome" thru my binos. I dismiss it as just another deer that I get to watch but goes another direction. But a few minutes later he grabs my attention when he makes the effort to cross the large drainage ditch to head my way. To my surprise he keeps coming and I start having the mental discussion. How "handsome" is he?
He works the tree line 60yards in front of me. Scraping, rubbing, and licking branches. And as I look down at the annual scrape 14 yards from my tree, I knew where he'd end up in a few minutes.
Still undecided, I hook the string with my leather shooting tab and get comfortable. I'm only 9ft off the ground, but comfortably nestled in the canopy with branches below and behind me, and fully confident I wont be seen, since i'm wearing my favourite plaid shirt. He steps to the opening, calm, close, broadside, and i decide.... he is handsome

Good luck to everyone this fall

[mr meat]

Great buck congrats

[Deer Hunter]

He is handsome for sure, Congrats on a great Buck.
Really dark back.

[Sam Menard]

Well done on a great deer!

[kokes]

awesome congrats on a fine buck

[sabmgb]

congrats, that is a nice buck.

[Candice_h]

Nice buck
Congrats

[hockeymjt]

Lowbanks, Congrats. and I applaud you for your both your patience and ethics in your hunting style,
Thanks for sharing

Great DEER, One could be so fortunate

[gbk]

Good job,congratulation.Superb pictures,nice to see different body setup for the picture.

Also-great to see kids enjoying it......new hunters in making!

[MikePal]

How dare you go Hunting without Mossy Oak..

How dare to take a deer with a bow shooting less than 150 fps....

Love the story, great to see guys still doing it old School..you are to be commended !!!

Congrats, nice to share the harvest with the family, makes a great pic !!