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After three years of pictures, passing him and some earlier encounters his run is over with. It was a long 22 hours from shot to recovery but what a relief, finally finding him. My best buck to date.

Clarion Ledger Article: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/spor ... /17136031/

Here's is a link to the story as well as some measurements. http://www.ms-sportsman.com/details.php?id=3313

2012-2013 Season


2013-2014 Season




2014-Would've been 2015 Season





His last day on camera (The day before I shot him)


Recovery

That is a man!!!! Good job and glad you found him!

he's in a much better place!
can you imagine how miserable is was for him to carry that all junk around on his head?
congrats man! if you never top that, you've already acheived more than a bunch of folks!

Wow! That's a stud!
So, let's hear the story. Is that a exit wound on his neck?

Def. want to hear the story on this one!!

What a dang stud! No way you slept that night...

Congrats on a fine buck! Once in a lifetime.

Anxiously awaiting the full story.

WOW....nice.

I will have to post full story later… No, I did not sleep that night, I was sick about it. It was an emotionally draining night and day that ended with a waist deep wade into cattle pond to identify a deer that from the bank was unidentifiable (deers' head was under water in the mud) which ultimately ended up being him after a tug on the rear leg (which was leg nearest to me upon getting to him) and seeing tines emerge, followed by a frantic, ecstatic lunge for his rack, capped of by the lifting of a deer I had become attached to back in 2012 and in an instant I went from deep dark gloom, to the highest of highs accompanied by a smile that spread from here to Texas.

I saw this deer on the MS whitetail facebook page. I had a feeling you might be on this site as well. Incredible freakin deer! Congrats!

That's an amazing deer. And to hunt him for a couple of years...how awesome! Congrats!

Someone needs to fire up the 2014/15 Big Buck Thread...we have its first designee. That is a buck of a lifetime and I cannot wait to hear the entire story. Congrats!

that is a great Buck. ever cooler that you have passed him for years and finally took him.

I see an interesting characteristic I have began to notice about older deer - you can tell that their brow tines as they get older seem to grow further up the beam than they do when they are younger - you can see it in this deer's photos from past years.

WOOF! That's a slammer. Beautiful rack with a ton of character.

Congrats Will. I cant imagine