I patiently and diligently hunted this deer for over four years. I spent countless hours in my shooting house watching him. I would haul water in by cooler to help make sure the environment was ideal for him to grow.
On the morning of the kill, it felt like the odds were against me. I had just settled into my shooting house when my fiancé called to tell me I had to come home because she left her keys in my truck. A few hours later, after I missed my normal hunting window for the day, I just knew I wouldn’t see him.
It turns out that would be the day I shot the deer of a lifetime. With a shot fired and no blood trail to be found, I walked into the woods in the direction I was sure I shot him. My heart dropped when there was no sign of him. So, I set off in the opposite direction, and there he was—about 30 yards down the trail.
This 21-point deer was killed in Calhoun County, in north Mississippi. He scored a gross 180 6/8 and 174 5/8 after deduction.
