Jason Nicholson drops an elusive big buck
No surprise to see Jason Nicholson show up here. Here’s his story:
“I’ve been traveling a lot with my job and coaching my 6-year-old’s flag football team so I haven’t had much time to get in the stand this October. I did have a couple hours after my sons football game last Saturday and boy it was a fantastic evening hunt!
I went to a stand I call 3 trails which is where 3 trails meet from a bedding area headed to our 2 acre food plot in a big 40 acre field. I saw 16 deer in all, 8 does and 8 bucks.
I passed on a couple good 2 ½-year-old bucks then a young six-pointer came running off the ridge bullying all the other bucks away. I thought my hunt was over but then I saw a buck that looked familiar from my trail camera. It was a beautiful 2 ½-year-old 9 pointer probably in the mid 120’s which he was very tempting to shoot. But I forced myself to pass.
Then came his ole running buddy from the summer, a 4 ½-year-old solid 8-pointer with a little G-4 on his right side which technically he can be called a 9.
The north wind we had that evening was perfect for this stand. None of the deer had a clue I was there. When the buck was at 25 yards I drew back my PSE NOVA and stuck a 100 grain Thunderhead right behind his shoulder.
I’ve had pictures of this buck over the last 3 years and there are 5 of us that hunt this property and nobody has ever laid eyes on him until I saw him on this evening hunt! The buck weighed in after I field dressed him at 175 pounds which would put him over 200 pounds on the hoof!”
October 24, 2012 - 12:32 PM
All that time & effort paid off well! Talk about a feeling of satisfaction…
Nice going Jason. Getting it done as usual. Was the 2.5 yr. old 9-pointer the other buck in the picture? If so, next year will be special.
Great buck Jason! It would be neat put a blown up picture from the trail cam on the wall next to the mount. Congratulations!
Jim — Jason had several other trailcam shots of the buck, but I thought this one was the best at confirming it was for sure the same deer.
Great Buck Jason ! Congratulations !
Nice Buck, and great review of the hunt. I am a huge trail camera fan and know the satisfaction of successfully harvesting a buck with history. Great Job!
Congrats Jason!! Great buck!
No surprise here, Jason you are the man. Congrats bud and keep those pic coming.
Very nice buck! It seems like you have several nice deer each year . Nothing like a bow kill.
Thanks fellow hunters, best of luck for the rest of the season!