Butter ball is DEAD!!!

Ok I posted a pic of a deer I called butter ball and remarked how big he was for a deer from this area. Boy was I called a liar! "he's 165 lb , "he's little" average deer for the north. I DON"T LIVE IN THE NORTH !!

Well tonight he chased a doe around the wrong side of the hill.130 gr 270 Fed ammo to the shoulder and he dropped in his tracks. BUT I was not planning on killing him but the last few weeks have been tough for me. I have battled an auto immune inflammatory muscle disorder that when flared up prevents my arms and legs from moving properly. It is strange some days I can walk 5 miles . But some days 5 yards is a struggle. So after 2 days of soaking in the hot tub just to move I decided to climb the ladder this afternoon. I purchased an e- bike so getting to my stand is manageable. In the stand at 3.15 Around 4.30 the cramps and shaking forearms began so I decided to come down. Gathered my things and unloaded my rifle. Stood up to start down the ladder and crash , a doe came flying over the hill. I reloaded and sit back down. In about 5 minutes Butter ball came over the hill with his nose on the ground . Let him get to within 75 yards and dropped him.




Oh yea B&B on my dad's barn scales he weighed 213 lb field dressed(gutted) I left my phone in my truck and we retrieved him with the side by side so I couldn't take a pic to post of weight.
Son wants the cape but I'll get weight from processer of carcass weight.

Outstanding!
I wish you many more great hunts like that one.

Congrats

.... congrats on having a hot tub ... best I could do was warm stock tanks...,with cow around the edges

That's the way to do it. Nice

Congratulations! Nice deer. Hope your health problem turns around. Not many deer around here weigh that much.

Congratulations

WTG!

Nice.

Nice

You da man, Jaybird !!!!

Nicely done trapper !!!

walleyed

Nice Buck Congrats.

Good job. Jbyrd63.

Nice read...love it !

Congratulations

Nice deer, and great perseverance when things are difficult they are also very rewarding.

What a blessing that you were able to enjoy a great hunt but also be successful. I hope your health improves soon. Congrats on your nice buck and thanks for sharing.

Sorry to hear about your health. Very nice buck.

When I was a kid, we set a tank on cinder blocks, filled it up and lit a fire under it. Pretty nice long as ya kept your feet away from the middle. Nice deer, jbyrd, glad ya felt like going out

Congratulations! Great buck and a great story too.

Well done !

Really Nice Buck! I'll pray for you! Way to persevere!

Nice deer. Funny how so much can happen when you get out of the blind.

I like 130s in my 270 too.

Pete

that's great !!!! keep going

He's a good one

Sounds like a great hunt! Hope your issues end soon..

Congrats!

Wjy call him Butterball?

Nice deer. Hope your health gets better.

Very nice buck. Congratulations!

Because he was so fat..

Any field dressed deer that actually weighs over 200# is a big deer no matter where you live in my opinion. Good job!

Thanks Guys ! He's not got a lot on his head but where he was killed and the circumstances he will always be a "giant" in my mind. Dr put me on Hydroxychloroquine and got my fingers crossed. He believes it could be the early onset of lupus. But not enough inflammatory marks ( Dr lingo) where abnormal yet to reach that conclusion.

Congratulations! Nice one.

Nice buck, Jbyrd. You have shot some dandy bucks where you hunt. I was down in Kentucky in October with my son on a youth hunt with Whitetail Crossing Outfitters in Springfield. We saw a couple bruisers in the 2 days that we hunted down there. He shot 2 does, but didn’t get a buck. We will be back down next year to try it again. It will be the last year he can do the youth hunt.

Congrats. Well earned. Hope you to get to feeling better so you can enjoy more hunts. Sarge

Since you addressed me in the first post ill chime in.
I think you need a new scale!
That deer looks like a dressed 150_160lb deer
K, no further response from me

Great buck. Congrats..

LOL of course it does. Because I killed it . But hope you and yours are doing well. !!!

hey we got the same hot tub , somthings wrong with the heater the last month or so