Andys big 8

Andy puts probably more hours on stand than anyoneI know. His favorite game is picking out a certain buck and hunting him. This season I have spent quite a few days behind the camera during this chess game and this guy is intense...It is nice to see him get the hook up on a suburban giant via his close friend Felipe. Felipe is known to year after year put down some giant Whitetails in Md. He, like the majority of the overkill crew focuses on suburban hotspots that harbor some enormous freaks. He shot a super giant about two weeks before taking Andy into one of these haunts....

Here is a pic of Felipe's giant and then Andy's version of the events.

Well, I'll try and make this as short as possible but theres allot to say and be thankful for. Anyone that hunts with me knows I normally am bringing people to my properties to hunt, but I was invited to hunt one of my buddies (Felipe who shot the 177" buck I posted pics of a week ago) spots which was a really nice change, thanks Felipe, one hunt I wont forget. I was just in Illinos hunting for 9 days with no shooters in shooting range, and Ive had 46 sits this year already. Our goal was to get kill footage for 2012 Overkill DVD and my hopes were high becuase Felipe has managed his properties over the years and its payed off big time. Felipe had several good bucks in this spot on his camera so with a little luck a shooter would show up. Felipe was manning the camera for the first time and did a fantastic job all the way around. We saw several bucks, some small bucks, some were in the 120" class, some I was ready to shoot but he called me off. We saw one nice 8 pt breed a Doe, was exciting from start to finish. At about 5PM all the deer moved on chasing Does etc and everything was quiet for 30 minutes. Felipe said a buck was coming, then he said thats your buck, it was coming from directly behind me and I couldnt see it until it was literally right under me and it was a no brainer. He passed right by the stand and moved out to about 40 yards and I couldnt shoot as Felipe was trying to get the camera back on him when he walked around our tree. I waited to see what he would do before trying a grunt, bleat or anything to try and get him to come back in, but he turned and walked back towards us, straight at us. He tortured me for a few minutes directly facing us with no shot and it only made it worse as I started to get JACKED up. Finally he turned slightly quartering away at 19 yards and started to move off, I gave a "bah" and stopped him long enough to take a shot. Felipe hangs his stands high, really high, like 30 to 32' so Im not used to shooting down at that severe angle. I hit him a little back, looked like liver/lung shot so we backed out and decided to go back in the morning. I knew he was dead but it was still a long night. Thanks Felipe, Jason, Todd and Todds son for the help tracking and dragging, was good experience for Todds son who recently started hunting and killed a few deer already. Unfortunately the foxes found him before we did and got a little of the hind quarter, but not bad. Troy/Bowtrolls son Dawson whos 13 took these pics and did a great job. Troy also took some pics and Im sure he will post some up later. This was the first time in 29 years of hunting Ive ever been invited to hunt a spot where big mature bucks were around and given the opprtunity to shoot one, Felipe, you are the man!!! The buck scored 145 6/8", had a 20 4/8 inside spread, split brows and cariied mass all the way out. I couldnt be happier or more greatful. You'll see the hunt on the 2012 Overkill DVD.