Methow Valley Beast! 210 3/8 Gross

[Yondering]

Awesome buck and congrats to your dad.

3 clean misses at 450-500 yards is questionable at best though, and not the kind of hunting ethics I think we should celebrate on this board. 

[Buckewe]

Congratulations that's the end kind of deer I dream of getting great mass on that beast

[TeacherMan]

Solid 190

[Griz231]

Awesome buck and congrats to your dad.

3 clean misses at 450-500 yards is questionable at best though, and not the kind of hunting ethics I think we should celebrate on this board. 

On a monster buck once in a lifetime opportunity I think most of us would have tried and I don't give a sh!t what other people think.  It's not like I was spraying the hillside with bullets.  It was in the heat of the moment with very little time to setup.  I have bipod on my bolt action .270 rifle and have shot out that far before.  There are a lot of variables involved obviously and I just flat out missed.  Most would have left out that part of the story but it's what makes the ending so sweet. 

Nobody was celebrating the fact that I missed.  Always has to be one guy that puts a sour taste on a good story.  thanks for that bud.

[Martinhunter]

Wow what a stud!! Looks really old. Congrats...

[Griz231]

Wow what a stud!! Looks really old. Congrats...

How old would you say?

[muleyslayer]

 ! That's the kind of buck I would love to take someday

[kirkl]

Awesome buck and congrats to your dad.

3 clean misses at 450-500 yards is questionable at best though, and not the kind of hunting ethics I think we should celebrate on this board. 

On a monster buck once in a lifetime opportunity I think most of us would have tried and I don't give a sh!t what other people think.  It's not like I was spraying the hillside with bullets.  It was in the heat of the moment with very little time to setup.  I have bipod on my bolt action .270 rifle and have shot out that far before.  There are a lot of variables involved obviously and I just flat out missed.  Most would have left out that part of the story but it's what makes the ending so sweet. 

Nobody was celebrating the fact that I missed.  Always has to be one guy that puts a sour taste on a good story.  thanks for that bud.

Well said. I would of done the same thing.

[scottcrb]

Amazing buck! Congrats to your dad . We all miss from time to time. Part of hunting.

[cbond3318]

Wow, best Buck I have seen on this forum. Cherish it!

[asmith]

Awesome buck and congrats to your dad.

3 clean misses at 450-500 yards is questionable at best though, and not the kind of hunting ethics I think we should celebrate on this board. 

On a monster buck once in a lifetime opportunity I think most of us would have tried and I don't give a sh!t what other people think.  It's not like I was spraying the hillside with bullets.  It was in the heat of the moment with very little time to setup.  I have bipod on my bolt action .270 rifle and have shot out that far before.  There are a lot of variables involved obviously and I just flat out missed.  Most would have left out that part of the story but it's what makes the ending so sweet. 

Nobody was celebrating the fact that I missed.  Always has to be one guy that puts a sour taste on a good story.  thanks for that bud.

That's is awesome!  We'll done to the both if you. 

And don't let one moron ruin it for you.  There will always be atleast one idiot that can always do things better than you and make better decisions than you, even though they weren't there!  Forget about them and enjoy that buck of a lifetime!

[kentrek]

Awesome buck and story, nothing wrong with taking a 400 yard shot opportunity...i would have done the exact same

[Buckmark]

Super buck 

As i have gotten alot older i dont get buck fever like i used to, calm cool and collected but if that was in my sights i would of been shaking like worse than my first date...   

[Griz231]

Awesome buck and congrats to your dad.

3 clean misses at 450-500 yards is questionable at best though, and not the kind of hunting ethics I think we should celebrate on this board. 

On a monster buck once in a lifetime opportunity I think most of us would have tried and I don't give a sh!t what other people think.  It's not like I was spraying the hillside with bullets.  It was in the heat of the moment with very little time to setup.  I have bipod on my bolt action .270 rifle and have shot out that far before.  There are a lot of variables involved obviously and I just flat out missed.  Most would have left out that part of the story but it's what makes the ending so sweet. 

Nobody was celebrating the fact that I missed.  Always has to be one guy that puts a sour taste on a good story.  thanks for that bud.

That's is awesome!  We'll done to the both if you. 

And don't let one moron ruin it for you.  There will always be atleast one idiot that can always do things better than you and make better decisions than you, even though they weren't there!  Forget about them and enjoy that buck of a lifetime!

Already forgotten.  We were blessed and fortunate enough to take a buck of a lifetime.  Have been and always will be the most ethical hunters possible.

[Griz231]

Super buck 

As i have gotten alot older i dont get buck fever like i used to, calm cool and collected but if that was in my sights i would of been shaking like worse than my first date...   

I guarantee that's why I missed.  It's hard to hold steady at that range.  Any little wiggle or shake will make you miss.  My heart was thumping so hard and I remember taking that deep breath and settling then squeezing the trigger.  I wasn't meant to take that monster, but......my dad was.