Michael Burkley downed the potential state-record archery buck in Mississippi during early October with a 56-yard shot in a harvested bean field.
I saw this story on the NC Sportsman website.
“I got a game-cam shot of him (on Sept. 18), and also saw him several times with a spotting scope from about a thousand yards away,” he said.
As Burkley would soon discover, the behemoth sported a tangle of antlers that would greenscore 193 2/8.
The deer was about 56 yards away, but Burkley had painstakingly prepared himself for this situation.
“I had ranged several spots in the field, so I had a good idea of the distance he was away from me,” he said. “I had one of my pins set for 40 yards, so I held it about 10 inches over his back, and let the arrow go.”
When it connected, Burkley could tell he had made a good shot.
“I knew I had whacked him, but I was a little unsure of the penetration at that distance,” he said.
Unbelievable Go read the whole story at NC Sportsman.
