the story on this buck started 2 yrs ago when the farm we hunted was leased. we were able to buy 80 acres in good area. we knew there was good bucks around because we saw them during the summer months. my son hunts and we both killed deer with bows but could'nt get ashot at amature buck. i hunted the first gun season but did't fill my tag. iwas hunting opening day of second season with my landowner tag . iwas walking along a brushy fencerow on the edge of a cornfield, the buck was bedded in the fencerow let me walk by then bested out in the field. i had a 52 yrd shot . he went about 40 yrds and went down. that completed my dream of takeing atrophy whitetail on my own land, ijust never dreamed it would be that big.