8 Pointer 135lbs @ 10am opening day of shotgun.

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Very nice Sgt!

Nice Buck, where 'dhe come from?

Had a 10pt in my cross hairs and didnt shoot. still shaking

Nice of you to practice Catch & Release. Will make you many friends around here. :bl:

What happened? Shot wasn't a sure thing? Deer running?

He was a Hanson native. Heading out now to meet some more of his relatives.

Wasn't confident in the shot to much brush infront of him. But of course now I wish I shot. Saw the 4 pointer last night.

My brother got the twin of my 3 pointer on Saturday morning.

You'll see that buck in your dreams for a long time Surfcaster. Part of what makes hunting what it is. At least you got to see him. And it could've been worse. Check out the story below from just over the stateline north.

Monday December 12, 2011

DUMMERSTON -- The day Tim Forrett had dreamed about since he was 12 years old quickly turned into a nightmare.

Last year Forrett and a friend came upon a massive 177 pound buck with eight points on its antlers. That entire season the two of them tried to track the animal without success.

On Thursday, 28-year-old Forrett took the day off work and got up early with a light snowfall to go hunting in Marlboro.

For four and a half hours there was nothing, not even a single track to follow, but as he crested a hillside deep in the forest, there it was, about 40 yards away, the deer he and his friend had been hunting since last year.

"It wasn’t until I was right above him that I saw the tracks," he said.

Forrett raised his .50 caliber muzzleloader, aimed, took a deep breath and fired. The bullet penetrated the buck’s neck, killing it instantly.

"It was just a lucky shot I got to even see him," Forrett said. "I never thought he’d be there."

It took Forrett two hours to drag the deer out of the woods. When he returned to his home along Houghton Brook Road in Dummerston, Forrett hung it in his yard to start the four day process of draining its blood.

Tim’s great-uncle, Gordon Forrett, said when he saw the deer he was in awe.

"It was the most spectacular deer I’ve ever seen in the state of Vermont," he said. "It was a truly special animal."

At about 4:45 p.m., on Friday,
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Forrett returned home from work but something was wrong. His trophy deer, the one he’d been dreaming about since childhood, was gone, stolen.

Witnesses told police that just after 4:30 p.m., they saw a suspicious vehicle in the area where Forrett’s deer was hung.

"It was a long day and a lot of hours for nothing," Forrett said. "Now all I have is photos."

Aside from a "once in a lifetime" set of antlers, he said the animal would have provided months of food for his friends and family.

Forrett is offering a $1,000 reward for the return of the animal.

Vermont State Police said the deer was hanging from a tree in Forrett’s front yard and was clearly visible from the road.

Anyone with information regarding the theft of the deer is asked to contact the Vermont State Police at the Brattleboro Barracks as 802-254-2382.

How low is that? Unbelievable.

Wow how low is that, thats un real. Good news is I saw the 6 pointer by my truck as I was leaving tonight.