Travis Shearer gets some Hoosier Hospitality
Travis normally films for the WHA Pro Staff hunter Joey Menegatti. I invited Travis and Paul Biggs to come down to Indiana and take part in our annual Deer Camp. They came and I placed them on a ridge where some very big bucks have been taken. Travis is from Michigan and had never had the chance at a buck of 140 or more Boone and Crockett points. When I had told him at the WHA hunt that the 5 guys in our Deer camp had taken over 60 bucks that scored more than the 140 B/C points that was his measuring stick for a trophy. I knew he was skeptical about the deer and the trophy potential of our area so I was really glad he got the chance to harvest this nice trophy. Paul Biggs passed on it the first day because it was NOT on film? OMG how many hunter’s have that type of mentality? It would have been his largest buck to date and he let him walk due to not being able to capture it on film. There was limb blocking the mounted camera and he watched this buck rub a tree and make a scrape at 60 yards for like 15 minutes or more but did not take the shot. Travis killed the buck the next day right after they had gotten down from the stand and guess what? It was not on film! Way to go Travis! He did not even think about letting it walk as it was also the largest Buck he had killed. This 8 point buck scores 144 B/C and field dressed 195 lbs. Paul I know you will be second guessing that choice but I know how happy you made Travis! How many hunter’s would let a buck of that caliber walk? Would Mike Waddell or Dave Blanton?
Waddell would have missed! Neither of them boys would pass that buck up…
Hack buddy, great story. And I just can’t thank you enough for your hospitality. Just to add one thing though, I wouldn’t have shot him either being it wasn’t on film, but he had been all ready hit in the leg and limping badly. Lol. But that doesnt matter now, his meat is in my belly and head on my wall. Thanks buddy.
That wouldn’t of been my biggest buck to date if your saying it scored 144. I killed a 146 with my bow 2 years ago. I don’t know where your getting your numbers but I rough scored it at 149..
Cool article Hack. Yes I passed on him. I think back and slap myself all the time. But hey Trav’s got a nice buck for his wall and I probably got a friend for life out of that deal. Great group of guys in camp and I looking forward to redeeming myself next year.
All this talk about the score is BS. I scored him from the picture (and im always right) and he was about 141
Bigtime, I was your friend before that..lol…and I won’t even tell you guys the gross green score that the taxidermist measured him at, you might be upset bigtime..haha jk. he gross greened at 150 3/8. Thanks biggs and hack, you guys are awesome. my biggest buck by far.
I think I was the closest with my 149 guess. I know my stuff that’s why they call me BigTime.
LOL - I just wanted to get the conversation going with you guys. I knew he was right at 150 but I thought but undersizing him a tad it would get your dander raised and get you to talking
hmmm it worked! Hey, it is a great buck and I am glad I got you guys to come to our deer camp and see what we do every year. It was fun having you down. I look forward to hunting with two fine hunter’s that understand and respect our sport.
Checkout Travis as an elf….
http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=e67b511fde5e747c63cbfe9G06121512
I look pretty damn good as an elf, if I may say so myself. lol
YOu do look like an Elf.
You definitely do look like one of santas helpers