Jameis Winston is dead. Score update.

131 3/8

I am 31 years old and killed my first deer when I was 8 years old. That's 23 years I've been waiting to kill a deer like this. Especially a buck that I've had 3 years history with. I first saw him in the 14/15 season and I suspect he was 3 year old 7pt with a crab claw looking point earning him the name Jameis Winston.
Think he showed back up in 15/16 as a possible 4 year old 8pt keeping his name sake crab claw 3's
This year 16/17 I get tons of velvet pictures of him in his bachelor group in a fresh cutover, and I felt good about getting him this year since he made a pretty open area his home.
Fast forward to yesterday. The wind was right and it was the coldest day we had this year and I knew this buck was in the cutover often so i figured maybe he would move before dark since it was so cold. Well sure enough about 5 he steps into the cutover about 100 yards away and I know immediately it's him. I got my gun up and put it on him and was shaking to bad to make the shot so I take my eye outta the scope and calm down for a second and he walks back in to the edge of the woods. I'm freaking out thinking I blew my opportunity and it seemed like he disappeared for a minute or 2 , but thank goodness I was able to pick him up again just inside the wood line and that was all she wrote. Shot one and he hunched up and starts arch back walking away so i shucked another and fired again and he fell like a rock! Praise the Lord for letting this deer walk out in front of me tonight. My first wall hanger in 23 years of deer hunting.

Outstanding buck - good job!

Nice job, beautiful deer, and cool history!

That is a damn fine deer.

Congratulations!

Nice one, but I expected this to be about a football player.

Awesome buck!!

What an awesome buck and great story. Congratulations jlbuc!

Dang nice deer

Helluva buck right there buddy.Congrats!

Awesome!

Congrats man. I remember you talking about him last season or before.

Awesome

My goodness what a buck. Nicely done.

That's great to have the history and watch him grow. Glad you finally got him. Congrats

Congrats to you on a great buck.

nice buck

freaking stud man. congrats, you deserve it!! happy for ya man

Big un'!

Congrats

cool history. Way to go!

Fine buck I've killed a few with alot of history of them like that. When you finally seal the deal its ten times better.

Heck yeah! Congrats!!! Awesome story too

Beautiful deer and story. It's more special when you have a history with one in my opinion. However it will suck next time you check your cameras and he is not on them.

Great job. . It just means more when you have a history with them.

Congrats! awesome buck

Awesome deer! I would have loved to see Jameis go down

Great deer! I know some Tampa Bay fans peed in their pants when they read your title.

Fine Deer! Congratulations...

Great buck! Congrats

Great deer! Congrats man.

Congrats!

Heck of a deer right there man. That will look nice on the wall. Post some pics in a few months when you get it back from the taxidermist.

Awesome buck!

Congrats on a beautiful buck!

Congrats! Great Buck and great story!

Congrats

Awesome Buck

Great story, great buck! Congrats!

Congrats. He is a fine buck.

Great deer

Nice

Congrats !!! Great story and great buck!!!!

Man, they don't get much prettier than that one.

Super buck. Shows what they can grow if you let them get some age. Super trophy. Congrats.

Awesome buck, Congrats!

atta baby john! ha, I was about to say i know someone else who has a crab clawed deer named jamesis winston! saw it was you. Right on stud!

Slaunch!!

My man! Been trying to get tony on here for years but he won't commit!

very nice, congrats

Congrats again! Now put a tape on him so you can update the pic thread and prove all the people wrong that were saying 120s.

congrats, were did first shot hit? Was it gut shot?

Nice Job and great deer

I'll break radio silence for this...

Great deer John!

Congrats on a great buck!!

Congrats man! That's a sho nuff good one!

Great buck sir, congratulations!

God bless!

Heck yeah man! Good rwad and an awesome deer congrats!!

Awesome buck! That's what can happen passing a 3 yr old. Kudos on a stud!

Front side lung exited very front of guts. Second shot was in the heart you can actually see the hole in his elbow in the second picture, but he was a big ole warrior and my little 243 don't have much knock down power.

Thanks man I really wish it was from the farm. Kinda sad but I left 900 acres Sunday morning to come back and hunt 60 acres cause the knew he was in there.

That's a man right there,,,, really nice 8 point rack,,,

...That's a good lookin 8... Congrats!

Nice deer

Don't get any better than that

Awesome buck! Congrats!

Congrats! Great buck!

Great deer. Glad you got him.

Fine Buck right there. Congrats

Great buck love the long tines!

Beautiful deer!

great deer! How much did he weigh?

Dr. B

181

Nice buck. Thanks for the story. Congrats!

Very good job and that would make anyone proud !

Beautiful buck. Congrats!!

Very nice

Great deer, congrats.

That's a good'un.

Beautiful, tall 8 pt.

Awesome. Got to love taking a buck you have a history with. I am betting he makes it to 130" with no problem

My taxi just picked it up from the processor today. 131 3/8!

Congrats!

well done- cool buck and great story.

look at the shoulders on that deer. done good, for sure ...

great story man and congrats

I would like to see the measurements. That helps us all calibrate our guesses. I had him at 134-136

Well player, Sir

Dang I thought he was several inches bigger. Was that gross? Either way mighty fine buck and score is just a number