Not the biggest,another 9 pointer in 2004 @212lbs was,but not bad.
This 9 pointer,176 lbs,18 1/2" spread, came in to a grunt call just a small snow storm was starting.About 50 yards out and broadside,hit him with 180 grains through both lungs.He jumped and ran 3 or 4 bound the way he was headed,the turned and ran back the way he came,lots of crashing and what I thought was big thud.As snow was falling pretty heavy I got right on the track,lost the blood pretty quick due to snow covering it up.Looked for an hour and half and went back to house to get help.A neighbor and I returned and looked for 2 hours with no buck found.I was heartbroken but did not want to give up.A lady friends 16 year old son Greg,with excellent eyesight and enthusiasm came over that night and we returned to the search the next morning.Very slow going with about 12 spots of blood he was able to see on the pines that where almost completely coved on snow.About 200 yards of tedious going and 2 hours later we walked to a small rise in the old clear cut and there he was !!Would have hated to see this one go to the coyotes.
Never give up the search,mark every spot of blood with orange tape to get a direction through the thick overgrown woods and enlist good help are lessons well learned even after over 35 years of hunting.