On Dec. 1, 2006, Keith Kimberlin was bowhunting in northern Texas. Knowing that the rut was in full swing, he hurried to his stand after work on Friday afternoon. Before he even reached his stand he encountered two bucks. "I knew it was going to be be a good day," Keith said.

After getting to his stand he saw 15 different bucks. Two of them were in the 150-inch range. "Luckily I knew there were bigger deer in the area," Keith continued. "I assumed that a hot doe was in the area because of the way the bucks were acting. After only 45 minutes in the stand I heard a loud grunt. A few moments later I saw a giant walk out near the tank that I was hunting behind. He was 45 yards away and although he was hidden behind some brush I could tell he was huge. He was traveling down the same path that the other deer had used earlier and I was expecting to get a 20-yard shot. Unfortunately he turned and went in the opposite direction at the last second.

"I had left my grunt tube and rattling horns in the truck. Not knowing what else to do, I snort-wheezed with my mouth. The next thing I know the buck turned and started coming back. He was bowed up and mad. He pawed the ground and hit a couple of trees and snort-wheezed and grunted. He put on quite a show. After what seemed like an eternity he walked within 7 yards of my tree stand. I shot right through the top of his heart and he fell right under my stand. He had 22 scorable points. Ken Witt, the official scorer, estimated that he had 25 to 30 inches in tines that were broken off. He grossed 202 2/8 and netted 195 2/8. What a giant!"

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