Jeff Rosser arrows 211-pound buck with heavy 6-point rack

Rosser displays his 10/21 bowkill - Mr. BIG

Rosser shows off the big-bodied heavy-rack buck and a doe

Trailcam from 2009 of Mr. BIG

Rosser and Peter Loy harvest game in the spring too!

Jeff Rosser is a Lowcountry outdoorsman from Mount Pleasant who is an accomplished offshore fisherman, releasing his first sailfish aboard Lil' Bit in 2009. When deer season rolls around Rosser is a dedicated hunter who will stay after his quarry often until there is a tale of success. The 6-point buck with a heavy, almost midwestern-style rack, that Rosser harvested suffered a similar fate as some of the others. Rosser began hunting this buck in 2009 when after showing up in the trail camera picture, he earned the nickname 'Empire' due to his high rack. One October afternoon in 2009 Rosser watched the buck chase does back and forth in heavy cover that offered him no shot with his bow. The buck showed up again on camera that year but never again in person. The entire 2010 season the buck was never seen in person, although a trail camera image verified that he was still in the woods. No sightings during the early 2011 season made Rosser believe that the buck had perhaps moved on, and then three weeks ago he appeared again. On Friday morning October 21, Rosser got into his bow stand on an oak flat and grunted in a small doe about 7:20 a.m. and two young bucks that looked like they were going to spar. Then the mega-six-point that looked huge came close to the stand chasing some does. After almost having a heart attack associated with buck fever, Rosser came to full draw and arrowed the Orangeburg County buck at 15-yards. With the big buck on the ground, and a feeling of a milestone bowhunting accomplishment, the ever-opportunistic Rosser was able to harvest a doe just 20-minutes later with a 35-yard 'William Tell' shot that made the memorable morning hunt feel something akin to fate. "I love this time of year," said Rosser. No wonder!!

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