Another heart breaking slew story. This one is second hand , but i believed the source, who also happened to be the victim.
There was a near legendary 8 pt buck that spent his down time on an island on the back of Warner Robins AFB . Several customers had knowledge of this deer and a few had worked out his sanctuary. One day , one of the main guys treked the 2 miles of thick swampland to get to the big 8s lair . He only had to cross the waist deep, gator and cottonmouth infested slew to the island . He slipped down in the water and began his wade across. About half way across, he caught movement and looked up to see the massive whitetail staring at him. He was using a sweet 16 A5 and had it loaded with buckshot. The moment he saw the buck he instinctively jacked the charge handle and watched as the buckshot in the tube (barrel) jumped out into the water . The action locked back and wouldnt chamber another round. All he could do was watch the never in a lifetime buck bounce into the swamp. That was the last time anyone i knew saw him again. That same guy did go back on a hog hunt in the early spring and found one side of the shed rack. I measired it myself at 78+ inches ! That was just one 4pt side. I dont remember all the numbers, but the main beam was almost 28" and the g2 measured 13 and change. Guys that saw the deer claimed it was 20" wide easily , so a solid B&C class 8pt. He was sick about it for years.