Trevor sat in the same stand the second morning but never saw a deer. At 11:45 a.m., he headed back to the cabin to watch the Green Bay Packers game. He readied to head back to the deer woods at about 3 p.m. He settled on a stand he normally wouldn't hunt. It was on the edge of a standing corn field where a couple of oak ridges come together. It's a good funnel for deer coming out to feed.

As he went to get his gun and head out, he realized his dad, who had taken to the woods earlier, had mistakenly taken Trevor's .30/06.

"I wasn't too happy about that, but I figured I wouldn't see anything to shoot at anyway," Trevor joked.

About 4 p.m., Trevor watched as a fawn walked under his tree and headed out to the corn. Fifteen minutes later, a deer came out of the woods and into the field about 150 yards away. Trevor could see it had a rack, but he wasn't sure how big the buck was.

"I put up my binoculars and realized right away that it was a shooter," Trevor recalled. "I grabbed the gun and stood up to lean against the tree for a shot."

The deer started walking Trevor's way and continued making his way closer. The buck was nosing the ground and acted like he was searching for a hot doe. Moving at a fast walk that sometimes turned into a trot, the buck continued closing the distance.

"As soon as he got about 75 yards away, I knew it was Moses and I couldn't believe it," Trevor said. "I started breathing heavier but kept my composure by keeping the scope focused on the body and not the rack."

Finally, at just 25 yards, and with the cross hairs on the monster buck's chest, Trevor pulled the trigger. The buck jumped up in the air and ran about 75 yards before he stopped in the middle of the corn field.

"I aimed right behind the shoulder as he stood broadside and pulled the trigger again," Trevor continued. "He dropped right there! I sat down to gather my thoughts and regain my composure."

As he sat there replaying the events in his mind, Trevor heard some thrashing about a minute later and looked up. He saw the buck running off!

"I quickly got on him and shot for the third time, and then proceeded to empty the clip," Trevor admitted. "He ran out of sight and I couldn't believe what just happened. Talk about going from an ultimate high to an ultimate low!"

Trevor started second-guessing himself. Did using his dad's gun instead of his own cause him to make a bad shot? Did the buck drop from being stunned rather than from a fatal shot? The possible explanations raced through his mind.

"Then I realized I better get on his track while there was still light. After going through the corn, I found him laying on the edge of the field and I was back to my ultimate high!"

Geno heard the shooting and headed Trevor's way.

"He got off the 4-wheeler and was in awe as I told him it was Moses. I think my dad was happier than I was, as we have been after this buck for some time. The first thing he did was give me a high-five, which turned into a big hug."

Moses carried his largest set of antlers yet. On his 10-point frame were 10 non-typical points, totaling 23 inches of bone. The buck's gross score was just over 201 inches. His final net non-typical score was 194 0/8 inches. Based on the tooth wear and the extraordinary amount of sheds, photos, video footage and sightings of the buck, everyone felt pretty confident the buck was 6 1/2 years old.

While butchering the buck, they found the scar from Pat Reeve's hit earlier that season. The arrow hit in just the right place, but the arrow deflected along the outside of the ribs.