Davidson harvests 19 point buck to lead contest

By By Mike Giles / outdoors writer
Jan. 30, 2004
The afternoon of Jan. 13 started off like any other hunt for Joel Davidson of Scott County. Things quickly took a turn for the worse however, as nothing seemed to turn out right.
Once he got to the stand around 2:55 p.m. he found out that a couple of limbs were obscuring his view. With the limbs in the way his options were limited. After answering a couple of cell phone calls he decided that he had had enough of that stand on such a hot day.
Following a short walk to the truck he decided to try another stand. He arrived at that stand location at 3:55 p.m. Once in the tree stand he started reading an outdoor magazine. After about twenty minutes or so he put the magazine down and glanced to the right of his stand down a power line. When he turned to look to the left, a massive buck walked out and turned broadside.
Suddenly the big deer tried to get up on his front feet attempting to escape. Davidson was trying to bolt another round into the chamber, but couldn't due to the excitement of the moment.
Without thinking further, Davidson left the stand and practically ran to the deer. Upon arrival he determined that the deer had only made it about ten more feet before giving up the ghost. "Man, when I got to that deer I really couldn't believe it. I had finally gotten my trophy buck!" exclaimed the successful hunter.
Excited call
One of the first things Joel did was to call his wife, April, who was shopping at Wal-Mart. Of course she couldn't understand why he would call her there to tell her about a deer. Once she saw the monster buck she understood, however.
Joel's father, B. J. Davidson, soon met him after Joel went back to the house and got his truck and four-wheeler. The excitement was already being shared. Joel was hunting pretty close to his house, so he hadn't even taken the time before the hunt to get his four-wheeler!
The massive buck was not only the biggest kill of Davidson's career, but it is probably the best deer ever registered in Scott County by a large margin. The monster buck sported 19 points and scored 193 points on the Buckmasters system. The deer weighed around 200 pounds but it was obvious that he preferred chasing does instead of eating this time of year.
Davidson had always said that he was going to get ole "Sad Daddy" one day and he had finally done it, much to the delight of his wife April and daughter Skylar!