Monika’s 160-Inch Bow-Buck From Peach County

Monika Stander killed a super 10-point buck in Peach County on Nov. 17, 2024 while bowhunting, and she had her 10-year-old son in the stand with her for the hunt. At about 5:30 p.m., the buck came in on a doe. Monika said the deer were moving in and and out of cover when she finally saw a window in the cover the buck was going to come through. She drew back and let the arrow fly—and it flew true. Taxidermist and GON content creator Scott Hodges rough-scored the buck’s rack at just over 160 total inches. The main-frame 10-pointer has 12-inch G2s and 25-inch main beams. 

Incredibly, the day before Monika killed the 10-pointer, she shot a 130-inch 8-pointer with her bow, and her son was in the stand for that hunt, too.

Scott met up with Monika for a GON photo shoot and was able to talk to the bowhunter about her hunt and the incredible 2024 season she has had bowhunting in Peach County, Georgia.

Scott Hodges, of Byron, owns Southern Reflections Taxidermy and has long been a GON contributor.  If you have ever attended an Outdoor Blast show, you likely ran into Scott as he manned the Wall of Fame display with some of Georgia’s best bucks. His video blog Southern Reflections With Scott Hodges appears regularly at GON.com.