DAMN..... What a ride.... I'm still friggin pumped about him lol...... Today is the fourth time I've had this buck in front of me, up too this point last Tuesday was the best shot angle at him but I didn't like it and didn't want too chase him all night..... The last couple of days he's been chasing does all around and he was locked onto one over the weekend.... Yesterday he ran by in fourth gear and wouldn't slow down for anything I threw at him he was dogging a doe and was so focused he wasn't having anything else.... I stayed out of the woods yesterday afternoon due too the high winds and sideways rain, not that that limb falling a couple of trees away had anything too do with it.... I talked too quite a few people yesterday and they all felt after that front moved through the activity would really pick (not that it had really slowed in the last couple of days) but I was pumped for an all-day sit, had everything too help me make it through the day.... Snacks, water, pee bottles, change of socks extra gloves and hand warmers.... My pack hasn't been that heavy before lol.... I got up extra early and made it there by 0530 and the spot I hunt is next too rail road tracks and I use the train traffic too cover me going in or coming out, yesterday I almost had too wait till daylight before one came by, but started a slow walk too the stand and about a 100 yards out one came by..... This morning got on stand with the train being on time lol... Settled in and waited.... I smoked up my clothes this morning along with my BOW (that's another story I'll relate I love my wife!!!!) I haven't used any cover scent at this location I wanted it too stay all natural with nothing added by me other than my presence.... This area is about 5-7 acres of a bottom with the edges covered in red brush.... Plenty of cover and a bedding area too the front left of me as well as behind and too the right..... There are 3 trails that come too my stand and intersect into one leading too the bedding area behind me about 150 yards..... The one thing about this place is the winds are never really favorable west winds blow into the bedding area behind me, east winds blow it too the front bedding area south would probably be the best but never had one of those while on stand.... North wasn't bad either.... But the one thing that I was always doing before going out was smoking up my clothes, equipment.... I think that had the biggest impact on my harvesting this buck, I never got winded or busted by a single deer and I've lost track how many were in front behind and too the sides of me they never were spooked at all unless they were being dogged by a buck of bucks on some days.... I've always been a fan of the smoker and this just cemented it for me....
This morning at daybreak I was looking all around as you never knew from which direction the bucks would push the does.... I caught movement about 200 yards out in front and too the left of me, turned out too be a doe and about 100 yards out she went into the red brush and I figured she was going too a bed. I kept looking in that direction and about 5 minutes had passed and there she was in front of me @ 30 yards, she walked right past me @ 15 yards and went too the area of the bed behind me.... I kept an eye on her location for the next couple of minutes checking where she came from as well, once I figured she wasn't coming back I settled in looking out in front of me and here comes another deer.... About 200 yards out I catch it and can't tell at the moment what it is but soon notice it's nose too the ground and I stand up and get ready just in case it's what I'm looking for..... About a hundred yards out I realize it's him and if he follows her scent I'm going too have a 15 yard shot.... Turn on the sight click off the safety and wait..... He came in just like he should have if I wasn't there.... When he came around the red brush too my left, he slowed and started looking for her, he stopped and was really scanning and ears were twitch trying too hear her movement and I'm thinking here we go, he'll allude me again!!!! He stood there for what seemed like forever but was actually less then 30 seconds he turned too his left (which put him broadside) and started too walk into the red brush, he took 2 steps and stopped and I let it fly, double lung (a little high) but he busted through the red brush came out in front of it and trotted for about 15 yards, walked a few steps and I'm thinking okay where you going and then his backend wobbled and he started stumbling and running at the same time plowing into the high grass with a few kicks and that was it.... 50 yards from my stand he laid there with no more movement!!!!! 25 yard broadside shot double lung and watch him fall..... A thing of beauty.....
This is the first time I targeted a buck and actually had it work out for me, we figure him @ 4 years old by the sightings the neighbors had mentioned like I said not a huge wall hanger but still a great trophy for me…. I’ve killed them larger but both of the deer I have on the wall I have no history with, they just were unlucky too wind up in front of me as I had never seen them before……
Sorry for the mega long post I just rambled on as I replayed it back in my head…..
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