Brock and Mason ‘19-‘20
- Thread starter brock ratcliff
- Start date
- 25,127
- 261
But not tonight. He screwed up. Moved into position to shoot one without checking his surroundings. With the wet ground, he had an entire herd sneak in on him that he was unaware of. The busted him moving into position. Maybe next time.
- 25,127
- 261
Gun season has been fun. Hunted with Lathe on the opener. I saw 15-20 deer No bucks. Hunted last night, saw two does and a small buck. Tonight I hunted a blind 30 yards or so from my truck. I saw three does and two bucks. One dink and one I almost launched into eternity. I had the gun in him as he came from the woods, stopped him and nearly let him have it. I’d have regretted shooting. He was a nice deer, but not great and I was worried it may have been a young buck I’ve already seen. Once he turned and I saw him from behind, I’m not sure if it was the same buck or not. Regardless, I’m glad I didn’t kill him. A fun evening in a comfortable blind.
Here is a pic of the deer I thought it may have been.
Here is a pic of the deer I thought it may have been.
- 25,127
- 261
I threw an airball this morning. Sat the blind turtle, 30 yards from my truck. Only saw one deer but he was a pretty good one. The 450’s streak came to an end when I launched one towards a good buck and apparently missed. I saw him jump from above my scope so I assume I peeked. I’ve gotten used to seeing them hit the ground when hit with that gun and I must have wanted to see that before completing the shot. Beats me, that’s my best guess. All the fun.. no mess. Perfect.
- 25,127
- 261
Lol. I’m glad I missed. If he were world class...200” or something, I would not be. I don’t need another “nice” deer. At least not this early.
- 25,127
- 261
I had a couple of good dogs in the woods today; Mason and his buddy Caleb. We had an absolute blast. I killed a coyote and a buck that could have been a dandy in a couple years. When those boys moved him to me, I shot him running at full speed and felt zero regret. First deer I think I’ve ever killed due to Masons effort. I found out today that I can run the bolt gun with no issues and once you get a running critter in the scope it’s just a matter of touching one off. Coyote at full speed at 75 yards. The buck was flat hauling it. Hit him the first shot a couple inches too far back at about 100, missed the second shot and sent him nose planting with the third shot at about 150. Good clean fun.
twireman
Senior Member
- 25,127
- 261
Thanks Chad. Unfortunately he’s as good as he is gonna get... lol. This stuff is just for fun, and this was a great time. I’m pretty sure it’s the same deer pictured a couple posts up the page. I gave him a free pass back a couple weeks ago and I’m pretty sure I gave him a pass earlier this week. Today, Mason and Caleb worked really hard to put him in front of me and I cut loose. 
- 6,228
- 136
Brock.. Congrats on the yote and buck... Best thing is you created many memories with Mason and his friend... That will last forever....
Congrats Brock on those kills!
Looks like you did have a real fun day and good shootin 'TOO'!
That's pretty darn cool!
Looks like you did have a real fun day and good shootin 'TOO'!
That's pretty darn cool!
- 39,083
- 274
OO2
Well-Known Member
Heck yeah buddy!!! That a day for the books for sure! Congratulations 
This makes me smile. He's a good buck. The way you got him makes him a great buck!