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Here we go. As stated earlier this morning, weather was the best we had in two weeks. Bridge just started to get passable without worrying about flooding out or being swept in.
We in the stands, I’m texting friends, seeing if they got any movement. Hunter said two deer passed under him 3 minutes before shooting time and we had good cloud cover and he was in heavy canopy and palmettos.
About an hour after daybreak, I see a deer down there by Dj. I text and ask him “doe”? He said no same spike as yesterday. A little while longer I look up and see a dark deer about 270 from me, which puts it 165 from him. Put Binos on him and see he’s an 8pt at the ears with decent tines. Dj hasn’t shot a deer in 4 years, he’s passed on deer but doesn’t hunt a shitload like me and hunter. I text him “shoot him if you like him”. He text back he’s kind of small and tines ain’t long. By this time the buck if feeding towards the spike and are side by side. I pick my rifle up, dial the scope up to 29x and I’m like damn I’d shoot that buck. Put my rifle down and text him “shoot that fucking buck”! He texts back ok cool... lol wtf. If I was 22 you would’ve already heard the shot.
So I’m watching through Binos and both deer are damn near touching. Finally the buck turns broadside and steps away from the spike. Crack-boom! I see smoke come out of my side on the deer. Deer bucks and runs in the weeds. I said you got him?! He said “squeezed him” lol never heard that before. Tell him congrats and text all my buddy’s hunting and even my nut buddy. Phone is blowing up and I tell dj to stay there as I want to hunt. Now every dad knows that’s not going to happen but I wanted to make him wait 30 minutes. Well 15 minutes felt like an hour so at 23 minutes I told him to go look for blood and track your deer. I’m always the one doing that, so I figured if I ain’t around he has to do it. So I’m watching him walk all over the plot and then walks in the crp. I’m nervous now hoping he made a good shot. Texted him and ask if he got blood, he replies yes.... not I got good blood, just drops are anything. So I’m sitting there he he text me “he’s down”. I’m like send me a pic and send me a nut shot lol. More texting w friends and I text him back are you dragging him out. He says yes almost to plot. I said drag him where we can see him.... bears will eat the fuckers if you let them lay too long. I no longer tell him that and look the other way and here comes a fucking “Monday”. A big boar.
I’m like I’m fixing to have to make a decision here. He goes in the weeds and I climb out the stand. Drive my atv down to him and there was no shrinkage for me. Dj walks up and I hug him, told him congrats and that’s a fine deer. He said it’s better than I thought. I took plenty of pics and we soaked in the moment. Loaded him up and make it across the bridge and I said shit we forgot to tag him. Put the tag on and loaded him up.....the rest is all memories and caping and icing meat down. Thanks for all the congrats. I wouldn’t trade that buck for a 200” double drop
We in the stands, I’m texting friends, seeing if they got any movement. Hunter said two deer passed under him 3 minutes before shooting time and we had good cloud cover and he was in heavy canopy and palmettos.
About an hour after daybreak, I see a deer down there by Dj. I text and ask him “doe”? He said no same spike as yesterday. A little while longer I look up and see a dark deer about 270 from me, which puts it 165 from him. Put Binos on him and see he’s an 8pt at the ears with decent tines. Dj hasn’t shot a deer in 4 years, he’s passed on deer but doesn’t hunt a shitload like me and hunter. I text him “shoot him if you like him”. He text back he’s kind of small and tines ain’t long. By this time the buck if feeding towards the spike and are side by side. I pick my rifle up, dial the scope up to 29x and I’m like damn I’d shoot that buck. Put my rifle down and text him “shoot that fucking buck”! He texts back ok cool... lol wtf. If I was 22 you would’ve already heard the shot.
So I’m watching through Binos and both deer are damn near touching. Finally the buck turns broadside and steps away from the spike. Crack-boom! I see smoke come out of my side on the deer. Deer bucks and runs in the weeds. I said you got him?! He said “squeezed him” lol never heard that before. Tell him congrats and text all my buddy’s hunting and even my nut buddy. Phone is blowing up and I tell dj to stay there as I want to hunt. Now every dad knows that’s not going to happen but I wanted to make him wait 30 minutes. Well 15 minutes felt like an hour so at 23 minutes I told him to go look for blood and track your deer. I’m always the one doing that, so I figured if I ain’t around he has to do it. So I’m watching him walk all over the plot and then walks in the crp. I’m nervous now hoping he made a good shot. Texted him and ask if he got blood, he replies yes.... not I got good blood, just drops are anything. So I’m sitting there he he text me “he’s down”. I’m like send me a pic and send me a nut shot lol. More texting w friends and I text him back are you dragging him out. He says yes almost to plot. I said drag him where we can see him.... bears will eat the fuckers if you let them lay too long. I no longer tell him that and look the other way and here comes a fucking “Monday”. A big boar.
I’m like I’m fixing to have to make a decision here. He goes in the weeds and I climb out the stand. Drive my atv down to him and there was no shrinkage for me. Dj walks up and I hug him, told him congrats and that’s a fine deer. He said it’s better than I thought. I took plenty of pics and we soaked in the moment. Loaded him up and make it across the bridge and I said shit we forgot to tag him. Put the tag on and loaded him up.....the rest is all memories and caping and icing meat down. Thanks for all the congrats. I wouldn’t trade that buck for a 200” double drop
