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LIVE from the stand 2019-20

Dustinb80

#FACKCANCER
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S.W. Ohio
Got windier, heard more trees cracking. Decided to come out of the blind. As soon as I made that decision, this happened. Took the picture as I was leaving the property. This is in their front yard.
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bowhunter1023

Owner/Operator
Staff member
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Appalachia
Checked the wind all the way to the stand and it was fine. Climbed in and it was 180, then drifting straight N, which is terrible for that spot. I was putting a few things back in my pack so I could switch sets when I heard walking and looked down to see the Wide 8 at 22 steps in the creek bottom. He walked past me, then a waft of air hit the back of my neck and he slammed on the brakes. He froze for 10 seconds, then bounded 3 times to get to thicker cover before he slipped out of there. It was legal light, but no way I could have made him out through my peep. I immediately climbed down and switched sets. Had a really nice 2 year old 8 come through not long after I settled in. Has the same genetics as Wilson, the buck I shot in 2017 and wounded, only to have the neighbor kill him the next day.

It's not as cold as they said it would be, but it's still a beautiful morning to be out.
 

Isaacorps

Member
5,296
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Columbus
Checked the wind all the way to the stand and it was fine. Climbed in and it was 180, then drifting straight N, which is terrible for that spot. I was putting a few things back in my pack so I could switch sets when I heard walking and looked down to see the Wide 8 at 22 steps in the creek bottom. He walked past me, then a waft of air hit the back of my neck and he slammed on the brakes. He froze for 10 seconds, then bounded 3 times to get to thicker cover before he slipped out of there. It was legal light, but no way I could have made him out through my peep. I immediately climbed down and switched sets. Had a really nice 2 year old 8 come through not long after I settled in. Has the same genetics as Wilson, the buck I shot in 2017 and wounded, only to have the neighbor kill him the next day.

It's not as cold as they said it would be, but it's still a beautiful morning to be out.
Damn those 3 bounds! Good luck, sounds like you’re off to a good start