Good to hear from you. You ghosted and I figured it was about time to start getting on with life. I'm glad you took the time to help momma.
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I'm dying to get back out!!! I've been thinking about this deer non stop, I was kind of okay thinking he was dead and I could move on. I'm just hoping he makes it through another gun season and think my best bet will be late season. Taking my climber down with my next weekend and leaving it down so I'll be ready for any adjustments to make. With the new job and stuff, won't be able to make it down this weekend, have to get new tires on the vehicle.
I got hung up on one deer last year. I loved and hated it! I don't plan to do that ever again... It wasn't for me.
Redneckfucker
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steveOh
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twireman
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steveOh
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Saturday morning I climbed 16 feet up to my chain-on stand and got settled in around 6:50. At about 7:00 I noticed a dark object slowly moving towards me through the knee high overgrown field, but it was too dark to tell if it was a doe or buck. I figured that I would find out later when I pulled my SD card from the camera that the deer walked by. The trailcam is on a fence pointing towards my stand and anything that passes between it and my stand would surely get its picture taken.
At around 7:45 a deer came into the field from my left. I could tell that it was an antlerless deer, but on first glance I did not know if it was a mature doe, button buck or young-of–the-year doe. As it slowly walked into my wide shooting lane I caught a glimpse of another deer coming up behind it. Immediately I could tell that the trailing deer was a fawn and that the first deer, now stopped slightly quartering away and in front of my camera, was a mature doe.
I then slipped the safety off on my new Excalibur Micro 335 and put the crosshair on her and took the shot. At the shot, I saw the red Lumenok zip through her and stick into the ground. She bolted at the shot and ran down the fenceline for about 45 yards and then jumped the fence. She then bounded through the thick overgrown field for another 50 yards or so before doing the death spiral and expiring. The Spitfire broadhead did its job again.
I was hoping that the camera would capture the kill. After checking the card it shows the doe standing in front of the camera just a split second before the shot. The next picture shows the arrow in the ground and the deer gone. The 7:00 deer was a small fork-horn buck.
At around 7:45 a deer came into the field from my left. I could tell that it was an antlerless deer, but on first glance I did not know if it was a mature doe, button buck or young-of–the-year doe. As it slowly walked into my wide shooting lane I caught a glimpse of another deer coming up behind it. Immediately I could tell that the trailing deer was a fawn and that the first deer, now stopped slightly quartering away and in front of my camera, was a mature doe.
I then slipped the safety off on my new Excalibur Micro 335 and put the crosshair on her and took the shot. At the shot, I saw the red Lumenok zip through her and stick into the ground. She bolted at the shot and ran down the fenceline for about 45 yards and then jumped the fence. She then bounded through the thick overgrown field for another 50 yards or so before doing the death spiral and expiring. The Spitfire broadhead did its job again.
I was hoping that the camera would capture the kill. After checking the card it shows the doe standing in front of the camera just a split second before the shot. The next picture shows the arrow in the ground and the deer gone. The 7:00 deer was a small fork-horn buck.
That's pretty damn cool! Thanks for sharing. Isn't there a bonus for having a TC picture, or is that just for bucks?
steveOh
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steveOh
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Dropped a 10 pointer this morning 11:20. Story and pics tomorrow. Time for a shower and a few beers.
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huntn2
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Dropped a 10 pointer this morning 11:20. Story and pics tomorrow. Time for a shower and a few beers.
Sweet Steve! Way to go!
Congrats!
What a weekend it almost was. Got down Friday mid day, checked cameras and looked around. Wasn't much any cameras, all the bucks disappeared, zero sign. Hunt across the road that afternoon seen about 10 does, took the morning off. That evening had another 5 does and a spike come in. No come Sunday morning, I go back to my main stands. I look up at 830 and bam, my number one buck standing there. (Named Casper) 35 yards, no shot and eventually walks off. I was afraid to even look at him my chest was throbbing so bad. I get down at about 11 to get ready to start the 4 hour drive home. Go to pull the cards by where he came down so I can try to adjust for next time. Well get to the top, notice a new scrape from where he came, then another, then a couple rubs. In total was 5 new scrapes and 4 rubs that weren't there. Friday when I checked cameras I decided to make a mock scrape and got a picture of him hitting that then right by that one made the biggest scrape I've seen and rubbed the same tree, had dirt flung everywhere. Check my camera just to see he made his way up to 10 yards from that stand, and the worst part is I was going back and forth about just hunting that stand sunday morning. Hunting I guess, still sucks. Hope to get another crack at him.
What a weekend it almost was. Got down Friday mid day, checked cameras and looked around. Wasn't much any cameras, all the bucks disappeared, zero sign. Hunt across the road that afternoon seen about 10 does, took the morning off. That evening had another 5 does and a spike come in. No come Sunday morning, I go back to my main stands. I look up at 830 and bam, my number one buck standing there. (Named Casper) 35 yards, no shot and eventually walks off. I was afraid to even look at him my chest was throbbing so bad. I get down at about 11 to get ready to start the 4 hour drive home. Go to pull the cards by where he came down so I can try to adjust for next time. Well get to the top, notice a new scrape from where he came, then another, then a couple rubs. In total was 5 new scrapes and 4 rubs that weren't there. Friday when I checked cameras I decided to make a mock scrape and got a picture of him hitting that then right by that one made the biggest scrape I've seen and rubbed the same tree, had dirt flung everywhere. Check my camera just to see he made his way up to 10 yards from that stand, and the worst part is I was going back and forth about just hunting that stand sunday morning. Hunting I guess, still sucks. Hope to get another crack at him.
