Got settled in and realized I felt like crap today, sinus infection and a sore throat with a bit of a cough. Sat for about an hour and thought to myself......"you can't be just right in the head to be setting out here in a tree in this cold when you're sick." Hadn't seen anything but chipmunks and those little guys were running around under my stand making more noise than a herd of deer would. Decided I'd give it anouther hour and then head home for a hot bath and some rest. Looked out to my left and caught movement behind me and fairly close. Here came 2 does along the edge of the field! The lead doe stopped right beside the stand and I leaned over and looked at her through the scope. WOW! A perfect broadside shot at 7 or 8 yards! It did it again - the safety flipped itself off and the trigger went on autopilot! (this often happens when I get the view of a perfect shot at a deer I don't really want in the scope
)I knew this was going to be a tough bloodtrailing job when she ran about 30 yards, stopped, turned around, and collapsed.
I climbed down and looked at the arrow.
Plenty of blood and white hair, so I knew it was a good hit!
Followed the blood trail toward her.
And soon found her....(right where I thought she'd be
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A decent exit wound from the JakHammer
Well, Open her up, get the work done, and go help to drag her out (Mr. Deere helped today)
And now with one tag left, and those bucks still out there, I'm thinking with her in the processor's cooler now, and the doe from a couple weeks ago in the freezer I can enjoy the hunt and be selective for the final tag. (unless the Excalibur goes on autopilot again
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