still hunting

mdcrossbow · Post by **mdcrossbow** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:23 am

I haven't been around much with the hunting season still on and making trips to Va every weekend to hunt with my son.

18 deg's and winds gusting to 30, yep it was a great evening. I climbed into my stand about 4 PM and 40 minutes later I see aliens moving through the thickets about 150 yards out.Then I see a big white ribbon or what I thought was a big white ribbon hanging from a tree but then it disappeared and I catch more movement but I thinking good I'll be able to get a nice little doe for my Dad and Mom , I allways get them a deer for Christmas. But then I see antlers and I think darn here comes that scruby 5 point. Then he stopped and I see 2 more little bucks and they stopped to watch a pair of Red Foxes working there way up the creek. As the foxes passed the big male fox barking all the way tring to scare up some dinner for his mate to catch the deer followed them. Two small bucks a 4 and a 6 emerge to my left and out into the yard feeding on the green grass. Then I see him and nice 10 point big white antlers and he was lead by the scrubby 5 and a small 8. They made there way through and I was in luck the wind was in my face plus the male fox laid a piss line down that would act as cover scent also. Then the 10 which turned out to be a 9 point came around. He offered me a shot but there were over hanging limbs at 20 yards, I could have made it through a small hole but talked myself into waiting and he moved on , passed a big Sycamore tree and had a few small scrubs bushes in front of him but I could see the vitals and pushed myself to wait . I keep telling myself one more step and one more step the it was all over he was in the clear, perfect heart shot and he and 4 others bolted but he only went 30 yards. Jumping the creek and up on the bank and then he lost his legs and down he went into 2' of water. Man I had my street shoes on with my boot blankets. I had to get my boots from the truck.

MADMAX2 · Post by **MADMAX2** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:59 am

Great deer and story CONGRATS!!

DropTine · Post by **DropTine** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:08 am

Congrats on the great deer!

Matt

vixenmaster · Post by **vixenmaster** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:14 am

congrats on great Buck

mdcrossbow · Post by **mdcrossbow** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:24 am

Thanks them Slicks 125's in front of a Lazar 2 with that 90 gr insert make a great combination for a successful hunt.

He been rubbing bob wire

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:05 pm

Nice!!!! Congrats!

Kelley · Post by **Kelley** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:17 pm

Way to go MD!!!!! I got 5 days to get one more for the contest. Having right hip surgery on the 29th.
Kelley

mdcrossbow · Post by **mdcrossbow** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:52 pm

Good luck Kelly, I wondering how many I can post to the contest. I shot 8 deer so far. Far cry from previous years. But then again I'm getting older LOL

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:15 pm

1 buck and 2 doe can be entered for your team, if its a 3 member team

thats a dandy man..congrats on the fine xbow kill!! Is he by chance being mounted?

roland · Post by **roland** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:18 pm

very nice congrats.

hikerman · Post by **hikerman** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:48 am

Great story, congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fishn-Hunter · Post by **Fishn-Hunter** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:37 pm

Nice deer, great shot, sounds like you had lots to keep you entertained out there even if you did not get one, awesome.
Fishn-Hunter

mdcrossbow · Post by **mdcrossbow** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:54 pm

Thanks Fisher-Hunter , I claim all hunts are good even if I don't see a deer I still enjoy my time on stand.

Golden Eagle · Post by **Golden Eagle** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:45 pm

Congratulations on a very nice Deer.

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:38 pm

Very nice deer indeed....Congrats~!