This Year and half old buck and i have a past. Two weeks ago during our Dow only early season, I was coming out of the woods and came across this Buck.
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I think he new i couldn't do anything. I didnt want to spoke him and he hadnt seen me so i thought i would throw a stick and him. After throwing the third stick and him still not wanting to leave the grass he was eating I stood up and he huffed at me a few times and ran. Jump ahead two weeks to opening day od buck season.
A friend asked if he could tag along with me this morning and being the nice guy that i i'm i said sure. We get to the woods at about 5:50am and i make a be line for my stand (hanger) after about 25 minutes of him bumble $%^# throw the woods and getting his climber up in a tree we have maybe 30 minutes tell there is light. One deer has already walked under my stand, to dark to tell if it was a buck or doe but it gave some idea that my scent was good becouse there was no reaction. It came and went. at about 7:45 i heard him coming up from behind me. he was walking real slow, not a worry in the world
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. I looked out in front of him to see were my first shoting lane was going to be. Ranged it at 34 yards. Perfect. He hit the lane and i let it fly. He was quartering away from me a little but still a good shot. He kicked and went on his death run. I heard him crash twice. maybe 40 to 50 yard from my stand up hill. I gave him about an hour and half, plus my buddy had deer all around him up on top of the hill and i didnt want to mess up his hunt.I got him into bow hunting last year and he has yet to get one with his compound.
To make a long story short, I found my arrow (pink) i had a great blood trail and he is hanging. I came home just got up from my nap and getting ready to go out for my afternoon hunt.
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From my tree stand
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picture isnt good but this is the great blood trail
To sum it up. he's not a monster but he's going to Hunters for the hungry. I told my self that this year the first two deer i get are being donated.
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Now i can start filling my freezer. Its looking a little bare. The wife and i had steak and eggs this morning and it was the last of my steak.
Good luck to everybody and be safe. Dont forget to use your safety harness.