My brother and I went hunting this past Saturday as it was the last day for bucks in Oklahoma and I'm out of venison. We got in the woods around 45 minutes before daylight and I made my way to where I'd planned on hunting - a corn feeder that my uncle and I had set up two weeks prior. On my way to the spot, about 100 yards from the feeder I heard the dreaded "blows" and it sounded like every deer in Oklahoma was fleeing for Texas.
Being a little ticked, but running out of time, I decided to go ahead and sit at the feeder anyway. When I got there the feeder appeared to have been empty for some time with the lid knocked off and full of water. (They have gotten quite a bit of rain over the last couple of days and I'm not sure why the lid came off.)
Even more frustrated than before, I was 1/2 mile from the truck with no locations setup other than this spot. I decided to take a gamble and hunt an area I hadn't been at since early season. It's a little wooded valley between a green field and a thick bedding area that's about 120 yards wide. I've seen deer hear before on many occasions but didn't have any idea if they were still using it this late in the season. I found a tree on one side of the valley (about 40 yards from the bottom with the wind at my face) and just sat down at the base of it in my full camo. About an hour later two does and a nub buck made their way down the valley in my direction. Within 25 minutes of seeing them, the lead doe moved within 32 yards with her head behind a tree, and the other two feeding, and I made a good hit. See below for photos - the slick trick BH did a number on her with her running about 40 yards (still within sight) and expiring quickly.
It was a very "up and down" hunt but one I will remember for a long time - and she will make outstanding table fare.
I just find a good wide tree, put on my face mask and sit real still while playing the wind - it definitely gets the blood pumping.
