Foggy Morning Four Pointer
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Foggy Morning Four Pointer
I managed to fill my tag this morning in Cape Breton. The deer population around here is not supposed to be too high, but its making a come back and I have been seeing alot of does and fawns.
This guy came in around 7:30 am and he was out around 70 yards and feeding away from me, skirting my setup. It rained hard last night and there was a lot of water falling from the trees, so I never heard him come in. I gave a few soft grunts trying to get his attention, but no luck. I could see him stop once in a while but he kept moving away.
I figured that maybe he couldn't hear me over the falling rain drops, so I let out a loud grunt, almost roaring at him. His head snapped up and he began to look around. I gave him another and he wheeled around in my direction.
He was coming in circling down wind of me. When he got behind some brush at 20 yards I drew back the Matthews. He stepped into a clearing at 18 yards, but was slightly quartered to me. I felt a slight gust of wind on the back of my neck and his head snapped up. I figured he was about to bust, so I picked a spot near the back of his shoulder and let er go.
He turned on his heels and ran back about 60 yards crashing all the way. I found him right where I last saw him. Not a big rack by any means but a good size body for a back woods buck.
The arrow went through but the shaft got broken off at the fletch. I found the fletch end of the arrow in him when I dressed him out.
I went back to the house to grab the bike to haul him out. What a difference it is to have some horse power to pull them out. I may have to bring it back to Ontario for my two week hunt there.
The happy hunter............
Packed up for the ride home............
This guy came in around 7:30 am and he was out around 70 yards and feeding away from me, skirting my setup. It rained hard last night and there was a lot of water falling from the trees, so I never heard him come in. I gave a few soft grunts trying to get his attention, but no luck. I could see him stop once in a while but he kept moving away.
I figured that maybe he couldn't hear me over the falling rain drops, so I let out a loud grunt, almost roaring at him. His head snapped up and he began to look around. I gave him another and he wheeled around in my direction.
He was coming in circling down wind of me. When he got behind some brush at 20 yards I drew back the Matthews. He stepped into a clearing at 18 yards, but was slightly quartered to me. I felt a slight gust of wind on the back of my neck and his head snapped up. I figured he was about to bust, so I picked a spot near the back of his shoulder and let er go.
He turned on his heels and ran back about 60 yards crashing all the way. I found him right where I last saw him. Not a big rack by any means but a good size body for a back woods buck.
The arrow went through but the shaft got broken off at the fletch. I found the fletch end of the arrow in him when I dressed him out.
I went back to the house to grab the bike to haul him out. What a difference it is to have some horse power to pull them out. I may have to bring it back to Ontario for my two week hunt there.
The happy hunter............
Packed up for the ride home............
Last edited by ecoaster on Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Foggy Morning Four Pointer
Nice buck. Congrats. Harder hunting in NS than here in Ontario, isn't it? I'm heading back in mid-November for a hunt in my old stomping grounds near Windsor, NS. Should be a good time.
Enjoy the eats.
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Enjoy the eats.
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Re: Foggy Morning Four Pointer
Congrats to your early morning success.
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congratulations ecoaster!
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Re: Foggy Morning Four Pointer
Now that's one porky forky ! Good job!
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Re: Foggy Morning Four Pointer
Congrats John on a great buck!
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CONGRATS!! I thought the deer population was high down there?
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Re: Foggy Morning Four Pointer
Congrats on taking a fine eating deer
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Nice buck. I have a place in my heart (and freezer) for a buck that size.
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Re: Foggy Morning Four Pointer
A co-worker just retired and moved to Cape Breton. He says the deer hunting is good where her lives.
That looks like a good one. Congrats!
That looks like a good one. Congrats!
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Re: Foggy Morning Four Pointer
Congrats on a very good hunt. Good pictures too.
What broadhead are you using?
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Re: Foggy Morning Four Pointer
congratss!!!!!!!!
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