Got a buck!
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Got a buck!
I've been hunting an archery only WMA on and off for a few years and got serious about it last year. You're not allowed to use a 4-wheeler to go to your stand here, only to get your deer out. I bought a bicycle last year to help me get way back on the property with my climbing stand. Since the beginning of season I've been hunting the same stand I hunted from and killed 2 deer last year.
Yesterday morning was my first hunt from a new tree I found 2 weeks ago. It's only about 25 yards from my previous spot but I hoped it would have me better positioned to get a shot. I was seeing deer from the other tree but they were always behind the thick stuff where I couldn't shoot. I rode my bicycle in to the spot and was in the tree and ready 10 minutes before shooting time. It was opening day of duck season and as soon as shooting time arrived they started shooting.
The morning was going by with no deer activity. I was doing some blind grunting and had put out some wicks with doe in heat and buck urine. At about 8:50 I looked up and saw this buck about 70 yards out looking in my direction. I turned on my bow-mounted camera and took the bow's safety off. I wasn't thinking and flipped the safety up hard so it clicked. He looked toward me for a minute then relaxed and started coming in. While he was walking I could see there was something odd about his right antler.
He came straight to me and finally saw me at 13 yards. He did the head bob and I took the shot since I knew he was about to run. He fell back, dropped, and didn't get back up. I got down and found him to be a 7 point. I rode the bike back to my truck, got my 4-wheeler, came back and got him. I shot him with my Matrix 380 and a BEE with an X-Act broadhead. Here's the video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCmTUn1slNA
Yesterday morning was my first hunt from a new tree I found 2 weeks ago. It's only about 25 yards from my previous spot but I hoped it would have me better positioned to get a shot. I was seeing deer from the other tree but they were always behind the thick stuff where I couldn't shoot. I rode my bicycle in to the spot and was in the tree and ready 10 minutes before shooting time. It was opening day of duck season and as soon as shooting time arrived they started shooting.
The morning was going by with no deer activity. I was doing some blind grunting and had put out some wicks with doe in heat and buck urine. At about 8:50 I looked up and saw this buck about 70 yards out looking in my direction. I turned on my bow-mounted camera and took the bow's safety off. I wasn't thinking and flipped the safety up hard so it clicked. He looked toward me for a minute then relaxed and started coming in. While he was walking I could see there was something odd about his right antler.
He came straight to me and finally saw me at 13 yards. He did the head bob and I took the shot since I knew he was about to run. He fell back, dropped, and didn't get back up. I got down and found him to be a 7 point. I rode the bike back to my truck, got my 4-wheeler, came back and got him. I shot him with my Matrix 380 and a BEE with an X-Act broadhead. Here's the video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCmTUn1slNA
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Re: Got a buck!
Congrats on a well earned Buck!
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Re: Got a buck!
Nice buck congratulations,watched the video dropped like a rock did you hit the spine?
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Re: Got a buck!
Congrats on a great looking buck!
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Re: Got a buck!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video clip, too.
That right antler is unusual, that one deserves a trip to the taxidermist.
Great video clip, too.
That right antler is unusual, that one deserves a trip to the taxidermist.
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Re: Got a buck!
Nice job on a nice Buck, and a great put down.
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Re: Got a buck!
nice buck, congrats!
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Re: Got a buck!
Congrats! Very nice buck and filming!
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Re: Got a buck!
Just barely off to the right side of it.gerald strine wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:33 pmNice buck congratulations,watched the video dropped like a rock did you hit the spine?
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Klingons do not hunt because they need food. The hunt is a ritual that reminds us of where we come from. - Lieutenant Worf
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Klingons do not hunt because they need food. The hunt is a ritual that reminds us of where we come from. - Lieutenant Worf
Re: Got a buck!
Great job. We have used bikes off and on for years in the same way. My buddy even made up a bracket to pull his deer cart with his. Congrats.
Re: Got a buck!
Very nice buck and a good story too. Congrats.
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Re: Got a buck!
Congratulations! Nice buck!
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