X-Tennessean
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Was up at 0600 but couldnt make my mind up if I wanted to go for a sit or not.....at 07:30 I said might as well, had a friend who is handicapped that 1 deer ground in burger gets him by for the year so that was primarily my motive and the fact I could use another if it worked out.
Was in the stand by 0800 after being lazy and drove the atv within 75 yards of the stand parked in a thicket! Lol
Around 9ish I had a group of 13-14 easing through the pine thicket with 5 big doe. They eased out into the lane that seperates the pines and hardwoods with last in line being the victim, high shoulder at 80-90 yards with the 7mm08 and she never knew what hit her, no tracking involved. I tried for a second but they all hit the pines. I sat still and started seeing more movement within 20 minutes off on the nieghbor working my way, was watching them when I had 6 more slipping through the pines taking thier time. They ended up darn near taking the same path as the earlier group with the lead doe being a mature doe. She stopped eyeing the first doe I shot in the wide open.....bad mistake! She never took another step.
Dropped both off at K&J Processor with my tag numbers being 12,478 and 12,479!! Thats a lot of deer processed for the season!!
I gutted both in the pasture next to the creek around 10:30, went back in at 1:30 to set some foot hold traps and both gut piles completely gone by black vultures.....those things are terrible around the West side!
Was in the stand by 0800 after being lazy and drove the atv within 75 yards of the stand parked in a thicket! Lol
Around 9ish I had a group of 13-14 easing through the pine thicket with 5 big doe. They eased out into the lane that seperates the pines and hardwoods with last in line being the victim, high shoulder at 80-90 yards with the 7mm08 and she never knew what hit her, no tracking involved. I tried for a second but they all hit the pines. I sat still and started seeing more movement within 20 minutes off on the nieghbor working my way, was watching them when I had 6 more slipping through the pines taking thier time. They ended up darn near taking the same path as the earlier group with the lead doe being a mature doe. She stopped eyeing the first doe I shot in the wide open.....bad mistake! She never took another step.
Dropped both off at K&J Processor with my tag numbers being 12,478 and 12,479!! Thats a lot of deer processed for the season!!
I gutted both in the pasture next to the creek around 10:30, went back in at 1:30 to set some foot hold traps and both gut piles completely gone by black vultures.....those things are terrible around the West side!
