Mike Belt
Well-Known Member
At the shot it's always interesting to watch the death run of a deer. Some of them can be really neat to watch. Let's hear some of the more interesting ones experienced by you guys and gals. Here's a couple for starters that ended up the same...
I was hunting in Ms one morning and set up in a fairly open woods situated next to a 1 year old clear cut that was real thick already. A buck came by at close range between me and the thick stuff. I fired. The buck took off running from my left to right but swinging away from me getting farther out as he ran. He ended up running a big circle and headed straight back to my tree. He died doing a nose slide into the tree I was sitting in. When I climbed down I had to step on him getting out of my stand. On a similar hunt I had a buck crossing through the timber. He stopped above a small hollow and was wind checking for does. I fired. He took off away from me but almost immediately turned back my direction. Didn't look like he was hit so I fired again. He kept coming. I fired again almost at point blank range and he died sliding into the tree I was sitting in. All 3 shots were killing shots. I've had deer drop close by but those are the only 2 I can remember that literally piled up in the same tree I was in.
I was hunting in Ms one morning and set up in a fairly open woods situated next to a 1 year old clear cut that was real thick already. A buck came by at close range between me and the thick stuff. I fired. The buck took off running from my left to right but swinging away from me getting farther out as he ran. He ended up running a big circle and headed straight back to my tree. He died doing a nose slide into the tree I was sitting in. When I climbed down I had to step on him getting out of my stand. On a similar hunt I had a buck crossing through the timber. He stopped above a small hollow and was wind checking for does. I fired. He took off away from me but almost immediately turned back my direction. Didn't look like he was hit so I fired again. He kept coming. I fired again almost at point blank range and he died sliding into the tree I was sitting in. All 3 shots were killing shots. I've had deer drop close by but those are the only 2 I can remember that literally piled up in the same tree I was in.