BowGuy84
Well-Known Member
Today was a day of lots of firsts in the deer woods.
So this is my 6th hunting season in KY. Ive owned land for 4 of those years and never killed a deer with any type of a gun. I've passed nice bucks, passed does, but never pulled the trigger (have had a mzl that wouldn't chocolate chip cookie on a doe I wanted to kill).
Today it changed. Doe 1 came about 7:50. I killed her out of a tree lounge stand I have never killed out of that my deceased grandmother got me about a decade ago. Primarily being a bowhunter it doesn't work for most of my hunting. She came out at around 30 yards but on my right, so my first ever deer shot left handed. She went about 50 yards.
I sat till 11, drug her out, and cut her up. Had me a turkey sandwhich...ok 2 of them, then went back in to scout an area I had seen via google earth. On the way there I told my buddy we would probably jump deer coming around a turn I had hunted before and always seen deer around. Well, we meet a flock of them. At least 6 probably more. As they would move through we were both bleating, and I got one to hitch up in a small opening about 60 yards out. Shot was a touch back (liver/lungs) and she didn't really bleed. However, I was able to keep track of with her through the smoke and found her on the flat about 70 yards away.
After dragging her out I headed to a different stand we call the "turret" bc of the amasing 360 cover that conceals you but allows shots. Its thick cover, but on some great terrain features. After passing and doe and little one, I had a big lead doe come in 30 min before dark. I couldn't restrain the flood and shot her at about 75 yards and she only went 30ish. She didn't have milk and was big...3 other deer were following her and obviously lost once she went down. Hopefully shes the one that makes a habit of snorting at obscure times from upwind.
Anyways, it was a crazy productive day and tomorrow will involve a lot of cutting and grinding. We comfortably go throug 6-7 deer a year and I have several that are wanting meat so it won't go to waste. The colors were beautiful, I was glad to have a day away from class to enjoy outside, and it makes this dismal TN game bearable. Good luck in the future gentleman.
Oh, and the crocks rode agian!
So this is my 6th hunting season in KY. Ive owned land for 4 of those years and never killed a deer with any type of a gun. I've passed nice bucks, passed does, but never pulled the trigger (have had a mzl that wouldn't chocolate chip cookie on a doe I wanted to kill).
Today it changed. Doe 1 came about 7:50. I killed her out of a tree lounge stand I have never killed out of that my deceased grandmother got me about a decade ago. Primarily being a bowhunter it doesn't work for most of my hunting. She came out at around 30 yards but on my right, so my first ever deer shot left handed. She went about 50 yards.
I sat till 11, drug her out, and cut her up. Had me a turkey sandwhich...ok 2 of them, then went back in to scout an area I had seen via google earth. On the way there I told my buddy we would probably jump deer coming around a turn I had hunted before and always seen deer around. Well, we meet a flock of them. At least 6 probably more. As they would move through we were both bleating, and I got one to hitch up in a small opening about 60 yards out. Shot was a touch back (liver/lungs) and she didn't really bleed. However, I was able to keep track of with her through the smoke and found her on the flat about 70 yards away.
After dragging her out I headed to a different stand we call the "turret" bc of the amasing 360 cover that conceals you but allows shots. Its thick cover, but on some great terrain features. After passing and doe and little one, I had a big lead doe come in 30 min before dark. I couldn't restrain the flood and shot her at about 75 yards and she only went 30ish. She didn't have milk and was big...3 other deer were following her and obviously lost once she went down. Hopefully shes the one that makes a habit of snorting at obscure times from upwind.
Anyways, it was a crazy productive day and tomorrow will involve a lot of cutting and grinding. We comfortably go throug 6-7 deer a year and I have several that are wanting meat so it won't go to waste. The colors were beautiful, I was glad to have a day away from class to enjoy outside, and it makes this dismal TN game bearable. Good luck in the future gentleman.
Oh, and the crocks rode agian!
