This is yesterday's 4 Point I killed from 14 yds. Saw 13 total yesterday morning. We had rain the night before, then it cleared off nicely. This buck came walked up on me at about 6:45 am eating acorns under a low canopy of small maples.
Watched him give two saplings heck as he rubbed the bark off like he meant business. Pretty cool to watch. Waited for a good shot for about 10 minutes. I've learned my lesson twice about NOT taking that quartering to shot. But I must have flinched because I shot right. Entrance was guts, exit was liver, luckily. He ran 15 yds toward me, got wobbly, and laid down just a few feet in front of my stand. Hated to watch him slowly die so I put another through his lungs and heart. Pretty sure this was deer #30 and the first ever killed on opening day/weekend.
One strange thing I noticed that I'd never seen before was the does getting spooked by thr dead buck. I didn't know a dead deer would spook them. Two sets of does walked in and had the same reaction as soon as they saw him... foot stomp, body language...
I'm blessed and lucky to be able to get out and have so much fun. As far as fun goes, there's nothing better than climbing a tree with my bow. Good luck to everyone for the rest of the season. Y'all be safe. *cross-posted on another forum*