October 22, 2011. My Wedding Day!!! My wife always wanted a fall Wedding, Only problem I Deer Hunt, So we compromised. We decided we'd be gone on our Honeymoon during the Juvenile Hunt, So we scheduled our wedding the prevoius Saturday afternoon at 4:00. No one believed me when I said I was going Hunting that morning. Well after rehersal and Dinner, I went to my old Bed @ Dad's one last time. Got up that morning and went down to the lease in Meigs County. Set up on a small 40 yard wide by 100 yard long Hardwood Flat between a grown up field and a Pine thicket. Went to where I had made a Ground Blind and low and behold it was GONE! some stupids @#$%^&* tore it down. So I sat as close as I could up against a pine bush with the wind to my face, Hoping for the best. Around 9:00 I had a Doe come in on me, But without a Blind to hide in she busted me just outside of Bow range, When she took off another Doe was with her and Poof, They were gone. About 30 seconds after they retreated into the field a Good sized Buck came in sniffing the ground like a Beagle. He didn't see me and turned to the spot the Does exited to the field and left. I've never exucuted this trick yet, But I blew my Grunt call at him Just as he left the woods. He jumped out of the field and was looking around aggressivly and looked every direction but at me sitting on a fold up stool 25 yards away. I put the 10 point crossbow scope behind his leg and Let the bolt fly. I couldn't see good If I hit him or not. Anyways after a few minutes I got up and looked and I found some blood then suddenly a Huge Puddle of Blood going into a Pine Thicket. I trailed him for about 300-350 yards till finally there he lay. He Had a nice Typical 4 point side on his right and a Deformed 6 point beam on his left making him a 10 pointer! (Field Dress about 125 lbs,)Then I called my fiance and Best man and told them the good news. And now, The Rest of the Story...Then reality set in. It's almost 11:00. I've got to Dress this Deer, Drag him out, Check him in, Get to the processors, and be at the Church by 2:00 for pictures
The clock was ticking. I dragged the Deer to the edge of the field and walked 20-25 minutes to the other side of the property to get a guy to help me get it out. Long story short, We finally Drug the Deer to a point we could load him in the truck.....at 1:30
I called my fiance and told her what was going on, Needless to say...She wasn't a Happy camper. Anyways, I got the Deer Checked in and the girl at the check station couldn't believe I was there and not at the church by now. On the way to the processors and had to make a decison, Go to Dad's,Shower and Shave and take the Deer with me to Church, or Drop it off and take a chance being late to Church. Well, I knew my wife would kill me If I showed up with that Deer in the back of the Truck, So I gassed it to the processors and got to my Dad's at 3:30. Our wedding started at 4:00
I jumped in the shower jumped right back out and flew to church (BTW,I only live 5 minutes from our church) They had the Tux ready for me and with Deer Blood on my arm, Got to the Door going into the church right at 3:55pm. Now I have that Deer mounted on my wall, and on Febuary 16, 2013 me and my beautiful wife welcomed two sweet little twin girls into this world Kaylee and Abigail (Abby) and now you know.....The Rest of the Story. Good Day