duckduck84
Well-Known Member
Well it's been a long season and as anyone who has read my posts knew I was getting discouraged. Seemed like all the deer had left our place this year. Decided to go out tonight for an evening sit and saw nothing.
About 5:10 I decided to get down and walk around and didn't see anything on the edges. Cut through a tree line to another field and was circling back to grab my pack, and my wife who had gone with me just to sit, and I decided to look back across the field where I had walked. Saw something standing several hundred yards down. Got it in my scope and could barely make out an outline. I was able to stalk the treeline to about 220 yards or so away from it. What I assumed was a lone doe feeding was just as nonchalant as you please. I ended up laying prone to rest the rifle, ranged it, and let it rip. Literally at last legal shooting light. Dropped straight down. Called the wife to walk down there, gave it a minute, and we walked up on... My first buck! Ended up being a 3 point, 4 if your feeling generous about that other little point lol Spine shot a little far back, but it did the trick. Wife helped me get him dressed and drug out to the truck.
The interesting thing about this deer for me was that we actually found out a friend of ours passed away last night and we almost didn't go out. Mid 20s and passed of colon cancer. Just insane and can't wrap my mind around it. Some part of me just feels like he was with me tonight. He wasn't a hunter, but he was an awesome man. So I don't know. Just after a long season and losing a friend it felt like this was a really special hunt.
Thanks to all you guys on here who have offered tips, advice, and encouragement this season. It has been much appreciated.
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About 5:10 I decided to get down and walk around and didn't see anything on the edges. Cut through a tree line to another field and was circling back to grab my pack, and my wife who had gone with me just to sit, and I decided to look back across the field where I had walked. Saw something standing several hundred yards down. Got it in my scope and could barely make out an outline. I was able to stalk the treeline to about 220 yards or so away from it. What I assumed was a lone doe feeding was just as nonchalant as you please. I ended up laying prone to rest the rifle, ranged it, and let it rip. Literally at last legal shooting light. Dropped straight down. Called the wife to walk down there, gave it a minute, and we walked up on... My first buck! Ended up being a 3 point, 4 if your feeling generous about that other little point lol Spine shot a little far back, but it did the trick. Wife helped me get him dressed and drug out to the truck.
The interesting thing about this deer for me was that we actually found out a friend of ours passed away last night and we almost didn't go out. Mid 20s and passed of colon cancer. Just insane and can't wrap my mind around it. Some part of me just feels like he was with me tonight. He wasn't a hunter, but he was an awesome man. So I don't know. Just after a long season and losing a friend it felt like this was a really special hunt.
Thanks to all you guys on here who have offered tips, advice, and encouragement this season. It has been much appreciated.
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Sometimes i wish it would be a little more steady and even..... 
