We started our hunt yesterday afternoon and have already had several encounters with some deer.  Weather is great.  Couldn't ask for better.  I think this is our 11th or 12th trip.

I'll have to say I have already had the time of my life as far as hunting goes.  This morning hunt is probably in my top 5 hunts ever and I'll be 60 in March.  It started off rough.  I had on a lot of clothes cause it was cold.  Got all situated in my Lonewolf and all of a sudden by backpack falls off the hook to the ground.

You can imagine the noise.  So I climbed down and got it.  When I got back up I knocked the arrow off my bow as it hung on its hook.  I was hot so I decided to take my coat off.  When I did I dropped my phone.  So I got down again and back up. 

Told myself to just calm down and relax cause already scared off everything within a mile.   It in no time started seeing deer.  They were coming from several directions.  At about 8:15 I had 9 deer around me within 20-40 yards.  I had a little 8 pointer at 25.  Decided to shoot him cause I'm not what you would call a big buck only hunter.  He was close and not spooked so he was it.  About that the instant I was going to draw I saw a big boy come charging at him from behind.  He ran the 8 pointer off and stood exactly where he had been standing.

I took my shot.  Left to right was perfect but was a little lower than I wanted.  As he ran off I could see blood from both sides.  He ran about 100 yards and stopped and started switching his tail and walking.  I lost sight of him and was worried.  We let him set till 11.30.  He had been dead all the while.  He only made it another 15 yards or so.

What a morning.  I'll never forget it.  I'm going to have Kenny post some pics for me.

What an awesome hunt!! Those limbs on that td are fabulous too... 

Tryin to get the ol MAC fired up now...

Ummmm that is the ol MCK 


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Best laugh I've had in a while ...congrates on a fine buck

What a great buck and story!  Congratulations!

Bernie

I'll have to say ole Kenny made me a great set of limbs.  Tamar Ash.  I made the riser.  64" 50@26".  It is 3 for 4.

That's a great buck!!!   Congratulations!

Awesome buck!

Congrats!

Bisch

That's a cool hunt
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very nice. Congrats

Great story and deer.  I will be up there in a month.

That's a great buck.

Congrats David.

After that beginning to the morning you made a heck of a recovery. Beautiful 10 point.

Great buck!  Really enjoyed the story.

Quote from: Tom on October 30, 2022, 08:09:20 AM
After that beginning to the morning you made a heck of a recovery. Beautiful 10 point.

That's awesome.  Congrats. 

Persistence pays off!  Attaboy!
Tim B

Sounds like you had an exciting 'up and down' kind of morning.  Way to hang in there.  Nice chocolate racked buck.

Sounds like some of my treestand adventures!  Great buck!  Congratulations!

Nice Buck and good shot....congrats!

Congratulations on a taking a fine critter.

You Done Good....Really Good.