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Terry Green:
OK...on a side note about 'gut feelings'....I remember plenty of times my gut paid off, and when I ignored it and saw the repercussions of my error in ignoring it.

Once in the Cohutta Wilderness I thought I had the best set up...wont get into that, but I was in an ambush spot for sure.  However, I kept being 'drawn' to these 3 trees growing very close to one another all leaning away from each another allowing a bowhunter to lean against one and have plenty of room to shoot right, middle, and left of the other two trees all the while being hide.  Don't ask me why I was being 'called' by those trees, but I was.....and I didn't move.

Sure enough a black bear came down the lead just out of range of me...but 15 yards from the triple trees and he stood there broad side milling around perfectly broadside from THAT ambush spot.

I did close the gap on him...and stalked him for some 60 yards before I stepped on the 3rd dry stick from the severe drought and he looked back and decided it was time to leave...and leave he did...lesson learned for good this time.

Now...back to the hunt in progress...

kennym:
:campfire:    :coffee:

Terry Green:
Once I got to the tri-trails I checked the wind and where to set up. I chose the west side of the likely area and got down in a little ditch off the side of the small hill. There was ONE 8 foot maple sapling there still full of green leaves and I put it between me and the direction I thought they'd come. I was about 15 yards off the dim road and 15 yards from the transition of the open pines and the hardwood strip that made for some visual cover due to the nature of those transitions being thicker. If something came from that way I was covered for sure as long as I stood still.

I was hoping the deer would come from my left because I could see in that direction pretty well. I figured the deer would hope across the dim road and gallop back into the pines and settle just about broadside from me....and I would be set for a 15 to 22 yard shot as these trails all ran close right along the peak.

Terry Green:
I didn't have much time left...but sure didn't need it...the action started about 10 minutes after I got set up...dang near didn't get there in time.

I saw 'over the rise' just on the other side of the dim road a rack and an ear, looked like a nice bone colored 8 point with lots of character marks. That's all I could see, but did see the 'rack' cross the road and disappear behind the knoll. Yes, there was a 4th trail, but not as used, and this buck was no doubt on that trail, but would it turn for some odd reason and come to me cutting across my tri-trails?

Well, it didn't, but all of the sudden there was another buck coming over the knoll along the boarder to my right. He must have come out of that narrow thick bottom and turned toward me to stay out of the 8 points way. Now get this, all I could see was a butcher knife spike on his right side as the left side of his head was totally shielded from the pines. I just knew this dang spike was going to blow it for me as he was headed right toward me and kept coming. Still all I saw was the one spike till movement caught my eye....

Terry Green:
Here comes a young sporty 6 point behind him and about 3 yards to his left, my right, and he was gaining on him. However, his approach route left me a little exposed and he saw me and locked up. He didn't look me over long and wheeled around and trotted back over the hill. Not sure what spooked him about me, but something sure did....he wasn't THAT close, and I hadn't moved a muscle.

Anyhow, this alerted the butcher knifed spike and he turned broadside to me and looked over his shoulder at the exiting spike wondering what he was doing. This is when I saw the rest of his head gear and immediately I raised my bow....this buck was a freak. He had four on his right side and sensed something sticking out of his ear on the left side other than the spike, but I paid that no attention as I started my draw while his head was away sensing he was going to allow me a shot....

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