Had a great hunt this evening that proved the adage that you should always expect the unexpected.
I saw a doe with a limp and thought It would be a good deer to hunt if it was suffering somehow. When I got close to the area I had seen her she was gone, but I thought i'd hunt the area anyway as she shouldn't be disturbed and shouldn't have gone far. As I stalked up a nice bush gully a massive thunderstorm hit, drenching me in seconds and forcing me to take cover under a small leaning tree fern trunk. It wasnt keeping me very dry but it was better than nothing and kept the water off my back as I knelt hunched underneath it.
As the rain eased a litle I heard a noise behind me and then saw movement from the corner of my eye. I was surprised to see the deer I was after was heading back out after sheltering somewhere near as well and it had just walked past my shelter only 2 meters away!
Luckily I still had an arrow nocked and when it came to the best angle I could hope for I drew back as well as I could from my cramped position.My elbow was hitting the punga trunk so I had to kind of push forward with my bow arm to get a decent draw length, and released at the grand distance of 5 meters. That kind of close shot should be a certainly but due to the weird angle i'd had to shoot from I was a touch uncertain. Though I wasn't surprised when she rolled down the hill 20 meters away.
Approaching I could see she was an ancient deer whose teeth were worn to the gums and she would not have lived through the winter. Pretty happy with the result.
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WOW! Nice shooting, and thank you for sharing the hunt :clapper:
Way to go!
Congrats,
Bisch
well done craig.
Very nice!!!
Nice , thanks for sharing .
Very nice!
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Cheers guys, though Im in danger of developing a lucky arrow!
That one and its broadhead have been through 3 animals in the last little bit.
What happens if I loose it?
Great story and that picture is just enchanting!
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Thank You So Much! Great photo too... :thumbsup:
... mike ...
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Congrats!!! Very ethical and commendable! :clapper:
Congrats!! Great pic too. Thanks for sharing.
That's awesome, thanks for sharing!
Congratulations. Very nice
Awesome hunt and story
F-Manny
Pretty neat. great story. Thank you
Great story! You're right...you never know. As long as you're out there, it can happen! :thumbsup:
Well done! As some others have mentioned, that is a magical photograph. Seems there was something special within that deer.
Take care, Chase
Sweeeeet!
Very nice congrats
Beautiful deer. Congrats.
Perfect outcome! Lovely looking deer too, nicely done :thumbsup:
A Matriarch of those woods. Her offspring were taught well, I'm sure.
Well told and photographed.
Sincere congratulations!
I too like the picture and what you wrote.
I find it very interesting to hear what goes on in your part of the world.
Thank you so much.
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Well done, thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:
A lot going on in that picture, interesting read, congrats on the hunt.
Beautiful photo and story. Thank you for sharing.
Lucky arrows only last so long. I had one that killed a bull moose, a bull caribou, and was destroyed by a little blacktail buck! Good shooting!