Well, I will set this up for you. My hunting time has been VERY limited so far this year,and it has little hope of getting better. Wifes work,my work,kiddo's shcool.. They all have been busy this fall and it has been going fast. I started on a BIG house this past Monday and have been working about 9-10hr. days. Thats been nice(first house in about 2yrs.). I have found that my carpenter muscles have been resting to long as this week has made me a bit stoved up. This will come into play later in my story.
SO.. Last night I got home from work at about 4:45pm. I ran in the house and showered, tossed on my gear and walked down the road to the farm I can hunt and crossed the 1/2mile of fresh plowed field to my stand. To my delight I was looking at alot of deer sign all the way in. I have not been seeing much this year and this time I was looking at alot of tracks. One was about 4"x5" very BIG. I get to my stand and set up. I was going over some ideas of moving and setting up in different spots to play the rut better and to have a spot for my daughter and I to hunt. I was looking into the woods,spying for that perfect tree to relocate to and when I looked back at the field I had a nice little buck coming right at me. He walked to with-in about 40yds. and turned a bit to show me what he had and I said lets do it. He resumed walking right at me and tried to enter the woods on the trail that I came in on.(I am setting on the edge of the field with the woods behind me). He smelled something(me) that stops him in his tracks. So for the next 10-12min. I wait for him to sniff every weed and leaf and blade of grass. I can't shoot because I have a small tree in between us. He is getting jiggy and I have to do something. I try to reposition and everytime I move some mud falls off my boots and hits the dry leaves under my stand. I am getting jiggy now. Did I tell you that he is at about FIVE yards? Well, he looks away and seems like he is wanting to bail out, so I slip my left foot a bit to the left,crouch,draw and loose in one motion. Under a limb and around the tree. I hit him about at the last rib and sent my 750gn.arrow out the opposite crease.PERFECT shot I said to myself. He bails and all I can see is RED on both sides as he runs 100yds across the field, and about 150 yds down the standing corn. I said to myself..."I thought it was PERFECT"
I followed a blood trail that was FIVE FEET up on the corn and found him at the spot I thought I heard him crash. I flip him over and check out both sides and the shot was PERFECT. Both lungs and a tick of the liver. Deer never cease to amaze me with how tough they are. A short FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY yd drag and a 1/2 mile walk to fetch my rig and I had the ole boy loaded and headed for home. WOW! I LOVE TRADITIONAL BOW HUNTING.
That is buck number five with my trusty "LONGWALKER ORIGINAL" A nice 7pt. Thanks for looking, and good luck and be safe.
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Congrats on the deer.
Way to Go, Chuck! Congrats! Look like some serious hams on that boy.
That will do Chuck, good job.
Congrats Chuck, at least the deer are moving your way...all is quiet a few miles away!
Neat rack on that guy, yup there almost as tough as Coyotes, almost!
Congrats of a fine looking deer!
Great job!
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Wah-hooo! Nice shootin'.
Sweet Chuck!
Awesome man!! :thumbsup:
Congratulations :thumbsup:
Good job Chuck! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
congrats on a fine buck
Nice going TT
WAY TO GO CHUCK!!
Congrats!
Nice deer Chuck! Good shootin :thumbsup:
Try riding a bike to your farm. It sure saves a little time after work. !/2 mile is about what I have for my close hunts.
Nice work!
Way to go Chuck!
Thanks All. This really was one of my best hunts. It always seems that the harder they come the better they are. My new AD Hammerhead went side to side and stuck in the off-side front leg and got snapped off. I was amazed last night that I did not blow thru him. 58#@30" and 750gn. should not even slow down. I wanted to go find it today but it has been raining all day. maybe I will get a chance on Saturday.
Way too go! That's good stuff right there. :thumbsup: :clapper:
Way to go Chuck!! :thumbsup:
Congrats :thumbsup:
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Very cool!
Congratulations Chuck
Excellent!!!
Congrats!!! :thumbsup:
Very nice! :thumbsup:
Great shot :clapper:
Congrats!
Bisch
Good things happen to good people!!
Thanks All
Hows the recurve treating you George?
Nice!
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Chuck, Recurve is great, thanks again. Will you have a bow school this winter? George
Yes, Give me a call and we can set it up.
Chuck....nice buck. The wind was outta the north the other day and I thought I smelled back straps and onions cooking.....
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Thats a great story! Thanks for sharing and congrats.
Thanks Fish, I had a great night even after a hard day at work. I LOVE IT!.
Hey Chupa, I always say I am gonna bring some "straps" to the bow shoots(just incase anyone shows up with a "Binford2000") BUT, They never seem to last more than about 24hrs. With all the rain we had on Friday, You know we had the most of em gone. Wife and I cut up the rest on Sat. As a side note, We had gifted to us, a vacume sealer and that is as slick as it gets for cutting up venison. I really like it.
Chuck, will sometime in Jan. for a bow school work for you? George
Yes George. I will be working on my winter schedual as soon as I finish this job that I picked up. Give me a call in a couple weeks.(maybe the end of Nov.)
Chuck