Well the morning began before light. The long walk in was through here but very dark at that time.
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The first visitor to the acorns was this little fella. After feeding for a while he let me know what he thought of me being in his spot.
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I heard him at sun up slipping through the cornfield behind me. He got to my path in and stopped to asses the strange smell. He then crossed my path and proceeded to jump the fence to get to the acorns.
The second visitor slipped in silently behind me unheard.
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So after he left I sat for a while with no action. I began texting Lowebow to check his progress. While typing back and forth for some time I send him "Well looks like the party's over". He texts back that he is going to sit until 10 so I decided to sit for a while longer. As soon as I was about to answer him again I look around and see two does and two fawns working my way off to my right down the fence. They are on my side in the woods and I know they are coming my way as the fence my tree is in will funnel them right in front of me.
I stuff my phone in my pocket and grab my bow off the hook and stand to wait for them. The first doe walks by with the two young ones in tow. The second doe was a touch larger so I waited on her. She immediately passed in the footsteps of the others as I put pressure on the string. She was coming about 5 steps from my tree broadside and at a pretty good pace so I let out a low bleat. She slammed on the brakes and looked through the fence for the responsible party.
All she heard then was a low "Thump" then felt the sting on her side as she bounded off with her three buds. As she was running off I noticed my arrow falling out on the opposite side of her. The shot was perfect (I am pretty good at 5 yards).
I watched her exit path and thought I heard her tump over. I waited a while and texted Lowebow and Zipperbows back letting them know of my good fortune. They weren't very happy as we have a annual doe harvest contest with the winner getting their choice of suds.
Getting down I snapped some shots of the stand.
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Its good to find this at the site of the shot.
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At five yards
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At 10 yards
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At 30 yards I knew it wouldn't be long until I found her.
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At around 60 yards I see the blood take a hard left hand turn (The death turn) and then see her.
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I drag her back to the fence and go get the ATV. When I return I snap another pic of the stand through one of my shooting lanes I had cleared with the pole trimmer. Then I get her hero shot photo ready and snap a few more. A remote control shutter release comes in real handy at this point. Saves you a lot of running back and forth.
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Then its off to get her cleaned up, to the truck and home.
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Gotta Love It! congrats! :thumbsup: :campfire:
nice!
How much you reckon that doe weighed? She sure looks a bit larger than the Texas does I am used to!
Congrats, TJ!
Bisch
Tom, did that light work very good for blood trailing her? :laughing: You know that I could not resist, being the prankster that I am!
Congrats! Great shot!
Nice job, Congrats!
Tom
Nice story. Congratulations. Hap
I knew it wouldn't be long. Good job buddy! :thumbsup:
Good shooting Tom!
Great shot sir.....
,,,,Sam,,,,,
Way to go Tom! Bet those suds tasted good :) She's a beauty if nanny.
Good morning for sure. :clapper:
bretto
Great story, thanks for sharing. Congrats!
That's a biggun', Nice shooting TJ!
Congratulation on a fine deer.
Don't take those five yards shots to lightly, I know somebody who once missed an elk at three yards.
That's a fatty for sure. Nice job buddy!!
Great job and no one should under estimate the Grizzly Broadhead. I think Bill has really advanced the Grizzly. That doe looks big enough to feel the freezer.
Man another big doe TJ, they grow them big in Kentucky!
Congrats !!! Well done Tom :thumbsup:
Bill
Congrats, plenty of groceries there! It would take 3 of these texas does to equal her.
Way to go. :thumbsup:
Wow! That's a big ole doe ... great job :thumbsup:
YB
Nice shot! And very nice pictures, thanks again for the tips. Thats a big doe!
Great shot! Congratulations!
Claudia
Fantastic shooting bud!!
She looks like what us Virginians call a "mountain deer"!
Very fine doe, congrats! :thumbsup:
Nice story and splendid doe. :thumbsup:
Very nice corn-fed KY deer right there, Tom. Congrats buddy on a great shot, great pics and great short story.
:thumbsup: Well done, brother!
KTJ,
Congrats on a great deer, but you were supposed to shoot it at dusk so we could see the flashlight blood-trail comparison! You could have gone back that night and made it a tougher test, lol! Actually, a couple weeks ago I had to go back to a blood trail the next day and retrieve a rechargeable spotlight that I got tired of caring when the battery died. I was a bit surprised to see how good the trail still looked. It had dried a bit, but not really darkened any. I hadn't seen a day-old trail in a long time, as where/when I hunt you either find them same night or lose them to spoilage or coyotes!
Great shot!Thanks for the story.
Man that's a pig of a doe! Congrats!
Nice shot on a big doe!! Well told story too, thanks for sharing.
Congrats!!!!
David
Congrats TJ. Very nice pictures.
GREAT pics and story!! Huge doe. NICE! BILL
Looks like I had better get out of the shop in in the woods.That fat doe puts me behind!!! TJ 1, Lowebow 1, and me 0. This is not a good situation at all. :D Congrats she is a dandy.
Bill
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
How much you reckon that doe weighed? She sure looks a bit larger than the Texas does I am used to!
Congrats, TJ!
Bisch
Don't know Bisch but I would guess around 90-100 lbs after she was cored out.
Nice one for sure. Good shooting and Congrats!!
Good job Tom, thanks for sharing your pictures and the story
QuoteOriginally posted by Benjy:
Tom, did that light work very good for blood trailing her? :laughing: You know that I could not resist, being the prankster that I am!
Congrats! Great shot!
I know Benjy. Not long after I released I had that same thought. Haha. I tell you what though. Walking in that morning with the light on that ultra low 9 lumen setting was very cool. The benefit to it other than you not alarming deer to your whereabouts with a bright beam was as it is so low it doesn't ruin your night vision and I could still make out the tree tops making it easier finding my stand.
Awesome! Congrats!!
good nanny there!!congrats
Well done!!
Great shot...congrats!
Beautiful doe bro!
Looks good to me!
Well done TJ :thumbsup:
Nice shoot'n ... so much for trying out your new flashlight for blood trailing, need to try the evening hunt now.
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Great story and doe to boot! Thanks for sharing
Yes sir, looks like a great morning. Good shooting Brother!!!
Nice one Tom. She's definitely a lunker.
congrats and great shooting and thanks for sharing
way to go Tom!
Nice one Tom! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Perfect shot! Congrates TJ! :thumbsup:
what i call a magnum doe :bigsmyl:
now thats what i call style. way to go man :clapper: :archer2:
:thumbsup: awesome
Outstanding, TJ. That is a nice doe. The Grizzly BH does it again. :thumbsup:
Looks like you finally found a acorn tree TJ and some backstraps to go along with the suds !!!
Not sure if you like the dark ones but if so the Abita Turbo Dog is a very good dark one.... not to heavy and smoooooooth..... :readit:
That's a very nice doe! Congratulations! I really like deer pictures that have corn in the background. It reminds me of our midwest hunting. :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Congrats Tom.....love the photos.
Nice deer! Congrats.
Good pics and story, congrats on the doe! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
congrats....
Cool pics and great hunting story!
Good pics and early season kill!
QuoteOriginally posted by Bernie B.:
That's a very nice doe! Congratulations! I really like deer pictures that have corn in the background. It reminds me of our midwest hunting. :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Thanks Bernie, I thought the corn may make a good back ground. I like how it turned out.
Good job. She's a nice one
Congratulations! She looks plump. Thanks for the story.
Great Doe Tom, Great Shot also!
Wow!!!...BIG-UM DOE!
Great pictures....well done!
Congrats TJ. Nice doe.
Good job TJ nice doe. You should work on getting closer though..RC
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Nice shooting! I love those under 100 yard trails, better yet when you can see them fall.
D.P.
great pictures TJ
Nice job TJ!
Congrats Tom!!
Well done! The photos are great, along with a story like this even better. Ken
:clapper: :clapper: nice big old girl!
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Cool stuff and great pics. Too bad u didn't need the flashlight!
CK
Nice camera work! I feel like I was there...
:)
Congrats on the nice doe!
Great pictures! Looks like you have a lovely place. Good shot too ;)
Thanks Sequoia, I was sitting in the tree last night thinking the same thing.
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Way to go!
Great pics as usual,Tom;clean job.
TJ,
Great job as always brother. Is that one of those old ugly Silvertips laying there on your doe? Lol.....
Charlie
Nice doe! :thumbsup:
QuoteOriginally posted by ARCHER2:
TJ,
Great job as always brother. Is that one of those old ugly Silvertips laying there on your doe? Lol.....
Charlie
Ha, no that's my ugly Morrison. :p
way to go TJ! great doe!
Congrats TJ on a big ole nanny! Now go get one of them big boys!