Well after a slow start to the season, i finally was able to get the job done.
Saturday morning found me sitting on a creek crossing with an old clearcut in front and to my left, a cow pasture to my direct left and a trailer park to to my front right. Its a good pinch point and i figured with the rut really starting to kick in i figured they would be using it.
The wind was perfect until the sun came up, then it did a 180 and started blowing strait into the clearcut. by then it was already light out so i decided to sit it out and see what happened. around 8 i heard something cross the creek, but it wasn't in front of me like i expected. It was behind me going into a small thicket. moments later i heard grunting and running, and for the first time in my life i heard an estrous bleat from the real thing. Well they did there thing for a good 30 minutes back behind me, but never was able to see them. i was going to try and grunt to them but when i blew my call nothing happened. Turns out a 10 month olds slobber can really stop one up, so i did my best deer impression with my mouth. About 850 it appeared to that my impression hadn't done any good and i was thinking about getting down when I caught some movement coming from behind me. It was skirting the edge of the thicket and mking its way towards me, so I got ready for a shot. The path he was walking was going to take him through one small opening at about 15 yards. As he entered the opening i drew my bow, picked a spot and let it fly. The arrow flew true and the buck spun towards me on impact and ran strait towards me for a couple steps and then went back the way he came. He stopped about 20 yards behind me flicked his tail once and fell. I waited 15 minutes just to make sure he wasn't going anywhere. i got down and went to where he was standing and there was blood imediately. A couple yards into ther trail i found this.
(http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/e36b6c4f-6ac2-48d0-a0e1-34ab222cabac_zps42f0122b.jpg) (http://s561.photobucket.com/user/eman614/media/e36b6c4f-6ac2-48d0-a0e1-34ab222cabac_zps42f0122b.jpg.html)
surprisingly the blood trail wasn't that great until the last few yards, but then really opened up. At the end of the trail, I found this.
(http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/13222ede-560a-4ce2-bb06-a1aac177063e_zps3383d81d.jpg) (http://s561.photobucket.com/user/eman614/media/13222ede-560a-4ce2-bb06-a1aac177063e_zps3383d81d.jpg.html)
He's not the biggest buck i've killed, but after the season i have had i was very happy
(http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/6e9d22bc-1a49-4588-bbe7-bd855e67dfc3_zps1fadf4d8.jpg) (http://s561.photobucket.com/user/eman614/media/6e9d22bc-1a49-4588-bbe7-bd855e67dfc3_zps1fadf4d8.jpg.html)
on a side note it was the first deer i've managed to shoot with a treeshark. it didn't dissapoint. the hole was huge!
(http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/3b7ee82e-da8c-4b22-9a1a-ae55ea1c8483_zps4691832a.jpg) (http://s561.photobucket.com/user/eman614/media/3b7ee82e-da8c-4b22-9a1a-ae55ea1c8483_zps4691832a.jpg.html)
thanks for looking, Eric
Way to go :thumbsup:
Great Job well done! Congrats!!!
congrats
Way to get it done!
Congrats,
Bisch
Congrats, and that is a big hole!
Good shot. :thumbsup:
Nice forky! Congrats. :thumbsup:
Great job! I love the Sharks!
Good hunt and shot!
What a hole!!! That's pretty amazing.
Wow, what a wound channel.
Congrats on him.
Congratulations! That's a good buck! Quite a hole you put in him!
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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Great buck, congrats!
What a hole ! love those tree sharks.
Congrats
Mark
Well done! Congrats!
Nice shooting on a nice buck!! :clapper:
One look at the wound channel and I knew what broadhead you were using. :eek: Holy Smokes! Congrats!
Congrats on the Buck, that tree shark left a big hole
Great shootin' and congrats Brother!
Nice :thumbsup:
Congrats! That shark knocked a hole in him huh!
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Congrats!
nice buck and man i always say...I LOVE MY SHARKS!! SWEET HOLE
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Congratulations!
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TA
That's awesome.
Congrats! :thumbsup: