Saturday morning was a good one! I'm in a stand of flat timber at the base of a ridge full of pair of hills that rise to cedar flats and feed fields. Behind me is a creek, and passed that a huge field with a mix of corn and beans...both of which are still standing.
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I am being tormented by a dozen or more squirrels; every heavy crunch of leaves makes me think a deer is coming. Could be why I almost missed seeing a 130-class 10 pt moving on the other side of the creek. I tried a range of calls, but he didn't want to come play.
About 30 min later, I see a flicker of white. Using my binoculars, I see it is the 7 pt I saw the night before. He is walking along the base of the hills toward me. Now, I have groomed this stand for years by dragging deadfall around to make this natural funnel even narrower.
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At 12 yards, he stops sniffs the air, and looks up at me. I squint my left eye and hold my bow limb in front of my face. I'm waiting for him to turn broadside. Instinct takes over when his head pivots left and I draw the Fox back. He's on script and turns to look back, pausing long enough for me to aim and release.
The arrow doesn't pass through and I hear it break as he screams passed a large tree during his retreat. Even though I loose sight of him, I hear the "bull in the china shop" and I know he's fallen. The rest is better with pics...
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Why I didn't get a pass thru...
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Congratulations! Looks like it buried in that bone pretty deep.
Well done and congratulations on a nice Deer... :thumbsup:
Fantastic!!! What a blessing!!! Congrats! :clapper:
BRONZ, Good for you man; luv the photos and description. Congratulations.
Shick
Fantastic hunt and congrats Brother!
Nicely done !
Congrats on a great buck!
great story and a fine deer!!!
Congratulations!
Way to go, Manolito!
Congrats on a fine buck!
Hope all is well up your way.
Bisch
thanks for sharing. that looks like a nice buck.
Congrats!!! thanks for posting
:thumbsup: Nice photos also!!
Great job! Congrats on a beauty!
Great pics as well.
Nice buck! Congrats!!!
Very nice buck! Great pictures and story also! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Congrats.
Very nice! Congrats :thumbsup:
Nice Deer and story!!
Congradulations! :thumbsup: What was your set-up?
Nice one... :thumbsup:
thanks for sharing
Nice buck bud. I like the idea on the funnels.
rat' :thumbsup:
Congrats!! Great story. You put in the work and now for the reward.
Way to go. Nice buck!
Way to go :thumbsup:
Nice buck, and nice terrain. Bueno!
great pics and congratulations on nice hunt.
Nice job Bronz!
Congrats!
Awesome buck, congrats!
I shoot a 46 lb Fox High Sierra, Goldtop 3555 with 100 grain brass inserts and 125 grain Woodsman Elites.
Congrats!
Tracy
Way to go sir! Nice deer! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Fine looking buck! Congratulations. :thumbsup:
Congrats, nice pics and thanks for sharing...
Congratulations!
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
TA
Very cool looking buck, Congrats !!
nice!
Congrates! Nice buck!
Congratulations, Kind of cool that I also took a Kansas 7 point.
:clapper: :clapper:
:cool:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :archer:
Nice shooting !!! Congrats on a nice buck!
congrats on a great buck! ...and in the pic with the buck laying by that broken tree....I bet a squatch broke that tree like that.....!
Great pics and buck. Thanks for sharing.
great pics. looks like that arrow hit pretty damn hard.
Very nice deer sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I had to saw the scapula to free the broadhead!
WOW nice buck, Well done and congratulations!
Nice!!!! Cool pic with the broad head
Congrats, nice looking buck.
Great photo essay. Good buck, great looking day and terrain.
Thanks for sharing.
Congrats
Great shooting!!
To think you broke a perfectly good arrow :rolleyes:
Great Deer! Congrats!!!
Nice photos, and good for you!
Nice! Congrats to you... :thumbsup:
congrats
Nice one.
Congrats! I've yet to get it done on a buck with trad gear. Good work, and thanks for the pics/story.
Very nice!