Well day 10 of 13 I finally saw and connected on a decent WV buck. I had almost 2 weeks off this year to hunt.Everyone I know have been complaining that rutting activity was slow. I was no exception! I saw 1 really good buck on Nov 1 and had him at 25 yards for almost 10 minutes. He wasn't sure but he knew something was up and finally walked into the thicket at dark. After him I have only seen a tall 3 point and a basket rack 8.
On the 9th and 10th I had over 9 hours on stand without seeing a deer. I was going to go on the morning of the 11th with my son but sleeping in and staying at his girlfriends won out. So I decided to go by myself, I'm glad I did!.
At 705 am a doe came in from my left and walked in front of my stand at a semi consistent pace. After going past me she stopped about 20 yds down the trail and looked back. :goldtooth:
Something was behind her!. I caught movement about 75 to 100 yds to my left. In short time he was on me. I never even stood up, stayed seated and got turned in the stand.
He stopped in front of me about 20 yards out, only problem was where he stopped, there were 2 trees between me and him that formed a V and blocked some of his body. The trees were about 10 yds from me and 10 yds from him.
If he took one more step he was wide open but I was afraind it would be one more step and he would be off!
I had about a 6 or 8 inch opening to go though but I did had a good shot at the vitals. I figured if I hit the trees it would have been a crappy hit anyway. I hit full draw and let loose. I saw the arrow bury low in the chest. He took off and ran maybe 35-40 yds and stopped. I saw him wobble a little and then crash!. He did manage to get back up for a split second but fell back over.
10 days of hunting and it was over in 15 seconds!
Not a monster monster buck but I am happy with him. Looking forward to the rest of the season
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Good looking deer!!
Congrats!!
Well done , Congrats sir....
,,,Sam,,,
Nice shot on a nice buck.
Congrats! What a buck!
Nice story and buck, congrats!
Congratulations! He'll do just fine.
Darren
Looks good to me!
Ohhh nice buck! Congrats.
He looks good to me,congratulations!
He's a Dandy, Congrats!
Great buck, way to go!
Congrats Steve!
Not a monster?? Sure wouldn't have passed him either-congrats.
Good buck and good shooting!
Nice buck....good shooting!!
Nice buck,Steve. Congrats good shot
Congrats to you! Great looking buck!
Good one Brother, congrats!
Great buck, even better shot! Way to get it done.
Nice one Steve,Congrats. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Beautiful deer - congrats!
Very nice! Congrats
Congrats!! That's an excellent WV buck! Great shooting and story telling.
Good luck the rest of the season.
Wayne
Bigger than anything Ive seen this year. Congrats!!
Congrats, nice buck!
That's a real nice one, Congrats
Excellent!!! :clapper: :clapper:
Very nice! Congrats!
Great buck!
Congrats,
Bisch
Congrats Very nice
Nothing wrong with that guy! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Bernie
Congrats!!!
Congrats good job..
congrats
NICE buck! Congrats.
Great buck! Congrats to yo my man!
:clapper:
That's a Beauty
Excellent Steve. Great hunting and shooting.
Dan in KS
Nice ! Great looking deer. Congrats
Great buck! Congrats
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Looks good to me. Time to eat some backstraps!
Great deer!
Thanks for the share, nice buck. Congrats.
That's a nice deer..and very good shooting under pressure...
Well done Sir.
Very cool Hunt!!!!
Congrats on a Dandy :clapper:
Very nice sir congrats
Congrats!!! Nice buck!!!
He is a beauty. Good job
Congrats :thumbsup: