Garden Buck II

Jmatt1957 · October 11, 2009, 01:20:00 PM

Last year I set my ground blind up in our garden that has 8 apple trees beside it and shot a nice ten point. So if it aint broke dont fix it. This morning I got to my blind (50 yards behind the house) at about 6:15. As I got to it I heard two bucks sparing in the field behind the apple trees. I got into my blind and was there about 10 min when a small buck walked through. Soon after another small 8 point stopped in front of my blind and began eating apples, he fed to within 3 feet of my blind and turned and walked away. At a little after 7 I looked out the side window that I leave open just enough to see through, and saw antlers,looked like a nice rack and I decided to shoot if I got the chance. The buck walked in front of the blind and stopped to eat an apple. I shot him at 18 yards. The arrow went through the liver and nicked the far side lung. I knew I had a good hit so got out of the blind and walked back to an open field to see if I could see him laying out there no luck. So I decided to go back to where I shot him and look for blood. As I was walking back I saw antlers sticking up out of the hay field. I had walked 15 yards from him but was looking farther out. He only ran 60 yards befor falling. Never made it out off my property. I cant post pics but 4runner has offered to post them for me.I shot him with a 70"s model kodiak mag 52" 50@28 and cedar arrows with a 2 blade zwickey Eskimo.

tradtusker · October 11, 2009, 01:25:00 PM

Congrats look forward to seeing the pics!

joevan125 · October 11, 2009, 01:48:00 PM

That sounds like some fun stuff right there.

12ringman · October 11, 2009, 03:29:00 PM

We require pics! Manlaw.

No, congrads on the buck.

4runr · October 11, 2009, 04:19:00 PM

Sorry Jim, too much happening right now. I got your pics, but in the format they are in I can't load them onto photobucket. Can you take them from the Kodak gallery and put them into your "my pictures" folder, then email them to me as an attachment?

Altiman94 · October 11, 2009, 04:22:00 PM

It sounds like you have an excellent spot back there. And only 50 yards from your house? That's the kind of stand I'd love to have. I have a blind set up about 250 yards from my house, but have to work around the corn field and down a fence line to get to it.

Benny Nganabbarru · October 11, 2009, 05:18:00 PM

Nice bow to kill it with! Well-done!

Jmatt1957 · October 11, 2009, 05:30:00 PM

Kenny I cant get the pics to transfer over and then email. I will keep trying.

BUFF · October 11, 2009, 06:00:00 PM

congrats....waiting for pictures

Jmatt1957 · October 11, 2009, 06:19:00 PM

I have pics just cant get them posted aaagh.

maineac · October 11, 2009, 06:24:00 PM

Sounds like a sweet spot. Nice job.

Jmatt1957 · October 11, 2009, 07:03:00 PM

Yea you cant beat hunting on your own land. Sorry about no pics I have them on Kodak easy share but cant get them to post.

celticknot · October 11, 2009, 07:25:00 PM

Good job bud cant wait to see picks

4runr · October 11, 2009, 08:29:00 PM

GOT PICS!!

Here's last years buck from same garden. Ya think these deer might be related?

pitbull · October 11, 2009, 08:32:00 PM

Nice buck! Congrats.

Shaun · October 11, 2009, 08:35:00 PM

Nice deer! Nothing sweeter than walking out the back door to hunt.

Mike Gerardi · October 11, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

varmint101 · October 11, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

You're right there! Being able to hunt out your back door is a blessing I pray I never lose.

Congrats on your buck!

rappstar · October 11, 2009, 08:41:00 PM

awesome buck!

4runr · October 11, 2009, 08:44:00 PM

Heck of a nice buck Jim!

Sorry I couldn't do any better with the other two pics. I treated them the same as the big one, and when I go to edit them on photobucket they distort badly.