Buck #2

[Cmane07]

Well guys I haven't been on here in a couple days but I have a good story to tell.  Friday morning I finally got to go home to south MS to hunt with my dad. I live right in the swamp on the river and there is no place I would rather hunt.  Before season I found an awesome pinch point that was a grassy ridge between two sloughs and I knew if the wind was right, it should be hot.

Well Friday morning the wind was right and it was cool and beautiful.  I climbed up a cypress tree right in the middle of the pinch point.  I was so happy to just be home and it was a beautiful morning.  Squirrels were everywhere and I was watching woodducks play in the sloughs.  At about 7:25 I saw some movement on one bank of the slough. I looked and it was a buck! He was casually feeding on any green vegetation he could find but was feeding away from me.  After about 5 minutes he turned towards me and disappeared into the slough bed.  

It seemed like forever passed but suddenly he bounded up onto the ridge and the very trail I was sitting on! My heart started racing and I turned toward him to position for a shot.  He walked towards me and the direction he was headed would have gave me a 10 yard broadside shot. However, he eased off the trail and started walking directly to my tree.  He stopped at about 2 feet from my tree and started to sniff the very branches I had cut to climb the tree with my climber! My bungee strap for my climber was laying close so I knew I had to do something or he would be out of there.

The shot angle wasn't ideal since he was straight down but I felt like it was my only chance.  I drew back and tried to bend at my waist as much as I could and let it fly. The arrow hit its mark and he tore out.  I could see the arrow sticking out of him and I knew  it was a good hit.  I gave him a couple of hours and called my dad.  As could be expected there wasn't much blood but I went to where I last heard him.  No blood anywhere. I started to feel so sick in my stomach.  I made a big circle and this is what I found


I was so thankful and immediately thanked the Lord for his blessings.  He isn't the biggest buck but I was so proud to get him and it capped off one of the most beautiful mornings I have had in a tree.


Here's the entry the treeshark made. Man do I love Simmons heads! Thanks for reading guys and good luck this season! I'll be holding out for a mature deer since I only have one left. Thanks!

[Gen273]

way to go, Congrats on a nice buck and shot. How far did he go?

[Cmane07]

He probably went about 150 yards.  Upon autopsy, I got one lung and also sliced the heart.

[Irish Archer]

Good deer.....congrats! That broadhead left a BIG hole.

[Bernie B.]

Great story and buck!  Congratulations, and good luck with the next one also!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[A.S.]

Congrats again Caleb!

[legends1]

Great job!!!

[Big Ed]

Very nice, Congrats!

[Fritz]

Very nicely done, Caleb! Man, those sharks (or Centaur head?) leave a hole!    

[Son of Texas]

Congrats!!!            

[Cmane07]

Thanks guys! and fritz that's the Simmons treeshark and yes they do some damage!

[Jayrod]

Very nice deer and great job..congrats!!

[rastaman]

   

[jkm97]

Man that is a wicked hole!

[TJK68]

VERY Nice! Congrats!
Tom

[JamesKerr]

Nice Shooting!

[drewsbow]

congrats

[Mike Falkner]

Nice buck!  The south MS crew is getting it done

[maxwell]

Glad you got to go home and have a hunt with your pops, congrats on a fine animal.

[Cookus]

NOW THAT'S A HOLE!      Congratulations on a fine buck!