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Title: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Basinboy on September 22, 2012, 07:20:00 AM

9/19/2012

I had setup on a water hole on the 18th. Lots of tracks around it and with the temps in the mid to upper 80's, and as dry as it was, I knew the deer would visit it sometime during daylight. It was right at dark when I see a huge midwestern doe followed by another and a yearling. They drank on the far end way out of recurve range about 40 yards. I waited till, I was sure they were gone before climbing down after dark. The next afternoon the wind had switched out of the north so I set my stand up on the other side where they were the day before. Wouldn't you know it a doe and twin button bucks come out on the side I was on and passed right in front of my previous set...
They came along the pond edge and ended up right under my stand sniffing the stick ladder. The twins came out front but the big doe circled down wind. I thought I was done. Apparently my scent lock worked because she never spooked and worked her way around in front of me to get her last drink...

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9/20/2012
scouted a new area this morning. Found good sign right away. Hung a couple stands and went got cleaned up and headed for the stand. It was about 30 minutes before last light and my buddy texted me and said there ain't no deer here, just coons coming down these trails lol
I said hang tight I know there are deer here!
Right at almost quoting time I hear something coming and think its just another coon. I look and see a doe and yearling but it's behind my tree where I can't shoot.  They head out to the field without giving me a shot. Then here comes another. It walks up to my right and after sniffing where I had walked in, finally turned and gave me a shot. It was a perfect hit entering high behind the shoulder and exiting under the off side leg.
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Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Cwilder on September 22, 2012, 08:08:00 AM

Very nice congrats

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Shedrock on September 22, 2012, 08:47:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: roundbal on September 22, 2012, 09:18:00 AM

Congrats  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: djohnson on September 22, 2012, 10:09:00 AM

Congratulations on your harvest!

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 22, 2012, 03:00:00 PM

Congrats on your does!

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Anointed Archer on September 22, 2012, 05:14:00 PM

very cool  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: glass76 on September 22, 2012, 09:05:00 PM

Good shooting.

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Croatoan on September 23, 2012, 12:00:00 AM

Congratulations!

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: OBXarcher on September 23, 2012, 06:39:00 AM

Good eating. Big doe too, congrats

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Shan on September 23, 2012, 02:37:00 PM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: 2hats on September 23, 2012, 07:19:00 PM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Chumster on September 23, 2012, 07:38:00 PM

Nice deer    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Oldskool2 on September 24, 2012, 09:57:00 AM

great shot!!

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: arsurveyor on September 24, 2012, 10:27:00 AM

Congrats.  Great deer.

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: on September 24, 2012, 12:10:00 PM

Congrats!

Bisch

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: awbowman on September 28, 2012, 07:05:00 PM

Good job Corey.

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: Basinboy on September 29, 2012, 02:39:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by awbowman:
Good job Corey.

Your up Fred! Lets make it happen...

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on October 02, 2012, 08:12:00 PM

Nice shot , congrats.....
,,,,Sam,,,,,

Title: Re: Good Start to the Season
Post by: ARCHER2 on October 09, 2012, 11:47:00 AM

Great job brother!