Was actually my first traditional kill... Doe in a corn field, bedded, 1 1/2 rows away...
Windy day, corn was about to be harvested, very noisy which made for pretty easy stalking as long as I kept the wind in my favor. Just poked my head through a row and looked up and down... when I got to the end of the field I'd walk back around keeping the non winded side clean of scent. I was working from right to left with my passes as the wind was hitting me in my left eye as I went through the rows. I spotted her on about my 6th pass through the field, and she was actually to my right, bedded... I'd passed within 10 or 12 yards of her on my previous pass... but on this pass I just backed up about 10 rows and moved down to my right to where she was bedded and moved in very slowly row by row until I saw her again. With how windy it was I tried every row to get a clean shot once I found her again, but couldn't until there was only 1 row between us. She was curled up in a ball with her chest facing me... maybe 4 feet... she went about 20 yards and must have stopped or fell with all the blood in the area where she lay.
I'd tried this tactic with the wheel bow but I kept getting caught drawing... That is why I started using my Dad's recurve (50# Bear 76'er spray painted camo) and work the fields during midday between morning and evening hunts. The windier and dryer the better... Covers your movements and inherent noise you will make going through rows... Oh, this particular hunt was when I was 15 living in southern Minnesota... I can remember it like it was this morning...
Topic: closest white tail shot (Read 925 times)
