Well, after seeing the three bobcats the other night and the nubby rubbing his head on my ladder last night, this morning was a bust so time to move my stand.
After the morning sit I moved my stand to a new scrape that had been showing fresh sign. A couple hours later after some limb cutting for shooting lanes I went home to help my wife for a while. Side note, we purchased Gray Wolf Woolens a couple months ago and have been busy but I have been absent more than working for the last couple days (and the next few if she will let me) After a little catchup at home it was back to the woods.
As I was climbing into the stand it started raining. I checked the weather map on my phone and it didn't look good for the afternoon but I was anxious to be in this spot so I stayed. It only rained lightly at first but then it started to rain harder and I was considering packing it in for the day when I looked to the left and saw a buck standing so close I couldn't believe that I never heard him come in. Before I could get my bow in hand he passed though and continued on his way without giving me a chance. I kicked myself more than a few times for not being ready and missing a golden opportunity .
After an hour and a half of beating myself up I was mentally tired and ready to climb down but with only fifteen minutes of light left I stayed put. Five minutes later I hear splash, splash,splash coming toward me. This time, with a little warning I'm ready. A buck steps out in the very same spot as the first. A buck I've been hunting for the past 3 years. Although this year, instead of the perfect ten he has been the past two years, he is perfect on the right side but the left is badly broken. The back tine broken off just above the main beam. The next point also very short ( couldn't tell if it was broken) and a few inches forward of that point the main beam is broken right off.
It took me about 1/10 of a second to know that I was still going to shoot him and that's where things went south. I remember drawing but I don't know if I made it to full draw or not. My mind just went blank. I don't remember picking a spot and as the string slipped from my fingers I watched the arrow pass an inch over his back......... I was sick! Two missed opportunities in one night........uugh.
As I climbed down to get my arrow my only consolation was that it was a clean miss!
Tomorrow morning will find me back in the woods once again.
Topic: A great time to be in the woods! (Update) (Read 409 times)
