Deer season finally arrived and i was anxious to get out. The first night i sat a apple orchard that gets hammered by deer. The landowners appreciate taking a few out of the herd. Its pretty awesome as my stand is maybe 8 ft up a tree and often times the deer are really really close. Its so thick in the trees most shots are under ten yards. A couple hours into the night i got my chance and made good. We brought in our Wirehaired Daschaund pup for her first real track.
Two nights later found me on the edge of a field i had scouted. Public land and 25 to 30 deer a night coming in. I had to act fast before others messed it up. I headed in and hung a stand and waited. The night got super windy and no deer were showing. With only a half hour left i thought it was a wrap. Most deer here come early or not at all. Then i looked left and saw 4 bucks rapidly approaching. I had to make a spur of the moment decision and the brain said shoot! In seconds i was at full draw and shot. At first i thought perfect than i thought too low and back. Within 100 yards the deer laid down. A few minutes later it was up and slowly working out of the field. Hunched up.. Crap! Gut shot! Well after dark i slipped out to return the next morning. Of course it rained all night. After 6 hours of searhing my dog found this! Good start to the year!
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