Thank fellas....it really feels good to be writing again!
Not done yet though....a lot of season left!
October 6th After starting off the season so well with Cade's incredible doe....I got the chance 4 days later to hunt.
Cade had golf practice after school, so I would be by myself.
The stand I would hunt is one of our double sets that was on the north side of the best acorn tree I've ever found! It was dropping a massive amount of acorns and the deer were wearing it out!!
Trail cam told be the deer were there on and off all day...so I knew there was a chance there might be deer there when I snuck in. But it was close to a working apple orchard, so the deer where used to human activity around the orchard. With the stand only 20yds. inside the woods I knew I'd be ok...
Wish I'd taken more pictures, but I have a lot of video of this hunt.
Got ready ,walked in, and there were deer there....I could hear them moving off as I approached...they'd be back...
Climbed up using my tree hopped bolts that were once Chris Surtees'( I still try to use his gear that I have).
Three cameras set-up, bow hunt...I'm ready...
As I sat there, I couldn't believe the way the acorns were raining down around and upon me....amazing!
Didn't have to wait long at all, and I had deer coming.
Two small does showed first, then a bigger one....but she was leary...and left after only getting in to about 30yds....
The little deer were devouring acorns as they wandered around under the canopy of the huge ancient oak.
Soon I see a big doe coming, pretty sure the same one from a earlier...
Three cameras rolling...
She's leary, but hungry...and she kept coming in from behind me...
It took a while, but soon she'd worked around in front of me and was 1/4 away at about 7yds....
Made sure the main camera was on her and knew it was time...
I drew back "Cy", my beloved Kempf Kwyk Styk that has proven itself time and time again...
The "Big Jim" tipped, 630 gr. carbon arrow slammed into her in a flash...entry looked perfect for the angle...but the arrow came to a crunching halt as it obviously had encountered bone....but it had sunk to what looked like about up to the fletch!
She jumped almost straight up and took of "bull dozing" and was eaten up by the early season vegetation in no time....now I shook...as I always do after the shot!!
Shortly after I had another big doe under me, and had a serious talk with myself about shooting another deer....I wanted to very bad!
But... I was by myself, it was warm, and I needed to get up early for work...my better judgement won....she got a free pass
It got about dark, and the deer had moved out into the orchard enough...it was time to get down...
The massive "Big Jim" is a wicked broadhead!
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How she made it 150yds or so I'll never know...
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It was hot!
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When I rolled her over I could see where the 300gr. monster had completely broken through the lower shoulder bone before exiting(later when butchering I found it almost completely shattered) ,the big BH and heavy carbon had proven very deadly!!
A very cool hunt captured from three different angles!
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