Been a good year with lots of activity here in Kansas. Hunting with the old Wing Thunderbird this spring ended with a nice gobbler in the bag. This fall I have been seeing more deer than I have in a long time. One sit I saw 12 does and fawns and another netted 14 does and fawns (3 sets of twins)that sit, plus a couple bucks. Last Thursday, November 3,was a foggy, misty morning with just enough breeze to cover a little bit of movement. I got in the stand a good half hour before first light. It always amazes me how much light pollution we have. There are two small towns about 9 miles away in different directions and there is a glow in the dark from both. The sun soon came up and at 7:30 I gave a rattle with the horns , tickling them for a couple minutes and then throwing in a couple grunts. Fifteen minutes went by and I noticed some movement through the leaves towards the creek bottom and to my right. I usually shoot setting down but, decided to stand this time. This makes more a steep angle and makes me worry about not having an exit hole for blood trailing. The deer stopped behind a thick place in the brush and when he did I rose very slowly. Raised my bow, put pressure on the string and waited. He started moving again in a slow, methodical walk. I don't like shooting at a moving deer but, he was going to pass at 18 yards on a well used trail so I made the decision to not try and stop him. He stepped in the shot window, I concentrated on his off shoulder and the arrow was away. I bought a Lumanock to try this fall and it lit up like a laser. Normally I get pass thru's on deer and this time I didn't. He took off at a dead run (pun intended). He ran to a fence line to my left and then there was a huge crash followed by silence.
Topic: Buck hears the Wing sing (Read 617 times)
