I hate to even admit this one...

[the Ferret]

I blew a good one tonight. On a new piece of property (for me) where my son shot a biggun last year. Been ground hunting it the last few days. Decided to go in tonight and hang a Windwalker stand and hunt it. Deer haven’t been moving until late so I went in at 3:00, scouted a bit and selected a tree. It was kind of crooked on bottom but straightened out about 6 foot up. I attached my bottom rapid rail, grabbed the second rapid rail, climbed up to the top step, and was just about to attach it when I looked up and spotted a nice 8 point about 30 yards away coming towards me. Thought about climbing down (my bow was leaning on the next tree over) but the deer was too close and getting closer. Decided to just wrap my arms around the tree and let him pass.He would have passed me at about 4 or 5 steps. Believe it or not I've done this before. LOL. Unfortunately the bottom rail I was standing on which was on the crooked part of the tree started sliding around to the low side, barber poling as it were and my feet were going out from under me. Only thing I could do was jump off. It was either that or fall off ha ha.  Needless to say the buck didn't like that all too much and took off flagging.All I could do is sit there on the ground and laugh.

[vermonster13]

You'll remember that hunt for a lot longer than if you had got him I bet. lol

[OzarkRamblr]

At least you weren't hurt, that's the important thing. There'll be more chances & more bucks.

[BOFF]

I guess the buck didn't like your squirrel imitation. Glad it wasn't the 4th rail you we standing on.

[slayer1]

Ferret, I love reading your post! Glad you didnt get hurt. The best stories come from the hunts where you come home empty handed! Good luck to you tomorrow! Thats the best thing about deer hunting...there is always another day.

[joel smith]

good to know somebody's out there keeping those deer entertained (besides me for a change)

[the Ferret]

Oh I only use 2 of them Boff. Don't like the nose bleed seats ha ha

Yea I'll be hunting behind my house in the morning and back over there tomorrow night. The landowner is kind of paranoid about people coming down his driveway. Has one of those driveway alarms that goes off everytime you drive in and out so I can only hunt it in the evening. It's a real honey hole though, 40 acres and it's thick thick thick. So thick it's actually kind of hard to hunt. Just laced with deep well worn deer trails. Good buck sign in there too.

[Jake]

Lowered my bow once on a rope and had a buck come in.  He stood and watched as I retrieved my bow, nocked an arrow, and put one through both lungs.  Then I dropped my bow off the side of the stand. SANS rope.  Forgot to re-attatch.  Hang in there weasel.  Things will get better. (Colton made me do it)

[IB]

       

[luv2bowhunt]

I needed a good laugh like that  :D

Bow hunting is awesome... you just never know what might happen!

Kevin.

[pine nut]

"Now that's funny I don't keer who ye are!" And what Joel said.  Good read and better luck next time.  Bill

[Huntrdfk]

What I'd give to have that on video.......good luck tomorrow Mickey.


David

[thp]

man, something very similar happened to me on Monday.  Sat in one place for a long time without seeing anything so I decided to change to another location along a nice rub line.  As I'm setting up a little forky was working his up the trail and my bow was still on the ground.  doh!

[Mark Baker]

I've had that one happen to me, Mickey, only it was a nice 5 by 5....

I was only about 5 or 6 feet off the ground, hugging this big cottonwood for all I was worth as the big buck and his smaller buddy walked right under me, then he proceeded to rub a sapling 10 yards away for a few minutes before walking off.  He never saw me, and there was no chance to shoot clinging to the tree with my stand...but I'll never forget it.

[Curtiss Cardinal]

Gentlemen and Ladies of the tradgang I ask,"Shall we change his nick to Oopsie The Clown?"
 
Had you just walked in and found some cover and hunkered down there well may have been a different story to write, Ferret. Still Thanks for sharing.

[Golden Hawk]

Man I would have loved to watch that one play out! LMAO!!!

[fubar2]

Thats when you whip out your longknife, drop down on his back and start stabbing.

[cjones]

Now that is funny lil buddy!LOL

Jake, Don't think your gonna get away with trying to blame it all on Colton!  :D

[2-BIG]

Mickey, it seems like deer have a habit of catching us with our pants down! Usually every year I move a stand or ground blind during the rut and I get caught giving a tree a hug as a nice buck walks past within spitting distance!  

[Stone Knife]

Now that buck will have a complex, he will think humans are  jumping out of trees to get him