There I was deciding to wait the extra few minutes till 10:30 . I looked to my left and nothing , looked to my right and nothing either . I had a feeling something was going to happen and I slowly looked left again and low and behold there was a huge buck about 25 yards away walking past the first shooting lane with his nose to the ground . I swung my bow up and drew at the same time and released as he passed the last shooting lane , the one I had just cut the branches on . Perfect neck shot and down he went . since I am not used to using a safety harness in my excitement I tried to get down without undoing it . I'm glad no one gets to see some of the stuff I do when hunting . I look at my watch , it's 10:25 , time to spare . Now I have to make a decision , should I take the stand and rapid rails out and wait for help with the deer or take the deer and leave the stand and send someone back for them . I had about an hour to pack all the stuff back where we were to meet , if I wasn't there I wouldn't get picked up till dark . Sometimes things just come to me , I decided not to hamper anyone else's hunting time by carrying out my gear so I tied the bucks horns to my harness and grabbed the treestand and my bow in one hand and the 4 rapid rails in the other and carried them out together . I'm not that strong I think adrenalin had a lot to do with it . I made it to where the trail raised up and was covered with logging debris and I could go no more . I was about 200 yards from where Terry showed up with the truck and had to leave the deer and carry the stand , I was sure glad Terry , Rob and Mitch showed up when they did . Now back to camp and some much needed lunch . The buck is a non-typical 9 point and the best deer I ever shot . These guys down here probably shoot bigger ones all the time but without a doubt this buck will be remembered for the rest of my life. The camp was making fun of me as they were taking a break and then going out hunting again and I had a buck to skin and butcher. But that was alright I got it done with enough time to take a walk just outside of camp where there was some good hog sign . Everywhere I looked there was fresh sign , I was tired so I stepped of onto an overgrown field and took of my fanny pack to adjust and take a leak , as I put the pack back on and snapped the buckle a big hog grunted and ran across the trail 15 yards in front of me . Upon inspection I seen where he came out of a trail a rabbit would have to squeeze through . Back on the main road and there was 3 sets of hog tracks in the tire tracks that were less than an hour old . Too much excitement for me , I found where someone had stuck 3 sticks in the ground and hung a small piece of camo fabric on with a bucket for a seat . The blind overlooked a small mud wallow . I sat on the bucket to catch my breath and a small black pig comes out of the woods and starts dragging around a long branch , I am dumbfounded , as I get ready to draw a larger black and white hog comes out and I can stand it no more . I shoot the bigger of the two which ends up being about 100 lbs. More fun than the law allows . You have to come to the paradise to believe it . I won a hog hunt 2 years ago and didn't get a hog but knew the place had tremendous potential , there for I bid with confidence for this hunt . This hunt will not go cheap next year as I will be bidding again . This is only the short version as I take so long to type . I got in late tonight because I left work early and went hunting , haven't been in the local woods for a few days , and my luck mis still holding out , I shot a large doe . Double lung , and broke the off shoulder , she went down in 45 yards . As I told Vance : It's good to be me . Thanks again to Terry , Rob ,Charlie , Vance, Bob and Mitch , who if I twist his arm will probably try for this hunt again together , it will be his turn . God Bless , Fred
Topic: St Jude's Paradise Hunt 2007 (Read 13756 times)
