Sat morn found me in the stand just off that food plot into the woods. I could barely see the little field thru the leaves and branches. The deer enter this field about three ways and I was covering one. About 7:45 I saw some deer enter the field from the east side at a trot. I could just see their legs moving thru the brush. I thought the wind was OK, it was changing some when I saw them exit the field the way they came and one blow softly. I was about 50 yds to the N of them.
I was looking at the field, turned my eyes to the left and a 1 1/2 yr old doe (eater) was 15 yds in front of me. The wet leaves and thick foliage had covered it's approach. I managed to ease to a standing position . She was nervous and looking at the field. I needed her to take one more step. This was about 15 min after the other deer left the field. Maybe she had heard the snort.
She turned to her left and put a tree between us and walked straight away from me. A second doe had come up and was wired too. I had a shot with just a few leaves covering her chest (in hindsight I should have taken that shot). She followed her buddy. A half hour later I believe they walked behind me. Sat eve was a bust as I got rained out after about an hour in a different stand. All in all a good hunt. When I turned my head and saw that deer right in front of me I got the big adrenalin dump. You guys know what I'm talking about.
Topic: MO bow season (Read 43703 times)
