I tend to hunt out of a blind more these days. It's easier to hide movement and if it's one of my shell blinds scent is contained well until you open the window. Even pop ups make it a more comfortable sit out of the wind.
However there is something about an open air stand. Sat in a tripod last Sunday morning. A doe came in behind me. Alone with no fawn and good sized. She was directly downwind at one point and on a small swell and I was concerned she would wind me. She stuck her nose up and sniffed several times and the tripod I was in put me only about 3 feet higher than her nose. Either I as fortunate or my scent control was good enough for the situation because she didn't spook.
She took a trail around the oak trees my stand is in. With the leaves down the cover is minimal so I drew when she was in the thickest area and held until she came into a basketball size hole in the limbs. I gave her a soft grunt and she stopped perfect. I bore down and the string slipped off my fingers.
I love watching the arrow fly and hit true but at 10 yards it was there fast and cracked hard breaking ribs and the backside of the off shoulder blade.
As she ran I knew the shot was a tad high but lethal as she was running through the brush not on the trail. I saw the lighted nock stop out there about 100 yards through the limbs of the tree in front of me then disappear.
I gave it the 30 minutes of wait more because of the need to let the adrenaline calm down and I was hoping to see another one or a pig as it was only 7:24am when I shot.
The blood trail was easy and the end was sweet. This is only the second deer I've taken off of the land we bought near Abilene.
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